North Carolina State House District 29

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-029
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
029
Land Area
44.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.53 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 29

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Durham County44.60 sq mi100.0%15.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Durham city30.98 sq mi69.4%26.1%
Chapel Hill town1.52 sq mi3.4%7.0%

Showing all 2 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 490,900100.0%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
69,985
Active Voters
60,285 (86.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic35,75051.1%
Republican5,7078.2%
Unaffiliated28,15940.2%
Other parties3690.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,970 (22.8%)5,746 (8.2%)273 (0.4%)
2023–202454,078 (77.3%)16,947 (24.2%)3,451 (4.9%)
2021–202238,535 (55.1%)15,684 (22.4%)1,936 (2.8%)
2019–202048,147 (68.8%)24,315 (34.7%)1,849 (2.6%)
2017–201834,306 (49.0%)10,200 (14.6%)629 (0.9%)
2015–201636,290 (51.9%)17,075 (24.4%)3,915 (5.6%)
2013–201422,579 (32.3%)6,630 (9.5%)1,271 (1.8%)
2011–201229,637 (42.3%)12,777 (18.3%)2,710 (3.9%)

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
94,576 (± 3,501)
Median Age
35.5
Median Household Income
$92,264 (± $4,723)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
67.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,37121.5%
18 to 6460,81264.3%
65 and over13,39314.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,30913.0%
White, not Hispanic42,91345.4%
Black, not Hispanic28,57030.2%
Asian, not Hispanic5,4765.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1600.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7810.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3674.6%

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
87,946
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,462

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,33090.2%
Hispanic8,6159.8%
White43,25249.2%
Black28,54232.5%
Asian3,8384.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1590.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races4350.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,21893.8%
Hispanic4,2506.2%
White35,71252.2%
Black23,77734.7%
Asian3,9115.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native7871.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races2900.4%

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