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1876–2024
State House District 89·North Carolina

North Carolina 89th State House District has voted Republican in six straight presidential cycles.

A reliably Republican district anchored in North Carolina's rural Piedmont

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
R+37
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
135,442
2024 ACS

North Carolina 89th State House District, North Carolina: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+37MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
135,4422024 5-year
Median household income
$69,7222024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.5%2024 5-year
Black
8.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 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
−37.1%
22,45449,44672,714
R
−36.4%
21,55646,76369,279
R
−37.3%
17,49639,70159,496
R
−29.5%
19,66136,48056,945
R
−24.9%
20,91234,98456,535
R
−35.4%
15,18131,95047,316
D
+35.0%
27,28813,06640,633
R
−24.1%
12,38521,21836,655
R
−18.2%
12,92420,03038,986
R
−37.8%
10,22822,66432,930
R
−45.2%
9,30424,72434,087
R
−22.6%
11,05217,75329,690
R
−4.1%
13,30414,45227,888
R
−50.6%
6,01418,80525,275
R
−33.9%
5,44414,14025,641
R
−4.2%
12,36013,44825,808
R
−17.1%
10,48714,81425,301
R
−25.2%
8,85114,80323,654
R
−18.3%
9,06613,12922,195
R
−2.1%
6,8647,18715,392
D
+17.8%
8,0395,61213,651
D
+34.3%
9,0024,40213,404
D
+29.0%
8,9404,92413,864
D
+20.5%
6,8254,49511,380
R
−20.6%
3,9696,03310,002
D
+1.0%
4,7214,6239,475
R
−2.0%
4,4724,6579,129
D
+1.9%
2,1512,0714,231
D
+46.5%
1,7461823,367
R
−1.3%
1,5651,6073,197
D
+7.5%
1,2701,0782,549
D
+3.9%
1,3901,2812,791
D
+40.8%
2,1729073,101
D
+27.8%
1,4386482,841
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.4%
English
13.2%
American
10.8%
Irish
8.2%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.4%
French
1.3%
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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.6%
75–84
3.2%
5.1%
65–74
5.8%
7.1%
55–64
7.1%
6.6%
45–54
6.8%
5.8%
35–44
6.0%
6.1%
25–34
6.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.1%
8.3%
5–17
8.1%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,722
State House District 89 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 89$69,722
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
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish8.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.0%
Methodist
11.3%
Mainline Protestant
10.3%
Other Christian
9.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Carrying a 14.5-point Republican margin in 2024, District 89 reflects the broader rural Piedmont pattern of low population density and consistent right-leaning presidential returns across recent cycles.

The Republican margin in North Carolina 89th State House District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,722, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 135,442 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 89, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 89, North Carolina voted Republican by 37.1 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 72,714 votes cast, 22,454 went Democratic and 49,446 went Republican.
What is State House District 89, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 89, North Carolina as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 89, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 89, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 89, North Carolina?
State House District 89, North Carolina has a population of 135,442 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 89, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 89, North Carolina is $69,722 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 89, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 89, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.