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Congressional District 12·North Carolina

North Carolina 12th Congressional District delivered D+29 in 2024.

Charlotte's urban core anchors one of the South's most Democratic districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NC
LatestD+29in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population757,2712024 ACS

North Carolina 12th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+29%. Democratic peak: D+30 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+29MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
757,2712024 5-year
Median household income
$87,2572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
46.7%2024 5-year
Black
28.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
ADAMS, AlmaCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.46 sits at approximately the 27th percentile.0-0.46−1 liberal+1 conservative
ADAMS scores -0.46 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: WATT, Melvin L. (2013–2015), WATT, Melvin L. (2011–2013), WATT, Melvin L. (2009–2011), WATT, Melvin L. (2007–2009)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 12
HarrisD+29
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 12, NCA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 12, NC, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Mecklenburg County, NC · D+33Cabarrus County, NC · R+8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic63.3%237,152
Donald TrumpRepublican34.5%129,174
OtherAll other candidates2.3%8,497
D+60
R+60
2 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: +28.8% in 2024.+28.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+23.4%
2012+24.2%
2016+24.7%
2020+30.1%
2024+28.8%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+28.8%
237,152129,174374,823
D
+30.1%
235,498125,151366,561
D
+24.7%
183,972108,437305,267
D
+24.2%
176,660107,895284,555
D
+23.4%
159,47198,504260,201
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
9.4%
German
8.8%
Irish
7.6%
American
5.2%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.6%
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: 35.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.8%
1.4%
75–84
2.0%
3.4%
65–74
4.1%
5.4%
55–64
5.8%
6.3%
45–54
6.8%
7.2%
35–44
7.6%
8.1%
25–34
8.5%
4.5%
18–24
4.6%
8.6%
5–17
8.3%
3.3%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$87,257
Congressional District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 12$87,257
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
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.4%
speak English only
Spanish12.9%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
15.6%
Baptist
10.3%
Methodist
6.0%
Mainline Protestant
5.0%
Non-Christian
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

NC-12 covers the heart of Charlotte and returns Democratic presidential margins exceeding 40 points, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate that has made it a reliable anchor for statewide Democratic vote totals.

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

A population of 757,271, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,257 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 12, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 12, North Carolina voted Democratic by 28.8 points (D+29), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 374,823 votes cast, 237,152 went Democratic and 129,174 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 12, North Carolina's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 12, 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 12, North Carolina?
Congressional District 12, North Carolina has a population of 757,271 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 12, North Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 12, North Carolina is $87,257 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Congressional District 12, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 12, North Carolina from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.