congressional districtNorth Carolina 3rd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+16.2
2008R+2.8
2012R+4.0
2016R+7.8
2020R+8.3
2024R+13.6
net swing · 2004→2024D+2.6R+16.2 → R+13.6
vs. U.S. · 2024R+12.1R+13.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 62.3% of 555,974 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
147,604
194,722
3,800
346,126
555,974
62.3%
2020
153,774
182,097
4,845
340,716
568,034†
60.0%
2016
136,204
159,872
9,293
305,369
548,659†
55.7%
2012
143,111
155,226
2,683
301,020
531,878†
56.6%
2008
140,313
148,372
2,997
291,682
496,433†
58.8%
2004
95,434
132,528
544
228,506
460,988†
49.6%
† 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-3North CarolinaUnited States
English11.9%12.7%9.5%
American8.2%8.3%5.3%
Irish8.1%8.4%9.4%
German7.7%9.4%12.5%
Italian2.9%3.3%4.8%
Scottish1.4%2.3%1.3%
French0.8%—1.6%
Polish0.7%1.0%2.2%
African American†26.7%18.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.7%0.5%
Haitian0.3%—0.3%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Mexican7.0%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.4%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.9%0.7%0.3%
Guatemalan0.8%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.6%0.7%0.7%
Dominican0.3%0.3%0.7%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Asian Indian0.3%1.2%1.4%
Filipino0.2%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-3
North Carolina
United States
Median age
38.4
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
14.1%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.6%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NC-3
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$63,447
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.7%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.4%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NC-3
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.1%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
9.8%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
NC-3
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 3rd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−16.2%
2008
−2.8%
2012
−4.0%
2016
−7.8%
2020
−8.3%
2024
−13.6%
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
3
R
0.0%0
77.4%248,276
320,841
2022
3
R
33.1%82,378
66.9%166,520
248,898
2020
3
R
36.6%132,752
63.4%229,800
362,552
2018
3
R
0.0%0
100.0%187,901
187,901
2016
3
R
32.8%106,170
67.2%217,531
323,701
2014
3
R
32.2%66,182
67.8%139,415
205,597
2012
3
R
36.9%114,314
63.1%195,571
309,885
2010
3
R
25.7%51,317
71.9%143,225
199,304
2008
3
R
34.1%104,364
65.9%201,686
306,050
2006
3
R
31.4%45,458
68.6%99,519
144,977
2004
3
R
29.3%71,227
70.7%171,863
243,090
2002
3
R
0.0%0
90.7%131,448
144,934
2000
3
R
37.3%74,058
61.4%121,940
198,455
1998
3
R
37.1%50,041
61.9%83,529
134,912
1996
3
R
36.5%68,887
62.7%118,159
188,579
1994
3
R
47.3%65,013
52.7%72,464
137,477
1992
3
D
54.4%101,739
43.2%80,759
187,050
1990
3
D
59.3%83,930
40.7%57,605
141,535
1988
3
D
100.0%95,323
0.0%0
95,323
1986
3
D
64.5%71,460
35.5%39,408
110,868
1984
3
D
64.1%100,185
35.9%56,096
156,281
1982
3
D
63.6%68,936
36.0%39,046
108,473
1980
3
D
68.3%84,862
31.7%39,393
124,255
1978
3
D
71.1%54,452
28.9%22,150
76,602
1976
3
D
68.7%77,193
31.3%35,089
112,282
Stretching from the Outer Banks through rural eastern Carolina, NC-3 delivered a 25-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a largely non-urban electorate where military and agricultural communities dominate the demographic mix.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 16.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.6 points.
A population of 745,766, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,447 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 12.
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How did North Carolina 3rd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 3rd Congressional District voted Republican by 13.6 points (R+13.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 346,126 votes cast, 147,604 went Democratic and 194,722 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 3rd Congressional District?
North Carolina 3rd Congressional District has a population of 745,766 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 3rd Congressional District?
Median household income in North Carolina 3rd Congressional District is $63,447 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 3rd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Carolina 3rd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
