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1876–2024
Congressional District 6·North Carolina

North Carolina 6th Congressional District delivered D+12 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
754,842
2024 ACS

North Carolina 6th Congressional District, North Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
754,8422024 5-year
Median household income
$66,7902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.0%2024 5-year
Black
30.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+53 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
8 counties · 3 D · 5 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+12.1%
218,385170,570395,169
D
+14.0%
220,759165,765392,002
D
+11.8%
190,661148,862352,961
D
+10.2%
189,929154,473348,107
D
+12.7%
186,464144,245333,553
R
−3.5%
133,985143,779279,046
D
+5.6%
123,666110,529235,814
R
−1.3%
96,58999,307211,186
D
+3.9%
96,47288,121213,519
R
−12.7%
75,44197,614173,995
R
−22.1%
69,445108,989178,755
R
−5.1%
68,92076,701151,978
D
+5.4%
73,27265,789139,736
R
−39.8%
38,18789,867129,982
R
−12.5%
39,28955,641130,510
D
+6.7%
61,38153,660115,041
R
−8.9%
50,17360,010110,183
R
−14.8%
37,01149,91786,928
D
+2.4%
49,82347,44697,269
D
+18.6%
30,28919,86555,989
D
+33.7%
38,02518,85356,877
D
+52.1%
45,07414,20959,282
D
+52.9%
43,83213,49157,323
D
+39.8%
32,24113,68946,597
R
−24.5%
15,77426,01641,790
D
+17.9%
16,08011,10927,708
D
+11.7%
17,26113,63530,897
D
+12.3%
8,7376,81015,648
D
+44.9%
7,1781,70612,185
D
+8.9%
7,0945,91913,145
D
+24.1%
6,0933,7149,872
D
+3.1%
7,8807,40315,340
R
−1.4%
8,3548,60017,090
R
−2.9%
6,1296,55214,775
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.3%
German
8.0%
American
7.4%
Irish
6.7%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.0%
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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
4.6%
65–74
5.5%
6.1%
55–64
6.7%
6.0%
45–54
6.5%
5.9%
35–44
6.4%
6.2%
25–34
6.8%
5.1%
18–24
5.7%
8.3%
5–17
8.0%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,790
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$66,790
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 1821.1%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages1.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.5%
Baptist
10.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.3%
Methodist
8.0%
Mainline Protestant
4.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Non-Christian
2.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina 6th 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 6th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 6th Congressional District has rarely exceeded fifty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 52% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $66,790 — all within the broad national range.

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All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Congressional District 6, North Carolina — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/3706/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, North Carolina voted Democratic by 12.1 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 395,169 votes cast, 218,385 went Democratic and 170,570 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, 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 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 6, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Congressional District 6, North Carolina?
Congressional District 6, North Carolina has a population of 754,842 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, North Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, North Carolina is $66,790 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.