North Carolina State House District 82

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-082
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
082
Land Area
172.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.16 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 82

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cabarrus County172.47 sq mi100.0%47.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Concord city27.54 sq mi16.0%42.6%
Midland town10.56 sq mi6.1%79.2%
Harrisburg town10.40 sq mi6.0%82.7%
Mount Pleasant town3.39 sq mi2.0%93.4%
Locust city1.99 sq mi1.2%24.3%
Kannapolis city0.93 sq mi0.5%2.7%

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 865,16971.4%8.7%90.3%
NC District 626,05828.6%3.5%9.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
65,617
Active Voters
58,421 (89.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic16,41525.0%
Republican21,63433.0%
Unaffiliated27,13441.4%
Other parties4340.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,337 (12.7%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202450,513 (77.0%)3,647 (5.6%)9,329 (14.2%)
2021–202231,374 (47.8%)2,989 (4.6%)6,627 (10.1%)
2019–202044,660 (68.1%)8,627 (13.1%)6,201 (9.5%)
2017–201828,029 (42.7%)1,794 (2.7%)3,087 (4.7%)
2015–201632,778 (50.0%)5,950 (9.1%)9,087 (13.8%)
2013–201417,803 (27.1%)1,285 (2.0%)3,464 (5.3%)
2011–201227,164 (41.4%)4,017 (6.1%)6,744 (10.3%)

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
95,000 (± 2,605)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$112,747 (± $5,221)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
48.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,42126.8%
18 to 6458,13461.2%
65 and over11,44512.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,6368.0%
White, not Hispanic56,74659.7%
Black, not Hispanic14,39315.2%
Asian, not Hispanic11,54112.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic270.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7080.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9494.2%

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
88,710
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
64,080

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,59393.1%
Hispanic6,1186.9%
White57,03964.3%
Black14,27716.1%
Asian7,9278.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native250.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.1%
Two or More Races1890.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic60,90095.0%
Hispanic3,1765.0%
White44,10368.8%
Black11,61018.1%
Asian4,8087.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2960.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races940.1%

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