Congressional District 5 Congressional District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 5th Congressional District, North Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 762,7072024 5-year
Median household income: $61,5902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 74.7%2024 5-year
Black: 11.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 2000MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

21 counties · 2 D · 19 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−24.4%	155,681	258,049	419,214
2020	R	−23.1%	154,511	249,072	409,135
2016	R	−24.2%	129,288	216,384	360,381
2012	R	−19.4%	135,923	202,565	343,759
2008	R	−14.4%	143,557	192,720	340,522
2004	R	−26.1%	108,754	185,987	295,957
2000	D	+27.4%	161,844	91,706	255,810
1996	R	−19.5%	84,375	129,524	231,852
1992	R	−9.9%	95,873	120,727	250,729
1988	R	−26.3%	78,702	135,125	214,430
1984	R	−33.5%	73,505	147,787	221,754
1980	R	−14.4%	82,852	111,679	200,710
1976	R	−0.1%	93,277	93,453	187,543
1972	R	−41.4%	45,784	112,398	160,987
1968	R	−26.3%	43,735	87,890	167,798
1964	R	−0.8%	79,493	80,840	160,333
1960	R	−20.0%	64,668	97,073	161,741
1956	R	−26.2%	50,713	86,694	137,407
1952	R	−11.8%	62,949	79,727	142,675
1948	R	−3.6%	46,620	50,284	101,981
1944	R	−2.3%	50,932	53,318	104,250
1940	D	+15.0%	61,612	45,558	107,170
1936	D	+13.4%	60,373	46,116	106,489
1932	D	+9.5%	50,738	41,867	93,240
1928	R	−35.6%	26,153	55,039	81,192
1924	R	−7.9%	31,659	37,143	69,360
1920	R	−18.9%	27,957	41,005	68,962
1916	R	−14.3%	16,430	21,941	38,594
1912	D	+15.2%	13,910	8,845	33,417
1908	R	−22.2%	12,700	19,991	32,851
1904	R	−17.9%	11,577	16,664	28,432
1900	R	−17.9%	13,396	19,277	32,782
1896	R	−14.4%	14,715	19,708	34,582
1892	R	−0.3%	13,853	13,945	29,695
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

15.4%

American

12.5%

German

10.5%

Irish

8.8%

Scottish

2.5%

Italian

2.5%

Polish

0.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.7%

75–84

3.3%

5.5%

65–74

6.3%

6.8%

55–64

7.1%

6.2%

45–54

6.4%

5.6%

35–44

5.7%

5.9%

25–34

5.9%

5.0%

18–24

5.2%

7.7%

5–17

7.5%

2.6%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,590

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$61,590

North Carolina$72,388

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.3%

Working age (18–64)13.8%

Seniors (65+)12.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.3%

speak English only

Spanish8.3%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

22.5%

Other Christian

17.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.2%

Methodist

8.0%

Mainline Protestant

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina 5th Congressional District in the Carolinas has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries North Carolina 5th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 5th Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twenty-four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $61,590 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, North Carolina voted Republican by 24.4 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 419,214 votes cast, 155,681 went Democratic and 258,049 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, North Carolina as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 5, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, North Carolina?

Congressional District 5, North Carolina has a population of 762,707 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, North Carolina?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, North Carolina is $61,590 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 5th Congressional District delivered R+24 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions