North Carolina State House District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-028
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
028
Land Area
516.7 sq mi
Water Area
2.12 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Johnston County516.70 sq mi100.0%65.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Smithfield town12.03 sq mi2.3%94.7%
Selma town5.40 sq mi1.0%99.9%
Wilson's Mills town4.67 sq mi0.9%73.1%
Benson town2.80 sq mi0.5%93.7%
Four Oaks town2.39 sq mi0.5%84.9%
Pine Level town1.72 sq mi0.3%96.3%
Kenly town1.67 sq mi0.3%88.9%
Princeton town1.14 sq mi0.2%97.7%
Micro town0.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%

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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 1385,389100.0%11.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
60,438
Active Voters
52,539 (86.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,28823.6%
Republican24,65940.8%
Unaffiliated21,06334.9%
Other parties4280.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,275 (5.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202444,025 (72.8%)3,577 (5.9%)10,774 (17.8%)
2021–202226,902 (44.5%)3,065 (5.1%)8,080 (13.4%)
2019–202039,548 (65.4%)6,137 (10.2%)8,145 (13.5%)
2017–201823,984 (39.7%)2,191 (3.6%)4,218 (7.0%)
2015–201630,684 (50.8%)5,909 (9.8%)9,018 (14.9%)
2013–201418,018 (29.8%)2,087 (3.5%)3,749 (6.2%)
2011–201226,185 (43.3%)5,625 (9.3%)6,756 (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
95,213 (± 2,420)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$69,171 (± $3,574)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,26524.4%
18 to 6456,77959.6%
65 and over15,16915.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19,63220.6%
White, not Hispanic56,10358.9%
Black, not Hispanic15,50516.3%
Asian, not Hispanic6260.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1940.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic340.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2700.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,8493.0%

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
88,448
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,464

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic75,19085.0%
Hispanic13,25615.0%
White56,39063.8%
Black15,42117.4%
Asian5590.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1900.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander360.0%
Two or More Races5050.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic59,95391.6%
Hispanic5,5138.4%
White46,23070.6%
Black12,17318.6%
Asian5980.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7911.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.1%
Two or More Races2600.4%

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