State House District 115 State House District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 115th State House District, North Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+25%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 146,1592024 5-year
Median household income: $74,4362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.0%2024 5-year
Black: 4.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+50 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+24.7%	52,560	31,440	85,508
2020	D	+21.1%	51,416	33,249	86,072
2016	D	+14.2%	40,195	29,682	74,021
2012	D	+12.5%	37,624	29,141	68,027
2008	D	+13.9%	37,140	27,965	65,949
2004	R	−0.6%	27,632	27,963	55,943
2000	D	+8.8%	24,559	20,534	45,536
1996	D	+1.6%	16,865	16,258	36,794
1992	D	+2.7%	17,556	16,457	40,217
1988	R	−15.4%	14,364	19,619	34,090
1984	R	−23.5%	12,432	20,083	32,594
1980	R	−2.4%	13,231	13,917	28,517
1976	D	+8.4%	14,188	11,966	26,306
1972	R	−42.7%	6,726	17,096	24,289
1968	R	−13.5%	7,791	11,204	25,328
1964	D	+24.0%	16,846	10,320	27,167
1960	R	−9.2%	12,414	14,938	27,352
1956	R	−8.7%	10,145	12,069	22,214
1952	R	−4.3%	11,946	13,022	24,968
1948	D	+18.2%	9,095	6,105	16,435
1944	D	+37.9%	11,122	5,007	16,129
1940	D	+48.1%	13,253	4,647	17,900
1936	D	+42.8%	12,597	5,045	17,642
1932	D	+34.7%	9,718	4,659	14,572
1928	R	−14.4%	6,608	8,838	15,446
1924	D	+22.6%	5,379	3,348	8,976
1920	D	+11.8%	5,416	4,271	9,687
1916	D	+5.0%	2,253	2,040	4,293
1912	D	+50.4%	1,980	227	3,478
1908	R	−0.9%	1,868	1,903	3,804
1904	D	+10.2%	1,695	1,380	3,088
1900	R	−5.3%	1,984	2,205	4,208
1896	R	−5.9%	2,183	2,456	4,652
1892	D	+6.5%	1,911	1,665	3,768
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

26.9%

German

12.3%

Irish

10.3%

American

6.1%

Italian

4.0%

Scottish

3.9%

French

2.6%

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: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.7%

75–84

3.5%

5.7%

65–74

6.8%

6.2%

55–64

6.9%

6.4%

45–54

6.3%

6.9%

35–44

7.2%

6.6%

25–34

7.0%

3.7%

18–24

3.7%

6.8%

5–17

6.5%

2.3%

2.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,436

State House District 115 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 115$74,436

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

11.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.7%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.6%

speak English only

Spanish6.4%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

21.6%

Other Christian

12.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

7.4%

Methodist

4.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 115 backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 23.4 points, reflecting the kind of consistent, wide margins that make it among the least competitive legislative districts in the state.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 115th State House District reached its widest at fifty points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,436, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 146,159 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 115, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 115, North Carolina voted Democratic by 24.7 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 85,508 votes cast, 52,560 went Democratic and 31,440 went Republican.

What is State House District 115, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 115, North Carolina as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 115, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 115, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 115, North Carolina?

State House District 115, North Carolina has a population of 146,159 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 115, North Carolina?

Median household income in State House District 115, North Carolina is $74,436 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of State House District 115, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 115, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 115th State House District delivered D+25 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

Demographics

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