North Carolina 2nd State Senate District, North Carolina: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 198,8292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,1262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 2, NCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 47,682 | 66,895 | 115,694 | ||
| R | 50,333 | 63,894 | 115,364 | ||
| R | 47,843 | 56,820 | 107,287 | ||
| R | 52,218 | 54,415 | 107,525 | ||
| R | 52,298 | 52,576 | 105,537 | ||
| R | 38,277 | 44,330 | 82,862 | ||
| D | 39,405 | 36,963 | 76,827 | ||
| D | 34,088 | 29,137 | 67,488 | ||
| D | 35,174 | 26,930 | 71,763 | ||
| D | 31,487 | 31,148 | 62,798 | ||
| R | 30,971 | 36,039 | 67,148 | ||
| D | 31,937 | 23,583 | 56,810 | ||
| D | 30,564 | 18,591 | 49,465 | ||
| R | 14,383 | 31,576 | 46,592 | ||
| O | 19,241 | 12,714 | 54,078 | ||
| D | 30,034 | 15,942 | 45,976 | ||
| D | 30,127 | 11,389 | 41,516 | ||
| D | 26,024 | 10,348 | 36,372 | ||
| D | 27,299 | 8,873 | 36,172 | ||
| D | 21,582 | 3,735 | 26,464 | ||
| D | 22,673 | 4,085 | 26,758 | ||
| D | 25,094 | 3,990 | 29,084 | ||
| D | 25,733 | 4,240 | 29,973 | ||
| D | 22,198 | 3,769 | 26,165 | ||
| D | 15,078 | 8,127 | 23,205 | ||
| D | 12,278 | 4,199 | 16,673 | ||
| D | 14,547 | 6,381 | 20,927 | ||
| D | 8,974 | 3,433 | 12,434 | ||
| D | 8,184 | 1,195 | 11,005 | ||
| D | 8,124 | 3,649 | 11,799 | ||
| D | 8,126 | 2,549 | 10,692 | ||
| D | 11,619 | 8,606 | 20,231 | ||
| R | 9,864 | 12,414 | 22,295 | ||
| D | 9,057 | 7,026 | 18,955 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.6%
American
9.2%
Irish
7.7%
German
7.6%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
1.0%
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: 48.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,126
State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 2$57,126
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
17.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.0%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)15.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
North Carolina's 2nd Senate District recorded a 10-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a constituency shaped by historically Black communities and rural counties in the state's northeastern corner.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-three points in 1940; the Republican margin reached thirty-seven points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 198,829, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $57,126 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 2, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 2, North Carolina voted Republican by 16.6 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 115,694 votes cast, 47,682 went Democratic and 66,895 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 2, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, North Carolina as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 2, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 2, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 2, North Carolina?
State Senate District 2, North Carolina has a population of 198,829 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 2, North Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 2, North Carolina is $57,126 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State Senate District 2, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.