North Carolina State House District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-020
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
020
Land Area
123.6 sq mi
Water Area
41.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 20

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New Hanover County123.51 sq mi100.0%64.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wilmington city16.46 sq mi13.3%32.1%
Wrightsboro CDP11.13 sq mi9.0%100.0%
Murraysville CDP8.61 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Skippers Corner CDP7.01 sq mi5.7%100.0%
Porters Neck CDP5.41 sq mi4.4%100.0%
Castle Hayne CDP4.76 sq mi3.9%100.0%
Kings Grant CDP4.54 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Ogden CDP4.53 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Blue Clay Farms CDP2.44 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Bayshore CDP2.36 sq mi1.9%99.7%
Northchase CDP1.72 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Hightsville CDP1.46 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Wrightsville Beach town1.39 sq mi1.1%100.0%

Showing all 13 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 791,180100.0%12.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
76,657
Active Voters
67,477 (88.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic17,35222.6%
Republican26,19534.2%
Unaffiliated32,51542.4%
Other parties5950.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,745 (11.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202459,256 (77.3%)6,231 (8.1%)11,668 (15.2%)
2021–202240,177 (52.4%)5,457 (7.1%)7,782 (10.2%)
2019–202051,954 (67.8%)11,948 (15.6%)8,107 (10.6%)
2017–201834,223 (44.6%)3,855 (5.0%)2,246 (2.9%)
2015–201639,473 (51.5%)7,851 (10.2%)12,063 (15.7%)
2013–201423,760 (31.0%)2,937 (3.8%)4,979 (6.5%)
2011–201233,151 (43.2%)5,673 (7.4%)8,594 (11.2%)

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
95,007 (± 2,416)
Median Age
41.9
Median Household Income
$90,664 (± $5,082)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,92219.9%
18 to 6456,13859.1%
65 and over19,94721.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,8407.2%
White, not Hispanic74,89278.8%
Black, not Hispanic6,7077.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1,6431.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2840.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,5514.8%

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
90,908
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
72,289

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic86,15994.8%
Hispanic4,7535.2%
White74,91382.4%
Black6,5787.2%
Asian1,1831.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native910.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3840.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic69,79596.5%
Hispanic2,4973.5%
White61,81785.5%
Black6,0028.3%
Asian1,2241.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native6130.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2680.4%

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