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2022 population: 748,754
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 357,271 | 47.72% | |
| Black: | 304,454 | 40.66% | |
| Indian: | 4,212 | 0.56% | |
| Asian: | 7,174 | 0.96% | |
| 2+ races: | 22,344 | 2.98% | |
| Hispanic: | 51,346 | 6.86% | |
| Total non-White: | 391,483 | 52.28% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 354,337 | |
| Median Value | $149,500 | |
| Occupied | 301,648 | 85.1% |
| Vacant | 52,689 | 14.9% |
| Owned | 188,894 | 62.6% |
| Rented | 112,754 | 37.4% |
| Median Rent | $866 | |
| Single-Family Units | 229,663 | 64.8% |
| Detached | 217,937 | 61.5% |
| Attached | 11,726 | 3.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 33,064 | 9.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 69,832 | 19.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 21,752 | 7.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 19,504 | 6.5% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 16,616 | 5.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 15,659 | 5.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 14,083 | 4.7% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 14,897 | 4.9% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,642 | 4.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 15,928 | 5.3% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 13,425 | 4.5% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 25,027 | 8.3% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 27,083 | 9.0% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 37,919 | 12.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 23,972 | 7.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 16,252 | 5.4% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 15,033 | 5.0% |
| $200,000 or more | 11,856 | 3.9% |
| Median Household Income | 52,563 | |
| Per Capita Income | 29,610 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 21,686 | 7.2% |
| Public Assistance | 5,898 | 2.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 59,888 | 19.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 280,555 | 64.2% |
| Unemployed | 22,653 | 5.2% |
| In Armed Forces | 1,399 | 0.3% |
| Total Labor Force | 304,607 | 69.8% |
| Not in Labor Force | 132,093 | 30.2% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 35.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 114,340 | 103,063 | 52.6% |
| Non-Profit | 8,066 | 14,287 | 36.1% |
| Self-Employed | 18,281 | 9,479 | 65.9% |
| Local Government | 9,477 | 14,665 | 39.3% |
| State Government | 9,430 | 16,034 | 37.0% |
| Federal Government | 3,901 | 2,715 | 59.0% |
| Total Private + Self | 132,621 | 112,542 | 54.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 30,874 | 47,701 | 39.3% |
| Total | 163,495 | 160,243 | 50.5% |
| Pct. Govt. | 17.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 42,358 | 13.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 65,651 | 20.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 67,780 | 20.9% |
| Service Occupations | 59,829 | 18.4% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,301 | 1.0% |
| All others | 89,058 | 27.4% |
| White Collar | 54.1% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 45,531 | 14.0% |
| Retail trade | 39,647 | 12.2% |
| Educational services and health care | 31,199 | 9.6% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 23,649 | 7.3% |
| Construction | 23,250 | 7.2% |
| Public administration | 17,123 | 5.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 14,715 | 4.5% |
| Other services | 13,443 | 4.1% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 12,137 | 3.7% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 11,804 | 3.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 7,773 | 2.4% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 6,413 | 2.0% |
| Information | 4,194 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 34,568 | 4.62% |
| Puerto Rican | 6,089 | 0.81% |
| Cuban | 1,071 | 0.14% |
| Dominican | 665 | 0.09% |
| Total Central American | 4,233 | 0.57% |
| Costa Rican | 85 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 1,105 | 0.15% |
| Honduran | 1,302 | 0.17% |
| Nicaraguan | 114 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 111 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 1,375 | 0.18% |
| Other Central American | 141 | 0.02% |
| Total South American | 2,919 | 0.39% |
| Argentinean | 141 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 51 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 295 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 962 | 0.13% |
| Ecuadorian | 312 | 0.04% |
| Peruvian | 466 | 0.06% |
| Venezuelan | 620 | 0.08% |
| Other South American | 72 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,801 | 0.24% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 1,616 | 0.22% |
| Filipino | 1,292 | 0.17% |
| Chinese | 1,027 | 0.14% |
| Vietnamese | 856 | 0.11% |
| Korean | 534 | 0.07% |
| Japanese | 479 | 0.06% |
| Thai | 152 | 0.02% |
| Burmese | 82 | 0.01% |
| Hmong | 70 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 659,330 | 93.1% |
| Spanish | 37,698 | 5.3% |
| Other Asian | 2,195 | 0.3% |
| Arabic | 1,723 | 0.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,453 | 0.2% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,234 | 0.2% |
| Other | 1,194 | 0.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 870 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog | 721 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| American | 72,176 | 9.6% |
| English | 68,819 | 9.2% |
| Irish | 37,120 | 5.0% |
| German | 34,580 | 4.6% |
| Italian | 12,227 | 1.6% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,305 | 1.1% |
| Scottish | 8,279 | 1.1% |
| European | 7,928 | 1.1% |
| French | 6,302 | 0.8% |
| Polish | 4,589 | 0.6% |
| African | 4,022 | 0.5% |
| Dutch | 2,941 | 0.4% |
| British | 2,599 | 0.3% |
| Welsh | 2,152 | 0.3% |
| Norwegian | 2,030 | 0.3% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 729,666 | 97.5% |
| Not a citizen | 19,088 | 2.5% |
| Native | 718,215 | 95.9% |
| Foreign-born | 30,539 | 4.1% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 25,150 | 4.9% | 47,592 | 9.3% | 164,710 | 32.0% | 163,378 | 31.8% | 73,364 | 14.3% | 39,805 | 7.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 25,150 | 4.9% |
| 9-12 Years | 47,592 | 9.3% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 164,710 | 32.0% |
| Some College | 163,378 | 31.8% |
| Bach. Degree | 73,364 | 14.3% |
| Grad Degree | 39,805 | 7.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | ||
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NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | NC01 | Don Davis (D) | 134,996 | 52.4% | Sandy Smith (R) | 122,780 | 47.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 257,776 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield* (D) | 188,870 | 54.2% | Sandy Smith (R) | 159,748 | 45.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 348,618 |
| Redistricting effect (2020); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 12% compared to 2016. | ||||||||||
| 2018-11-06 | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield* (D) | 190,457 | 69.8% | Roger Allison (R) | 82,218 | 30.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 272,675 |
| 2016-11-08 | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield* (D) | 240,661 | 68.6% | Powell Dew (R) | 101,567 | 29.0% | 8,471 | 2.4% | 350,699 |
| Redistricting effect (2016); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 5% compared to 2012. | ||||||||||
| 2014-11-04 | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield* (D) | 154,333 | 73.4% | Arthur Rich (R) | 55,990 | 26.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 210,323 |
| 2012-11-06 | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield* (D) | 254,644 | 75.3% | Pete DiLauro (R) | 77,288 | 22.9% | 6,134 | 1.8% | 338,066 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 8% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield* (D) | 103,294 | 59.3% | Ashley Woolard (R) | 70,867 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 174,161 |
| 2008-11-04 | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield* (D) | 192,765 | 70.3% | Dean Stephens (R) | 81,506 | 29.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 274,271 |
| 2006-11-07 | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield* (D) | 82,510 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 82,510 | |||
| 2004-11-02 | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield* (D) | 137,667 | 64.0% | Greg Dority (R) | 77,508 | 36.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 215,175 |
| 2004-07-20 sp | NC01 | G.K. Butterfield (D) | 48,567 | 71.2% | Greg Dority (R) | 18,491 | 27.1% | 1,201 | 1.8% | 68,259 |
| 2002-11-05 | NC01 | Frank Ballance (D) | 93,157 | 63.7% | Greg Dority (R) | 50,907 | 34.8% | 2,093 | 1.4% | 146,157 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NC01 | Eva Clayton* (D) | 124,171 | 65.6% | Duane Kratzer (R) | 62,198 | 32.9% | 2,799 | 1.5% | 189,168 |
| 1998-11-03 | NC01 | Eva Clayton* (D) | 85,125 | 62.2% | Ted Tyler (R) | 50,578 | 37.0% | 1,044 | 0.8% | 136,747 |
| Redistricting effect (1998); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 1996. | ||||||||||
| 1996-11-05 | NC01 | Eva Clayton* (D) | 108,759 | 65.9% | Ted Tyler (R) | 54,666 | 33.1% | 1,603 | 1.0% | 165,028 |
| 1994-11-08 | NC01 | Eva Clayton* (D) | 66,827 | 61.1% | Ted Tyler (R) | 42,602 | 38.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 109,429 |
| 1992-11-03 | NC01 | Eva Clayton (D) | 116,078 | 67.0% | Ted Tyler (R) | 54,457 | 31.4% | 2,727 | 1.6% | 173,262 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 15% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 105,832 | 64.8% | Howard Moye (R) | 57,526 | 35.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 163,358 |
| 1988-11-08 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 118,027 | 65.2% | Howard Moye (R) | 63,013 | 34.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 181,040 |
| 1986-11-04 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 91,122 | 69.5% | Howard Moye (R) | 39,912 | 30.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 131,034 |
| 1984-11-06 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 122,815 | 67.1% | Herbert Lee (R) | 60,153 | 32.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 182,968 |
| 1982-11-02 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 79,954 | 81.3% | James McIntyre (R) | 17,478 | 17.8% | 910 | 0.9% | 98,342 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 108,738 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,738 | |||
| 1978-11-07 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 67,716 | 80.1% | James Newcomb (R) | 16,814 | 19.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 84,530 |
| 1976-11-02 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 98,611 | 75.9% | Joseph Ward (R) | 29,295 | 22.5% | 2,058 | 1.6% | 129,964 |
| 1974-11-04 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 55,323 | 77.5% | Harry McMullan (R) | 16,097 | 22.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 71,420 |
| 1972-11-07 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 77,438 | 68.8% | Jordan Bonner (R) | 35,063 | 31.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 112,501 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 41,674 | 70.2% | Frank Everett (R) | 16,217 | 27.3% | 1,452 | 2.4% | 59,343 |
| 1968-11-05 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 75,796 | 66.2% | Reece Gardiner (R) | 38,660 | 33.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 114,456 |
| 1966-11-08 | NC01 | Walter Jones* (D) | 43,539 | 61.3% | John East (R) | 27,434 | 38.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 70,973 |
| 1966-02-05 sp | NC01 | Walter Jones (D) | 21,773 | 60.3% | John East (R) | 14,308 | 39.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 36,081 |
| 1964-11-03 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 52,567 | 82.6% | Zeno Ratcliff (R) | 11,108 | 17.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 63,675 |
| 1962-11-06 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 17,898 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 17,898 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 48,809 | 86.5% | Zeno Ratcliff (R) | 7,587 | 13.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 56,396 |
| 1958-11-04 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 12,743 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12,743 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 44,271 | 88.6% | Zeno Ratcliff (R) | 5,693 | 11.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 49,964 |
| 1954-11-02 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 20,650 | 92.5% | Walter Love (R) | 1,685 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 22,335 |
| 1952-11-04 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 43,104 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 43,104 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 14,698 | 92.8% | Zeno Ratcliff (R) | 1,147 | 7.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 15,845 |
| 1948-11-02 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 31,850 | 92.7% | Zeno Ratcliff (R) | 2,507 | 7.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 34,357 |
| 1946-11-05 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 9,993 | 89.2% | Zeno Ratcliff (R) | 1,208 | 10.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 11,201 |
| 1944-11-07 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 30,149 | 90.6% | Clarence Dozier (R) | 3,139 | 9.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 33,288 |
| 1942-11-03 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 8,444 | 92.6% | J.C. Meekins (R) | 671 | 7.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 9,115 |
| 1940-11-05 | NC01 | Herbert Bonner* (D) | 36,722 | 92.8% | John Wilkinson (R) | 2,851 | 7.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 39,573 |
| 1938-11-08 | NC01 | Lindsay Warren* (D) | 12,083 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12,083 | |||
| 1936-11-03 | NC01 | Lindsay Warren* (D) | 35,333 | 90.2% | John Wilkinson (R) | 3,833 | 9.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 39,166 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 208,362 | 53.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 179,762 | 45.9% | 3,597 | 0.9% | 391,721 | -4 | -1 | 7.09% | |
| 2020 | 58% | Joe Biden (D) | 190,041 | 53.9% | Donald Trump* (R) | 159,605 | 45.3% | 2,982 | 0.8% | 352,628 | -5 | -2 | 6.38% |
| 2016 | 63% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 240,217 | 65.5% | Donald Trump (R) | 108,565 | 29.6% | 18,046 | 4.9% | 366,828 | -20 | -16 | 7.74% |
| 2012 | 61% | Barack Obama* (D) | 251,853 | 73.2% | Mitt Romney (R) | 90,551 | 26.3% | 1,796 | 0.5% | 344,200 | -24 | -21 | 7.64% |
| 2008 | 60% | Barack Obama (D) | 179,431 | 63.1% | John McCain (R) | 103,679 | 36.5% | 1,288 | 0.5% | 284,398 | -13 | -9 | 6.60% |
| 2004 | 48% | John Kerry (D) | 128,129 | 57.3% | George W. Bush* (R) | 94,738 | 42.4% | 554 | 0.2% | 223,421 | -14 | -8 | 6.38% |
| 2000 | 46% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 109,118 | 55.8% | George W. Bush (R) | 85,802 | 43.8% | 790 | 0.4% | 195,710 | -12 | -4 | 6.72% |
| 1996 | 40% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 105,363 | 63.0% | Robert Dole (R) | 53,582 | 32.1% | 8,229 | 4.9% | 167,174 | -17 | -9 | 6.64% |
| 1992 | 45% | Bill Clinton (D) | 109,657 | 60.6% | George Bush* (R) | 53,019 | 29.3% | 18,266 | 10.1% | 180,942 | -14 | -8 | 6.93% |
| 1988 | 40% | George Bush (R) | 97,424 | 53.9% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 83,301 | 46.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 180,725 | -4 | 1 | 8.47% |
| 1984 | 47% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 109,441 | 57.1% | Walter Mondale (D) | 82,194 | 42.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 191,635 | -5 | -2 | 8.81% |
| 1980 | 48% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 81,472 | 51.8% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 72,369 | 46.1% | 3,293 | 2.1% | 157,134 | -3 | -5 | 8.47% |
| 1976 | 41% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 79,503 | 60.1% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 52,752 | 39.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 132,255 | -4 | -8 | 7.88% |
| 1972 | 41% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 83,557 | 70.3% | George McGovern (D) | 35,333 | 29.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 118,890 | 1 | 10 | 7.83% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 56,357 | 44.8% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 43,458 | 34.6% | 25,900 | 20.6% | 125,715 | -19 | -23 | 7.92% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 69.1% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 30.9% | 0.0% | -13 | -8 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 44% | John Kennedy (D) | 45,355 | 75.4% | Richard Nixon (R) | 14,769 | 24.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 60,124 | -23 | -25 | 4.39% |
| 1956 | 39% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 39,422 | 74.9% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 13,206 | 25.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 52,628 | -24 | -32 | 4.52% |
| 1952 | 39% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 39,806 | 76.3% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 12,333 | 23.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 52,139 | -22 | -32 | 4.31% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 747,139 | 47.3% | 40.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 3.7% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 763,500 | 42.1% | 44.5% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 9.0% | |
| 2012 | 739,665 | 35.5% | 52.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 8.4% |
| 2010 | 635,936 | 42.6% | 49.4% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 5.2% |
| 2002 | 619,178 | 44.4% | 50.5% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 3.1% |
| 2000 | 587,830 | 44.6% | 50.5% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 3.0% |
| 1992 | 552,394 | 41.2% | 57.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.7% | |
| 1990 | 587,399 | 66.0% | 32.9% | ||||
| 1982 | 536,219 | 63.2% | 35.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% | |
| 1980 | 516,756 | 34.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 459,543 | 36.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 412,973 | 37.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 253,511 | ||||||
| 1950 | 247,894 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 532,157 | 122,231 | 23.0% | 253,065 | 47.6% | 156,861 | 29.5% | Dem +130,834 | Dem +24.6% | 94% |