North Carolina State House District 81

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-081
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
081
Land Area
256.4 sq mi
Water Area
10.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 81

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Davidson County256.59 sq mi100.0%46.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lexington city17.97 sq mi7.0%93.5%
Tyro CDP12.85 sq mi5.0%100.0%
Welcome CDP9.31 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Southmont CDP4.56 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Yadkin College CDP2.88 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Midway town1.62 sq mi0.6%20.7%

Showing all 6 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 685,641100.0%11.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
62,689
Active Voters
55,230 (88.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,20717.9%
Republican29,35046.8%
Unaffiliated21,75534.7%
Other parties3770.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,000 (1.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202448,158 (76.8%)2,582 (4.1%)12,578 (20.1%)
2021–202229,695 (47.4%)2,368 (3.8%)8,517 (13.6%)
2019–202043,060 (68.7%)5,333 (8.5%)9,287 (14.8%)
2017–201827,010 (43.1%)1,528 (2.4%)9,822 (15.7%)
2015–201633,474 (53.4%)4,543 (7.2%)11,028 (17.6%)
2013–201418,334 (29.2%)1,694 (2.7%)4,895 (7.8%)
2011–201228,817 (46.0%)4,080 (6.5%)8,801 (14.0%)

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
85,583 (± 1,724)
Median Age
43.3
Median Household Income
$61,700 (± $3,026)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,33820.3%
18 to 6451,61360.3%
65 and over16,63219.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,8768.0%
White, not Hispanic65,87877.0%
Black, not Hispanic7,4708.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7552.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic890.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6380.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,8773.4%

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
83,558
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
66,393

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic78,30793.7%
Hispanic5,2506.3%
White66,54779.6%
Black7,6829.2%
Asian1,4681.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1670.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic63,36495.4%
Hispanic3,0324.6%
White54,74082.4%
Black6,72610.1%
Asian1,3222.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6681.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races580.1%

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