North Carolina State House District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-049
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
049
Land Area
31.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.16 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wake County31.49 sq mi100.0%3.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Raleigh city23.50 sq mi74.6%15.6%
Cary town2.41 sq mi7.6%3.9%

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 284,251100.0%11.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
55,381
Active Voters
46,993 (84.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic19,50435.2%
Republican8,84716.0%
Unaffiliated26,61248.1%
Other parties4180.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026835 (1.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202441,168 (74.3%)7,930 (14.3%)4,756 (8.6%)
2021–202226,019 (47.0%)6,154 (11.1%)2,900 (5.2%)
2019–202032,746 (59.1%)12,597 (22.7%)2,371 (4.3%)
2017–201822,007 (39.7%)4,685 (8.5%)229 (0.4%)
2015–201623,513 (42.5%)8,652 (15.6%)5,210 (9.4%)
2013–201414,729 (26.6%)3,304 (6.0%)1,961 (3.5%)
2011–201219,202 (34.7%)6,806 (12.3%)3,981 (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
84,653 (± 3,088)
Median Age
28.1
Median Household Income
$89,364 (± $6,064)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
66.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,19212.0%
18 to 6465,60177.5%
65 and over8,86010.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,1347.2%
White, not Hispanic57,42267.8%
Black, not Hispanic11,23513.3%
Asian, not Hispanic6,0667.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1870.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2000.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,4084.0%

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
78,046
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,272

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic73,48294.2%
Hispanic4,5615.8%
White56,64772.6%
Black10,74113.8%
Asian3,1974.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1840.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4280.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,56994.6%
Hispanic3,7055.4%
White50,84374.5%
Black9,70614.2%
Asian3,2754.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4720.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races3600.5%

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