North Carolina State House District 88

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-088
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
088
Land Area
26.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.13 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 88

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Mecklenburg County26.18 sq mi100.0%5.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Charlotte city26.18 sq mi100.0%8.4%

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 1284,505100.0%11.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
57,894
Active Voters
47,322 (81.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic22,29838.5%
Republican10,43918.0%
Unaffiliated24,66642.6%
Other parties4910.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,105 (22.6%)3,812 (6.6%)416 (0.7%)
2023–202439,689 (68.6%)6,399 (11.1%)3,997 (6.9%)
2021–202223,489 (40.6%)5,032 (8.7%)2,099 (3.6%)
2019–202034,060 (58.8%)11,401 (19.7%)2,234 (3.9%)
2017–201821,422 (37.0%)4,358 (7.5%)1,230 (2.1%)
2015–201624,018 (41.5%)7,200 (12.4%)4,303 (7.4%)
2013–201413,092 (22.6%)2,349 (4.1%)1,360 (2.3%)
2011–201219,439 (33.6%)4,661 (8.1%)3,158 (5.5%)

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
88,161 (± 2,881)
Median Age
32.8
Median Household Income
$81,995 (± $5,402)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
53.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,78822.4%
18 to 6460,65068.8%
65 and over7,7238.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,28025.3%
White, not Hispanic38,74944.0%
Black, not Hispanic18,91121.5%
Asian, not Hispanic4,0094.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1230.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic390.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4450.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6054.1%

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
72,237
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
55,861

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic62,95287.1%
Hispanic9,28812.9%
White38,73253.6%
Black18,65925.8%
Asian2,5473.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1200.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.1%
Two or More Races2950.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic51,77892.7%
Hispanic4,0897.3%
White33,35659.7%
Black15,53527.8%
Asian2,3174.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native6221.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races2200.4%

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