State Senate District 13 State Senate District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 13th State Senate District, North Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+25%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 356,3292024 5-year
Median household income: $105,7682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.9%2024 5-year
Black: 18.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+78 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+25.4%	121,830	71,569	197,589
2020	D	+26.5%	118,913	68,384	191,014
2016	D	+20.2%	91,523	59,279	159,511
2012	D	+11.4%	80,798	63,969	147,056
2008	D	+14.4%	75,849	56,534	133,699
2004	R	−2.1%	51,367	53,608	105,462
2000	D	+7.1%	43,079	37,326	81,088
1996	R	−2.3%	31,312	32,886	68,250
1992	D	+1.1%	26,900	26,241	62,721
1988	R	−14.1%	18,548	24,673	43,384
1984	R	−23.5%	15,214	24,564	39,867
1980	R	−0.7%	14,815	15,046	31,802
1976	R	−0.3%	13,304	13,390	26,838
1972	R	−42.1%	6,895	17,174	24,424
1968	R	−11.8%	6,342	8,745	20,303
1964	D	+16.8%	9,569	6,815	16,384
1960	D	+17.1%	7,875	5,574	13,449
1956	D	+19.2%	6,780	4,593	11,374
1952	D	+21.7%	7,072	4,552	11,624
1948	D	+53.6%	5,423	1,466	7,384
1944	D	+63.8%	5,457	1,208	6,665
1940	D	+74.3%	5,467	806	6,273
1936	D	+78.0%	6,001	742	6,744
1932	D	+73.4%	4,493	656	5,224
1928	D	+16.3%	2,824	2,032	4,856
1924	D	+45.6%	2,532	899	3,578
1920	D	+37.4%	2,425	1,104	3,529
1916	D	+30.6%	1,399	744	2,144
1912	D	+64.0%	1,208	85	1,756
1908	D	+11.3%	1,123	895	2,021
1904	D	+45.6%	1,031	383	1,421
1900	D	+9.5%	1,443	1,193	2,641
1896	D	+7.1%	1,631	1,413	3,060
1892	D	+20.1%	1,126	601	2,614
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

13.7%

German

10.4%

Irish

9.2%

American

5.9%

Italian

4.8%

Scottish

2.6%

Polish

2.0%

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: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

1.6%

75–84

2.1%

3.6%

65–74

4.3%

5.6%

55–64

5.9%

6.9%

45–54

7.0%

7.4%

35–44

7.7%

7.2%

25–34

7.5%

4.4%

18–24

4.4%

8.8%

5–17

8.5%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$105,768

State Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 13$105,768

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

8.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.6%

Working age (18–64)7.6%

Seniors (65+)8.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.6%

speak English only

Spanish8.5%

Other Indo-European4.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%

Other languages1.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.8%

Other Christian

12.4%

Baptist

9.1%

Methodist

5.5%

Non-Christian

5.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+31, this district ranks among the state's most one-sided at the legislative level, reflecting a rural or exurban constituency where statewide competitive dynamics rarely penetrate.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 13th State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $105,768, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 356,329 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 13, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 13, North Carolina voted Democratic by 25.4 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 197,589 votes cast, 121,830 went Democratic and 71,569 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 13, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, 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 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 13, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 13, North Carolina?

State Senate District 13, North Carolina has a population of 356,329 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 13, North Carolina?

Median household income in State Senate District 13, North Carolina is $105,768 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of State Senate District 13, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 13th State Senate District delivered D+25 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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