North Carolina State House District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-036
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
036
Land Area
61.3 sq mi
Water Area
1.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wake County61.28 sq mi100.0%7.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Holly Springs town12.44 sq mi20.3%64.0%
Cary town8.31 sq mi13.6%13.6%
Apex town5.99 sq mi9.8%22.3%
Fuquay-Varina town1.90 sq mi3.1%9.8%
Garner town0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 5 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 461,48971.5%8.2%61.9%
NC District 1324,54928.5%3.3%38.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
66,614
Active Voters
61,312 (92.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic16,81425.2%
Republican17,38226.1%
Unaffiliated31,91547.9%
Other parties5030.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202614,170 (21.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202453,507 (80.3%)7,233 (10.9%)9,624 (14.4%)
2021–202238,125 (57.2%)5,640 (8.5%)6,445 (9.7%)
2019–202046,538 (69.9%)12,416 (18.6%)5,036 (7.6%)
2017–201831,137 (46.7%)3,391 (5.1%)1,193 (1.8%)
2015–201634,431 (51.7%)7,838 (11.8%)9,821 (14.7%)
2013–201420,311 (30.5%)1,950 (2.9%)2,844 (4.3%)
2011–201227,814 (41.8%)6,048 (9.1%)6,694 (10.0%)

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
83,910 (± 3,216)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$136,445 (± $4,381)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
68.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,38827.9%
18 to 6449,74259.3%
65 and over10,78012.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,5197.8%
White, not Hispanic60,81372.5%
Black, not Hispanic6,6147.9%
Asian, not Hispanic4,9085.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic940.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic610.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5960.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3055.1%

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
80,184
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
57,198

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic74,40892.8%
Hispanic5,7787.2%
White61,10776.2%
Black6,6548.3%
Asian3,5064.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native920.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander530.1%
Two or More Races5360.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,94494.3%
Hispanic3,2555.7%
White44,97278.6%
Black5,1058.9%
Asian3,2415.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3430.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.1%
Two or More Races2280.4%

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