Congressional District 7 Congressional District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 7th Congressional District, North Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Democratic peak: D+70 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 896,1512024 5-year
Median household income: $65,2042024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.4%2024 5-year
Black: 21.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+70 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

14 counties · 3 D · 11 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	−10.7%	211,008	262,440	479,140
2020	R	−6.8%	208,389	239,108	453,942
2016	R	−6.8%	170,824	196,568	381,352
2012	D	+0.5%	179,554	177,789	361,485
2008	D	+1.7%	176,687	170,799	350,392
2004	R	−8.0%	125,091	146,904	272,934
2000	D	+0.8%	112,359	110,623	224,497
1996	D	+5.7%	93,429	82,664	189,987
1992	D	+10.7%	94,868	74,217	193,435
1988	R	−1.7%	76,150	78,753	155,344
1984	R	−12.1%	69,213	88,303	157,869
1980	D	+13.1%	74,799	57,071	135,585
1976	D	+34.8%	81,824	39,369	121,900
1972	R	−39.7%	29,871	70,302	101,936
1968	O	+4.7%	35,136	30,233	104,707
1964	D	+24.7%	57,427	34,666	92,093
1960	D	+31.2%	55,099	28,923	84,022
1956	D	+27.6%	44,584	25,277	69,861
1952	D	+19.9%	41,496	27,713	69,210
1948	D	+41.1%	27,782	9,269	45,021
1944	D	+54.0%	33,893	10,133	44,026
1940	D	+68.7%	36,042	6,683	42,725
1936	D	+70.2%	37,198	6,506	43,704
1932	D	+63.3%	29,522	6,505	36,359
1928	R	−5.6%	16,310	18,260	34,570
1924	D	+45.1%	17,526	6,466	24,545
1920	D	+37.7%	20,519	9,274	29,794
1916	D	+31.4%	11,866	6,197	18,067
1912	D	+63.7%	10,499	952	14,985
1908	D	+25.9%	10,401	6,123	16,524
1904	D	+36.2%	8,528	3,983	12,547
1900	D	+27.9%	11,342	6,374	17,777
1896	D	+7.3%	13,520	11,672	25,432
1892	D	+17.5%	10,751	7,010	21,434
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

11.2%

Irish

9.3%

German

8.7%

American

8.5%

Italian

3.8%

Scottish

2.3%

Polish

1.6%

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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.6%

75–84

3.2%

5.6%

65–74

6.6%

6.1%

55–64

7.1%

5.4%

45–54

5.9%

5.7%

35–44

6.1%

6.6%

25–34

6.5%

5.3%

18–24

4.8%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,204

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$65,204

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

15.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.4%

Working age (18–64)14.1%

Seniors (65+)12.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.1%

speak English only

Spanish6.2%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

15.2%

Other Christian

14.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.6%

Methodist

8.1%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina 7th 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 7th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 7th Congressional District has rarely exceeded seventy points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,204 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page

All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.

Congressional District 7, North Carolina — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/3707/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, North Carolina voted Republican by 10.7 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 479,140 votes cast, 211,008 went Democratic and 262,440 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, 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 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 7, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, North Carolina?

Congressional District 7, North Carolina has a population of 896,151 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, North Carolina?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, North Carolina is $65,204 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 7th Congressional District delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions