North Carolina 8th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+36 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 858,7852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,2282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
HARRIS, Mark
HARRIS scores 0.86 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: BISHOP, Dan (2023–2025), HUDSON, Richard (2021–2023), HUDSON, Richard (2019–2021), HUDSON, Richard (2017–2019)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 8
TrumpR+35
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 66.8% | 275,457 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 31.9% | 131,631 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 5,135 |
D+60R+60
8 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −25.7% |
| 2012 | −29.9% |
| 2016 | −36.2% |
| 2020 | −34.0% |
| 2024 | −34.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 131,631 | 275,457 | 412,223 | ||
| R | 127,292 | 261,150 | 393,595 | ||
| R | 100,426 | 220,814 | 332,901 | ||
| R | 108,067 | 200,082 | 308,149 | ||
| R | 109,234 | 186,163 | 299,508 |
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 47.3% | 50.5% | 3,773,924 |
| 2020 | R | 46.9% | 48.7% | 5,474,952 |
| 2016 | R | 45.4% | 51.1% | 4,691,133 |
| 2014 | R | 47.3% | 48.8% | 2,915,281 |
| 2010 | R | 43.0% | 54.8% | 2,660,079 |
| 2008 | D | 52.7% | 44.2% | 4,271,970 |
| 2004 | R | 47.0% | 51.6% | 3,472,082 |
| 2002 | R | 45.0% | 53.6% | 2,331,181 |
| 1998 | D | 51.2% | 47.0% | 2,012,143 |
| 1996 | R | 45.9% | 52.6% | 2,556,456 |
| 1992 | R | 46.3% | 50.3% | 2,577,891 |
| 1990 | R | 47.4% | 52.5% | 2,069,585 |
| 1986 | D | 50.9% | 49.1% | 1,534,848 |
| 1984 | R | 47.8% | 51.7% | 2,239,051 |
| 1980 | R | 49.4% | 50.0% | 1,797,665 |
| 1978 | R | 45.5% | 54.5% | 1,135,814 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.4%
German
11.2%
American
8.3%
Irish
8.2%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.1 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,228
Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 8$78,228
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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.7%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.0%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
North Carolina's 8th stretches from the Charlotte exurbs through Montgomery and Stanly counties into the Sandhills, a geography that has trended toward Republican margins above the state's statewide average over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of thirty-six points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 858,785, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,228 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 8, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 8, North Carolina voted Republican by 34.9 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 412,223 votes cast, 131,631 went Democratic and 275,457 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 8, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 8, North Carolina in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 8, North Carolina?
Congressional District 8, North Carolina has a population of 858,785 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, North Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 8, North Carolina is $78,228 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Congressional District 8, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, North Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.