State Senate District 17 State Senate District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 17th 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: 122,7452024 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%	41,967	24,654	68,064
2020	D	+26.5%	40,962	23,556	65,799
2016	D	+20.2%	31,527	20,420	54,947
2012	D	+11.4%	27,833	22,036	50,657
2008	D	+14.4%	26,128	19,474	46,055
2004	R	−2.1%	17,694	18,467	36,329
2000	D	+7.1%	14,839	12,858	27,932
1996	R	−2.3%	10,786	11,328	23,510
1992	D	+1.1%	9,266	9,039	21,606
1988	R	−14.1%	6,389	8,499	14,945
1984	R	−23.4%	5,241	8,461	13,733
1980	R	−0.7%	5,103	5,183	10,955
1976	R	−0.3%	4,583	4,612	9,245
1972	R	−42.1%	2,375	5,916	8,413
1968	R	−11.8%	2,185	3,013	6,994
1964	D	+16.8%	3,296	2,348	5,644
1960	D	+17.1%	2,713	1,920	4,633
1956	D	+19.2%	2,336	1,582	3,918
1952	D	+21.7%	2,436	1,568	4,004
1948	D	+53.6%	1,868	505	2,543
1944	D	+63.8%	1,880	416	2,296
1940	D	+74.3%	1,883	278	2,161
1936	D	+78.0%	2,067	256	2,323
1932	D	+73.5%	1,548	226	1,799
1928	D	+16.3%	973	700	1,673
1924	D	+45.6%	872	310	1,233
1920	D	+37.4%	835	380	1,216
1916	D	+30.6%	482	256	739
1912	D	+64.0%	416	29	605
1908	D	+11.4%	387	308	696
1904	D	+45.6%	355	132	489
1900	D	+9.5%	497	411	910
1896	D	+7.1%	562	487	1,054
1892	D	+20.1%	388	207	900
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 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 17$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+20.4 across roughly 198,000 residents, this district sits well outside the state's competitive corridor, anchoring Republican strength in its region of the state senate map.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 17th 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 122,745 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 17, North Carolina voted Democratic by 25.4 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 68,064 votes cast, 41,967 went Democratic and 24,654 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 17, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, 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 17, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 17, North Carolina?

State Senate District 17, North Carolina has a population of 122,745 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 17, North Carolina?

Median household income in State Senate District 17, 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 17, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, 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 17th State Senate District delivered D+25 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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