North Carolina State House District 97

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-097
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
097
Land Area
295.9 sq mi
Water Area
9.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 97

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lincoln County295.85 sq mi100.0%100.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lincolnton city8.67 sq mi2.9%96.8%
Lowesville CDP6.80 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Denver CDP5.93 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Westport CDP3.67 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Iron Station CDP2.36 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Crouse CDP1.14 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Maiden town0.03 sq mi<0.1%0.5%

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 1086,810100.0%11.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
70,189
Active Voters
62,686 (89.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,14815.9%
Republican33,99248.4%
Unaffiliated24,61335.1%
Other parties4360.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202454,979 (78.3%)2,901 (4.1%)14,349 (20.4%)
2021–202235,344 (50.4%)2,231 (3.2%)10,135 (14.4%)
2019–202048,481 (69.1%)6,057 (8.6%)10,681 (15.2%)
2017–201829,958 (42.7%)1,875 (2.7%)7,781 (11.1%)
2015–201637,023 (52.7%)4,991 (7.1%)12,682 (18.1%)
2013–201421,126 (30.1%)1,178 (1.7%)4,479 (6.4%)
2011–201231,172 (44.4%)4,701 (6.7%)10,932 (15.6%)

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
92,716
Median Age
44.4
Median Household Income
$80,016 (± $4,599)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,13120.6%
18 to 6455,52359.9%
65 and over18,06219.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,5428.1%
White, not Hispanic75,99782.0%
Black, not Hispanic5,4725.9%
Asian, not Hispanic7330.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1250.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1820.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,6472.9%

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
89,942
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
71,037

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,54194.0%
Hispanic5,4016.0%
White76,76085.3%
Black5,5346.2%
Asian6100.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1240.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races1000.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic67,93995.6%
Hispanic3,0964.4%
White62,24887.6%
Black4,4936.3%
Asian6440.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4990.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races500.1%

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