North Carolina State House District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-055
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
055
Land Area
901.4 sq mi
Water Area
10.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Anson County531.46 sq mi59.0%100.0%
Union County369.95 sq mi41.0%58.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Monroe city15.03 sq mi1.7%46.7%
Wadesboro town6.60 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Unionville town3.12 sq mi0.3%10.7%
Polkton town3.05 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Wingate town2.23 sq mi0.2%85.1%
Marshville town2.12 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ansonville town1.47 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Morven town1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Peachland town1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lilesville town0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
McFarlan town0.92 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Mineral Springs town0.35 sq mi<0.1%4.2%
Waxhaw town0.19 sq mi<0.1%1.5%

Showing all 13 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 882,927100.0%11.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
55,023
Active Voters
46,953 (85.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic17,69732.2%
Republican19,46335.4%
Unaffiliated17,58532.0%
Other parties2780.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,632 (3.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202440,212 (73.1%)3,167 (5.8%)8,272 (15.0%)
2021–202225,561 (46.5%)2,578 (4.7%)5,489 (10.0%)
2019–202037,805 (68.7%)7,187 (13.1%)7,345 (13.3%)
2017–201824,602 (44.7%)2,815 (5.1%)3,763 (6.8%)
2015–201629,551 (53.7%)5,968 (10.8%)7,068 (12.8%)
2013–201416,843 (30.6%)3,544 (6.4%)2,494 (4.5%)
2011–201225,812 (46.9%)5,593 (10.2%)5,908 (10.7%)

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
86,268 (± 1,681)
Median Age
39.4
Median Household Income
$65,410 (± $3,403)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,89821.9%
18 to 6452,72161.1%
65 and over14,64917.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15,53618.0%
White, not Hispanic44,86352.0%
Black, not Hispanic21,12524.5%
Asian, not Hispanic9561.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2540.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic170.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3350.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1823.7%

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
80,209
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
61,781

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic70,13087.4%
Hispanic10,08012.6%
White45,35956.6%
Black21,21426.4%
Asian7240.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2230.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races970.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic56,68891.8%
Hispanic5,0968.2%
White37,55460.8%
Black17,41928.2%
Asian7491.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0241.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races310.1%

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