North Carolina State House District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-042
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
103.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.83 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cumberland County103.16 sq mi100.0%15.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fayetteville city72.41 sq mi70.2%48.8%
Spring Lake town23.64 sq mi22.9%100.0%

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 967,50981.4%9.1%93.1%
NC District 715,45618.6%2.1%6.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
45,071
Active Voters
34,280 (76.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,25344.9%
Republican6,89715.3%
Unaffiliated17,46638.8%
Other parties4551.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,924 (13.1%)2,718 (6.0%)270 (0.6%)
2023–202424,932 (55.3%)5,227 (11.6%)1,201 (2.7%)
2021–202213,196 (29.3%)4,747 (10.5%)816 (1.8%)
2019–202023,521 (52.2%)7,110 (15.8%)978 (2.2%)
2017–201813,453 (29.8%)3,680 (8.2%)436 (1.0%)
2015–201616,435 (36.5%)6,283 (13.9%)1,356 (3.0%)
2013–20149,640 (21.4%)2,952 (6.5%)460 (1.0%)
2011–201214,271 (31.7%)4,072 (9.0%)900 (2.0%)

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
85,824 (± 2,156)
Median Age
26.6
Median Household Income
$56,038 (± $1,702)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,90724.4%
18 to 6457,85467.4%
65 and over7,0638.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,93716.2%
White, not Hispanic26,89031.3%
Black, not Hispanic36,48642.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1132.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4070.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2490.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic7400.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,0025.8%

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
83,389
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
62,867

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic70,19784.2%
Hispanic13,18815.8%
White27,27232.7%
Black35,72242.8%
Asian1,7732.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native4070.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2320.3%
Two or More Races9061.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic54,10586.1%
Hispanic8,76413.9%
White22,43835.7%
Black28,06344.6%
Asian1,8833.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1471.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1980.3%
Two or More Races6231.0%

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