North Carolina State House District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-023
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
023
Land Area
1,661 sq mi
Water Area
43.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bertie County699.18 sq mi42.1%100.0%
Edgecombe County505.44 sq mi30.4%100.0%
Martin County456.41 sq mi27.5%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rocky Mount city14.26 sq mi0.9%31.5%
Tarboro town11.59 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Williamston town4.51 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Windsor town2.82 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lewiston Woodville town1.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Princeville town1.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aulander town1.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jamesville town1.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Robersonville town1.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Parmele town1.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Roxobel town1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pinetops town1.00 sq mi0.1%97.8%
Oak City town1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leggett town0.70 sq mi<0.1%89.9%
Askewville town0.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Macclesfield town0.52 sq mi<0.1%95.7%
Hamilton town0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Everetts town0.49 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Kelford town0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Whitakers town0.39 sq mi<0.1%46.5%
Conetoe town0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Powellsville town0.36 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Speed town0.28 sq mi<0.1%93.1%
Hassell town0.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Colerain town0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 27 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 188,865100.0%11.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
63,815
Active Voters
54,587 (85.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic32,96151.7%
Republican12,39319.4%
Unaffiliated18,22628.6%
Other parties2350.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,335 (5.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202445,150 (70.8%)9,067 (14.2%)5,447 (8.5%)
2021–202229,363 (46.0%)10,740 (16.8%)3,639 (5.7%)
2019–202043,112 (67.6%)12,493 (19.6%)3,753 (5.9%)
2017–201829,165 (45.7%)7,453 (11.7%)377 (0.6%)
2015–201636,136 (56.6%)12,773 (20.0%)4,605 (7.2%)
2013–201424,144 (37.8%)8,610 (13.5%)1,480 (2.3%)
2011–201233,725 (52.8%)12,370 (19.4%)3,321 (5.2%)

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
87,550
Median Age
43.9
Median Household Income
$50,168 (± $3,210)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,33920.9%
18 to 6449,14856.1%
65 and over20,06322.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,3905.0%
White, not Hispanic34,00538.8%
Black, not Hispanic45,96052.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3610.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2020.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic990.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1520.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3812.7%

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
86,061
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,759

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic83,06096.5%
Hispanic2,9973.5%
White34,30439.9%
Black46,06653.5%
Asian3470.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2020.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander950.1%
Two or More Races4700.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,35197.9%
Hispanic1,4102.1%
White28,52542.1%
Black36,54253.9%
Asian3490.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native6180.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander930.1%
Two or More Races3270.5%

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