State House District 37 State House District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 37th State House District, North Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+25%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 157,6802024 5-year
Median household income: $105,7682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.9%2024 5-year
Black: 18.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+78 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+25.4%	53,911	31,670	87,436
2020	D	+26.5%	52,621	30,261	84,526
2016	D	+20.2%	40,500	26,232	70,586
2012	D	+11.4%	35,754	28,307	65,074
2008	D	+14.4%	33,564	25,017	59,164
2004	R	−2.1%	22,730	23,722	46,668
2000	D	+7.1%	19,063	16,517	35,883
1996	R	−2.3%	13,856	14,553	30,202
1992	D	+1.1%	11,904	11,612	27,755
1988	R	−14.1%	8,208	10,918	19,198
1984	R	−23.5%	6,732	10,870	17,642
1980	R	−0.7%	6,556	6,658	14,073
1976	R	−0.3%	5,887	5,925	11,876
1972	R	−42.1%	3,051	7,600	10,808
1968	R	−11.8%	2,807	3,870	8,984
1964	D	+16.8%	4,235	3,016	7,250
1960	D	+17.1%	3,485	2,466	5,951
1956	D	+19.2%	3,000	2,033	5,033
1952	D	+21.7%	3,130	2,014	5,144
1948	D	+53.6%	2,400	649	3,267
1944	D	+63.8%	2,415	535	2,949
1940	D	+74.3%	2,419	357	2,776
1936	D	+78.0%	2,656	329	2,984
1932	D	+73.4%	1,988	290	2,312
1928	D	+16.3%	1,250	899	2,149
1924	D	+45.7%	1,121	398	1,583
1920	D	+37.4%	1,073	489	1,562
1916	D	+30.6%	619	329	949
1912	D	+64.0%	535	38	777
1908	D	+11.3%	497	396	894
1904	D	+45.6%	456	169	629
1900	D	+9.5%	639	528	1,169
1896	D	+7.2%	722	625	1,354
1892	D	+20.1%	498	266	1,157
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

13.7%

German

10.4%

Irish

9.2%

American

5.9%

Italian

4.8%

Scottish

2.6%

Polish

2.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

1.6%

75–84

2.1%

3.6%

65–74

4.3%

5.6%

55–64

5.9%

6.9%

45–54

7.0%

7.4%

35–44

7.7%

7.2%

25–34

7.5%

4.4%

18–24

4.4%

8.8%

5–17

8.5%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$105,768

State House District 37 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 37$105,768

North Carolina$72,388

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.6%

Working age (18–64)7.6%

Seniors (65+)8.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.6%

speak English only

Spanish8.5%

Other Indo-European4.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%

Other languages1.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.8%

Other Christian

12.4%

Baptist

9.1%

Methodist

5.5%

Non-Christian

5.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina House District 37 leans reliably Democratic in presidential cycles, with a double-digit margin suggesting a dense, diverse urban or inner-suburban constituency that has trended away from statewide competitive patterns.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 37th State House District reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $105,768, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 157,680 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 37, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 37, North Carolina voted Democratic by 25.4 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 87,436 votes cast, 53,911 went Democratic and 31,670 went Republican.

What is State House District 37, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 37, North Carolina as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 37, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 37, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 37, North Carolina?

State House District 37, North Carolina has a population of 157,680 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State House District 37, North Carolina?

Median household income in State House District 37, North Carolina is $105,768 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of State House District 37, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 37, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 37th State House District delivered D+25 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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