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1876–2024
State House District 51·North Carolina

North Carolina 51st State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 22 points.

One of Mecklenburg County's most reliably Democratic legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
R+22
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
100,230
2024 ACS

North Carolina 51st State House District, North Carolina: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
100,2302024 5-year
Median household income
$72,4952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.3%2024 5-year
Black
14.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+58 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−22.3%
19,28430,49650,369
R
−19.9%
18,96228,53448,153
R
−19.2%
15,82723,71841,063
R
−16.8%
16,21722,83839,471
R
−13.4%
16,56721,73938,663
R
−24.4%
12,10519,94532,139
D
+20.6%
15,93110,47126,555
R
−11.3%
9,52112,16523,319
R
−7.4%
9,01810,74323,385
R
−27.5%
6,73911,87718,672
R
−35.1%
6,24313,01619,299
R
−0.6%
8,0798,18116,780
D
+9.8%
7,5236,17813,760
R
−46.1%
3,2148,92212,393
O
−4.9%
3,7004,33312,813
D
+21.1%
6,8254,44711,272
D
+18.4%
6,4934,47110,965
D
+21.8%
5,7143,6679,382
D
+24.0%
6,3503,89110,241
D
+39.1%
4,3301,7636,563
D
+47.0%
4,6651,6826,347
D
+57.5%
5,1031,3766,479
D
+55.5%
5,1881,4846,673
D
+49.8%
4,4651,4885,981
D
+1.7%
2,5812,4965,077
D
+33.6%
2,7431,3584,124
D
+25.8%
3,2061,8915,097
D
+23.8%
1,4939172,416
D
+34.4%
1,2455342,067
D
+13.3%
1,1969152,118
D
+9.4%
468387862
R
−11.6%
5276661,197
D
+6.2%
7256401,368
D
+5.6%
5504791,273
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.0%
German
9.5%
Irish
8.0%
American
5.2%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
3.4%
Polish
1.6%
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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.7%
75–84
3.5%
5.2%
65–74
6.0%
6.4%
55–64
6.7%
5.8%
45–54
6.1%
6.4%
35–44
6.4%
6.2%
25–34
6.1%
3.9%
18–24
3.7%
8.8%
5–17
8.2%
3.2%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,495
State House District 51 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 51$72,495
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
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.0%
speak English only
Spanish14.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.6%
Baptist
11.5%
Methodist
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Charlotte metro, this district posted a 13-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the urban density and demographic diversity that have reshaped Mecklenburg's delegation over the past decade.

The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in North Carolina 51st State House District, by a twenty-four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-six points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points.

The political shift has tracked, in North Carolina 51st State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,495, and a 14% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 51, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 51, North Carolina voted Republican by 22.3 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,369 votes cast, 19,284 went Democratic and 30,496 went Republican.
What is State House District 51, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 51, North Carolina as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 51, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 51, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 51, North Carolina?
State House District 51, North Carolina has a population of 100,230 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 51, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 51, North Carolina is $72,495 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 51, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 51, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.