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1876–2024
State Senate District 5·North Carolina

North Carolina 5th State Senate District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

One of NC's most lopsided districts, tilting hard toward Republicans

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
225,837
2024 ACS

North Carolina 5th State Senate District, North Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
225,8372024 5-year
Median household income
$56,6942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
49.4%2024 5-year
Black
39.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+36 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+9.6%
60,47449,738111,536
D
+13.4%
63,31548,168113,004
D
+13.4%
58,02543,934105,370
D
+14.5%
60,12944,742105,785
D
+15.4%
57,88142,355100,773
D
+1.4%
37,78636,73874,692
R
−1.6%
30,01630,98861,253
D
+7.0%
28,11224,22755,267
D
+10.5%
29,12222,87559,529
R
−2.6%
23,81225,06649,024
R
−8.7%
24,01728,60752,722
D
+4.5%
20,52718,72540,411
D
+15.3%
19,63014,37634,243
R
−36.1%
10,48922,64133,630
O
+10.8%
12,9348,94036,896
D
+35.7%
19,1449,07828,221
D
+56.4%
20,5645,73526,299
D
+63.8%
19,6954,35324,049
D
+65.5%
19,7684,12823,896
D
+83.1%
14,9231,08016,658
D
+88.4%
15,31294316,255
D
+92.5%
17,57668518,261
D
+93.0%
16,21759116,808
D
+92.6%
13,59150314,136
D
+57.7%
8,8272,37111,198
D
+75.8%
5,4696836,317
D
+78.9%
7,5368888,424
D
+69.8%
4,8658545,744
D
+71.7%
4,1524495,163
D
+51.7%
4,1701,3275,501
D
+74.1%
3,9165554,536
D
+24.6%
6,2713,79010,097
D
+0.6%
5,2115,14610,377
D
+19.3%
3,7532,2067,996
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.3%
American
6.4%
German
5.6%
Irish
5.6%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.2%
Polish
0.9%
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: 34.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.3%
65–74
5.4%
5.1%
55–64
6.2%
5.0%
45–54
5.9%
5.3%
35–44
6.0%
6.2%
25–34
7.0%
7.4%
18–24
8.6%
8.2%
5–17
7.6%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,694
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$56,694
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
20.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.5%
Working age (18–64)19.3%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.4%
Baptist
8.4%
Methodist
7.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51.8, this western North Carolina district ranks among the state's most politically uniform, leaving little room for competitive down-ballot contests.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 5th State Senate District reached its widest at ninety-three points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,694, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 225,837 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, North Carolina voted Democratic by 9.6 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 111,536 votes cast, 60,474 went Democratic and 49,738 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, 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 29 times, Republican 4 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 5, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, North Carolina voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, North Carolina?
State Senate District 5, North Carolina has a population of 225,837 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 5, North Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, North Carolina is $56,694 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.