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2022 population: 754,700
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 472,526 | 62.61% | |
| Black: | 138,338 | 18.33% | |
| Indian: | 52,010 | 6.89% | |
| Asian: | 7,246 | 0.96% | |
| 2+ races: | 26,696 | 3.54% | |
| Hispanic: | 55,097 | 7.30% | |
| Total non-White: | 282,174 | 37.39% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 375,980 | |
| Median Value | $229,300 | |
| Occupied | 304,427 | 81.0% |
| Vacant | 71,553 | 19.0% |
| Owned | 208,923 | 68.6% |
| Rented | 95,504 | 31.4% |
| Median Rent | $1,059 | |
| Single-Family Units | 249,638 | 66.4% |
| Detached | 238,489 | 63.4% |
| Attached | 11,149 | 3.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 42,066 | 11.2% |
| Mobile Homes | 65,241 | 17.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 21,657 | 7.1% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 14,973 | 4.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 13,240 | 4.3% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 14,438 | 4.7% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 13,816 | 4.5% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 12,622 | 4.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,456 | 3.8% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,550 | 4.1% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,825 | 3.9% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 25,210 | 8.3% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 29,197 | 9.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 38,554 | 12.7% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 27,296 | 9.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 18,631 | 6.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 19,960 | 6.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 19,002 | 6.2% |
| Median Household Income | 60,203 | |
| Per Capita Income | 34,925 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 17,381 | 5.7% |
| Public Assistance | 5,170 | 1.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 49,700 | 16.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 281,425 | 64.9% |
| Unemployed | 17,215 | 4.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 4,217 | 1.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 302,857 | 69.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 130,484 | 30.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 34.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 113,361 | 104,080 | 52.1% |
| Non-Profit | 7,040 | 13,885 | 33.6% |
| Self-Employed | 23,217 | 13,776 | 62.8% |
| Local Government | 8,962 | 13,162 | 40.5% |
| State Government | 6,404 | 11,793 | 35.2% |
| Federal Government | 5,062 | 3,660 | 58.0% |
| Total Private + Self | 136,578 | 117,856 | 53.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 27,468 | 42,500 | 39.3% |
| Total | 164,046 | 160,356 | 50.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 15.1% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 48,778 | 15.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 67,515 | 20.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 71,033 | 21.8% |
| Service Occupations | 60,138 | 18.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,408 | 0.7% |
| All others | 77,822 | 23.9% |
| White Collar | 57.6% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 40,753 | 12.5% |
| Educational services and health care | 29,185 | 9.0% |
| Manufacturing | 29,166 | 9.0% |
| Construction | 27,393 | 8.4% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 26,440 | 8.1% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 19,661 | 6.0% |
| Other services | 16,010 | 4.9% |
| Public administration | 15,800 | 4.9% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 11,666 | 3.6% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 11,264 | 3.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,205 | 1.9% |
| Information | 6,035 | 1.9% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 4,532 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 28,626 | 3.79% |
| Puerto Rican | 8,768 | 1.16% |
| Cuban | 1,975 | 0.26% |
| Dominican | 903 | 0.12% |
| Total Central American | 8,206 | 1.09% |
| Costa Rican | 152 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 2,723 | 0.36% |
| Honduran | 2,820 | 0.37% |
| Nicaraguan | 128 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 640 | 0.08% |
| Salvadoran | 1,710 | 0.23% |
| Other Central American | 33 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 2,297 | 0.30% |
| Argentinean | 176 | 0.02% |
| Chilean | 210 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 971 | 0.13% |
| Ecuadorian | 210 | 0.03% |
| Peruvian | 265 | 0.04% |
| Uruguayan | 39 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 417 | 0.06% |
| Other South American | 9 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,322 | 0.57% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Korean | 1,684 | 0.22% |
| Filipino | 1,184 | 0.16% |
| Chinese | 1,167 | 0.15% |
| Indian | 959 | 0.13% |
| Vietnamese | 705 | 0.09% |
| Japanese | 356 | 0.05% |
| Thai | 161 | 0.02% |
| Indonesian | 127 | 0.02% |
| Hmong | 115 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 664,702 | 92.9% |
| Spanish | 37,171 | 5.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 2,682 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,966 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,455 | 0.2% |
| Korean | 1,224 | 0.2% |
| Other | 1,128 | 0.2% |
| Arabic | 1,081 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 1,014 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| American | 82,245 | 10.9% |
| English | 78,159 | 10.4% |
| Irish | 65,917 | 8.7% |
| German | 65,201 | 8.6% |
| Italian | 29,042 | 3.8% |
| Scottish | 16,839 | 2.2% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,736 | 1.8% |
| European | 12,500 | 1.7% |
| Polish | 12,181 | 1.6% |
| French | 11,559 | 1.5% |
| Welsh | 4,272 | 0.6% |
| British | 4,220 | 0.6% |
| Dutch | 4,122 | 0.5% |
| Swedish | 4,027 | 0.5% |
| Norwegian | 3,571 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 736,303 | 97.6% |
| Not a citizen | 18,397 | 2.4% |
| Native | 722,214 | 95.7% |
| Foreign-born | 32,486 | 4.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 17,081 | 3.2% | 36,711 | 6.9% | 142,492 | 26.9% | 175,072 | 33.1% | 102,169 | 19.3% | 55,550 | 10.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 17,081 | 3.2% |
| 9-12 Years | 36,711 | 6.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 142,492 | 26.9% |
| Some College | 175,072 | 33.1% |
| Bach. Degree | 102,169 | 19.3% |
| Grad Degree | 55,550 | 10.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | ||
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 | NC07 | David Rouzer* (R) | 164,047 | 57.7% | Charles Graham (D) | 120,222 | 42.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 284,269 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NC07 | David Rouzer* (R) | 272,443 | 60.2% | Christopher Ward (D) | 179,045 | 39.6% | 720 | 0.2% | 452,208 |
| Redistricting effect (2020); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2016. | ||||||||||
| 2018-11-06 | NC07 | David Rouzer* (R) | 156,809 | 55.5% | Kyle Horton (D) | 120,838 | 42.8% | 4,665 | 1.7% | 282,312 |
| 2016-11-08 | NC07 | David Rouzer* (R) | 211,801 | 60.9% | Wesley Casteen (D) | 135,905 | 39.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 347,706 |
| Redistricting effect (2016); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2012. | ||||||||||
| 2014-11-04 | NC07 | David Rouzer (R) | 134,431 | 59.4% | Jonathan Barfield (D) | 84,054 | 37.1% | 8,019 | 3.5% | 226,504 |
| 2012-11-06 | NC07 | Mike McIntyre* (D) | 168,695 | 50.1% | David Rouzer (R) | 168,041 | 49.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 336,736 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NC07 | Mike McIntyre* (D) | 113,957 | 53.7% | Ilario Pantano (R) | 98,328 | 46.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 212,285 |
| 2008-11-04 | NC07 | Mike McIntyre* (D) | 215,383 | 68.8% | Will Breazeale (R) | 97,472 | 31.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 312,855 |
| 2006-11-07 | NC07 | Mike McIntyre* (D) | 101,787 | 72.8% | Shirley Davis (R) | 38,033 | 27.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 139,820 |
| 2004-11-02 | NC07 | Mike McIntyre* (D) | 180,382 | 73.2% | Ken Plonk (R) | 66,084 | 26.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 246,466 |
| 2002-11-05 | NC07 | Mike McIntyre* (D) | 118,543 | 71.1% | James Adams (R) | 45,537 | 27.3% | 2,574 | 1.5% | 166,654 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NC07 | Mike McIntyre* (D) | 160,185 | 69.7% | James Adams (R) | 66,463 | 28.9% | 3,018 | 1.3% | 229,666 |
| 1998-11-03 | NC07 | Mike McIntyre* (D) | 124,366 | 91.3% | Paul Meadows (Libertarian) | 11,924 | 8.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 136,290 |
| Redistricting effect (1998); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 1996. | ||||||||||
| 1996-11-05 | NC07 | Mike McIntyre (D) | 87,487 | 52.9% | Bill Caster (R) | 75,811 | 45.8% | 2,142 | 1.3% | 165,440 |
| 1994-11-08 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 62,670 | 51.6% | Robert Anderson (R) | 58,849 | 48.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,519 |
| 1992-11-03 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 92,414 | 56.7% | Robert Anderson (R) | 66,536 | 40.8% | 4,151 | 2.5% | 163,101 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 5% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 94,946 | 65.6% | Robert Anderson (R) | 49,681 | 34.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 144,627 |
| 1988-11-08 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 102,392 | 67.3% | Jerry Thompson (R) | 49,855 | 32.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 152,247 |
| 1986-11-04 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 70,471 | 64.2% | Thomas Harrelson (R) | 39,289 | 35.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 109,760 |
| 1984-11-06 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 92,157 | 59.2% | Thomas Rhodes (R) | 63,625 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 155,782 |
| 1982-11-02 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 68,529 | 71.0% | Edward Johnson (R) | 27,015 | 28.0% | 990 | 1.0% | 96,534 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 88,564 | 68.7% | Vivian Wright (R) | 40,270 | 31.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 128,834 |
| 1978-11-07 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 53,696 | 69.9% | Raymond Schrump (R) | 23,146 | 30.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 76,842 |
| 1976-11-02 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 95,463 | 81.3% | Mike Vaughan (R) | 21,955 | 18.7% | 1 | 0.0% | 117,419 |
| 1974-11-04 | NC07 | Charlie Rose* (D) | 49,780 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 49,780 | |||
| 1972-11-07 | NC07 | Charlie Rose (D) | 57,348 | 60.4% | Jerry Scott (R) | 36,726 | 38.7% | 863 | 0.9% | 94,937 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NC07 | Alton Lennon* (D) | 37,377 | 72.0% | Frederick Weber (R) | 14,529 | 28.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 51,906 |
| 1968-11-05 | NC07 | Alton Lennon* (D) | 77,419 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 77,419 | |||
| 1966-11-08 | NC07 | Alton Lennon* (D) | 40,512 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40,512 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | NC07 | Alton Lennon* (D) | 71,357 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 71,357 | |||
| 1962-11-06 | NC07 | Alton Lennon* (D) | 33,173 | 77.0% | James Walsh (R) | 9,895 | 23.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 43,068 |
| 1960-11-08 | NC07 | Alton Lennon* (D) | 71,726 | 76.5% | Joel Clifton (R) | 21,997 | 23.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 93,723 |
| 1958-11-04 | NC07 | Alton Lennon* (D) | 27,902 | 89.0% | Dana Malpass (R) | 3,461 | 11.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 31,363 |
| 1956-11-06 | NC07 | Alton Lennon (D) | 65,424 | 84.0% | Dana Malpass (R) | 12,477 | 16.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 77,901 |
| 1954-11-02 | NC07 | Ertel Carlyle* (D) | 21,669 | 81.2% | J.O. West (R) | 5,001 | 18.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 26,670 |
| 1952-11-04 | NC07 | Ertel Carlyle* (D) | 62,884 | 98.5% | D.R. Johnson (R) | 980 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.0% | 63,865 |
| 1950-11-07 | NC07 | Ertel Carlyle* (D) | 21,911 | 84.0% | Irvin Tucker (R) | 4,171 | 16.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 26,082 |
| 1948-11-02 | NC07 | Ertel Carlyle (D) | 43,292 | 84.3% | J.O. West (R) | 7,839 | 15.3% | 231 | 0.4% | 51,362 |
| 1946-11-05 | NC07 | Bayard Clark* (D) | 15,428 | 73.9% | Edmund Rodgers (R) | 5,445 | 26.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 20,873 |
| 1944-11-07 | NC07 | Bayard Clark* (D) | 39,342 | 79.3% | Josiah Maultsby (R) | 10,260 | 20.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 49,602 |
| 1942-11-03 | NC07 | Bayard Clark* (D) | 12,112 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12,112 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | NC07 | Bayard Clark* (D) | 41,663 | 85.3% | Fred Keith (R) | 7,168 | 14.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 48,831 |
| 1938-11-08 | NC07 | Bayard Clark* (D) | 17,175 | 75.7% | Edgar Geddie (R) | 5,501 | 24.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 22,676 |
| 1936-11-03 | NC07 | Bayard Clark* (D) | 41,549 | 83.2% | W.C. Downing (R) | 8,396 | 16.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 49,945 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 227,500 | 55.8% | Joe Biden (D) | 175,561 | 43.1% | 4,723 | 1.2% | 407,784 | 6 | 9 | 7.38% | |
| 2020 | 71% | Donald Trump* (R) | 267,881 | 58.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 187,839 | 40.7% | 5,577 | 1.2% | 461,297 | 8 | 11 | 8.35% |
| 2016 | 59% | Donald Trump (R) | 206,192 | 57.6% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 142,782 | 39.9% | 8,950 | 2.5% | 357,924 | 8 | 12 | 7.55% |
| 2012 | 60% | Mitt Romney (R) | 202,163 | 59.2% | Barack Obama* (D) | 136,240 | 39.9% | 3,093 | 0.9% | 341,496 | 9 | 12 | 7.58% |
| 2008 | 57% | John McCain (R) | 165,960 | 51.9% | Barack Obama (D) | 151,172 | 47.3% | 2,747 | 0.9% | 319,879 | 3 | 6 | 7.42% |
| 2004 | 51% | George W. Bush* (R) | 141,459 | 55.9% | John Kerry (D) | 110,589 | 43.7% | 858 | 0.3% | 252,906 | 0 | 5 | 7.22% |
| 2000 | 45% | George W. Bush (R) | 121,965 | 52.5% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 108,919 | 46.9% | 1,487 | 0.6% | 232,371 | -4 | 5 | 7.98% |
| 1996 | 34% | Robert Dole (R) | 79,082 | 48.7% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 71,366 | 44.0% | 11,917 | 7.3% | 162,365 | 0 | 8 | 6.45% |
| 1992 | 39% | Bill Clinton (D) | 71,334 | 43.6% | George Bush* (R) | 70,159 | 42.9% | 22,194 | 13.6% | 163,687 | -1 | 5 | 6.27% |
| 1988 | 35% | George Bush (R) | 77,438 | 51.4% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 73,231 | 48.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 150,669 | -7 | -2 | 7.06% |
| 1984 | 39% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 87,143 | 56.9% | Walter Mondale (D) | 65,964 | 43.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 153,107 | -5 | -2 | 7.04% |
| 1980 | 39% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 73,710 | 54.5% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 58,352 | 43.1% | 3,175 | 2.3% | 135,237 | -6 | -8 | 7.29% |
| 1976 | 36% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 81,207 | 66.7% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 40,560 | 33.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,767 | -11 | -15 | 7.25% |
| 1972 | 35% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 71,346 | 70.1% | George McGovern (D) | 30,409 | 29.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 101,755 | 1 | 9 | 6.70% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 40,764 | 36.6% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 38,090 | 34.2% | 32,532 | 29.2% | 111,386 | -10 | -14 | 7.02% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 63.3% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 36.7% | 0.0% | -7 | -2 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 41% | John Kennedy (D) | 63,411 | 64.3% | Richard Nixon (R) | 35,152 | 35.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 98,563 | -12 | -14 | 7.20% |
| 1956 | 37% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 52,226 | 63.4% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 30,093 | 36.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 82,319 | -13 | -21 | 7.06% |
| 1952 | 39% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 49,473 | 60.1% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 32,906 | 39.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 82,379 | -6 | -15 | 6.80% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 757,948 | 61.8% | 17.0% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 5.2% | 7.2% |
| 2020 | 816,402 | 68.6% | 17.9% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 9.7% | |
| 2012 | 745,559 | 68.7% | 17.8% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 9.7% |
| 2010 | 742,938 | 62.1% | 20.6% | 7.8% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 6.9% |
| 2002 | 619,178 | 63.0% | 23.1% | 8.5% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 3.9% |
| 2000 | 690,054 | 63.8% | 23.0% | 6.8% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 4.4% |
| 1992 | 552,386 | 70.0% | 18.7% | 7.3% | 1.1% | 2.9% | |
| 1990 | 600,601 | 61.6% | 27.0% | 7.8% | 1.1% | 2.5% | |
| 1982 | 539,055 | 61.9% | 27.3% | 7.6% | 1.0% | 2.2% | |
| 1980 | 559,395 | 28.0% | 8.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 467,476 | 26.0% | 7.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 493,953 | 26.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 455,630 | ||||||
| 1950 | 394,214 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 570,166 | 177,278 | 31.1% | 183,454 | 32.2% | 209,434 | 36.7% | Dem +6,176 | Dem +1.1% | 97% |