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State House District 90·North Carolina

North Carolina 90th State House District peaked at D+34; 2024 delivered R+55.

One of North Carolina's widest presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
R+55
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
89,658
2024 ACS

North Carolina 90th State House District, North Carolina: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+55 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+55MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
89,6582024 5-year
Median household income
$54,8552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.5%2024 5-year
Black
3.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 2000MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 2024MIT 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
−54.5%
10,60236,53347,552
R
−52.5%
10,79835,16946,446
R
−51.2%
9,32430,24040,851
R
−37.9%
11,36525,59637,530
R
−30.2%
12,94524,34137,745
R
−37.1%
10,47822,89633,502
D
+34.2%
20,0549,75530,085
R
−20.7%
9,18114,54525,892
R
−9.1%
11,60214,33630,054
R
−25.6%
9,24415,60624,887
R
−34.1%
9,08318,50427,633
R
−10.9%
11,25014,06525,783
D
+9.2%
12,83810,65823,582
R
−39.7%
5,98814,12220,464
R
−26.7%
6,33212,73423,964
D
+5.7%
12,34711,01623,364
R
−13.5%
10,39313,63524,029
R
−17.0%
8,64312,19420,837
R
−2.8%
10,18110,75720,938
D
+10.1%
8,5556,92116,236
D
+9.4%
9,2247,63916,863
D
+25.1%
10,8896,51517,404
D
+20.1%
10,6327,07817,710
D
+17.6%
9,0386,31515,433
R
−35.0%
4,4229,17413,596
R
−10.5%
5,4106,68612,164
R
−23.2%
4,3336,95411,287
R
−22.7%
2,4803,9376,429
D
+0.0%
2,3712,3686,060
R
−28.0%
2,1403,8055,954
R
−20.0%
2,1053,1585,263
R
−15.5%
2,3693,2365,606
R
−14.5%
2,5173,3745,901
D
+4.1%
2,4632,2644,847
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.5%
English
15.8%
Irish
7.6%
German
7.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
French
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: 44.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.9%
2.7%
75–84
3.5%
5.7%
65–74
6.3%
7.3%
55–64
7.4%
6.6%
45–54
6.5%
5.4%
35–44
5.5%
5.8%
25–34
5.6%
3.9%
18–24
3.9%
7.9%
5–17
7.7%
2.4%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$54,855
State House District 90 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 90$54,855
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
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)16.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
34.9%
Other Christian
10.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.6%
Methodist
4.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 90 recorded an R+55.5 presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most lopsided state house districts in North Carolina. Its rural character and low population density drive some of the state's most consistent partisan patterns.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 90th State House District peaked at thirty-four points in 2000. By 2004 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $54,855 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 90, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 90, North Carolina voted Republican by 54.5 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,552 votes cast, 10,602 went Democratic and 36,533 went Republican.
What is State House District 90, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 90, North Carolina as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 90, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 90, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 90, North Carolina?
State House District 90, North Carolina has a population of 89,658 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 90, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 90, North Carolina is $54,855 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 90, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 90, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.