North Carolina State House District 96

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-096
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
096
Land Area
116 sq mi
Water Area
2.68 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 96

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Catawba County116.02 sq mi100.0%28.9%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hickory city28.86 sq mi24.9%89.4%
Conover city9.48 sq mi8.2%82.7%
St. Stephens CDP9.31 sq mi8.0%100.0%
Mountain View CDP4.66 sq mi4.0%100.0%
Long View town3.46 sq mi3.0%86.0%
Brookford town0.64 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Newton city0.05 sq mi<0.1%0.4%

Showing all 7 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 1089,587100.0%12.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
62,415
Active Voters
53,212 (85.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,86919.0%
Republican24,86239.8%
Unaffiliated25,28240.5%
Other parties4020.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,303 (10.1%)168 (0.3%)157 (0.3%)
2023–202445,176 (72.4%)2,703 (4.3%)10,977 (17.6%)
2021–202228,189 (45.2%)1,820 (2.9%)7,456 (11.9%)
2019–202040,657 (65.1%)6,378 (10.2%)9,285 (14.9%)
2017–201826,054 (41.7%)982 (1.6%)8,808 (14.1%)
2015–201631,957 (51.2%)5,152 (8.3%)11,223 (18.0%)
2013–201419,290 (30.9%)1,647 (2.6%)5,568 (8.9%)
2011–201227,634 (44.3%)4,319 (6.9%)9,289 (14.9%)

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
90,357 (± 1,590)
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$63,853 (± $3,628)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,36122.5%
18 to 6453,61859.3%
65 and over16,37818.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,29913.6%
White, not Hispanic61,08867.6%
Black, not Hispanic8,0939.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4,3694.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic600.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic210.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2490.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,1784.6%

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
86,039
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,914

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic77,08589.6%
Hispanic8,95610.4%
White61,55671.5%
Black8,2779.6%
Asian4,0524.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native570.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.0%
Two or More Races4870.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,25692.9%
Hispanic4,6597.1%
White50,40676.5%
Black7,20010.9%
Asian3,1714.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4330.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races1500.2%

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