HarrisDemocratic49.7%22,034TrumpRepublican49.2%21,836OtherAll other candidates1.1%474
D+0.4- Lead
- 198
- Total
- 44,344
- vs nation
- D+1.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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North Carolina 32nd 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
BidenDemocratic52.1%23,311TrumpRepublican46.8%20,978OtherAll other candidates1.1%494
D+5.2- Lead
- 2,333
- Total
- 44,783
- vs nation
- D+0.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic54.1%21,786TrumpRepublican43.1%17,373OtherAll other candidates2.8%1,123
D+11.0- Lead
- 4,413
- Total
- 40,282
- vs nation
- D+8.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic58.4%23,266RomneyRepublican40.7%16,225OtherAll other candidates0.9%341
D+17.7- Lead
- 7,041
- Total
- 39,832
- vs nation
- D+13.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic59.2%22,636McCainRepublican40.1%15,359OtherAll other candidates0.7%270
D+19.0- Lead
- 7,277
- Total
- 38,265
- vs nation
- D+11.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic54.0%15,416BushRepublican45.8%13,066OtherAll other candidates0.3%72
D+8.2- Lead
- 2,350
- Total
- 28,554
- vs nation
- D+10.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic55.4%12,883BushRepublican44.0%10,240OtherAll other candidates0.5%126
D+11.4- Lead
- 2,643
- Total
- 23,249
- vs nation
- D+10.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic56.2%11,382DoleRepublican39.1%7,914OtherAll other candidates4.7%955
D+17.1- Lead
- 3,468
- Total
- 20,251
- vs nation
- D+8.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+0.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 88,6022024 5-year
- Population density
- 131 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 676 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $60,8722024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 38.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91.5 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+28.5 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 154, GA · twin score 94.4
presidential history
Party record book
North Carolina 32nd 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
95.7%
7,568 votes · D+91.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 94.7%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
63.8%
9,399 votes · R+28.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James A. Garfield, 1880 · 52.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
23,311votes
52.1% of the vote · D+5.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 23,266 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
21,836votes
49.2% of the vote · D+0.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 20,978 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
+93.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+68.0 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +82.3 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+6.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+4.7 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +5.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DBryan CohnState House · 32
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.
Its 2024 presidential margin of D+0.4 ranked among North Carolina's closest, against D+19.0 in 2008. About 86,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 51.2% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 28.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.4 points.
A population of 88,602, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,872 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 154 and State House District 5.
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 154
Georgia
94.4twin score
12-yr trend% Black% Catholic≠ African American ancestry
State House District 5
North Carolina
94.2twin score
% Black12-yr trend% Catholic
State House District 145
Georgia
94.0twin score
% Blackelasticity% Catholic
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 32nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 32nd State House District voted a near-tie (D+0.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 44,344 votes cast, 22,034 went Democratic and 21,836 went Republican.
When did North Carolina 32nd State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which North Carolina 32nd State House District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in North Carolina 32nd State House District?
North Carolina 32nd State House District has a population of 88,602 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 32nd State House District?
Median household income in North Carolina 32nd State House District is $60,872 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 32nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in North Carolina 32nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.