State Senate District 26 State Senate District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 26th State Senate District, North Carolina: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 436,1212024 5-year
Median household income: $66,1942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 52.9%2024 5-year
Black: 30.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 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	+9.3%	123,104	101,922	228,548
2020	D	+11.5%	124,655	98,657	226,406
2016	D	+9.6%	107,926	88,391	203,874
2012	D	+8.6%	108,238	91,011	201,385
2008	D	+11.0%	106,465	85,244	193,393
2004	R	−4.5%	77,236	84,522	162,514
2000	D	+5.8%	71,960	63,977	136,906
1996	R	−1.0%	55,544	56,773	121,612
1992	D	+4.1%	55,514	50,433	123,176
1988	R	−12.9%	43,160	56,062	99,760
1984	R	−23.5%	39,500	63,783	103,456
1980	R	−5.7%	39,654	44,660	87,946
1976	D	+6.1%	42,809	37,889	81,091
1972	R	−41.3%	21,727	53,053	75,881
1968	R	−12.6%	22,848	32,576	77,146
1964	D	+7.5%	36,523	31,434	67,957
1960	R	−7.7%	30,345	35,419	65,764
1956	R	−13.2%	22,674	29,551	52,225
1952	D	+4.9%	30,645	27,796	58,442
1948	D	+21.8%	19,365	11,830	34,606
1944	D	+35.6%	23,504	11,161	34,665
1940	D	+53.3%	27,991	8,531	36,523
1936	D	+52.7%	27,423	8,495	35,918
1932	D	+38.6%	19,911	8,711	29,013
1928	R	−24.9%	9,608	15,969	25,577
1924	D	+18.4%	9,994	6,849	17,130
1920	D	+10.3%	10,543	8,577	19,120
1916	D	+10.0%	5,214	4,261	9,502
1912	D	+45.2%	4,343	983	7,441
1908	D	+5.9%	4,286	3,805	8,158
1904	D	+21.7%	3,668	2,353	6,055
1900	D	+4.7%	4,745	4,321	9,098
1896	D	+3.3%	5,066	4,738	9,856
1892	R	−0.3%	3,525	3,550	8,360
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

11.1%

American

7.9%

German

7.9%

Irish

6.5%

Italian

2.4%

Scottish

2.1%

French

1.2%

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

4.6%

65–74

5.5%

6.1%

55–64

6.7%

6.0%

45–54

6.5%

5.9%

35–44

6.4%

6.1%

25–34

6.8%

5.1%

18–24

5.7%

8.3%

5–17

8.0%

2.8%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,194

State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 26$66,194

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

15.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.1%

Working age (18–64)13.4%

Seniors (65+)11.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.4%

speak English only

Spanish7.1%

Other Indo-European3.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Other languages1.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

15.0%

Baptist

10.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

7.8%

Methodist

7.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.9%

Mainline Protestant

3.7%

Non-Christian

2.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina 26th State Senate District in the Carolinas delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by nine points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-three points in 1940; the Republican margin reached forty-one points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 436,121, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,194 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 26, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 26, North Carolina voted Democratic by 9.3 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 228,548 votes cast, 123,104 went Democratic and 101,922 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 26, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, North Carolina as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 26, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 26, North Carolina?

State Senate District 26, North Carolina has a population of 436,121 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 26, North Carolina?

Median household income in State Senate District 26, North Carolina is $66,194 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of State Senate District 26, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 26th State Senate District delivered D+9 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

Demographics

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