North Carolina State House District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-056
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
55.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.54 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Orange County55.58 sq mi100.0%14.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chapel Hill town18.39 sq mi33.1%84.8%
Carrboro town6.48 sq mi11.6%99.9%

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 485,142100.0%11.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
63,306
Active Voters
53,338 (84.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic30,59348.3%
Republican4,0356.4%
Unaffiliated28,38844.8%
Other parties2900.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,777 (15.4%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202447,302 (74.7%)13,288 (21.0%)2,710 (4.3%)
2021–202233,641 (53.1%)14,192 (22.4%)1,265 (2.0%)
2019–202038,325 (60.5%)21,915 (34.6%)1,121 (1.8%)
2017–201828,178 (44.5%)8,420 (13.3%)66 (0.1%)
2015–201627,984 (44.2%)14,970 (23.6%)2,749 (4.3%)
2013–201418,410 (29.1%)6,200 (9.8%)797 (1.3%)
2011–201221,473 (33.9%)11,435 (18.1%)1,785 (2.8%)

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
85,274 (± 1,132)
Median Age
28.4
Median Household Income
$87,674 (± $5,827)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
73.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,66817.2%
18 to 6460,23070.6%
65 and over10,37612.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,9169.3%
White, not Hispanic53,70163.0%
Black, not Hispanic10,24112.0%
Asian, not Hispanic9,48911.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2750.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic160.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3740.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,2623.8%

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
78,662
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
64,618

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic72,49892.2%
Hispanic6,1617.8%
White53,17367.6%
Black10,10012.8%
Asian6,2257.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2760.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races2180.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic60,69693.9%
Hispanic3,9196.1%
White45,71970.8%
Black8,69913.5%
Asian5,5708.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6541.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races1420.2%

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