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Congressional District 10·North Carolina

North Carolina 10th Congressional District delivered R+40 in 2024.

A reliably Republican district anchored by Gaston and Cleveland counties

20082024·5 elections
NC
LatestR+40in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population785,3672024 ACS

North Carolina 10th Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+40 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
785,3672024 5-year
Median household income
$69,5122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.2%2024 5-year
Black
10.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
HARRIGAN, PatCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.97 sits at approximately the 99th percentile.00.97−1 liberal+1 conservative
HARRIGAN scores 0.97 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: McHENRY, Patrick T. (2023–2025), McHENRY, Patrick T. (2021–2023), McHENRY, Patrick T. (2019–2021), McHENRY, Patrick T. (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Congressional District 10
TrumpR+40
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 10, NCA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 10, NC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Rutherford County, NC · R+48Caldwell County, NC · R+53Catawba County, NC · R+38Iredell County, NC · R+33Alexander County, NC · R+60Lincoln County, NC · R+46Burke County, NC · R+41Cleveland County, NC · R+35Gaston County, NC · R+25
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican69.6%290,637
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.4%122,660
OtherAll other candidates1.1%4,467
D+60
R+60
9 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: −40.2% in 2024.−40.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−26.2%
2012−31.0%
2016−40.1%
2020−39.5%
2024−40.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−40.2%
122,660290,637417,764
R
−39.5%
117,767274,550397,243
R
−40.1%
94,850229,521336,007
R
−31.0%
107,598204,458312,056
R
−26.2%
113,812196,030314,248

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.
American
13.2%
English
12.7%
German
12.5%
Irish
9.2%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.3%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
25.1%
Methodist
9.3%
Other Christian
8.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.2%
Mainline Protestant
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina's 10th stretches across the Piedmont foothills west of Charlotte, where a predominantly white, working-class electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins above 20 points in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of forty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.

A population of 785,367, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,512 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 10, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 10, North Carolina voted Republican by 40.2 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 417,764 votes cast, 122,660 went Democratic and 290,637 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 10, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 10, North Carolina in the "Industrial Catholic 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 10, North Carolina?
Congressional District 10, North Carolina has a population of 785,367 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 10, North Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 10, North Carolina is $69,512 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Congressional District 10, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 10, North Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.