North Carolina 7th State Senate District, North Carolina: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+5 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 198,4762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,1662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+2 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+5 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 7, NCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 58,062 | 57,332 | 117,058 | ||
| D | 55,804 | 53,436 | 111,232 | ||
| R | 43,014 | 46,697 | 94,421 | ||
| R | 41,064 | 45,044 | 87,437 | ||
| R | 41,466 | 42,647 | 84,937 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.8%
Irish
13.1%
German
11.7%
Italian
6.0%
American
5.0%
Scottish
2.9%
Polish
2.4%
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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,166
State Senate District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 7$75,166
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
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+2.5 and nearly 200,000 residents, North Carolina Senate District 7 sits in genuinely competitive territory, making it a reliable bellwether for statewide shifts in voter alignment.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached two points in 2020; the Republican margin reached five points in 2012. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 198,476, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,166 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 7, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 7, North Carolina voted Democratic by 0.6 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 117,058 votes cast, 58,062 went Democratic and 57,332 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 7, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 7, North Carolina as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 7, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 7, North Carolina voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 7, North Carolina?
State Senate District 7, North Carolina has a population of 198,476 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 7, North Carolina?
Median household income in State Senate District 7, North Carolina is $75,166 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State Senate District 7, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 7, North Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.