North Carolina State House District 86

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-086
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
086
Land Area
506.2 sq mi
Water Area
8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 86

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Burke County506.24 sq mi100.0%100.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Morganton city19.24 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Valdese town7.86 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Connelly Springs town4.99 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Salem CDP4.29 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Icard CDP3.83 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Hildebran town2.83 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Rutherford College town2.26 sq mi0.4%98.0%
Glen Alpine town2.15 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Drexel town1.38 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Hickory city1.07 sq mi0.2%3.3%
Rhodhiss town0.79 sq mi0.2%66.9%
Long View town0.56 sq mi0.1%14.0%

Showing all 12 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 1487,570100.0%11.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
59,534
Active Voters
51,549 (86.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,32319.0%
Republican24,80141.7%
Unaffiliated23,03938.7%
Other parties3710.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,192 (3.7%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202445,080 (75.7%)3,144 (5.3%)11,343 (19.1%)
2021–202229,411 (49.4%)2,083 (3.5%)10,282 (17.3%)
2019–202041,118 (69.1%)6,380 (10.7%)7,553 (12.7%)
2017–201825,895 (43.5%)1,684 (2.8%)3,416 (5.7%)
2015–201632,761 (55.0%)6,551 (11.0%)9,733 (16.3%)
2013–201420,046 (33.7%)2,738 (4.6%)3,800 (6.4%)
2011–201227,703 (46.5%)5,766 (9.7%)8,326 (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
87,795
Median Age
44.9
Median Household Income
$58,592 (± $3,527)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,16818.4%
18 to 6452,59659.9%
65 and over19,03121.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,4578.5%
White, not Hispanic69,46179.1%
Black, not Hispanic5,3126.1%
Asian, not Hispanic3,0723.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1210.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic230.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1470.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2022.5%

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
85,628
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
69,785

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,79093.2%
Hispanic5,8366.8%
White69,75181.5%
Black5,3686.3%
Asian2,6353.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1200.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander260.0%
Two or More Races640.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,47895.3%
Hispanic3,3014.7%
White58,96484.5%
Black4,8326.9%
Asian2,0953.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native5830.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races270.0%

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