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North Carolina 35th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+30.32012R+34.82016R+32.22020R+24.12024R+24.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+24.2
2024
median income$112,142U.S. $80,734 · NC $72,388
median age39.4U.S. 39.1 · NC 39.5
poverty rate7.2%U.S. 12.5% · NC 13.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.3%U.S. 35.6% · NC 35.8%
non-english17.3%U.S. 22.3% · NC 13.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English13.3%
German11.3%
Irish10.0%
Mexican5.5%
Puerto Rican1.0%
Guatemalan0.6%
African American†8.7%
African0.3%
Jamaican0.3%
Asian Indian2.6%
Chinese0.5%
Filipino0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Union County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

North Carolina 35th State Senate District

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North Carolina 35th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+24.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for North Carolina 35th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of North Carolina 35th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+24.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.North Carolina 35th State Senate District · R+24.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.4%82,226
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.2%49,815
Jill SteinGreen1.5%1,972
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for North Carolina 35th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Cabarrus County, NCRepublicanR+7.7
Union County, NCRepublicanR+25.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
37.2%Harris49,815
61.4%Trump82,226
1.5%Stein1,972
−24.2%
134,013
R
37.2%Biden46,533
61.3%Trump76,605
1.5%Jorgensen1,864
−24.1%
125,002
R
31.6%Clinton31,374
63.8%Trump63,315
4.6%Johnson4,535
−32.2%
99,224
R
32.6%Obama28,000
67.4%Romney57,915
0.0%
−34.8%
85,915
R
34.3%Obama27,024
64.6%McCain50,920
1.1%Barr899
−30.3%
78,843
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −24.2% in 2024.−24.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−30.3%
2012−34.8%
2016−32.2%
2020−24.1%
2024−24.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RTodd JohnsonState Senate · 35

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+37.9, this western or rural district ranks among the state's most lopsided, leaving little competitive ground for statewide candidates seeking to chip into Republican margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.8 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 24.2 points.

A population of 219,142, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $112,142 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 21 and State Senate District 27.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 21
Georgia
94.3twin score
2008–2016 trajectory12-yr trend
State Senate District 27
Georgia
90.7twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity≠ 12-yr trend
State Senate District 15
Alabama
90.3twin score
2008–2016 trajectory12-yr trend≠ % Evangelical

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within North Carolina 35th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Cabarrus CountyUnion County

Frequently asked questions

How did North Carolina 35th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 35th State Senate District voted Republican by 24.2 points (R+24.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 134,013 votes cast, 49,815 went Democratic and 82,226 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 35th State Senate District?
North Carolina 35th State Senate District has a population of 219,142 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 35th State Senate District?
Median household income in North Carolina 35th State Senate District is $112,142 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 35th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in North Carolina 35th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.