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State Senate District 24·North Carolina

North Carolina 24th State Senate District delivered R+15 in 2024.

A perennial tipping-point district in the Carolina Piedmont

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
R+15
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
204,219
2024 ACS

North Carolina 24th State Senate District, North Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+15%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
204,2192024 5-year
Median household income
$48,6392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
30.7%2024 5-year
Black
28.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+86 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+21 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−14.9%
35,36047,93584,119
R
−8.0%
37,99144,70883,558
D
+1.8%
36,04234,75972,978
D
+17.7%
43,25630,14474,151
D
+15.1%
40,41529,71570,640
D
+6.6%
30,03226,29356,475
R
−20.1%
18,89028,46247,706
D
+30.6%
25,72612,91141,876
D
+34.3%
28,26712,46146,145
D
+22.8%
24,12015,11939,395
D
+7.2%
22,48619,46242,061
D
+41.6%
25,42610,27736,419
D
+56.8%
28,2957,75536,185
R
−21.5%
10,78916,76527,823
D
+18.9%
12,6787,05129,725
D
+56.1%
19,8835,59625,479
D
+52.2%
17,3625,45222,814
D
+55.2%
15,4934,46719,960
D
+37.7%
13,9766,32920,306
D
+64.8%
10,3461,53613,603
D
+75.7%
11,4261,58013,006
D
+83.2%
14,1281,29715,425
D
+85.7%
15,4071,18616,594
D
+83.8%
12,2411,05513,352
D
+35.2%
7,6413,66411,305
D
+81.7%
6,6756607,364
D
+54.6%
9,1492,69011,839
D
+46.1%
4,6091,6996,308
D
+75.9%
4,0812265,081
D
+42.3%
3,4101,3844,794
D
+47.1%
2,9181,0463,971
D
+55.9%
4,2021,1875,392
D
+17.5%
3,4552,4275,885
D
+28.0%
2,3101,1164,268
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.6%
English
4.8%
Irish
3.2%
German
3.1%
Scottish
1.1%
Italian
0.6%
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: 36.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.8%
1.9%
75–84
2.7%
4.3%
65–74
5.1%
5.6%
55–64
6.3%
5.8%
45–54
6.1%
5.8%
35–44
6.3%
6.9%
25–34
6.8%
4.8%
18–24
4.6%
9.4%
5–17
9.0%
3.6%
<5
3.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$48,639
State Senate District 24 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 24$48,639
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
24.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.2%
Working age (18–64)21.5%
Seniors (65+)17.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
19.2%
Methodist
7.3%
Other Christian
7.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.8%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina SD-24's 2024 presidential margin of R+1.7 marks it as one of the state's most competitive legislative battlegrounds, where small shifts in suburban and exurban turnout have repeatedly scrambled predictions.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 24th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eighty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fifteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 31% non-Hispanic-white share, a 24% poverty rate, and a median household income of $48,639 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 24, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 24, North Carolina voted Republican by 14.9 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,119 votes cast, 35,360 went Democratic and 47,935 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 24, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 24, North Carolina as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 30 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 24, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 24, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 24, North Carolina?
State Senate District 24, North Carolina has a population of 204,219 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 24, North Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 24, North Carolina is $48,639 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State Senate District 24, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 24, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.