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North Carolina 1st State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+5.82012D+5.32016R+6.42020R+8.82024R+14.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+14.8
2024
median income$69,551U.S. $80,734 · NC $72,388
median age44.8U.S. 39.1 · NC 39.5
poverty rate11.7%U.S. 12.5% · NC 13.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.0%U.S. 35.6% · NC 35.8%
non-english4.9%U.S. 22.3% · NC 13.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English14.5%
American12.3%
Irish8.7%
African American†27.3%
African0.7%
Mexican2.4%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Guatemalan0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Hertford County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

North Carolina 1st State Senate District

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North Carolina 1st State Senate DistrictTrumpR+14.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for North Carolina 1st State Senate DistrictThe boundary of North Carolina 1st State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+14.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.North Carolina 1st State Senate District · R+14.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.8%64,347
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.0%47,599
Jill SteinGreen1.2%1,366
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 11 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (11 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for North Carolina 1st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bertie County, NCDemocraticD+15.7
Camden County, NCRepublicanR+50.7
Currituck County, NCRepublicanR+47.8
Dare County, NCRepublicanR+18.7
Gates County, NCRepublicanR+21.6
Hertford County, NCDemocraticD+26.6
Northampton County, NCDemocraticD+14.5
Pasquotank County, NCRepublicanR+4.9
Perquimans County, NCRepublicanR+39.3
Suffolk city, VADemocraticD+15.8
Tyrrell County, NCRepublicanR+21.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.0%Harris47,599
56.8%Trump64,347
1.2%Stein1,366
−14.8%
113,312
R
45.0%Biden50,401
53.8%Trump60,276
1.2%Jorgensen1,383
−8.8%
112,060
R
45.2%Clinton44,280
51.6%Trump50,512
3.2%Johnson3,103
−6.4%
97,895
D
52.6%Obama50,653
47.4%Romney45,580
0.0%
+5.3%
96,233
D
52.3%Obama50,809
46.5%McCain45,193
1.2%Barr1,211
+5.8%
97,213
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −14.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−14.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+5.8%
2012+5.3%
2016−6.4%
2020−8.8%
2024−14.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBobby HanigState Senate · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

North Carolina's 1st State Senate District stretches across the northeastern coastal plain, a region where rural demographics and a modest but consistent Republican lean have defined recent federal contest results.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 5.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 14.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.8 points.

A population of 199,623, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,551 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 2 and State Senate District 9.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 2
North Carolina
90.1twin score
12-yr trend% Catholicmedian age
State Senate District 9
Virginia
86.6twin score
median age12-yr trend% Catholic≠ % Black
State Senate District 25
Virginia
80.5twin score
% Catholicmedian age2024 margin≠ median income

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within North Carolina 1st State Senate District

counties it covers10
Bertie CountyCamden CountyCurrituck CountyDare CountyGates CountyHertford CountyNorthampton CountyPasquotank CountyPerquimans CountyTyrrell County

Frequently asked questions

How did North Carolina 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 14.8 points (R+14.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 113,312 votes cast, 47,599 went Democratic and 64,347 went Republican.
When did North Carolina 1st State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North Carolina 1st State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in North Carolina 1st State Senate District?
North Carolina 1st State Senate District has a population of 199,623 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 1st State Senate District?
Median household income in North Carolina 1st State Senate District is $69,551 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of North Carolina 1st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in North Carolina 1st State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.