North Carolina State House District 59

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-059
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
059
Land Area
317.6 sq mi
Water Area
5.09 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 59

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Guilford County317.62 sq mi100.0%49.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pleasant Garden town15.03 sq mi4.7%99.9%
Greensboro city11.15 sq mi3.5%8.3%
McLeansville CDP6.14 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Forest Oaks CDP4.80 sq mi1.5%100.0%
High Point city3.20 sq mi1.0%5.6%
Jamestown town2.70 sq mi0.9%90.2%
Whitsett town2.58 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Gibsonville town2.21 sq mi0.7%50.2%
Burlington city2.01 sq mi0.6%6.5%
Sedalia town2.00 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Archdale city0.87 sq mi0.3%9.7%

Showing all 11 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 983,01391.4%11.1%97.5%
NC District 64,3794.8%0.6%0.8%
NC District 53,4373.8%0.5%1.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
71,517
Active Voters
63,687 (89.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,57130.2%
Republican24,84934.7%
Unaffiliated24,73234.6%
Other parties3650.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,986 (5.6%)436 (0.6%)256 (0.4%)
2023–202456,317 (78.7%)6,744 (9.4%)11,392 (15.9%)
2021–202237,590 (52.6%)5,918 (8.3%)7,954 (11.1%)
2019–202051,396 (71.9%)11,351 (15.9%)7,364 (10.3%)
2017–201834,972 (48.9%)3,377 (4.7%)3,357 (4.7%)
2015–201641,293 (57.7%)8,730 (12.2%)11,011 (15.4%)
2013–201425,717 (36.0%)3,140 (4.4%)4,165 (5.8%)
2011–201236,232 (50.7%)7,392 (10.3%)9,812 (13.7%)

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
93,332 (± 3,390)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$86,995 (± $4,334)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,69923.2%
18 to 6454,39458.3%
65 and over17,23918.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,7377.2%
White, not Hispanic56,71560.8%
Black, not Hispanic22,60524.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2,5782.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic830.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1810.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3434.7%

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
90,801
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
69,232

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic85,30894.0%
Hispanic5,5006.1%
White57,07962.9%
Black22,19724.4%
Asian2,1422.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander600.1%
Two or More Races6580.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,20695.6%
Hispanic3,0274.4%
White46,42467.1%
Black16,71924.1%
Asian1,7572.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native8791.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander620.1%
Two or More Races4890.7%

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