congressional districtNorth Carolina 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+7.0
2008D+23.2
2012D+21.1
2016D+29.4
2020D+35.2
2024D+33.7
net swing · 2004→2024D+26.6D+7.0 → D+33.7
vs. U.S. · 2024D+35.1D+33.7 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 74.5% of 553,522 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
271,237
132,422
8,670
412,329
553,522
74.5%
2020
274,360
129,368
7,901
411,629
510,208†
80.7%
2016
221,523
116,606
18,826
356,955
456,963†
78.1%
2012
203,031
131,345
5,285
339,661
406,142†
83.6%
2008
190,249
118,013
3,338
311,600
371,511†
83.9%
2004
128,949
111,912
1,285
242,146
336,879†
71.9%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNC-2North CarolinaUnited States
English13.5%12.7%9.5%
German10.3%9.4%12.5%
Irish9.1%8.4%9.4%
American5.8%8.3%5.3%
Italian4.7%3.3%4.8%
Scottish2.6%2.3%1.3%
Polish2.0%1.0%2.2%
French1.7%—1.6%
African American†20.5%18.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.7%0.5%
Nigerian0.5%0.2%0.2%
Ethiopian0.2%——
Haitian0.2%—0.3%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Mexican5.3%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.6%1.2%1.8%
Dominican0.8%0.3%0.7%
Salvadoran0.8%0.7%0.7%
Honduran0.7%0.7%0.3%
Guatemalan0.6%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.6%0.3%0.4%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Asian Indian3.3%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.8%0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.5%0.3%0.6%
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
NC-2
North Carolina
United States
Median age
37.1
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.9%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NC-2
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$90,132
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.2%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
57.2%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NC-2
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.4%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
8.5%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
3.2%
1.1%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
0.4%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.2%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NC-2
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
—
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
48.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
North Carolina 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+7.0%
2008
+23.2%
2012
+21.1%
2016
+29.4%
2020
+35.2%
2024
+33.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
D
66.3%268,662
31.6%128,164
405,517
2022
2
D
64.7%190,714
35.3%104,155
294,869
2020
2
D
63.0%311,887
34.8%172,544
495,345
2018
2
R
45.8%151,977
51.3%170,072
331,704
2016
2
R
43.3%169,082
56.7%221,485
390,567
2014
2
R
41.2%85,479
58.8%122,128
207,607
2012
2
R
41.4%128,973
55.9%174,066
311,397
2010
2
R
48.7%92,393
49.5%93,876
189,774
2008
2
D
66.9%199,730
31.3%93,323
298,430
2006
2
D
66.5%85,993
33.5%43,271
129,264
2004
2
D
62.3%145,079
37.7%87,811
232,890
2002
2
D
65.4%100,121
33.3%50,965
153,184
2000
2
D
58.3%146,733
40.9%103,011
251,838
1998
2
D
57.4%100,550
41.7%72,997
175,194
1996
2
D
52.5%113,820
45.7%98,951
216,629
1994
2
R
44.0%62,122
56.0%79,207
141,329
1992
2
D
53.7%113,693
44.4%93,893
211,569
1990
2
D
74.7%130,979
25.3%44,263
175,242
1988
2
D
100.0%128,832
0.0%0
128,832
1986
2
D
74.6%95,320
25.4%32,515
127,835
1984
2
D
67.7%122,292
32.3%58,312
180,604
1982
2
D
67.9%75,607
30.8%34,293
111,326
1980
2
D
73.4%99,297
26.6%35,946
135,243
1978
2
D
78.2%61,851
20.2%15,988
79,053
1976
2
D
100.0%113,368
0.0%0
113,368
North Carolina's 2nd anchors the Research Triangle's southern edge, where fast-growing suburban and exurban precincts have steadily compressed margins that once ran well into double digits for Democrats.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.7 points.
A population of 745,670, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,132 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 6.
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How did North Carolina 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 33.7 points (D+33.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 412,329 votes cast, 271,237 went Democratic and 132,422 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 2nd Congressional District?
North Carolina 2nd Congressional District has a population of 745,670 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in North Carolina 2nd Congressional District is $90,132 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Carolina 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
