congressional districtNorth Carolina 7th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+14.5
2008R+5.3
2012R+7.0
2016R+12.5
2020R+11.0
2024R+13.9
net swing · 2004→2024D+0.7R+14.5 → R+13.9
vs. U.S. · 2024R+12.4R+13.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 74.2% of 597,123 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
188,294
249,694
5,270
443,258
597,123
74.2%
2020
182,076
227,833
5,901
415,810
591,171†
70.3%
2016
145,404
188,896
12,863
347,163
549,963†
63.1%
2012
148,140
170,861
3,735
322,736
519,990†
62.1%
2008
146,377
162,944
3,748
313,069
490,581†
63.8%
2004
104,256
139,872
951
245,079
461,173†
53.1%
† 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-7North CarolinaUnited States
English12.7%12.7%9.5%
Irish10.7%8.4%9.4%
German10.1%9.4%12.5%
American8.5%8.3%5.3%
Italian4.5%3.3%4.8%
Scottish2.5%2.3%1.3%
Polish1.9%1.0%2.2%
French1.5%—1.6%
African American†18.1%18.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.7%0.5%
Jamaican0.4%0.2%0.4%
Mexican3.7%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.8%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.5%0.7%0.3%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Dominican0.3%0.3%0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Lumbee4.0%0.4%—
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
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-7
North Carolina
United States
Median age
41.4
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.7%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NC-7
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$69,322
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.9%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.0%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NC-7
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.0%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.3%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
NC-7
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 7th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.5%
2008
−5.3%
2012
−7.0%
2016
−12.5%
2020
−11.0%
2024
−13.9%
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
7
R
41.4%179,512
58.6%254,022
433,534
2022
7
R
42.3%120,222
57.7%164,047
284,269
2020
7
R
39.6%179,045
60.2%272,443
452,208
2018
7
R
42.8%120,838
55.5%156,809
282,312
2016
7
R
39.1%135,905
60.9%211,801
347,706
2014
7
R
37.1%84,054
59.4%134,431
226,504
2012
7
D
50.1%168,695
49.9%168,041
336,736
2010
7
D
53.7%113,957
46.3%98,328
212,285
2008
7
D
68.8%215,383
31.2%97,472
312,855
2006
7
D
72.8%101,787
27.2%38,033
139,820
2004
7
D
73.2%180,382
26.8%66,084
246,466
2002
7
D
71.1%118,543
27.3%45,537
166,654
2000
7
D
69.7%160,185
28.9%66,463
229,666
1998
7
D
91.3%124,366
0.0%0
136,290
1996
7
D
52.9%87,487
45.8%75,811
165,440
1994
7
D
51.6%62,670
48.4%58,849
121,519
1992
7
D
56.7%92,414
40.8%66,536
163,101
1990
7
D
65.6%94,946
34.4%49,681
144,627
1988
7
D
67.3%102,392
32.7%49,855
152,247
1986
7
D
64.2%70,471
35.8%39,289
109,760
1984
7
D
59.2%92,157
40.8%63,625
155,782
1982
7
D
71.0%68,529
28.0%27,015
96,534
1980
7
D
68.7%88,564
31.3%40,270
128,834
1978
7
D
69.9%53,696
30.1%23,146
76,842
1976
7
D
81.3%95,463
18.7%21,955
117,418
Stretching from the Sandhills through coastal plain counties to Brunswick County's barrier islands, NC-7 combines rural agricultural communities with fast-growing beach-adjacent exurbs, a mix that has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 15 points in every cycle since 2012.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 14.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.9 points.
A population of 746,264, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,322 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 10 and Congressional District 5.
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How did North Carolina 7th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 7th Congressional District voted Republican by 13.9 points (R+13.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 443,258 votes cast, 188,294 went Democratic and 249,694 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 7th Congressional District?
North Carolina 7th Congressional District has a population of 746,264 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 7th Congressional District?
Median household income in North Carolina 7th Congressional District is $69,322 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 7th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Carolina 7th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
