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2022 population: 746,908
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 483,286 | 64.70% | |
| Black: | 134,028 | 17.94% | |
| Indian: | 2,577 | 0.35% | |
| Asian: | 10,490 | 1.40% | |
| 2+ races: | 28,177 | 3.77% | |
| Hispanic: | 86,203 | 11.54% | |
| Total non-White: | 263,622 | 35.30% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 381,095 | |
| Median Value | $189,100 | |
| Occupied | 293,000 | 76.9% |
| Vacant | 88,095 | 23.1% |
| Owned | 198,653 | 67.8% |
| Rented | 94,347 | 32.2% |
| Median Rent | $986 | |
| Single-Family Units | 263,958 | 69.3% |
| Detached | 248,053 | 65.1% |
| Attached | 15,905 | 4.2% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 29,104 | 7.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 70,376 | 18.5% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 14,413 | 4.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 14,593 | 5.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 13,082 | 4.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 12,771 | 4.4% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 15,173 | 5.2% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 14,328 | 4.9% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 14,741 | 5.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 13,548 | 4.6% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,348 | 4.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 22,688 | 7.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 31,800 | 10.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 38,633 | 13.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 27,601 | 9.4% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 17,151 | 5.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 16,354 | 5.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 13,776 | 4.7% |
| Median Household Income | 59,511 | |
| Per Capita Income | 32,044 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 16,685 | 5.7% |
| Public Assistance | 7,567 | 2.6% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 42,056 | 14.4% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 252,757 | 61.1% |
| Unemployed | 15,341 | 3.7% |
| In Armed Forces | 37,787 | 9.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 305,885 | 74.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 107,577 | 26.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 29.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 101,016 | 88,928 | 53.2% |
| Non-Profit | 5,663 | 10,988 | 34.0% |
| Self-Employed | 22,739 | 12,725 | 64.1% |
| Local Government | 9,539 | 14,132 | 40.3% |
| State Government | 6,463 | 11,311 | 36.4% |
| Federal Government | 11,676 | 6,890 | 62.9% |
| Total Private + Self | 123,755 | 101,653 | 54.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 33,341 | 43,321 | 43.5% |
| Total | 157,096 | 144,974 | 52.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 19.9% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 40,617 | 13.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 59,780 | 19.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 62,097 | 20.5% |
| Service Occupations | 54,979 | 18.2% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 4,546 | 1.5% |
| All others | 85,205 | 28.2% |
| White Collar | 53.7% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 37,515 | 12.4% |
| Manufacturing | 30,958 | 10.2% |
| Construction | 26,481 | 8.7% |
| Educational services and health care | 26,091 | 8.6% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 25,020 | 8.3% |
| Public administration | 21,105 | 7.0% |
| Other services | 15,240 | 5.0% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 14,130 | 4.7% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 12,673 | 4.2% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 8,756 | 2.9% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 7,365 | 2.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,082 | 2.0% |
| Information | 3,305 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 46,620 | 6.24% |
| Puerto Rican | 11,836 | 1.58% |
| Cuban | 2,328 | 0.31% |
| Dominican | 1,872 | 0.25% |
| Total Central American | 14,396 | 1.93% |
| Costa Rican | 186 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 4,771 | 0.64% |
| Honduran | 5,717 | 0.77% |
| Nicaraguan | 527 | 0.07% |
| Panamanian | 250 | 0.03% |
| Salvadoran | 2,806 | 0.38% |
| Other Central American | 139 | 0.02% |
| Total South American | 4,323 | 0.58% |
| Argentinean | 267 | 0.04% |
| Bolivian | 82 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 453 | 0.06% |
| Colombian | 1,274 | 0.17% |
| Ecuadorian | 635 | 0.09% |
| Paraguayan | 198 | 0.03% |
| Peruvian | 1,007 | 0.13% |
| Uruguayan | 24 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 363 | 0.05% |
| Other South American | 20 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,828 | 0.65% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Filipino | 1,829 | 0.24% |
| Korean | 1,532 | 0.21% |
| Vietnamese | 1,243 | 0.17% |
| Chinese | 1,102 | 0.15% |
| Burmese | 885 | 0.12% |
| Japanese | 804 | 0.11% |
| Indian | 790 | 0.11% |
| Cambodian | 264 | 0.04% |
| Thai | 247 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 625,324 | 89.3% |
| Spanish | 60,181 | 8.6% |
| Other Asian | 2,615 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,083 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,786 | 0.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,706 | 0.2% |
| Tagalog | 1,160 | 0.2% |
| Other | 1,085 | 0.2% |
| Korean | 1,065 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 95,125 | 12.7% |
| Irish | 71,758 | 9.6% |
| German | 68,844 | 9.2% |
| American | 68,204 | 9.1% |
| Italian | 27,052 | 3.6% |
| Scottish | 14,108 | 1.9% |
| French | 11,668 | 1.6% |
| Polish | 11,068 | 1.5% |
| European | 11,046 | 1.5% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,528 | 1.4% |
| African | 5,153 | 0.7% |
| Dutch | 4,623 | 0.6% |
| British | 4,230 | 0.6% |
| Swedish | 4,146 | 0.6% |
| Welsh | 3,903 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 723,101 | 96.8% |
| Not a citizen | 23,807 | 3.2% |
| Native | 707,682 | 94.7% |
| Foreign-born | 39,226 | 5.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 19,793 | 4.0% | 36,172 | 7.4% | 143,741 | 29.2% | 173,430 | 35.3% | 77,772 | 15.8% | 40,941 | 8.3% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 19,793 | 4.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 36,172 | 7.4% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 143,741 | 29.2% |
| Some College | 173,430 | 35.3% |
| Bach. Degree | 77,772 | 15.8% |
| Grad Degree | 40,941 | 8.3% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
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 | NC03 | Greg Murphy* (R) | 166,520 | 66.9% | Barbara Gaskins (D) | 82,378 | 33.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 248,898 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NC03 | Greg Murphy* (R) | 229,800 | 63.4% | Daryl Farrow (D) | 132,752 | 36.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 362,552 |
| Redistricting effect (2020); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2016. | ||||||||||
| 2019-09-10 sp | NC03 | Greg Murphy (R) | 70,407 | 61.7% | Allen Thomas (D) | 42,738 | 37.5% | 901 | 0.8% | 114,046 |
| 2018-11-06 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 187,901 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 187,901 | |||
| 2016-11-08 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 217,531 | 67.2% | Ernest Reeves (D) | 106,170 | 32.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 323,701 |
| Redistricting effect (2016); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2012. | ||||||||||
| 2014-11-04 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 139,415 | 67.8% | Marshall Adame (D) | 66,182 | 32.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 205,597 |
| 2012-11-06 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 195,571 | 63.1% | Erik Anderson (D) | 114,314 | 36.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 309,885 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 6% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 143,225 | 71.9% | Johnny Rouse (D) | 51,317 | 25.7% | 4,762 | 2.4% | 199,304 |
| 2008-11-04 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 201,686 | 65.9% | Craig Weber (D) | 104,364 | 34.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 306,050 |
| 2006-11-07 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 99,519 | 68.6% | Craig Weber (D) | 45,458 | 31.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 144,977 |
| 2004-11-02 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 171,863 | 70.7% | Roger Eaton (D) | 71,227 | 29.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 243,090 |
| 2002-11-05 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 131,448 | 90.7% | Gary Goodson (Libertarian) | 13,486 | 9.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 144,934 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 121,940 | 61.4% | Leigh McNairy (D) | 74,058 | 37.3% | 2,457 | 1.2% | 198,455 |
| 1998-11-03 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 83,529 | 61.9% | Jon Williams (D) | 50,041 | 37.1% | 1,342 | 1.0% | 134,912 |
| Redistricting effect (1998); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1996. | ||||||||||
| 1996-11-05 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr.* (R) | 118,159 | 62.7% | George Parrott (D) | 68,887 | 36.5% | 1,533 | 0.8% | 188,579 |
| 1994-11-08 | NC03 | Walter Jones, Jr. (R) | 72,464 | 52.7% | Martin Lancaster* (D) | 65,013 | 47.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 137,477 |
| 1992-11-03 | NC03 | Martin Lancaster* (D) | 101,739 | 54.4% | Tommy Pollard (R) | 80,759 | 43.2% | 4,552 | 2.4% | 187,050 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NC03 | Martin Lancaster* (D) | 83,930 | 59.3% | Don Davis (R) | 57,605 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 141,535 |
| 1988-11-08 | NC03 | Martin Lancaster* (D) | 95,323 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 95,323 | |||
| 1986-11-04 | NC03 | Martin Lancaster (D) | 71,460 | 64.5% | Gerald Hurst (R) | 39,408 | 35.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 110,868 |
| 1984-11-06 | NC03 | Charlie Whitley* (D) | 100,185 | 64.1% | Danny Moody (R) | 56,096 | 35.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 156,281 |
| 1982-11-02 | NC03 | Charlie Whitley* (D) | 68,936 | 63.6% | Red McDaniel (R) | 39,046 | 36.0% | 491 | 0.5% | 108,473 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NC03 | Charlie Whitley* (D) | 84,862 | 68.3% | Larry Parker (R) | 39,393 | 31.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 124,255 |
| 1978-11-07 | NC03 | Charlie Whitley* (D) | 54,452 | 71.1% | Willard Blanchard (R) | 22,150 | 28.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 76,602 |
| 1976-11-02 | NC03 | Charlie Whitley (D) | 77,193 | 68.7% | Willard Blanchard (R) | 35,089 | 31.2% | 4 | 0.0% | 112,286 |
| 1974-11-04 | NC03 | David Henderson* (D) | 50,931 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 50,931 | |||
| 1972-11-07 | NC03 | David Henderson* (D) | 56,968 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 56,968 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NC03 | David Henderson* (D) | 41,065 | 60.1% | Herbert Howell (R) | 27,224 | 39.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 68,289 |
| 1968-11-05 | NC03 | David Henderson* (D) | 57,244 | 54.0% | Herbert Howell (R) | 48,815 | 46.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 106,059 |
| 1966-11-08 | NC03 | David Henderson* (D) | 33,809 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 33,809 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | NC03 | David Henderson* (D) | 63,235 | 67.4% | Sherman Rock (R) | 30,557 | 32.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 93,792 |
| 1962-11-06 | NC03 | David Henderson* (D) | 34,056 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 34,056 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | NC03 | David Henderson (D) | 51,193 | 71.2% | Jack Brinson (R) | 20,674 | 28.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 71,867 |
| 1958-11-04 | NC03 | Graham Barden* (D) | 22,426 | 79.1% | Joe Dunn (R) | 5,927 | 20.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 28,353 |
| 1956-11-06 | NC03 | Graham Barden* (D) | 47,251 | 78.8% | Joe Reynolds (R) | 12,698 | 21.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 59,949 |
| 1954-11-02 | NC03 | Graham Barden* (D) | 24,837 | 77.3% | Christine Odom (R) | 7,301 | 22.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,138 |
| 1952-11-04 | NC03 | Graham Barden* (D) | 45,458 | 76.1% | Everette Peterson (R) | 14,239 | 23.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 59,697 |
| 1950-11-07 | NC03 | Graham Barden* (D) | 21,287 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,287 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | NC03 | Graham Barden* (D) | 34,997 | 78.8% | Perry Crumpler (R) | 9,407 | 21.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 44,404 |
| 1946-11-05 | NC03 | Graham Barden* (D) | 14,798 | 66.7% | H.B. Kornegay (R) | 7,385 | 33.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 22,183 |
| 1944-11-07 | NC03 | Graham Barden* (D) | 30,447 | 71.6% | H.B. Kornegay (R) | 12,055 | 28.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 42,502 |
| 1942-11-03 | NC03 | Graham Barden* (D) | 9,596 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9,596 | |||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 227,413 | 62.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 134,418 | 36.7% | 4,872 | 1.3% | 366,703 | 12 | 15 | 6.64% | |
| 2020 | 62% | Donald Trump* (R) | 227,009 | 60.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 140,572 | 37.7% | 5,133 | 1.4% | 372,714 | 11 | 14 | 6.75% |
| 2016 | 56% | Donald Trump (R) | 198,972 | 60.6% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 120,964 | 36.8% | 8,490 | 2.6% | 328,426 | 11 | 15 | 6.93% |
| 2012 | 55% | Mitt Romney (R) | 187,555 | 59.1% | Barack Obama* (D) | 126,503 | 39.9% | 3,180 | 1.0% | 317,238 | 9 | 12 | 7.04% |
| 2008 | 56% | John McCain (R) | 193,564 | 61.8% | Barack Obama (D) | 117,365 | 37.5% | 2,456 | 0.8% | 313,385 | 12 | 16 | 7.27% |
| 2004 | 50% | George W. Bush* (R) | 169,674 | 67.7% | John Kerry (D) | 79,936 | 31.9% | 839 | 0.3% | 250,449 | 12 | 17 | 7.15% |
| 2000 | 42% | George W. Bush (R) | 119,576 | 61.4% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 73,727 | 37.9% | 1,444 | 0.7% | 194,747 | 5 | 14 | 6.69% |
| 1996 | 42% | Robert Dole (R) | 100,123 | 53.3% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 75,200 | 40.1% | 12,393 | 6.6% | 187,716 | 5 | 13 | 7.46% |
| 1992 | 47% | George Bush* (R) | 89,877 | 46.6% | Bill Clinton (D) | 74,702 | 38.8% | 28,195 | 14.6% | 192,774 | 3 | 9 | 7.38% |
| 1988 | 34% | George Bush (R) | 85,776 | 57.7% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 62,862 | 42.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 148,638 | 0 | 4 | 6.96% |
| 1984 | 41% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 98,076 | 60.6% | Walter Mondale (D) | 63,862 | 39.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 161,938 | -1 | 2 | 7.44% |
| 1980 | 40% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 67,875 | 50.9% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 63,559 | 47.6% | 1,993 | 1.5% | 133,427 | -2 | -3 | 7.19% |
| 1976 | 36% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 68,612 | 58.7% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 48,186 | 41.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 116,798 | -3 | -7 | 6.96% |
| 1972 | 42% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 97,431 | 77.8% | George McGovern (D) | 27,878 | 22.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 125,309 | 8 | 17 | 8.25% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 46,384 | 40.9% | Richard Nixon (R) | 35,991 | 31.7% | 31,070 | 27.4% | 113,445 | -8 | -12 | 7.15% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 58.9% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 41.1% | 0.0% | -3 | 3 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 38% | John Kennedy (D) | 47,104 | 61.4% | Richard Nixon (R) | 29,670 | 38.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 76,774 | -9 | -11 | 5.61% |
| 1956 | 35% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 41,292 | 63.5% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 23,779 | 36.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 65,071 | -13 | -21 | 5.58% |
| 1952 | 37% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 40,406 | 64.1% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 22,662 | 35.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 63,068 | -10 | -19 | 5.21% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 749,741 | 63.9% | 16.9% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 5.2% | 11.6% |
| 2020 | 761,753 | 66.8% | 19.8% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 8.4% | |
| 2012 | 749,823 | 69.6% | 20.6% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 738,979 | 72.6% | 16.4% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 7.4% |
| 2002 | 619,178 | 76.3% | 16.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4.4% |
| 2000 | 615,614 | 73.1% | 19.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 4.2% |
| 1992 | 552,387 | 75.8% | 21.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.6% | |
| 1990 | 606,312 | 71.9% | 25.7% | 2.4% | |||
| 1982 | 535,906 | 70.1% | 27.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.6% | |
| 1980 | 520,027 | 27.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 458,000 | 27.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 432,659 | 25.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 382,124 | ||||||
| 1950 | 308,470 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 511,724 | 190,710 | 37.3% | 139,654 | 27.3% | 181,360 | 35.4% | Rep +51,056 | Rep +10.0% | 93% |