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2022 population: 748,980
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 532,201 | 71.06% | |
| Black: | 104,290 | 13.92% | |
| Indian: | 1,748 | 0.23% | |
| Asian: | 16,875 | 2.25% | |
| 2+ races: | 20,773 | 2.77% | |
| Hispanic: | 71,168 | 9.50% | |
| Total non-White: | 216,779 | 28.94% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 309,813 | |
| Median Value | $222,700 | |
| Occupied | 275,537 | 88.9% |
| Vacant | 34,276 | 11.1% |
| Owned | 207,028 | 75.1% |
| Rented | 68,509 | 24.9% |
| Median Rent | $919 | |
| Single-Family Units | 243,885 | 78.7% |
| Detached | 238,557 | 77.0% |
| Attached | 5,328 | 1.7% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 12,784 | 4.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 40,525 | 13.1% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,264 | 4.5% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 11,140 | 4.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 10,696 | 3.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 11,697 | 4.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 12,252 | 4.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 11,880 | 4.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,234 | 4.1% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,645 | 4.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,092 | 4.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 19,701 | 7.2% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 25,855 | 9.4% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 38,899 | 14.1% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 25,533 | 9.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 18,227 | 6.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 19,732 | 7.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 23,690 | 8.6% |
| Median Household Income | 67,940 | |
| Per Capita Income | 34,856 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 12,594 | 4.6% |
| Public Assistance | 4,646 | 1.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 38,278 | 13.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 302,222 | 70.4% |
| Unemployed | 16,436 | 3.8% |
| In Armed Forces | 373 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 319,031 | 74.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 110,400 | 25.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 29.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 141,443 | 106,947 | 56.9% |
| Non-Profit | 8,528 | 16,105 | 34.6% |
| Self-Employed | 22,837 | 12,676 | 64.3% |
| Local Government | 9,614 | 14,631 | 39.7% |
| State Government | 4,550 | 8,550 | 34.7% |
| Federal Government | 2,685 | 2,280 | 54.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 164,280 | 119,623 | 57.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 25,377 | 41,566 | 37.9% |
| Total | 189,657 | 161,189 | 54.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.1% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 57,009 | 16.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 70,682 | 20.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 69,980 | 19.9% |
| Service Occupations | 52,818 | 15.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,965 | 0.6% |
| All others | 101,193 | 28.8% |
| White Collar | 56.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 52,293 | 14.9% |
| Retail trade | 40,839 | 11.6% |
| Construction | 30,981 | 8.8% |
| Educational services and health care | 27,658 | 7.9% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 20,759 | 5.9% |
| Other services | 20,755 | 5.9% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 19,385 | 5.5% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 17,899 | 5.1% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 15,381 | 4.4% |
| Public administration | 11,739 | 3.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 9,879 | 2.8% |
| Information | 4,849 | 1.4% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 4,128 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 43,732 | 5.84% |
| Puerto Rican | 7,000 | 0.93% |
| Cuban | 1,944 | 0.26% |
| Dominican | 1,073 | 0.14% |
| Total Central American | 8,646 | 1.15% |
| Costa Rican | 324 | 0.04% |
| Guatemalan | 2,265 | 0.30% |
| Honduran | 2,729 | 0.36% |
| Nicaraguan | 153 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 279 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 2,896 | 0.39% |
| Total South American | 5,707 | 0.76% |
| Argentinean | 167 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 48 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 86 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 2,103 | 0.28% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,030 | 0.14% |
| Peruvian | 933 | 0.12% |
| Uruguayan | 47 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 1,260 | 0.17% |
| Other South American | 33 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,066 | 0.41% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 6,491 | 0.87% |
| Vietnamese | 2,012 | 0.27% |
| Filipino | 1,756 | 0.23% |
| Hmong | 1,711 | 0.23% |
| Chinese | 1,680 | 0.22% |
| Korean | 793 | 0.11% |
| Cambodian | 622 | 0.08% |
| Laotian | 443 | 0.06% |
| Burmese | 216 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 629,835 | 89.0% |
| Spanish | 54,683 | 7.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 5,892 | 0.8% |
| Other Asian | 5,163 | 0.7% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3,376 | 0.5% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,707 | 0.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,408 | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 1,261 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamese | 1,108 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 82,236 | 11.0% |
| English | 74,129 | 9.9% |
| American | 68,476 | 9.1% |
| Irish | 58,345 | 7.8% |
| Italian | 19,895 | 2.7% |
| Scotch-Irish | 17,690 | 2.4% |
| Scottish | 15,712 | 2.1% |
| European | 12,176 | 1.6% |
| Polish | 9,528 | 1.3% |
| French | 8,060 | 1.1% |
| Dutch | 5,324 | 0.7% |
| African | 3,436 | 0.5% |
| Swedish | 3,327 | 0.4% |
| British | 3,308 | 0.4% |
| Welsh | 3,134 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 719,820 | 96.1% |
| Not a citizen | 29,160 | 3.9% |
| Native | 696,993 | 93.1% |
| Foreign-born | 51,987 | 6.9% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 20,490 | 4.0% | 40,928 | 8.0% | 153,114 | 30.1% | 162,724 | 32.0% | 89,670 | 17.6% | 42,105 | 8.3% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 20,490 | 4.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 40,928 | 8.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 153,114 | 30.1% |
| Some College | 162,724 | 32.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 89,670 | 17.6% |
| Grad Degree | 42,105 | 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 | NC08 | Dan Bishop* (R) | 183,998 | 69.9% | Scott Huffman (D) | 79,192 | 30.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 263,190 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 13% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NC09 | Dan Bishop* (R) | 224,661 | 55.6% | Cynthia Wallace (D) | 179,463 | 44.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 404,124 |
| Redistricting effect (2020); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2016. | ||||||||||
| 2019-09-10 sp | NC09 | Dan Bishop (R) | 96,573 | 50.7% | Dan McCready (D) | 92,785 | 48.7% | 1,148 | 0.6% | 190,506 |
| 2018-11-06 | NC09 | Mark Harris (R) | 139,246 | 49.3% | Dan McCready (D) | 138,341 | 48.9% | 5,130 | 1.8% | 282,717 |
| 2016-11-08 | NC09 | Robert Pittenger* (R) | 193,452 | 58.2% | Christian Cano (D) | 139,041 | 41.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 332,493 |
| Redistricting effect (2016); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2012. | ||||||||||
| 2014-11-04 | NC08 | Richard Hudson* (R) | 121,568 | 64.9% | Antonio Blue (D) | 65,854 | 35.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 187,422 |
| 2012-11-06 | NC08 | Richard Hudson (R) | 160,695 | 53.2% | Larry Kissell* (D) | 137,139 | 45.4% | 4,446 | 1.5% | 302,280 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 11% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NC08 | Larry Kissell* (D) | 88,776 | 53.0% | Harold Johnson (R) | 73,129 | 43.7% | 5,537 | 3.3% | 167,442 |
| 2008-11-04 | NC08 | Larry Kissell (D) | 157,185 | 55.4% | Robin Hayes* (R) | 126,634 | 44.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 283,819 |
| 2006-11-07 | NC08 | Robin Hayes* (R) | 60,926 | 50.1% | Larry Kissell (D) | 60,597 | 49.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,523 |
| 2004-11-02 | NC08 | Robin Hayes* (R) | 125,070 | 55.5% | Beth Troutman (D) | 100,101 | 44.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 225,171 |
| 2002-11-05 | NC08 | Robin Hayes* (R) | 80,298 | 53.6% | Chris Kouri (D) | 66,819 | 44.6% | 2,619 | 1.7% | 149,736 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NC08 | Robin Hayes* (R) | 111,950 | 55.0% | Mike Taylor (D) | 89,505 | 44.0% | 2,009 | 1.0% | 203,464 |
| 1998-11-03 | NC08 | Robin Hayes (R) | 67,505 | 50.7% | Mike Taylor (D) | 64,127 | 48.2% | 1,492 | 1.1% | 133,124 |
| Redistricting effect (1998); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 1996. | ||||||||||
| 1996-11-05 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 103,129 | 55.2% | Curtis Blackwood (R) | 81,676 | 43.7% | 2,103 | 1.1% | 186,908 |
| 1994-11-08 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 62,845 | 52.4% | Sherrill Morgan (R) | 57,140 | 47.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 119,985 |
| 1992-11-03 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 113,162 | 59.3% | Coy Privette (R) | 71,842 | 37.6% | 5,947 | 3.1% | 190,951 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 98,700 | 55.0% | Ted Blanton (R) | 80,852 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 179,552 |
| 1988-11-08 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 99,214 | 51.5% | Ted Blanton (R) | 93,463 | 48.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 192,677 |
| 1986-11-04 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 80,959 | 57.9% | William Hamby (R) | 58,941 | 42.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 139,900 |
| 1984-11-06 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 99,731 | 50.9% | Harris Blake (R) | 96,354 | 49.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 196,085 |
| 1982-11-02 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 71,691 | 57.4% | Harris Blake (R) | 52,417 | 42.0% | 830 | 0.7% | 124,938 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 95,013 | 58.5% | Larry Harris (R) | 67,317 | 41.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,330 |
| 1978-11-07 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 63,168 | 59.0% | Roger Austin (R) | 43,942 | 41.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 107,110 |
| 1976-11-02 | NC08 | Bill Hefner* (D) | 99,296 | 65.7% | Carl Engle (R) | 49,094 | 32.5% | 2,691 | 1.8% | 151,081 |
| 1974-11-04 | NC08 | Bill Hefner (D) | 61,591 | 57.0% | Earl Ruth* (R) | 46,500 | 43.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,091 |
| 1972-11-07 | NC08 | Earl Ruth* (R) | 82,060 | 60.2% | Richard Clark (D) | 54,198 | 39.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 136,258 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NC08 | Earl Ruth* (R) | 51,873 | 56.1% | Clifton Blue (D) | 40,563 | 43.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 92,436 |
| 1968-11-05 | NC08 | Earl Ruth (R) | 70,480 | 51.2% | Voit Gilmore (D) | 67,281 | 48.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 137,761 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 261,100 | 66.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 127,233 | 32.4% | 4,362 | 1.1% | 392,695 | 17 | 20 | 7.11% | |
| 2020 | 68% | Donald Trump* (R) | 219,265 | 53.4% | Joe Biden (D) | 187,012 | 45.5% | 4,712 | 1.1% | 410,989 | 3 | 7 | 7.44% |
| 2016 | 60% | Donald Trump (R) | 186,926 | 53.8% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 147,162 | 42.4% | 13,315 | 3.8% | 347,403 | 4 | 8 | 7.33% |
| 2012 | 55% | Mitt Romney (R) | 178,977 | 58.1% | Barack Obama* (D) | 126,065 | 40.9% | 2,875 | 0.9% | 307,917 | 8 | 11 | 6.83% |
| 2008 | 55% | Barack Obama (D) | 151,707 | 52.4% | John McCain (R) | 135,607 | 46.8% | 2,222 | 0.8% | 289,536 | -3 | 1 | 6.72% |
| 2004 | 48% | George W. Bush* (R) | 126,041 | 54.3% | John Kerry (D) | 105,248 | 45.3% | 815 | 0.4% | 232,104 | -2 | 4 | 6.63% |
| 2000 | 43% | George W. Bush (R) | 115,927 | 56.3% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 88,679 | 43.0% | 1,466 | 0.7% | 206,072 | 0 | 8 | 7.08% |
| 1996 | 41% | Robert Dole (R) | 91,672 | 49.1% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 80,296 | 43.0% | 14,607 | 7.8% | 186,575 | 0 | 8 | 7.42% |
| 1992 | 48% | George Bush* (R) | 86,493 | 44.2% | Bill Clinton (D) | 81,736 | 41.8% | 27,296 | 14.0% | 195,525 | 1 | 7 | 7.49% |
| 1988 | 44% | George Bush (R) | 119,272 | 61.9% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 73,450 | 38.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 192,722 | 4 | 8 | 9.03% |
| 1984 | 48% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 128,219 | 66.0% | Walter Mondale (D) | 65,912 | 34.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 194,131 | 4 | 7 | 8.92% |
| 1980 | 48% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 88,044 | 52.7% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 75,483 | 45.2% | 3,515 | 2.1% | 167,042 | 3 | 2 | 9.00% |
| 1976 | 46% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 85,084 | 55.0% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 69,653 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 154,737 | 1 | -3 | 9.22% |
| 1972 | 46% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 100,830 | 72.7% | George McGovern (D) | 37,880 | 27.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,710 | 3 | 12 | 9.13% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 60,185 | 41.5% | George Wallace (AIP) | 45,502 | 31.4% | 39,399 | 27.2% | 145,086 | 2 | -2 | 9.14% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 756,029 | 70.0% | 12.8% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 796,413 | 67.4% | 19.6% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 7.6% | |
| 2012 | 750,059 | 62.4% | 18.8% | 7.1% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 709,449 | 54.5% | 27.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 11.5% |
| 2002 | 619,178 | 61.8% | 26.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 6.6% |
| 2000 | 661,112 | 62.0% | 26.4% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| 1992 | 552,387 | 72.1% | 23.2% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 1.4% | |
| 1990 | 590,561 | 78.6% | 19.4% | 1.2% | |||
| 1982 | 535,526 | 77.9% | 20.1% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | |
| 1980 | 533,306 | 19.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 1972 | 454,275 | 20.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 441,288 | 21.0% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 515,752 | 215,405 | 41.8% | 125,467 | 24.3% | 174,880 | 33.9% | Rep +89,938 | Rep +17.4% | 91% |