North Carolina State House District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-018
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
018
Land Area
36.5 sq mi
Water Area
3.43 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New Hanover County36.57 sq mi100.0%19.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wilmington city33.56 sq mi91.9%65.3%
Silver Lake CDP2.47 sq mi6.7%100.0%
Kings Grant CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 3 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 789,413100.0%12.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
70,798
Active Voters
58,099 (82.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic23,35433.0%
Republican15,48521.9%
Unaffiliated31,30944.2%
Other parties6500.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,947 (22.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202448,487 (68.5%)6,714 (9.5%)6,105 (8.6%)
2021–202229,844 (42.2%)6,017 (8.5%)3,948 (5.6%)
2019–202040,850 (57.7%)12,335 (17.4%)4,329 (6.1%)
2017–201825,698 (36.3%)4,055 (5.7%)1,388 (2.0%)
2015–201629,329 (41.4%)8,766 (12.4%)6,139 (8.7%)
2013–201417,198 (24.3%)3,032 (4.3%)2,786 (3.9%)
2011–201224,445 (34.5%)5,787 (8.2%)4,532 (6.4%)

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
94,798 (± 1,988)
Median Age
35.5
Median Household Income
$59,548 (± $1,829)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,66915.5%
18 to 6464,29767.8%
65 and over15,83216.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,73410.3%
White, not Hispanic61,50764.9%
Black, not Hispanic16,81517.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2471.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1800.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic420.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8400.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,4334.7%

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
91,322
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
77,089

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,14892.1%
Hispanic7,1697.9%
White62,41768.3%
Black17,20618.8%
Asian9741.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1790.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander260.0%
Two or More Races3540.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic73,08894.8%
Hispanic3,9985.2%
White55,99572.6%
Black15,07919.6%
Asian1,1641.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native9431.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races1770.2%

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