congressional districtNorth Carolina 12th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+22.5
2008D+40.9
2012D+41.3
2016D+46.3
2020D+50.1
2024D+45.9
net swing · 2004→2024D+23.4D+22.5 → D+45.9
vs. U.S. · 2024D+47.4D+45.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 68.5% of 519,151 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
254,822
91,723
8,876
355,421
519,151
68.5%
2020
262,459
85,245
6,281
353,985
489,964†
72.2%
2016
213,280
73,784
13,916
300,980
447,416†
67.3%
2012
205,237
84,363
3,242
292,842
404,783†
72.3%
2008
186,438
77,534
2,251
266,223
376,544†
70.7%
2004
125,089
78,913
920
204,922
348,306†
58.8%
† 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-12North CarolinaUnited States
African American†32.7%18.3%9.9%
African1.7%0.7%0.5%
Nigerian0.5%0.2%0.2%
Jamaican0.5%0.2%0.4%
Ethiopian0.4%——
Haitian0.2%—0.3%
English8.2%12.7%9.5%
German7.5%9.4%12.5%
Irish6.7%8.4%9.4%
American4.1%8.3%5.3%
Italian3.6%3.3%4.8%
Scottish1.7%2.3%1.3%
Polish1.5%1.0%2.2%
Scotch-Irish1.4%1.4%—
Mexican5.9%5.6%11.3%
Honduran2.6%0.7%0.3%
Salvadoran1.7%0.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.2%1.8%
Dominican0.9%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.9%0.3%0.4%
Guatemalan0.8%0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.7%0.3%0.7%
Asian Indian2.3%1.2%1.4%
Vietnamese0.8%0.3%0.6%
Chinese0.7%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Burmese0.3%——
Cambodian0.2%——
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-12
North Carolina
United States
Median age
36.8
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.0%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NC-12
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$75,847
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.4%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
49.2%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NC-12
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.3%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
13.3%
8.7%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.2%
1.1%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.9%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NC-12
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 12th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+22.5%
2008
+40.9%
2012
+41.3%
2016
+46.3%
2020
+50.1%
2024
+45.9%
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 · 17 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
12
D
74.0%259,627
26.0%91,128
350,755
2022
12
D
62.7%140,494
37.3%83,414
223,908
2020
12
D
100.0%341,457
0.0%0
341,457
2018
12
D
73.1%203,974
26.9%75,164
279,138
2016
12
D
67.0%234,115
33.0%115,185
349,300
2014
12
D
75.3%130,096
24.7%42,568
172,664
2012
12
D
79.6%247,591
20.4%63,317
310,908
2010
12
D
63.9%103,495
34.1%55,315
162,007
2008
12
D
71.6%215,908
28.4%85,814
301,722
2006
12
D
67.0%71,345
33.0%35,127
106,472
2004
12
D
66.8%154,908
33.2%76,898
231,806
2002
12
D
65.3%98,821
32.8%49,588
151,239
2000
12
D
64.8%135,570
33.3%69,596
209,144
1998
12
D
56.0%82,305
42.2%62,070
147,088
1996
12
D
71.5%124,675
26.7%46,581
174,399
1994
12
D
65.8%57,655
34.2%29,933
87,621
1992
12
D
70.4%127,262
27.3%49,402
180,824
NC-12 covers the heart of Charlotte and returns Democratic presidential margins exceeding 40 points, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate that has made it a reliable anchor for statewide Democratic vote totals.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.9 points.
A population of 745,670, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,847 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 1.
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How did North Carolina 12th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 12th Congressional District voted Democratic by 45.9 points (D+45.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 355,421 votes cast, 254,822 went Democratic and 91,723 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 12th Congressional District?
North Carolina 12th Congressional District has a population of 745,670 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 12th Congressional District?
Median household income in North Carolina 12th Congressional District is $75,847 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 12th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Carolina 12th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
