State House District 42 State House District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 42nd State House District, North Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+13%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 53,4372024 5-year
Median household income: $61,2912024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 42.4%2024 5-year
Black: 37.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+73 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	+13.4%	12,411	9,445	22,179
2020	D	+16.6%	13,333	9,476	23,227
2016	D	+15.9%	11,302	8,092	20,126
2012	D	+19.7%	11,963	7,997	20,147
2008	D	+17.7%	11,790	8,232	20,137
2004	R	−3.5%	7,227	7,756	15,031
2000	R	−0.6%	6,018	6,097	12,178
1996	D	+4.4%	5,168	4,704	10,493
1992	D	+4.9%	4,781	4,284	10,176
1988	R	−6.4%	3,755	4,271	8,047
1984	R	−16.6%	3,569	4,988	8,574
1980	D	+1.2%	3,484	3,400	7,139
1976	D	+26.0%	3,835	2,245	6,106
1972	R	−42.0%	1,555	3,848	5,461
1968	D	+2.8%	1,569	1,443	4,517
1964	D	+20.8%	2,188	1,435	3,624
1960	D	+17.9%	1,831	1,274	3,105
1956	D	+13.9%	1,399	1,057	2,456
1952	D	+8.3%	1,395	1,180	2,575
1948	D	+35.9%	789	275	1,430
1944	D	+53.3%	1,044	318	1,362
1940	D	+68.9%	955	176	1,131
1936	D	+72.8%	1,027	162	1,188
1932	D	+68.2%	791	147	944
1928	R	−3.5%	520	558	1,078
1924	D	+35.7%	461	217	684
1920	D	+24.2%	510	311	822
1916	D	+23.7%	311	192	503
1912	D	+51.7%	265	37	441
1908	D	+11.6%	289	229	519
1904	D	+17.2%	252	178	431
1900	R	−4.2%	310	337	649
1896	D	+6.5%	396	347	749
1892	D	+17.3%	344	210	774
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.

German

7.7%

English

7.5%

Irish

7.0%

American

6.8%

Italian

2.5%

Scottish

1.8%

Polish

1.1%

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: 32.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.5%

75–84

2.2%

3.6%

65–74

4.3%

4.6%

55–64

5.6%

4.5%

45–54

5.4%

5.9%

35–44

6.5%

8.7%

25–34

8.0%

7.5%

18–24

5.1%

9.1%

5–17

8.7%

3.7%

3.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,291

State House District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 42$61,291

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

16.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1822.3%

Working age (18–64)14.7%

Seniors (65+)15.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.5%

speak English only

Spanish7.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

29.6%

Baptist

13.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.6%

Methodist

6.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+36.3, this district sits at the far left of North Carolina's legislative map, suggesting a dense urban or majority-minority population base that reliably produces landslide margins.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 42nd State House District reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,291, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 53,437 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 42, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 42, North Carolina voted Democratic by 13.4 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,179 votes cast, 12,411 went Democratic and 9,445 went Republican.

What is State House District 42, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 42, 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 27 times, Republican 7 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 42, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 42, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 42, North Carolina?

State House District 42, North Carolina has a population of 53,437 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 42, North Carolina?

Median household income in State House District 42, North Carolina is $61,291 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of State House District 42, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 42, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 42nd State House District delivered D+13 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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