State Senate District 14 State Senate District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 14th 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: 182,7932024 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%	62,497	36,714	101,361
2020	D	+26.5%	61,001	35,080	97,988
2016	D	+20.2%	46,950	30,410	81,827
2012	D	+11.4%	41,449	32,816	75,438
2008	D	+14.4%	38,910	29,001	68,586
2004	R	−2.1%	26,351	27,501	54,101
2000	D	+7.1%	22,099	19,148	41,597
1996	R	−2.3%	16,063	16,870	35,012
1992	D	+1.1%	13,799	13,461	32,175
1988	R	−14.1%	9,515	12,657	22,256
1984	R	−23.5%	7,804	12,601	20,451
1980	R	−0.7%	7,600	7,718	16,314
1976	R	−0.3%	6,825	6,869	13,768
1972	R	−42.1%	3,537	8,810	12,529
1968	R	−11.8%	3,254	4,486	10,415
1964	D	+16.8%	4,909	3,496	8,405
1960	D	+17.1%	4,040	2,859	6,899
1956	D	+19.2%	3,478	2,356	5,835
1952	D	+21.7%	3,628	2,335	5,963
1948	D	+53.6%	2,782	752	3,788
1944	D	+63.7%	2,799	620	3,419
1940	D	+74.3%	2,804	413	3,218
1936	D	+78.0%	3,078	381	3,459
1932	D	+73.4%	2,305	337	2,680
1928	D	+16.3%	1,449	1,042	2,491
1924	D	+45.6%	1,299	461	1,836
1920	D	+37.4%	1,244	567	1,810
1916	D	+30.5%	718	382	1,100
1912	D	+63.9%	620	44	901
1908	D	+11.3%	576	459	1,037
1904	D	+45.7%	529	196	729
1900	D	+9.4%	740	612	1,355
1896	D	+7.1%	837	725	1,570
1892	D	+20.1%	578	308	1,341
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 14 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 14$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+32.4, this district sits well outside competitive territory, making it a benchmark for measuring the rural conservative baseline in North Carolina's legislative map.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 14th 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 182,793 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 14, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 14, North Carolina voted Democratic by 25.4 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 101,361 votes cast, 62,497 went Democratic and 36,714 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 14, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 14, 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 14, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 14, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 14, North Carolina?

State Senate District 14, North Carolina has a population of 182,793 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 14, North Carolina?

Median household income in State Senate District 14, 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 14, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 14, 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 14th State Senate District delivered D+25 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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