North Carolina State House District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-051
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
051
Land Area
484.1 sq mi
Water Area
6.92 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lee County255.06 sq mi52.7%100.0%
Moore County228.99 sq mi47.3%32.8%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sanford city29.31 sq mi6.1%88.3%
Carthage town5.22 sq mi1.1%76.7%
Vass town3.24 sq mi0.7%96.2%
Broadway town1.29 sq mi0.3%99.5%
Cameron town1.21 sq mi0.3%100.0%

Showing all 5 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 1363,28576.2%8.5%52.7%
NC District 919,78823.8%2.7%47.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
56,302
Active Voters
48,573 (86.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,32025.4%
Republican19,73335.0%
Unaffiliated21,80338.7%
Other parties4460.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,860 (5.1%)110 (0.2%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202441,149 (73.1%)4,194 (7.4%)8,003 (14.2%)
2021–202225,613 (45.5%)3,084 (5.5%)5,799 (10.3%)
2019–202036,772 (65.3%)6,462 (11.5%)5,747 (10.2%)
2017–201823,595 (41.9%)1,729 (3.1%)2,134 (3.8%)
2015–201628,052 (49.8%)6,182 (11.0%)7,332 (13.0%)
2013–201416,796 (29.8%)3,130 (5.6%)2,811 (5.0%)
2011–201224,008 (42.6%)5,588 (9.9%)5,631 (10.0%)

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
86,421 (± 999)
Median Age
39.9
Median Household Income
$67,606 (± $2,554)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,16723.3%
18 to 6451,21059.3%
65 and over15,04417.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15,79218.3%
White, not Hispanic52,29960.5%
Black, not Hispanic13,39215.5%
Asian, not Hispanic6890.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic620.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1070.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0724.7%

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
81,043
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
61,629

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic70,22486.7%
Hispanic10,81713.3%
White52,62364.9%
Black13,35416.5%
Asian5690.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native660.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races3350.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic55,79890.5%
Hispanic5,8299.5%
White43,11870.0%
Black10,82617.6%
Asian9101.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7491.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races2550.4%

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