North Carolina State House District 119

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-119
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
119
Land Area
1,397.2 sq mi
Water Area
18.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 119

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Swain County527.73 sq mi37.8%100.0%
Jackson County491.11 sq mi35.1%100.0%
Transylvania County378.36 sq mi27.1%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cherokee CDP12.07 sq mi0.9%99.8%
Brevard city5.35 sq mi0.4%99.6%
Cashiers CDP4.10 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Cullowhee CDP3.81 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Sylva town3.17 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bryson City town2.18 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Glenville CDP1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Webster town1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rosman town0.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Highlands town0.54 sq mi<0.1%8.7%
Forest Hills village0.50 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Dillsboro town0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Whittier CDP0.18 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 13 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 1190,212100.0%12.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
66,881
Active Voters
57,448 (85.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic15,57323.3%
Republican20,66830.9%
Unaffiliated30,15445.1%
Other parties4860.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,406 (5.1%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202449,224 (73.6%)6,496 (9.7%)11,897 (17.8%)
2021–202234,101 (51.0%)6,290 (9.4%)8,995 (13.4%)
2019–202042,978 (64.3%)11,069 (16.6%)7,535 (11.3%)
2017–201830,576 (45.7%)5,125 (7.7%)3,724 (5.6%)
2015–201631,894 (47.7%)8,663 (13.0%)8,765 (13.1%)
2013–201421,110 (31.6%)5,211 (7.8%)3,164 (4.7%)
2011–201225,679 (38.4%)7,524 (11.2%)6,792 (10.2%)

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
91,475
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$58,901 (± $2,959)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,35316.8%
18 to 6454,06059.1%
65 and over22,06224.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,0206.6%
White, not Hispanic72,12578.8%
Black, not Hispanic2,4912.7%
Asian, not Hispanic7440.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6,7017.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic670.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2990.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,0283.3%

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
88,923
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
73,954

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,86995.4%
Hispanic4,0494.6%
White72,56981.6%
Black2,4412.7%
Asian5190.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6,6667.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander650.1%
Two or More Races4440.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic71,98997.3%
Hispanic1,9612.7%
White62,58884.6%
Black2,4393.3%
Asian6190.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native6,0448.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander680.1%
Two or More Races2370.3%

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