State House District 40 State House District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 40th 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: 56,9492024 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%	19,471	11,438	31,579
2020	D	+26.5%	19,005	10,929	30,528
2016	D	+20.2%	14,627	9,474	25,493
2012	D	+11.4%	12,913	10,224	23,503
2008	D	+14.4%	12,122	9,035	21,368
2004	R	−2.1%	8,210	8,568	16,855
2000	D	+7.1%	6,885	5,966	12,960
1996	R	−2.3%	5,004	5,256	10,908
1992	D	+1.0%	4,299	4,194	10,024
1988	R	−14.1%	2,964	3,943	6,934
1984	R	−23.5%	2,431	3,926	6,372
1980	R	−0.7%	2,368	2,405	5,083
1976	R	−0.3%	2,126	2,140	4,289
1972	R	−42.1%	1,102	2,745	3,904
1968	R	−11.8%	1,014	1,398	3,245
1964	D	+16.8%	1,529	1,089	2,619
1960	D	+17.1%	1,259	891	2,149
1956	D	+19.3%	1,084	734	1,818
1952	D	+21.6%	1,130	728	1,858
1948	D	+53.6%	867	234	1,180
1944	D	+63.8%	872	193	1,065
1940	D	+74.4%	874	129	1,002
1936	D	+77.9%	959	119	1,078
1932	D	+73.4%	718	105	835
1928	D	+16.2%	451	325	776
1924	D	+45.6%	405	144	572
1920	D	+37.4%	388	177	564
1916	D	+30.6%	224	119	343
1912	D	+63.7%	193	14	281
1908	D	+11.1%	179	143	323
1904	D	+45.8%	165	61	227
1900	D	+9.5%	231	191	422
1896	D	+7.2%	261	226	489
1892	D	+20.1%	180	96	418
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 40 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 40$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 40 returned a 14-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the dense, diverse population typical of Charlotte's inner districts, where urban concentration tends to compress Republican competitiveness.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 40th 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 56,949 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 40, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 40, North Carolina voted Democratic by 25.4 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,579 votes cast, 19,471 went Democratic and 11,438 went Republican.

What is State House District 40, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 40, 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 40, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 40, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 40, North Carolina?

State House District 40, North Carolina has a population of 56,949 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 40, North Carolina?

Median household income in State House District 40, 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 40, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 40, 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 40th State House District delivered D+25 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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