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Congressional District 11·North Carolina

North Carolina 11th Congressional District delivered R+9 in 2024.

Mountain district where Republicans routinely win by double digits

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NC
LatestR+9in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population769,9922024 ACS

North Carolina 11th Congressional District: Realigning Affluent Suburb district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+15 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+9MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
769,9922024 5-year
Median household income
$65,6302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.1%2024 5-year
Black
3.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.0%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+15 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
EDWARDS, ChuckCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.37 sits at approximately the 69th percentile.00.37−1 liberal+1 conservative
EDWARDS scores 0.37 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: CAWTHORN, Madison (2021–2023), MEADOWS, Mark (2019–2021), MEADOWS, Mark (2017–2019), MEADOWS, Mark (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 11
TrumpR+9
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 11, NCA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 11, NC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Haywood County, NC · R+25Swain County, NC · R+24Transylvania County, NC · R+12Yancey County, NC · R+34Polk County, NC · R+25Macon County, NC · R+38Jackson County, NC · R+9Madison County, NC · R+23McDowell County, NC · R+49Clay County, NC · R+50Cherokee County, NC · R+57Graham County, NC · R+64Buncombe County, NC · D+25Rutherford County, NC · R+48Henderson County, NC · R+14
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.6%237,749
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.8%198,918
OtherAll other candidates1.6%7,063
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: −8.8% in 2024.−8.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−5.8%
2012−10.2%
2016−15.1%
2020−11.2%
2024−8.8%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−8.8%
198,918237,749443,730
R
−11.2%
183,721230,693421,033
R
−15.1%
150,100206,793374,723
R
−10.2%
151,509185,962337,471
R
−5.8%
158,127177,815341,852
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
20.5%
German
11.3%
Irish
11.3%
American
10.4%
Scottish
3.7%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.1%
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: 45.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.6%
3.4%
75–84
4.2%
6.5%
65–74
7.5%
6.7%
55–64
7.4%
6.1%
45–54
6.1%
6.0%
35–44
6.1%
5.8%
25–34
5.9%
3.9%
18–24
3.8%
6.9%
5–17
6.5%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,630
Congressional District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 11$65,630
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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.7%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
25.2%
Other Christian
8.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.9%
Methodist
5.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, NC-11 is one of the most reliably Republican districts in the Southeast, returning margins above 20 points in recent presidential cycles as rural Appalachian communities dominate the electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of fifteen points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.

A population of 769,992, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,630 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 11, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 11, North Carolina voted Republican by 8.8 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 443,730 votes cast, 198,918 went Democratic and 237,749 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 11, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 11, North Carolina in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" 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 11, North Carolina?
Congressional District 11, North Carolina has a population of 769,992 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 11, North Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 11, North Carolina is $65,630 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Congressional District 11, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 11, North Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.