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State House District 54·North Carolina

North Carolina 54th State House District votes the way the country votes.

A mid-size district where Democrats have built a durable single-digit cushion

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
90,158
2024 ACS

North Carolina 54th State House District, North Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
90,1582024 5-year
Median household income
$90,6072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.9%2024 5-year
Black
9.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+51 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+30 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
D
+6.1%
30,09526,57157,493
D
+5.2%
27,84625,08153,608
D
+3.3%
21,96120,49044,263
R
−1.0%
19,36619,75739,585
D
+4.1%
18,98017,47536,856
R
−5.8%
13,78115,47829,404
D
+4.7%
12,36811,23623,852
D
+3.7%
10,0899,30820,964
D
+10.8%
10,2897,98621,238
R
−2.6%
8,1908,63516,868
R
−13.0%
7,97010,35918,377
D
+6.9%
7,8346,77615,307
D
+15.9%
7,2675,26112,587
R
−29.8%
3,9897,45711,627
R
−7.0%
3,8984,76612,375
D
+8.8%
6,0235,05211,075
R
−0.3%
5,3535,38910,741
D
+1.0%
4,7264,6319,357
D
+4.9%
4,9174,4579,374
D
+18.4%
3,8452,5826,869
D
+17.9%
4,3543,0327,385
D
+33.1%
4,6032,3126,916
D
+29.9%
4,9262,6567,583
D
+22.5%
4,7653,0067,835
R
−12.6%
2,9663,8256,792
D
+8.9%
3,8153,1897,020
D
+2.9%
3,5353,3376,872
D
+8.5%
2,0271,7083,749
D
+51.2%
1,834953,398
D
+0.3%
1,6901,6803,372
D
+3.3%
1,7101,6003,322
R
−18.8%
1,6442,4104,081
D
+29.0%
3,0611,6784,761
O
+18.0%
1,7098564,730
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.8%
German
12.2%
Irish
10.9%
American
5.8%
Italian
4.2%
Scottish
2.8%
Polish
1.8%
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: 46.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.5%
3.6%
75–84
4.7%
6.3%
65–74
7.4%
7.4%
55–64
7.5%
6.2%
45–54
6.8%
6.1%
35–44
5.7%
4.7%
25–34
4.7%
3.4%
18–24
3.4%
7.5%
5–17
7.6%
2.3%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,607
State House District 54 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 54$90,607
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
11.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.7%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.1%
speak English only
Spanish11.5%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
15.5%
Methodist
12.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.2%
Other Christian
5.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina House District 54 backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by 8.4 points, a margin that reflects a constituency likely shaped by a concentration of college-educated or urban-adjacent voters within the state's competitive political landscape.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 54th State House District has rarely exceeded fifty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $90,607 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 54, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 54, North Carolina voted Democratic by 6.1 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 57,493 votes cast, 30,095 went Democratic and 26,571 went Republican.
What is State House District 54, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 54, North Carolina as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 54, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 54, North Carolina voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 54, North Carolina?
State House District 54, North Carolina has a population of 90,158 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 54, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 54, North Carolina is $90,607 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 54, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 54, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.