North Carolina State House District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-001
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
001
Land Area
1,729.4 sq mi
Water Area
915.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Tyrrell County390.78 sq mi22.6%100.0%
Washington County346.51 sq mi20.0%100.0%
Dare County310.37 sq mi17.9%81.0%
Currituck County261.91 sq mi15.1%100.0%
Perquimans County247.17 sq mi14.3%100.0%
Chowan County172.66 sq mi10.0%100.0%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Moyock CDP10.43 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Kitty Hawk town8.11 sq mi0.5%99.9%
Grandy CDP6.77 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Edenton town5.37 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Plymouth town4.03 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Manns Harbor CDP3.99 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Southern Shores town3.95 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hertford town2.86 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Duck town2.42 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Winfall town2.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Columbia town1.21 sq mi0.1%98.9%
Cape Colony CDP1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Roper town0.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Coinjock CDP0.84 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arrowhead Beach CDP0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Creswell town0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chowan Beach CDP0.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 17 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NC District 169,06183.4%9.3%82.1%
NC District 313,75116.6%1.8%17.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
67,635
Active Voters
58,922 (87.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic16,33124.1%
Republican24,24035.8%
Unaffiliated26,61539.4%
Other parties4490.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,707 (5.5%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202450,407 (74.5%)4,741 (7.0%)12,887 (19.1%)
2021–202234,080 (50.4%)3,907 (5.8%)8,395 (12.4%)
2019–202044,142 (65.3%)8,684 (12.8%)8,490 (12.6%)
2017–201828,928 (42.8%)4,322 (6.4%)5,609 (8.3%)
2015–201632,897 (48.6%)7,328 (10.8%)8,577 (12.7%)
2013–201420,821 (30.8%)4,439 (6.6%)3,242 (4.8%)
2011–201227,400 (40.5%)6,449 (9.5%)4,722 (7.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
86,078 (± 603)
Median Age
47.2
Median Household Income
$75,353 (± $3,916)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,60919.3%
18 to 6448,72156.6%
65 and over20,74824.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,1584.8%
White, not Hispanic62,59472.7%
Black, not Hispanic15,11617.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3660.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic620.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic20.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6210.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1593.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
84,470
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,998

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic81,43796.4%
Hispanic3,0343.6%
White63,64375.3%
Black15,15117.9%
Asian3120.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native640.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races720.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,35697.6%
Hispanic1,6492.4%
White52,44577.1%
Black12,46218.3%
Asian5410.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native8991.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races520.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).