North Carolina State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-047
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
565.6 sq mi
Water Area
1.37 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Robeson County565.62 sq mi100.0%59.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lumberton city17.49 sq mi3.1%96.0%
Elrod CDP5.34 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Raemon CDP4.31 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Prospect CDP3.93 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Red Springs town3.50 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Pembroke town3.18 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Fairmont town2.74 sq mi0.5%99.3%
Maxton town2.28 sq mi0.4%84.7%
Barker Ten Mile CDP2.26 sq mi0.4%99.5%
Marietta town1.12 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Rowland town1.05 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Wakulla CDP0.86 sq mi0.2%100.0%
McDonald town0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Raynham town0.12 sq mi<0.1%99.8%

Showing all 14 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 878,26293.8%10.5%93.2%
NC District 75,1906.2%0.7%6.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
55,620
Active Voters
45,375 (81.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic22,96941.3%
Republican10,85719.5%
Unaffiliated21,63138.9%
Other parties1630.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202433,801 (60.8%)6,097 (11.0%)3,936 (7.1%)
2021–202219,205 (34.5%)5,478 (9.8%)1,925 (3.5%)
2019–202031,447 (56.5%)11,037 (19.8%)2,249 (4.0%)
2017–201820,009 (36.0%)13,159 (23.7%)1,079 (1.9%)
2015–201623,548 (42.3%)10,835 (19.5%)2,146 (3.9%)
2013–201414,497 (26.1%)8,639 (15.5%)664 (1.2%)
2011–201220,889 (37.6%)11,394 (20.5%)1,477 (2.7%)

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
83,771 (± 1,288)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$40,035 (± $2,016)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
80.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,04625.1%
18 to 6448,86958.3%
65 and over13,85616.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,2097.4%
White, not Hispanic14,94317.8%
Black, not Hispanic20,55124.5%
Asian, not Hispanic8981.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic38,64546.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic480.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2080.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2692.7%

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
80,974
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
60,442

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic76,82894.9%
Hispanic4,1505.1%
White14,98818.5%
Black20,23125.0%
Asian6300.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native38,73647.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander460.1%
Two or More Races1520.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic58,83297.3%
Hispanic1,6142.7%
White12,77821.1%
Black15,58825.8%
Asian3960.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native30,33950.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander480.1%
Two or More Races600.1%

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