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North Carolina 7th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+10.82012R+14.72016R+12.32020R+5.22024R+5.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+5.6
2024
median income$78,516U.S. $80,734 · NC $72,388
median age40.6U.S. 39.1 · NC 39.5
poverty rate11.3%U.S. 12.5% · NC 13.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)45.4%U.S. 35.6% · NC 35.8%
non-english8.1%U.S. 22.3% · NC 13.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English16.8%
Irish13.9%
German12.5%
African American†7.5%
African0.5%
Mexican3.3%
Puerto Rican1.3%
Honduran0.9%
Korean0.5%
Chinese0.3%
religion

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

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

North Carolina 7th State Senate District

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North Carolina 7th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+5.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for North Carolina 7th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of North Carolina 7th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+5.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.North Carolina 7th State Senate District · R+5.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican52.1%64,673
Kamala HarrisDemocratic46.5%57,764
Jill SteinGreen1.4%1,746
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for North Carolina 7th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
New Hanover County, NCDemocraticD+0.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
46.5%Harris57,764
52.1%Trump64,673
1.4%Stein1,746
−5.6%
124,183
R
46.5%Biden54,532
51.7%Trump60,611
1.8%Jorgensen2,081
−5.2%
117,224
R
41.3%Clinton40,935
53.6%Trump53,108
5.0%Johnson4,969
−12.3%
99,012
R
42.6%Obama37,916
57.4%Romney51,020
0.0%
−14.7%
88,936
R
44.1%Obama38,508
54.8%McCain47,918
1.1%Barr979
−10.8%
87,405
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: −5.6% in 2024.−5.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−10.8%
2012−14.7%
2016−12.3%
2020−5.2%
2024−5.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMichael LeeState Senate · 7

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+2.5 and nearly 200,000 residents, North Carolina Senate District 7 sits in genuinely competitive territory, making it a reliable bellwether for statewide shifts in voter alignment.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 14.7 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 5.6 points.

A population of 198,476, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,516 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 36 and State Senate District 37.

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 36
Kentucky
80.8twin score
elasticity2008–2012 trajectory% White≠ 12-yr trend
State Senate District 37
Georgia
79.9twin score
elasticitycollege sharepopulation scale≠ 12-yr trend
State Senate District 56
Georgia
79.8twin score
elasticitycollege sharepopulation scale≠ 12-yr trend

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 7th State Senate District

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New Hanover County

Frequently asked questions

How did North Carolina 7th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 7th State Senate District voted Republican by 5.6 points (R+5.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 124,183 votes cast, 57,764 went Democratic and 64,673 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 7th State Senate District?
North Carolina 7th State Senate District has a population of 198,476 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 7th State Senate District?
Median household income in North Carolina 7th State Senate District is $78,516 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 7th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in North Carolina 7th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.