North Carolina 35th State Senate District, North Carolina: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 194,2792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $101,8752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 35, NCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 39,997 | 65,729 | 107,219 | ||
| R | 38,104 | 61,475 | 101,055 | ||
| R | 26,777 | 51,098 | 81,460 | ||
| R | 25,278 | 46,824 | 72,996 | ||
| R | 24,278 | 41,596 | 66,463 | ||
| R | 14,090 | 33,179 | 47,432 | ||
| D | 24,841 | 11,665 | 36,813 | ||
| R | 9,141 | 14,880 | 26,148 | ||
| R | 8,556 | 13,153 | 25,435 | ||
| R | 6,973 | 13,567 | 20,588 | ||
| R | 5,568 | 13,474 | 19,071 | ||
| D | 7,816 | 7,381 | 15,670 | ||
| D | 8,316 | 5,190 | 13,570 | ||
| R | 3,110 | 8,475 | 11,739 | ||
| R | 2,937 | 4,596 | 11,343 | ||
| D | 5,892 | 3,832 | 9,724 | ||
| D | 5,828 | 3,841 | 9,669 | ||
| D | 5,012 | 3,288 | 8,301 | ||
| D | 5,872 | 3,631 | 9,503 | ||
| D | 2,750 | 790 | 4,467 | ||
| D | 4,658 | 1,056 | 5,714 | ||
| D | 5,862 | 611 | 6,473 | ||
| D | 6,110 | 602 | 6,712 | ||
| D | 4,890 | 718 | 5,653 | ||
| D | 2,332 | 2,153 | 4,485 | ||
| D | 2,221 | 695 | 2,950 | ||
| D | 3,257 | 1,319 | 4,576 | ||
| D | 2,035 | 644 | 2,683 | ||
| D | 1,386 | 90 | 1,913 | ||
| D | 1,553 | 709 | 2,261 | ||
| D | 938 | 348 | 1,303 | ||
| D | 1,374 | 687 | 2,079 | ||
| D | 2,106 | 784 | 2,910 | ||
| D | 1,375 | 451 | 2,474 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.3%
German
10.4%
Irish
9.2%
American
6.9%
Italian
4.8%
Scottish
2.3%
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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$101,875
State Senate District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 35$101,875
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
7.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.7%
speak English only
Spanish10.3%
Other Indo-European4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in North Carolina 35th State Senate District peaked at eighty-two points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of forty points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $101,875 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 35, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 35, North Carolina voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 107,219 votes cast, 39,997 went Democratic and 65,729 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 35, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, North Carolina as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 35, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 35, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 35, North Carolina?
State Senate District 35, North Carolina has a population of 194,279 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 35, North Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 35, North Carolina is $101,875 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State Senate District 35, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.