congressional districtNorth Carolina 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+27.6
2008R+13.5
2012R+16.7
2016R+19.6
2020R+16.2
2024R+17.1
net swing · 2004→2024D+10.5R+27.6 → R+17.1
vs. U.S. · 2024R+15.6R+17.1 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 70.0% of 559,301 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
159,349
226,291
6,090
391,730
559,301
70.0%
2020
157,037
218,932
5,648
381,617
534,454†
71.4%
2016
125,695
189,945
12,409
328,049
514,531†
63.8%
2012
128,525
180,688
3,903
313,116
494,584†
63.3%
2008
128,273
168,802
3,696
300,771
480,737†
62.6%
2004
90,892
160,678
1,048
252,618
466,890†
54.1%
† 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-6North CarolinaUnited States
English12.2%12.7%9.5%
German11.9%9.4%12.5%
American8.2%8.3%5.3%
Irish8.2%8.4%9.4%
Italian2.6%3.3%4.8%
Scottish2.2%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.8%1.4%—
Polish0.6%1.0%2.2%
African American†16.8%18.3%9.9%
African1.0%0.7%0.5%
Mexican6.3%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.7%0.7%0.7%
Honduran0.5%0.7%0.3%
Dominican0.3%0.3%0.7%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Asian Indian1.0%1.2%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%0.3%0.6%
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
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-6
North Carolina
United States
Median age
39
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.7%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NC-6
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$73,833
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.1%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.7%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NC-6
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.6%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
8.9%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
NC-6
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 6th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−27.6%
2008
−13.5%
2012
−16.7%
2016
−19.6%
2020
−16.2%
2024
−17.1%
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
6
R
0.0%0
69.2%233,303
337,320
2022
6
D
53.9%139,553
45.0%116,635
258,998
2020
6
D
62.3%253,531
37.7%153,598
407,129
2018
6
R
43.5%123,651
56.5%160,709
284,360
2016
6
R
40.8%143,167
59.2%207,983
351,150
2014
6
R
41.3%103,758
58.7%147,312
251,070
2012
6
R
39.1%142,467
60.9%222,116
364,583
2010
6
R
24.8%51,507
75.2%156,252
207,759
2008
6
R
33.0%108,873
67.0%221,018
329,891
2006
6
R
29.2%44,661
70.8%108,433
153,094
2004
6
R
26.9%76,153
73.1%207,470
283,623
2002
6
R
0.0%0
90.4%151,430
167,497
2000
6
R
0.0%0
91.0%195,727
215,085
1998
6
R
0.0%0
88.6%112,740
127,194
1996
6
R
25.4%58,022
73.4%167,828
228,543
1994
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%98,355
98,355
1992
6
R
29.2%67,200
70.8%162,822
230,022
1990
6
R
33.4%62,913
66.6%125,392
188,305
1988
6
R
37.5%70,008
62.5%116,534
186,542
1986
6
R
50.0%72,250
50.0%72,329
144,579
1984
6
R
49.3%100,263
50.6%102,925
203,473
1982
6
D
53.8%68,696
45.6%58,244
127,619
1980
6
R
48.9%76,957
51.1%80,275
157,232
1978
6
D
68.4%58,193
31.6%26,882
85,075
1976
6
D
96.3%103,851
0.0%0
107,811
North Carolina's 6th stretches across the Piedmont interior, where a predominantly suburban and exurban electorate has returned Republican presidential margins in the double digits, making it one of the more consistently red districts in the state's congressional map.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 27.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.1 points.
A population of 745,629, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,833 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 9.
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How did North Carolina 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 6th Congressional District voted Republican by 17.1 points (R+17.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 391,730 votes cast, 159,349 went Democratic and 226,291 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 6th Congressional District?
North Carolina 6th Congressional District has a population of 745,629 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in North Carolina 6th Congressional District is $73,833 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Carolina 6th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
