North Carolina State House District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-026
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
026
Land Area
200.4 sq mi
Water Area
1.22 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Johnston County200.39 sq mi100.0%25.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Clayton town15.15 sq mi7.6%90.3%
Archer Lodge town9.07 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Wilson's Mills town0.52 sq mi0.3%8.2%
Zebulon town0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

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 1389,947100.0%12.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
72,824
Active Voters
64,256 (88.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic18,76025.8%
Republican24,17433.2%
Unaffiliated29,28440.2%
Other parties6060.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,717 (3.7%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202454,453 (74.8%)5,385 (7.4%)10,822 (14.9%)
2021–202232,887 (45.2%)4,270 (5.9%)7,209 (9.9%)
2019–202046,125 (63.3%)8,842 (12.1%)7,149 (9.8%)
2017–201827,780 (38.1%)2,164 (3.0%)2,521 (3.5%)
2015–201633,509 (46.0%)6,862 (9.4%)8,717 (12.0%)
2013–201418,300 (25.1%)1,781 (2.4%)2,894 (4.0%)
2011–201227,851 (38.2%)5,343 (7.3%)6,233 (8.6%)

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
96,531 (± 2,326)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$98,612 (± $6,274)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,41825.3%
18 to 6459,80662.0%
65 and over12,30712.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,43513.9%
White, not Hispanic59,14861.3%
Black, not Hispanic18,62919.3%
Asian, not Hispanic8320.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1790.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7290.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,5793.7%

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
92,993
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,952

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,27288.5%
Hispanic10,72011.5%
White60,13564.7%
Black18,46919.9%
Asian7210.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2130.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races2550.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic62,55590.7%
Hispanic6,3989.3%
White46,03766.8%
Black14,93221.7%
Asian9481.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4960.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1620.2%

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