North Carolina State House District 120

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-120
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
120
Land Area
1,478 sq mi
Water Area
30.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 120

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Macon County515.58 sq mi34.9%100.0%
Cherokee County455.54 sq mi30.8%100.0%
Graham County291.97 sq mi19.8%100.0%
Clay County214.98 sq mi14.5%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Highlands town5.59 sq mi0.4%89.4%
Franklin town4.90 sq mi0.3%99.1%
Murphy town2.54 sq mi0.2%98.8%
Andrews town1.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marble CDP1.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Robbinsville town0.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hayesville town0.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fontana Dam town0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lake Santeetlah town0.19 sq mi<0.1%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 1184,907100.0%11.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
70,262
Active Voters
60,940 (86.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,76313.9%
Republican34,20648.7%
Unaffiliated25,84436.8%
Other parties4490.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,667 (2.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202451,934 (73.9%)3,053 (4.3%)17,067 (24.3%)
2021–202235,962 (51.2%)2,199 (3.1%)16,770 (23.9%)
2019–202044,313 (63.1%)6,394 (9.1%)13,678 (19.5%)
2017–201830,791 (43.8%)2,363 (3.4%)8,194 (11.7%)
2015–201633,092 (47.1%)5,977 (8.5%)13,045 (18.6%)
2013–201422,041 (31.4%)3,771 (5.4%)6,620 (9.4%)
2011–201226,624 (37.9%)5,376 (7.7%)8,481 (12.1%)

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
87,185
Median Age
51.7
Median Household Income
$55,715 (± $2,508)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,84817.0%
18 to 6446,08752.9%
65 and over26,25030.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,6156.4%
White, not Hispanic76,05487.2%
Black, not Hispanic1,3321.5%
Asian, not Hispanic5130.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,2231.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2300.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2182.5%

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
85,405
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
70,565

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic81,06494.9%
Hispanic4,3455.1%
White76,43389.5%
Black1,2641.5%
Asian4440.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2221.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races820.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic68,47697.0%
Hispanic2,0883.0%
White64,73791.7%
Black1,3701.9%
Asian5900.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7172.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races700.1%

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