North Carolina State House District 116

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

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

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 116

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Buncombe County54.82 sq mi100.0%8.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Asheville city32.75 sq mi59.7%72.0%
Woodfin town4.03 sq mi7.3%43.1%
Biltmore Forest town2.90 sq mi5.3%99.7%
Emma CDP1.09 sq mi2.0%100.0%

Showing all 4 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 1189,457100.0%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
71,445
Active Voters
59,263 (82.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic30,96843.3%
Republican7,47710.5%
Unaffiliated32,31545.2%
Other parties6851.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026728 (1.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202450,861 (71.2%)14,830 (20.8%)4,439 (6.2%)
2021–202237,145 (52.0%)14,086 (19.7%)4,161 (5.8%)
2019–202045,767 (64.1%)23,987 (33.6%)2,645 (3.7%)
2017–201833,064 (46.3%)10,544 (14.8%)1,065 (1.5%)
2015–201633,539 (46.9%)17,231 (24.1%)3,998 (5.6%)
2013–201420,576 (28.8%)6,451 (9.0%)1,402 (2.0%)
2011–201226,506 (37.1%)11,281 (15.8%)2,914 (4.1%)

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
88,236 (± 2,392)
Median Age
40.8
Median Household Income
$69,528 (± $3,412)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
53.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,32116.2%
18 to 6456,64764.2%
65 and over17,26819.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,2958.3%
White, not Hispanic68,75377.9%
Black, not Hispanic7,4578.5%
Asian, not Hispanic9461.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic260.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic860.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5000.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1733.6%

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
85,154
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
71,073

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,71493.6%
Hispanic5,4416.4%
White68,95081.0%
Black7,4268.7%
Asian7910.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native260.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander860.1%
Two or More Races4480.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic67,72495.3%
Hispanic3,3454.7%
White58,68682.6%
Black6,9799.8%
Asian1,0201.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5900.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander850.1%
Two or More Races4460.6%

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