North Carolina State House District 54

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-054
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
054
Land Area
735.4 sq mi
Water Area
27.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 54

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Chatham County681.68 sq mi92.7%100.0%
Randolph County53.88 sq mi7.3%6.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Siler City town6.02 sq mi0.8%89.2%
Pittsboro town4.83 sq mi0.7%54.2%
Moncure CDP4.73 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Bennett CDP3.20 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Liberty town3.13 sq mi0.4%98.8%
Governors Club CDP2.35 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Briar Chapel CDP2.09 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fearrington Village CDP1.79 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Cary town1.74 sq mi0.2%2.8%
Staley town1.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Gulf CDP0.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Goldston town0.79 sq mi0.1%74.5%
Governors Village CDP0.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Carolina Meadows CDP0.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%

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 942,83551.3%5.7%72.1%
NC District 440,64048.7%5.5%27.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
67,750
Active Voters
61,033 (90.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,30831.5%
Republican17,32625.6%
Unaffiliated28,76042.5%
Other parties3560.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,788 (5.6%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202455,082 (81.3%)9,979 (14.7%)9,804 (14.5%)
2021–202240,335 (59.5%)9,080 (13.4%)6,912 (10.2%)
2019–202049,157 (72.6%)16,781 (24.8%)6,414 (9.5%)
2017–201835,638 (52.6%)8,977 (13.3%)603 (0.9%)
2015–201638,871 (57.4%)12,655 (18.7%)9,403 (13.9%)
2013–201425,819 (38.1%)6,192 (9.1%)3,336 (4.9%)
2011–201232,474 (47.9%)10,565 (15.6%)6,854 (10.1%)

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
87,043 (± 664)
Median Age
47.2
Median Household Income
$89,669 (± $5,948)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
46.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,83719.3%
18 to 6448,69955.9%
65 and over21,50724.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,13713.9%
White, not Hispanic60,39869.4%
Black, not Hispanic8,74610.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,8202.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1140.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic680.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5900.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1703.6%

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
81,126
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
64,744

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic73,78891.0%
Hispanic7,3349.0%
White60,79174.9%
Black8,85610.9%
Asian1,5912.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1110.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander690.1%
Two or More Races2840.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,20094.5%
Hispanic3,5415.5%
White50,96178.7%
Black8,03512.4%
Asian1,5222.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native6441.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander680.1%
Two or More Races730.1%

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