North Carolina State House District 39

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-039
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
039
Land Area
120.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.72 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 39

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wake County120.17 sq mi100.0%14.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Knightdale town7.78 sq mi6.5%80.8%
Wendell town5.30 sq mi4.4%56.2%
Zebulon town5.24 sq mi4.4%79.1%
Raleigh city4.02 sq mi3.3%2.7%
Rolesville town0.13 sq mi0.1%1.8%
Clayton town0.05 sq mi<0.1%0.3%

Showing all 6 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 277,72191.0%10.4%76.7%
NC District 137,6509.0%1.0%23.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
69,277
Active Voters
61,433 (88.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic27,28739.4%
Republican13,94620.1%
Unaffiliated27,54839.8%
Other parties4960.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,569 (9.5%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202452,252 (75.4%)7,972 (11.5%)6,127 (8.8%)
2021–202231,868 (46.0%)6,443 (9.3%)3,949 (5.7%)
2019–202045,636 (65.9%)13,132 (19.0%)4,004 (5.8%)
2017–201829,523 (42.6%)3,760 (5.4%)708 (1.0%)
2015–201634,554 (49.9%)10,627 (15.3%)6,183 (8.9%)
2013–201420,004 (28.9%)2,922 (4.2%)1,984 (2.9%)
2011–201229,536 (42.6%)8,223 (11.9%)4,991 (7.2%)

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
92,779 (± 2,864)
Median Age
37.1
Median Household Income
$89,437 (± $4,495)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,00724.8%
18 to 6457,85662.4%
65 and over11,91612.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19,55021.1%
White, not Hispanic37,35640.3%
Black, not Hispanic28,83931.1%
Asian, not Hispanic3,0013.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1390.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic200.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7550.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1193.4%

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
84,870
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
62,715

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic71,44984.2%
Hispanic13,42515.8%
White37,47844.2%
Black28,49633.6%
Asian2,5453.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1400.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.0%
Two or More Races6330.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic55,37788.3%
Hispanic7,34111.7%
White30,80249.1%
Black21,59634.4%
Asian2,1823.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4420.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races4610.7%

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