North Carolina 43rd State Senate District, North Carolina: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 192,5082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,4782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 43, 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 | 36,113 | 60,509 | 97,742 | ||
| R | 33,570 | 59,858 | 94,662 | ||
| R | 25,553 | 50,650 | 79,035 | ||
| R | 27,187 | 46,011 | 74,160 | ||
| R | 25,722 | 43,035 | 69,176 | ||
| R | 16,600 | 35,449 | 52,253 | ||
| D | 32,336 | 15,803 | 48,503 | ||
| R | 15,948 | 27,169 | 46,503 | ||
| R | 15,672 | 28,452 | 50,352 | ||
| R | 11,951 | 28,502 | 40,530 | ||
| R | 11,591 | 32,101 | 43,760 | ||
| R | 15,585 | 20,604 | 37,049 | ||
| D | 18,751 | 16,168 | 35,049 | ||
| R | 6,935 | 22,913 | 30,244 | ||
| R | 8,278 | 15,360 | 35,090 | ||
| D | 16,553 | 14,039 | 30,592 | ||
| R | 16,477 | 17,416 | 33,894 | ||
| R | 12,844 | 14,883 | 27,727 | ||
| R | 14,573 | 15,701 | 30,274 | ||
| D | 7,349 | 5,065 | 15,546 | ||
| D | 11,265 | 4,936 | 16,201 | ||
| D | 14,148 | 3,519 | 17,667 | ||
| D | 14,388 | 3,911 | 18,299 | ||
| D | 10,565 | 4,232 | 14,926 | ||
| R | 5,493 | 7,952 | 13,445 | ||
| D | 5,372 | 2,923 | 8,362 | ||
| D | 5,858 | 4,756 | 10,615 | ||
| D | 2,474 | 2,083 | 4,567 | ||
| D | 1,912 | 200 | 3,216 | ||
| D | 1,965 | 1,615 | 3,613 | ||
| D | 1,605 | 734 | 2,360 | ||
| D | 1,583 | 1,333 | 2,963 | ||
| D | 1,696 | 1,332 | 3,055 | ||
| D | 1,324 | 961 | 2,628 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
14.5%
English
11.8%
German
10.1%
Irish
7.7%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 39.1 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
$67,478
State Senate District 43 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 43$67,478
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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.4%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+50, this district sits at the far end of North Carolina's partisan spectrum, suggesting a heavily rural or small-town electorate where statewide competitive races tend to find little traction.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in North Carolina 43rd State Senate District, by a thirty-six points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
The political shift has tracked, in North Carolina 43rd State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,478, and a 14% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 43, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 43, North Carolina voted Republican by 25.0 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 97,742 votes cast, 36,113 went Democratic and 60,509 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 43, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 43, North Carolina as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 43, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 43, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 43, North Carolina?
State Senate District 43, North Carolina has a population of 192,508 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 43, North Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 43, North Carolina is $67,478 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State Senate District 43, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 43, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.