North Carolina State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-003
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
627.9 sq mi
Water Area
45 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Craven County627.89 sq mi100.0%88.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Bern city28.42 sq mi4.5%99.1%
Brices Creek CDP7.85 sq mi1.3%100.0%
James City CDP7.71 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Havelock city4.54 sq mi0.7%26.5%
Neuse Forest CDP3.16 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Trent Woods town2.97 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Fairfield Harbour CDP2.88 sq mi0.5%100.0%
River Bend town2.51 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Bridgeton town2.05 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Vanceboro town1.71 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Dover town0.96 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Cove City town0.64 sq mi0.1%99.9%

Showing all 12 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 384,906100.0%11.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
66,304
Active Voters
58,545 (88.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic16,12924.3%
Republican25,25238.1%
Unaffiliated24,44036.9%
Other parties4830.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,295 (9.5%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202449,213 (74.2%)5,322 (8.0%)11,967 (18.0%)
2021–202231,631 (47.7%)4,798 (7.2%)8,607 (13.0%)
2019–202042,383 (63.9%)8,913 (13.4%)10,113 (15.3%)
2017–201827,384 (41.3%)3,651 (5.5%)5,160 (7.8%)
2015–201632,500 (49.0%)6,857 (10.3%)9,568 (14.4%)
2013–201421,122 (31.9%)3,380 (5.1%)4,234 (6.4%)
2011–201227,743 (41.8%)5,250 (7.9%)6,480 (9.8%)

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
85,794 (± 825)
Median Age
42.4
Median Household Income
$67,078 (± $2,771)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,95320.9%
18 to 6447,68255.6%
65 and over20,15923.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,4306.3%
White, not Hispanic56,73466.1%
Black, not Hispanic16,73719.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,6583.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1600.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1330.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0311.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,9113.4%

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
84,447
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
66,567

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,61594.3%
Hispanic4,8315.7%
White57,84168.5%
Black16,72119.8%
Asian2,2652.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1750.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1340.2%
Two or More Races1510.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic63,88996.0%
Hispanic2,6704.0%
White48,00272.1%
Black13,58620.4%
Asian1,7312.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native5930.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander460.1%
Two or More Races580.1%

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