HarrisDemocratic39.7%43,760TrumpRepublican59.3%65,337OtherAll other candidates1.0%1,151
R+19.6- Lead
- 21,577
- Total
- 110,248
- vs nation
- R+18.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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North Carolina 3rd State Senate 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
BidenDemocratic41.2%44,386TrumpRepublican57.6%62,059OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,344
R+16.4- Lead
- 17,673
- Total
- 107,789
- vs nation
- R+20.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic39.9%39,028TrumpRepublican57.2%55,887OtherAll other candidates2.9%2,831
R+17.2- Lead
- 16,859
- Total
- 97,746
- vs nation
- R+19.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic43.1%42,146RomneyRepublican56.1%54,885OtherAll other candidates0.9%845
R+13.0- Lead
- 12,739
- Total
- 97,876
- vs nation
- R+16.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic44.6%42,184McCainRepublican54.8%51,762OtherAll other candidates0.6%559
R+10.1- Lead
- 9,578
- Total
- 94,505
- vs nation
- R+17.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic38.8%31,251BushRepublican60.8%48,946OtherAll other candidates0.3%260
R+22.0- Lead
- 17,695
- Total
- 80,457
- vs nation
- R+19.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic40.3%28,374BushRepublican59.0%41,537OtherAll other candidates0.8%550
R+18.7- Lead
- 13,163
- Total
- 70,461
- vs nation
- R+19.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic42.3%25,124DoleRepublican52.0%30,851OtherAll other candidates5.7%3,356
R+9.7- Lead
- 5,727
- Total
- 59,331
- vs nation
- R+18.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 200,4942024 5-year
- Population density
- 103 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,938 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $57,8782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+81.7 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50.0 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 23, GA · twin score 93.2
presidential history
Party record book
North Carolina 3rd State Senate 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
90.8%
17,530 votes · D+81.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 89.4%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
74.3%
27,352 votes · R+50.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 61.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
44,386votes
41.2% of the vote · R+16.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 43,760 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
65,337votes
59.3% of the vote · R+19.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 62,059 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
+79.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+54.7 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · +68.6 pts
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
+26.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+50.0 · U.S. R+23.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +20.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBob BrinsonState Senate · 3
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.
North Carolina 3rd State Senate District sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 50.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.6 points.
A population of 200,494, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,878 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 23 and State Senate District 31.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 23
Georgia
93.2twin score
% Blackcollege share% Catholic
State Senate District 31
South Carolina
90.6twin score
% Black% Catholiccollege share
State Senate District 11
Georgia
88.2twin score
% Blackcollege sharemedian income≠ % Evangelical
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 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 3rd State Senate District voted Republican by 19.6 points (R+19.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 110,248 votes cast, 43,760 went Democratic and 65,337 went Republican.
When did North Carolina 3rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North Carolina 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in North Carolina 3rd State Senate District?
North Carolina 3rd State Senate District has a population of 200,494 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in North Carolina 3rd State Senate District is $57,878 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in North Carolina 3rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.