North Carolina State House District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-040
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
040
Land Area
41.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.28 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wake County41.13 sq mi100.0%4.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Raleigh city23.62 sq mi57.4%15.7%
Durham city0.25 sq mi0.6%0.2%

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 286,359100.0%11.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
66,316
Active Voters
59,875 (90.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,21332.0%
Republican14,22421.4%
Unaffiliated30,42145.9%
Other parties4580.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202629 (0.0%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202453,500 (80.7%)9,826 (14.8%)9,313 (14.0%)
2021–202238,778 (58.5%)7,883 (11.9%)5,686 (8.6%)
2019–202048,266 (72.8%)16,275 (24.5%)5,039 (7.6%)
2017–201834,827 (52.5%)5,733 (8.6%)654 (1.0%)
2015–201638,006 (57.3%)11,118 (16.8%)10,713 (16.2%)
2013–201424,169 (36.4%)3,600 (5.4%)3,585 (5.4%)
2011–201232,349 (48.8%)9,266 (14.0%)8,074 (12.2%)

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
87,815 (± 2,728)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$113,089 (± $3,931)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
66.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,37719.8%
18 to 6455,71663.4%
65 and over14,72216.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,0816.9%
White, not Hispanic62,72671.4%
Black, not Hispanic9,93911.3%
Asian, not Hispanic5,1365.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic750.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3890.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,4694.0%

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
83,033
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
66,298

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic78,52494.6%
Hispanic4,5085.4%
White62,35775.1%
Black9,89811.9%
Asian3,8934.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native790.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4470.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic63,21295.3%
Hispanic3,0834.7%
White50,56576.3%
Black8,43012.7%
Asian3,5855.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4790.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races2610.4%

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