State Senate District 4 State Senate District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 4th State Senate District, North Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 218,3812024 5-year
Median household income: $57,9232024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 49.0%2024 5-year
Black: 33.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+77 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−10.0%	45,954	56,283	103,235
2020	R	−6.1%	48,791	55,152	105,003
2016	R	−4.5%	45,029	49,435	96,899
2012	R	−2.1%	47,957	49,995	98,676
2008	R	−2.6%	46,109	48,589	95,156
2004	R	−16.9%	31,940	44,938	77,037
2000	D	+16.8%	37,569	26,743	64,566
1996	R	−11.1%	23,578	29,789	56,027
1992	R	−6.4%	23,175	26,747	56,189
1988	R	−17.8%	20,073	28,781	48,958
1984	R	−22.5%	21,121	33,392	54,614
1980	R	−6.6%	20,458	23,405	44,643
1976	D	+6.4%	20,209	17,754	38,193
1972	R	−47.3%	10,245	29,194	40,029
1968	O	+1.7%	11,068	10,379	40,961
1964	D	+18.9%	19,737	13,455	33,192
1960	D	+35.5%	18,965	9,037	28,002
1956	D	+43.3%	18,365	7,271	25,635
1952	D	+43.7%	18,937	7,416	26,352
1948	D	+68.6%	14,802	2,388	18,096
1944	D	+69.0%	15,232	2,795	18,028
1940	D	+77.2%	18,120	2,337	20,456
1936	D	+76.0%	17,702	2,416	20,117
1932	D	+73.5%	15,024	2,242	17,380
1928	D	+10.6%	8,434	6,814	15,248
1924	D	+53.0%	7,102	2,135	9,367
1920	D	+36.4%	9,937	4,634	14,571
1916	D	+39.8%	5,742	2,469	8,216
1912	D	+65.6%	4,927	301	7,055
1908	D	+22.3%	4,814	3,055	7,880
1904	D	+35.6%	4,371	2,068	6,472
1900	D	+29.4%	7,303	3,978	11,327
1896	D	+20.1%	7,150	4,748	11,927
1892	D	+25.5%	5,366	2,703	10,461
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.

American

12.7%

English

10.8%

Irish

6.5%

German

5.4%

Italian

1.5%

Scottish

1.3%

French

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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.1%

2.3%

75–84

3.2%

5.0%

65–74

5.9%

6.3%

55–64

6.6%

5.9%

45–54

5.9%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

7.0%

25–34

6.3%

5.0%

18–24

4.4%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$57,923

State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 4$57,923

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

18.6%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1828.8%

Working age (18–64)15.7%

Seniors (65+)13.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.3%

speak English only

Spanish11.8%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

14.7%

Baptist

11.2%

Methodist

7.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.8%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+27, this western or rural North Carolina district ranks among the state's most one-sided, where statewide and legislative races consistently move in lockstep.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 4th State Senate District has rarely exceeded seventy-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a 19% poverty rate, and a median household income of $57,923 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 4, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 4, North Carolina voted Republican by 10.0 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 103,235 votes cast, 45,954 went Democratic and 56,283 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 4, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 4, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.

How many people live in State Senate District 4, North Carolina?

State Senate District 4, North Carolina has a population of 218,381 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 4, North Carolina?

Median household income in State Senate District 4, North Carolina is $57,923 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of State Senate District 4, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 4th State Senate District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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