North Carolina 76th State House District, North Carolina: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 74,9632024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,7252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 76, NCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,898 | 25,412 | 37,710 | ||
| R | 11,561 | 24,657 | 36,717 | ||
| R | 9,703 | 21,412 | 32,196 | ||
| R | 11,329 | 19,394 | 31,167 | ||
| R | 11,700 | 18,732 | 30,791 | ||
| R | 8,370 | 17,463 | 25,942 | ||
| D | 14,466 | 7,448 | 22,074 | ||
| R | 6,733 | 11,381 | 19,643 | ||
| R | 7,156 | 10,652 | 21,373 | ||
| R | 6,066 | 11,600 | 17,714 | ||
| R | 5,323 | 12,608 | 17,960 | ||
| R | 5,837 | 9,286 | 15,560 | ||
| D | 7,684 | 7,325 | 15,120 | ||
| R | 3,418 | 10,371 | 14,142 | ||
| R | 4,038 | 7,606 | 16,256 | ||
| D | 7,470 | 7,405 | 14,874 | ||
| R | 6,462 | 8,866 | 15,328 | ||
| R | 4,882 | 8,784 | 13,666 | ||
| R | 5,650 | 8,771 | 14,420 | ||
| D | 3,401 | 2,862 | 7,854 | ||
| D | 4,862 | 2,932 | 7,794 | ||
| D | 6,514 | 2,030 | 8,544 | ||
| D | 6,406 | 2,154 | 8,560 | ||
| D | 4,893 | 2,233 | 7,215 | ||
| R | 2,392 | 3,980 | 6,372 | ||
| D | 2,409 | 1,781 | 4,559 | ||
| D | 3,212 | 2,445 | 5,656 | ||
| D | 1,527 | 1,160 | 2,687 | ||
| D | 1,374 | 140 | 2,313 | ||
| D | 1,196 | 1,005 | 2,232 | ||
| D | 1,212 | 608 | 1,830 | ||
| D | 1,230 | 778 | 2,146 | ||
| D | 1,548 | 734 | 2,301 | ||
| D | 1,152 | 438 | 2,006 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.3%
English
11.1%
American
10.6%
Irish
7.9%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,725
State House District 76 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 76$65,725
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
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.3%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.1%
speak English only
Spanish9.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 76 delivered a 24-point presidential margin in 2024, placing it well to the right of North Carolina's statewide average. Rural geography and stable demographic composition have made it a reliably one-sided seat in recent cycles.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in North Carolina 76th State House District, by a thirty-five points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
The political shift has tracked, in North Carolina 76th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,725, and a 16% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 76, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 76, North Carolina voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,710 votes cast, 11,898 went Democratic and 25,412 went Republican.
What is State House District 76, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 76, 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 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 76, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 76, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 76, North Carolina?
State House District 76, North Carolina has a population of 74,963 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 76, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 76, North Carolina is $65,725 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 76, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 76, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.