HarrisDemocratic43.8%18,144TrumpRepublican55.4%22,938OtherAll other candidates0.8%334
R+11.6- Lead
- 4,794
- Total
- 41,416
- vs nation
- R+10.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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North Carolina 12th State House District
Contests in this Place (45 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic46.0%19,634TrumpRepublican53.3%22,744OtherAll other candidates0.7%309
R+7.3- Lead
- 3,110
- Total
- 42,687
- vs nation
- R+11.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.7%18,304TrumpRepublican52.4%20,961OtherAll other candidates1.9%772
R+6.6- Lead
- 2,657
- Total
- 40,037
- vs nation
- R+8.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic48.3%20,078RomneyRepublican51.1%21,228OtherAll other candidates0.6%246
R+2.8- Lead
- 1,150
- Total
- 41,552
- vs nation
- R+6.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic48.6%19,552McCainRepublican50.9%20,490OtherAll other candidates0.5%185
R+2.3- Lead
- 938
- Total
- 40,227
- vs nation
- R+9.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic43.2%14,765BushRepublican56.6%19,346OtherAll other candidates0.2%53
R+13.4- Lead
- 4,581
- Total
- 34,164
- vs nation
- R+11.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic44.6%13,827BushRepublican54.8%16,979OtherAll other candidates0.6%191
R+10.2- Lead
- 3,152
- Total
- 30,997
- vs nation
- R+10.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.6%12,688DoleRepublican49.6%13,804OtherAll other candidates4.8%1,346
R+4.0- Lead
- 1,116
- Total
- 27,838
- vs nation
- R+12.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 84,7452024 5-year
- Population density
- 75 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,137 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $48,2752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 37.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88.3 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46.1 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 151, GA · twin score 93.9
presidential history
Party record book
North Carolina 12th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
94.1%
10,514 votes · D+88.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 93.4%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
72.2%
15,503 votes · R+46.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 58.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
20,078votes
48.3% of the vote · R+2.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 19,634 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
22,938votes
55.4% of the vote · R+11.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 22,744 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+88.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+63.7 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Harry S. Truman, 1948 · +79.4 pts
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
+22.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+46.1 · U.S. R+23.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Bob Dole, 1996 · +12.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RChris HumphreyState House · 12
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
In 2024 it voted Republican by R+11.6, against R+2.3 in 2008. About 84,700 residents lived here, with White alone at 50.7% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 46.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.6 points.
A population of 84,745, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,275 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 151 and State House District 24.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State House District 151
Georgia
93.9twin score
% Black% Catholicelasticity
State House District 24
North Carolina
92.0twin score
% Blackcollege share% Catholic
State House District 128
Georgia
91.7twin score
college share% Catholicmedian income≠ % Black
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did North Carolina 12th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 12th State House District voted Republican by 11.6 points (R+11.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,416 votes cast, 18,144 went Democratic and 22,938 went Republican.
When did North Carolina 12th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North Carolina 12th State House District voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in North Carolina 12th State House District?
North Carolina 12th State House District has a population of 84,745 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 State House District?
Median household income in North Carolina 12th State House District is $48,275 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 12th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in North Carolina 12th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.