North Carolina State House District 118

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-118
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
118
Land Area
1,003.2 sq mi
Water Area
2.81 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 118

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Haywood County553.56 sq mi55.2%100.0%
Madison County449.62 sq mi44.8%100.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Waynesville town8.85 sq mi0.9%98.8%
Lake Junaluska CDP5.32 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Marshall town3.98 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Canton town3.72 sq mi0.4%99.3%
Maggie Valley town3.32 sq mi0.3%94.0%
Hot Springs town2.87 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Mars Hill town1.99 sq mi0.2%94.7%
West Canton CDP1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clyde town0.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 9 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 1183,282100.0%11.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
65,588
Active Voters
58,260 (88.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic15,65523.9%
Republican22,43034.2%
Unaffiliated27,02641.2%
Other parties4770.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,703 (4.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202451,185 (78.0%)5,658 (8.6%)10,822 (16.5%)
2021–202235,758 (54.5%)5,682 (8.7%)9,002 (13.7%)
2019–202045,641 (69.6%)11,730 (17.9%)8,793 (13.4%)
2017–201830,708 (46.8%)5,869 (8.9%)2,214 (3.4%)
2015–201634,977 (53.3%)10,252 (15.6%)8,434 (12.9%)
2013–201421,243 (32.4%)5,525 (8.4%)2,344 (3.6%)
2011–201228,426 (43.3%)8,921 (13.6%)6,474 (9.9%)

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
84,529
Median Age
47.1
Median Household Income
$61,329 (± $2,123)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,79817.5%
18 to 6448,54657.4%
65 and over21,18525.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,8994.6%
White, not Hispanic76,60490.6%
Black, not Hispanic7840.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3360.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2850.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2960.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3172.7%

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
83,580
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,783

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic80,32696.1%
Hispanic3,2523.9%
White76,94092.1%
Black7860.9%
Asian3130.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2860.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races830.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,78897.1%
Hispanic1,9932.9%
White64,29993.5%
Black1,1281.6%
Asian5170.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native7911.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races650.1%

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