congressional districtNorth Carolina 11th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+15.8
2008R+6.6
2012R+11.0
2016R+16.0
2020R+12.0
2024R+9.5
net swing · 2004→2024D+6.3R+15.8 → R+9.5
vs. U.S. · 2024R+8.0R+9.5 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 73.3% of 601,772 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
196,027
237,912
7,002
440,941
601,772
73.3%
2020
181,132
231,551
6,544
419,227
582,486†
72.0%
2016
148,020
207,562
17,654
373,236
557,214†
67.0%
2012
149,186
186,729
6,086
342,001
536,880†
63.7%
2008
156,034
178,588
5,891
340,513
508,031†
67.0%
2004
124,114
170,841
1,700
296,655
479,181†
61.9%
† 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.
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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-11North CarolinaUnited States
English20.7%12.7%9.5%
German11.5%9.4%12.5%
Irish11.3%8.4%9.4%
American10.4%8.3%5.3%
Scottish3.8%2.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish3.6%1.4%—
Italian3.1%3.3%4.8%
French2.1%—1.6%
Mexican4.4%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.2%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Honduran0.3%0.7%0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Dominican0.2%0.3%0.7%
African American†2.7%18.3%9.9%
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-11
North Carolina
United States
Median age
45.2
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.2%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NC-11
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$65,288
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.8%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.7%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NC-11
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.8%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.7%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
NC-11
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 11th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−15.8%
2008
−6.6%
2012
−11.0%
2016
−16.0%
2020
−12.0%
2024
−9.5%
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
11
R
43.2%186,977
56.8%245,546
432,523
2022
11
R
44.5%144,165
53.8%174,232
323,912
2020
11
R
42.3%190,609
54.5%245,351
450,145
2018
11
R
38.7%116,508
59.2%178,012
300,666
2016
11
R
35.9%129,103
64.1%230,405
359,508
2014
11
R
37.1%85,342
62.9%144,682
230,024
2012
11
R
42.6%141,107
57.4%190,319
331,426
2010
11
D
54.3%131,225
45.7%110,246
241,471
2008
11
D
62.0%211,112
35.8%122,087
340,716
2006
11
D
53.8%124,972
46.2%107,342
232,314
2004
11
R
45.1%131,188
54.9%159,709
290,897
2002
11
R
42.8%86,664
55.5%112,335
202,260
2000
11
R
42.1%112,234
55.1%146,677
266,377
1998
11
R
42.3%84,356
56.6%112,908
199,523
1996
11
R
40.0%91,257
58.3%132,860
228,025
1994
11
R
39.9%76,862
60.1%115,826
192,688
1992
11
R
45.3%108,003
54.7%130,158
238,161
1990
11
R
49.3%99,318
50.7%101,991
201,309
1988
11
D
50.4%108,436
49.6%106,907
215,343
1986
11
D
50.7%91,575
49.3%89,069
180,644
1984
11
R
49.0%108,284
51.0%112,598
220,882
1982
11
D
49.9%85,410
49.2%84,085
171,047
1980
11
R
46.5%90,789
53.5%104,485
195,274
1978
11
D
53.4%75,460
46.6%65,832
141,292
1976
11
D
50.9%93,857
48.1%88,752
184,405
Anchored in the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, NC-11 is one of the most reliably Republican districts in the Southeast, returning margins above 20 points in recent presidential cycles as rural Appalachian communities dominate the electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 16.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.5 points.
A population of 745,672, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,288 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 10 and Congressional District 7.
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How did North Carolina 11th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 11th Congressional District voted Republican by 9.5 points (R+9.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 440,941 votes cast, 196,027 went Democratic and 237,912 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 11th Congressional District?
North Carolina 11th Congressional District has a population of 745,672 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 11th Congressional District?
Median household income in North Carolina 11th Congressional District is $65,288 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 11th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Carolina 11th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
