North Carolina State House District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-002
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
002
Land Area
519.7 sq mi
Water Area
17.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Person County392.34 sq mi75.5%100.0%
Durham County126.34 sq mi24.3%43.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Durham city15.03 sq mi2.9%12.6%
Roxboro city7.03 sq mi1.4%94.9%
Rougemont CDP6.31 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Gorman CDP2.90 sq mi0.6%100.0%

Showing all 4 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 451,65456.9%6.9%24.4%
NC District 1339,09743.1%5.2%75.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
64,103
Active Voters
56,453 (88.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic25,24739.4%
Republican14,61022.8%
Unaffiliated23,92037.3%
Other parties3260.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,197 (8.1%)1,859 (2.9%)111 (0.2%)
2023–202450,333 (78.5%)9,957 (15.5%)8,348 (13.0%)
2021–202235,441 (55.3%)10,265 (16.0%)7,347 (11.5%)
2019–202047,071 (73.4%)15,122 (23.6%)4,934 (7.7%)
2017–201832,505 (50.7%)7,709 (12.0%)1,432 (2.2%)
2015–201638,261 (59.7%)13,286 (20.7%)7,116 (11.1%)
2013–201424,122 (37.6%)5,987 (9.3%)2,265 (3.5%)
2011–201233,488 (52.2%)11,298 (17.6%)5,210 (8.1%)

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
89,100 (± 2,531)
Median Age
43.9
Median Household Income
$75,458 (± $3,280)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,00720.2%
18 to 6452,37658.8%
65 and over18,71721.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,19710.3%
White, not Hispanic48,56954.5%
Black, not Hispanic25,68828.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1,4971.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2320.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,7904.3%

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
84,573
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,366

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic78,83193.2%
Hispanic5,7456.8%
White48,91457.8%
Black25,58830.3%
Asian1,1501.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1290.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1,0791.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,36295.5%
Hispanic3,0034.5%
White40,80160.6%
Black21,42631.8%
Asian1,0621.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native7011.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races5270.8%

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