State Senate District 1 State Senate District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 1st State Senate District, North Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+15%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 201,3102024 5-year
Median household income: $70,8922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.1%2024 5-year
Black: 27.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+82 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+20 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 4 D · 7 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	R	−14.8%	47,664	64,456	113,417
2020	R	−8.8%	50,408	60,277	112,069
2016	R	−6.4%	44,285	50,514	97,902
2012	D	+5.3%	50,901	45,681	97,723
2008	D	+6.0%	50,999	45,220	97,018
2004	R	−2.0%	37,855	39,369	77,541
2000	R	−8.8%	29,922	35,728	66,068
1996	D	+20.1%	31,614	20,190	56,743
1992	D	+18.2%	30,859	19,953	60,017
1988	D	+5.3%	26,957	24,234	51,350
1984	R	−1.4%	26,453	27,212	53,827
1980	D	+24.1%	27,596	16,645	45,431
1976	D	+39.6%	27,800	11,969	39,938
1972	R	−20.2%	13,361	20,283	34,223
1968	O	+25.4%	18,017	6,970	43,490
1964	D	+44.2%	24,553	9,504	34,057
1960	D	+54.2%	23,918	7,094	31,012
1956	D	+46.1%	19,241	7,102	26,343
1952	D	+52.7%	21,160	6,561	27,722
1948	D	+70.7%	15,806	2,351	19,032
1944	D	+72.3%	16,559	2,664	19,223
1940	D	+81.2%	20,299	2,103	22,402
1936	D	+82.3%	20,688	2,012	22,700
1932	D	+81.6%	18,441	1,844	20,342
1928	D	+38.6%	11,110	4,925	16,035
1924	D	+57.2%	9,412	2,537	12,020
1920	D	+56.5%	11,904	3,311	15,215
1916	D	+60.5%	8,802	2,165	10,972
1912	D	+69.0%	7,793	1,069	9,741
1908	D	+42.6%	7,799	3,139	10,938
1904	D	+52.4%	7,474	2,329	9,814
1900	D	+18.1%	11,193	7,761	18,954
1896	R	−5.8%	10,066	11,305	21,403
1892	D	+0.9%	7,811	7,647	17,827
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

14.3%

American

12.2%

Irish

8.6%

German

8.4%

Italian

3.0%

Scottish

1.3%

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: 45.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.3%

2.9%

75–84

3.9%

6.5%

65–74

7.2%

7.3%

55–64

7.9%

5.8%

45–54

6.0%

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

5.5%

25–34

5.3%

4.1%

18–24

3.5%

7.6%

5–17

7.1%

2.5%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,892

State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 1$70,892

North Carolina$93,170

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.7%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.1%

speak English only

Spanish3.3%

Other Indo-European0.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

17.9%

Other Christian

11.1%

Methodist

9.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 1st State Senate District has rarely exceeded eighty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fifteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $70,892 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 1, North Carolina voted Republican by 14.8 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 113,417 votes cast, 47,664 went Democratic and 64,456 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 1, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, North Carolina as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 1, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 1, North Carolina?

State Senate District 1, North Carolina has a population of 201,310 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, North Carolina?

Median household income in State Senate District 1, North Carolina is $70,892 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of State Senate District 1, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 1st State Senate District delivered R+15 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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