congressional districtNorth Carolina 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+14.8
2008R+4.1
2012R+8.3
2016R+14.0
2020R+15.4
2024R+17.7
net swing · 2004→2024R+2.9R+14.8 → R+17.7
vs. U.S. · 2024R+16.2R+17.7 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 70.7% of 577,196 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
165,404
237,630
5,260
408,294
577,196
70.7%
2020
167,124
228,735
5,038
400,897
574,869†
69.7%
2016
148,538
199,156
13,782
361,476
560,845†
64.5%
2012
157,479
186,388
5,191
349,058
550,418†
63.4%
2008
163,580
177,646
5,108
346,334
524,161†
66.1%
2004
126,027
170,052
1,463
297,542
497,903†
59.8%
† 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-5North CarolinaUnited States
American14.5%8.3%5.3%
English13.6%12.7%9.5%
German9.4%9.4%12.5%
Irish8.1%8.4%9.4%
Scottish2.3%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.0%1.4%—
Italian2.0%3.3%4.8%
French0.9%—1.6%
African American†16.2%18.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.7%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.2%0.2%
Mexican4.6%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.4%0.7%0.7%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Vietnamese0.4%0.3%0.6%
Asian Indian0.4%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
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-5
North Carolina
United States
Median age
40.3
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.5%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.3%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NC-5
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$64,351
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.6%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.4%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NC-5
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.3%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.0%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
NC-5
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 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.8%
2008
−4.1%
2012
−8.3%
2016
−14.0%
2020
−15.4%
2024
−17.7%
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
5
R
40.5%162,390
59.5%238,304
400,694
2022
5
R
36.8%102,269
63.2%175,279
277,548
2020
5
R
31.1%119,846
66.9%257,843
385,244
2018
5
R
43.0%120,468
57.0%159,917
280,385
2016
5
R
41.6%147,887
58.4%207,625
355,512
2014
5
R
39.0%88,973
61.0%139,279
228,252
2012
5
R
42.5%148,252
57.5%200,945
349,197
2010
5
R
34.1%72,762
65.9%140,525
213,287
2008
5
R
41.6%136,103
58.4%190,820
326,923
2006
5
R
42.8%72,061
57.2%96,138
168,199
2004
5
R
41.2%117,271
58.8%167,546
284,817
2002
5
R
29.8%58,558
70.2%137,879
196,437
2000
5
R
0.0%0
92.8%172,489
185,855
1998
5
R
31.7%55,806
67.6%119,103
176,291
1996
5
R
35.4%74,320
62.1%130,177
209,698
1994
5
R
42.7%63,194
57.3%84,741
147,935
1992
5
D
52.7%117,835
45.6%102,086
223,683
1990
5
D
59.1%113,814
40.9%78,747
192,561
1988
5
D
52.6%110,516
47.4%99,540
210,056
1986
5
D
54.1%86,410
45.9%73,261
159,671
1984
5
D
50.7%109,831
49.3%106,599
216,430
1982
5
D
60.3%87,819
39.2%57,083
145,707
1980
5
D
51.0%99,117
48.8%94,894
194,338
1978
5
D
54.2%68,778
45.8%58,161
126,939
1976
5
D
54.2%98,789
45.6%83,129
182,164
Stretching across North Carolina's Blue Ridge and Appalachian highlands, NC-5 has delivered Republican presidential margins above 15 points in each of the last three cycles, reflecting a rural, small-city electorate with deep roots in the region's manufacturing and agricultural economy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 17.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.7 points.
A population of 745,618, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,351 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 10 and Congressional District 4.
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How did North Carolina 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 5th Congressional District voted Republican by 17.7 points (R+17.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 408,294 votes cast, 165,404 went Democratic and 237,630 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 5th Congressional District?
North Carolina 5th Congressional District has a population of 745,618 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in North Carolina 5th Congressional District is $64,351 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Carolina 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
