State Senate District 18 State Senate District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 18th State Senate District, North Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 371,4242024 5-year
Median household income: $100,0882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.7%2024 5-year
Black: 20.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+84 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	+20.0%	120,546	79,759	204,312
2020	D	+21.2%	118,200	76,244	198,071
2016	D	+16.5%	92,673	65,254	166,370
2012	D	+10.3%	84,015	68,155	154,437
2008	D	+13.1%	79,178	60,717	141,246
2004	R	−2.2%	53,824	56,212	110,513
2000	D	+5.4%	44,908	40,263	85,864
1996	R	−0.2%	34,036	34,159	72,281
1992	D	+3.3%	29,622	27,407	66,791
1988	R	−10.2%	21,445	26,383	48,249
1984	R	−19.9%	18,476	27,710	46,324
1980	D	+5.0%	18,467	16,626	36,961
1976	D	+7.0%	16,838	14,625	31,636
1972	R	−39.8%	8,927	21,004	30,320
1968	R	−4.9%	8,165	9,459	26,240
1964	D	+20.3%	12,936	8,563	21,499
1960	D	+27.9%	11,808	6,655	18,464
1956	D	+29.0%	9,922	5,466	15,388
1952	D	+35.3%	10,746	5,133	15,879
1948	D	+62.8%	8,239	1,612	10,556
1944	D	+70.5%	7,971	1,378	9,348
1940	D	+80.9%	8,688	915	9,603
1936	D	+83.9%	9,509	832	10,341
1932	D	+80.9%	7,724	784	8,581
1928	D	+34.7%	5,423	2,629	8,051
1924	D	+54.7%	4,427	1,245	5,813
1920	D	+45.0%	4,735	1,795	6,530
1916	D	+38.7%	2,932	1,296	4,230
1912	D	+64.8%	2,614	266	3,626
1908	D	+25.3%	2,539	1,514	4,057
1904	D	+48.9%	2,493	852	3,357
1900	D	+14.8%	3,546	2,627	6,192
1896	D	+4.0%	3,691	3,407	7,124
1892	D	+4.0%	2,384	2,153	5,807
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

13.5%

German

9.9%

Irish

8.7%

American

6.5%

Italian

4.4%

Scottish

2.5%

Polish

1.9%

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: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

3.9%

65–74

4.5%

5.9%

55–64

6.2%

7.0%

45–54

6.9%

7.2%

35–44

7.4%

7.0%

25–34

7.3%

4.4%

18–24

4.2%

8.7%

5–17

8.3%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$100,088

State Senate District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 18$100,088

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

9.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.1%

Working age (18–64)8.6%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.2%

speak English only

Spanish8.5%

Other Indo-European4.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.1%

Baptist

11.0%

Methodist

5.2%

Non-Christian

4.3%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina Senate District 18 backed the Democratic presidential candidate by 6.6 points in 2024, a margin that places it among the more competitive-leaning seats in a state where statewide races routinely land within a few points.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 18th State Senate District reached its widest at eighty-four points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $100,088, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 371,424 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 18, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 18, North Carolina voted Democratic by 20.0 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 204,312 votes cast, 120,546 went Democratic and 79,759 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 18, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 18, 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 28 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 18, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 18, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 18, North Carolina?

State Senate District 18, North Carolina has a population of 371,424 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 18, North Carolina?

Median household income in State Senate District 18, North Carolina is $100,088 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of State Senate District 18, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 18, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 18th State Senate District delivered D+20 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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