North Carolina State House District 50

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-050
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
050
Land Area
767.5 sq mi
Water Area
6.03 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 50

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Caswell County425.37 sq mi55.4%100.0%
Orange County341.98 sq mi44.6%86.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Yanceyville town6.93 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Hillsborough town5.67 sq mi0.7%98.4%
Mebane city2.53 sq mi0.3%20.7%
Efland CDP1.78 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chapel Hill town1.66 sq mi0.2%7.7%
Milton town0.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Durham city0.06 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 7 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 463,55473.7%8.5%44.6%
NC District 1322,73626.3%3.0%55.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
64,560
Active Voters
58,002 (89.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic24,75738.3%
Republican14,05421.8%
Unaffiliated25,42239.4%
Other parties3270.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,172 (3.4%)<10 (—)<10 (—)
2023–202451,947 (80.5%)12,399 (19.2%)8,391 (13.0%)
2021–202237,561 (58.2%)12,006 (18.6%)5,625 (8.7%)
2019–202047,615 (73.8%)18,545 (28.7%)4,814 (7.5%)
2017–201834,192 (53.0%)11,997 (18.6%)1,186 (1.8%)
2015–201638,492 (59.6%)14,286 (22.1%)7,027 (10.9%)
2013–201424,788 (38.4%)7,225 (11.2%)2,346 (3.6%)
2011–201233,096 (51.3%)12,465 (19.3%)5,387 (8.3%)

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
86,808 (± 1,132)
Median Age
45.4
Median Household Income
$80,126 (± $3,591)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
41.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,67720.4%
18 to 6450,24257.9%
65 and over18,88921.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,13910.5%
White, not Hispanic58,81967.8%
Black, not Hispanic11,70713.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,3212.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic680.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic410.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3910.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3225.0%

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
82,986
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,534

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic76,52092.2%
Hispanic6,4687.8%
White59,39571.6%
Black11,68514.1%
Asian1,9872.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native650.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.0%
Two or More Races3700.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic62,48495.3%
Hispanic3,0564.7%
White48,94874.7%
Black11,08516.9%
Asian1,7432.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native6461.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander420.1%
Two or More Races1730.3%

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