congressional districtNorth Carolina 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+26.0
2008R+15.3
2012R+17.8
2016R+20.7
2020R+17.7
2024R+19.3
net swing · 2004→2024D+6.7R+26.0 → R+19.3
vs. U.S. · 2024R+17.9R+19.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 74.6% of 549,673 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
162,482
241,733
5,761
409,976
549,673
74.6%
2020
160,902
231,296
5,266
397,464
533,049†
74.6%
2016
125,751
194,892
13,056
333,699
497,763†
67.0%
2012
127,676
183,691
3,630
314,997
466,464†
67.5%
2008
124,340
169,993
3,695
298,028
436,918†
68.2%
2004
88,175
150,387
685
239,247
407,371†
58.7%
† 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-8North CarolinaUnited States
English11.2%12.7%9.5%
German9.6%9.4%12.5%
American8.6%8.3%5.3%
Irish7.8%8.4%9.4%
Italian3.8%3.3%4.8%
Scottish2.1%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.9%1.4%—
Polish1.3%1.0%2.2%
African American†15.1%18.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.7%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Haitian0.2%—0.3%
Mexican4.6%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.6%0.7%0.7%
Honduran0.6%0.7%0.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Dominican0.2%0.3%0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Lumbee7.8%0.4%—
Asian Indian1.8%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%0.3%0.6%
Nepalese0.2%——
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-8
North Carolina
United States
Median age
39
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.7%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NC-8
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$77,794
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.5%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.3%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NC-8
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.5%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
9.7%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.7%
1.1%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.4%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NC-8
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 8th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−26.0%
2008
−15.3%
2012
−17.8%
2016
−20.7%
2020
−17.7%
2024
−19.3%
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
8
R
40.4%161,709
59.6%238,640
400,349
2022
8
R
30.1%79,192
69.9%183,998
263,190
2020
8
R
46.7%177,781
53.3%202,774
380,555
2018
8
R
44.7%114,119
55.3%141,402
255,521
2016
8
R
41.2%133,182
58.8%189,863
323,045
2014
8
R
35.1%65,854
64.9%121,568
187,422
2012
8
R
45.4%137,139
53.2%160,695
302,280
2010
8
D
53.0%88,776
43.7%73,129
167,442
2008
8
D
55.4%157,185
44.6%126,634
283,819
2006
8
R
49.9%60,597
50.1%60,926
121,523
2004
8
R
44.5%100,101
55.5%125,070
225,171
2002
8
R
44.6%66,819
53.6%80,298
149,736
2000
8
R
44.0%89,505
55.0%111,950
203,464
1998
8
R
48.2%64,127
50.7%67,505
133,124
1996
8
D
55.2%103,129
43.7%81,676
186,908
1994
8
D
52.4%62,845
47.6%57,140
119,985
1992
8
D
57.9%113,162
36.8%71,842
195,451
1990
8
D
55.0%98,700
45.0%80,852
179,552
1988
8
D
51.5%99,214
48.5%93,463
192,677
1986
8
D
57.9%80,959
42.1%58,941
139,900
1984
8
D
50.9%99,731
49.1%96,354
196,085
1982
8
D
57.4%71,691
42.0%52,417
124,938
1980
8
D
58.5%95,013
41.5%67,317
162,330
1978
8
D
59.0%63,168
41.0%43,942
107,110
1976
8
D
65.7%99,296
32.5%49,094
151,081
North Carolina's 8th stretches from the Charlotte exurbs through Montgomery and Stanly counties into the Sandhills, a geography that has trended toward Republican margins above the state's statewide average over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 26.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.3 points.
A population of 745,693, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,794 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 6.
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How did North Carolina 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 8th Congressional District voted Republican by 19.3 points (R+19.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 409,976 votes cast, 162,482 went Democratic and 241,733 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 8th Congressional District?
North Carolina 8th Congressional District has a population of 745,693 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in North Carolina 8th Congressional District is $77,794 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Carolina 8th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
