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Congressional District 3·North Carolina

North Carolina 3rd Congressional District delivered R+29 in 2024.

One of the Carolina coast's most reliably Republican federal seats

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NC
LatestR+29in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population786,8232024 ACS

North Carolina 3rd Congressional District: Sunbelt Conservative district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+29 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+29MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
786,8232024 5-year
Median household income
$64,9722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
65.4%2024 5-year
Black
18.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
MURPHY, Gregory FrancisCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.49 sits at approximately the 74th percentile.00.49−1 liberal+1 conservative
MURPHY scores 0.49 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: JONES, Walter Beaman, Jr. (2019–2021), JONES, Walter Beaman, Jr. (2017–2019), JONES, Walter Beaman, Jr. (2015–2017), JONES, Walter Beaman, Jr. (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 3
TrumpR+29
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 3, NCA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 3, NC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Carteret County, NC · R+43Dare County, NC · R+19Pitt County, NC · D+6Jones County, NC · R+26Currituck County, NC · R+48Lenoir County, NC · R+7Beaufort County, NC · R+31Camden County, NC · R+51Duplin County, NC · R+29Hyde County, NC · R+22Pamlico County, NC · R+32Craven County, NC · R+20Sampson County, NC · R+30Onslow County, NC · R+36Wayne County, NC · R+16
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.2%247,171
Kamala HarrisDemocratic34.7%133,658
OtherAll other candidates1.1%4,226
D+60
R+60
15 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −29.5% in 2024.−29.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−16.7%
2012−20.6%
2016−26.0%
2020−25.2%
2024−29.5%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−29.5%
133,658247,171385,055
R
−25.2%
134,201226,708366,384
R
−26.0%
112,563195,295318,184
R
−20.6%
120,110182,388302,498
R
−16.7%
122,667172,727299,012
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022R47.3%50.5%3,773,924
2020R46.9%48.7%5,474,952
2016R45.4%51.1%4,691,133
2014R47.3%48.8%2,915,281
2010R43.0%54.8%2,660,079
2008D52.7%44.2%4,271,970
2004R47.0%51.6%3,472,082
2002R45.0%53.6%2,331,181
1998D51.2%47.0%2,012,143
1996R45.9%52.6%2,556,456
1992R46.3%50.3%2,577,891
1990R47.4%52.5%2,069,585
1986D50.9%49.1%1,534,848
1984R47.8%51.7%2,239,051
1980R49.4%50.0%1,797,665
1978R45.5%54.5%1,135,814

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.0%
Irish
9.5%
German
9.4%
American
8.7%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
0.9%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.4%
75–84
3.0%
5.2%
65–74
5.9%
6.0%
55–64
6.6%
5.3%
45–54
5.4%
5.8%
35–44
5.8%
6.6%
25–34
6.2%
7.5%
18–24
4.4%
8.2%
5–17
7.8%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,972
Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 3$64,972
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.0%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.7%
speak English only
Spanish8.0%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
12.5%
Other Christian
12.2%
Methodist
8.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching from the Outer Banks through rural eastern Carolina, NC-3 delivered a 25-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a largely non-urban electorate where military and agricultural communities dominate the demographic mix.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of twenty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.

A population of 786,823, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,972 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 3, North Carolina voted Republican by 29.5 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 385,055 votes cast, 133,658 went Democratic and 247,171 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 3, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 3, North Carolina in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 3, North Carolina?
Congressional District 3, North Carolina has a population of 786,823 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, North Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 3, North Carolina is $64,972 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Congressional District 3, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, North Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.