North Carolina State House District 61

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-061
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
061
Land Area
26.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 61

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Guilford County26.90 sq mi100.0%4.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Greensboro city26.90 sq mi100.0%20.0%

Showing all 1 place

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 556,70862.9%7.6%61.0%
NC District 633,47537.1%4.5%39.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
64,150
Active Voters
51,065 (79.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic29,43945.9%
Republican7,73812.1%
Unaffiliated26,57241.4%
Other parties4010.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,240 (23.8%)4,282 (6.7%)1,459 (2.3%)
2023–202443,422 (67.7%)8,982 (14.0%)4,519 (7.0%)
2021–202226,098 (40.7%)8,693 (13.6%)3,442 (5.4%)
2019–202036,617 (57.1%)14,529 (22.6%)2,652 (4.1%)
2017–201826,197 (40.8%)6,521 (10.2%)1,725 (2.7%)
2015–201628,855 (45.0%)10,833 (16.9%)5,265 (8.2%)
2013–201419,029 (29.7%)5,036 (7.9%)2,733 (4.3%)
2011–201225,066 (39.1%)8,515 (13.3%)4,240 (6.6%)

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
91,515 (± 2,489)
Median Age
30.1
Median Household Income
$55,286 (± $3,205)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,07418.7%
18 to 6461,66267.4%
65 and over12,77914.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,0999.9%
White, not Hispanic39,75943.4%
Black, not Hispanic36,44539.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,2372.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1910.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic30.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1060.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6754.0%

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
85,574
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
69,800

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic78,86592.2%
Hispanic6,7097.8%
White39,48046.1%
Black34,73240.6%
Asian1,2281.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1910.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races5590.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,09794.7%
Hispanic3,7085.3%
White34,80249.9%
Black29,23641.9%
Asian1,3611.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6991.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races2920.4%

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