North Carolina State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-001
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
3,680 sq mi
Water Area
1,911.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bertie County699.18 sq mi19.0%100.0%
Northampton County536.69 sq mi14.6%100.0%
Tyrrell County390.78 sq mi10.6%100.0%
Dare County383.23 sq mi10.4%100.0%
Hertford County353.16 sq mi9.6%100.0%
Gates County340.61 sq mi9.3%100.0%
Currituck County261.91 sq mi7.1%100.0%
Perquimans County247.17 sq mi6.7%100.0%
Camden County240.33 sq mi6.5%100.0%
Pasquotank County226.88 sq mi6.2%100.0%

Showing all 10 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Elizabeth City city11.71 sq mi0.3%99.3%
Moyock CDP10.43 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Kitty Hawk town8.11 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Buxton CDP7.84 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Grandy CDP6.77 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Nags Head town6.62 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kill Devil Hills town5.62 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Frisco CDP4.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wanchese CDP4.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ahoskie town4.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Manns Harbor CDP3.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Southern Shores town3.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Como town3.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cofield village3.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rich Square town3.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hertford town2.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Windsor town2.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sunbury CDP2.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Duck town2.42 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Winfall town2.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Avon CDP2.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Murfreesboro town2.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lewiston Woodville town1.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Manteo town1.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Conway town1.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 50 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 1162,70881.5%21.8%89.6%
NC District 336,91518.5%5.0%10.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
154,472
Active Voters
133,526 (86.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic49,28131.9%
Republican45,21129.3%
Unaffiliated59,02338.2%
Other parties9570.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,233 (5.3%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024112,503 (72.8%)15,727 (10.2%)22,192 (14.4%)
2021–202276,220 (49.3%)16,146 (10.5%)14,463 (9.4%)
2019–2020101,149 (65.5%)25,354 (16.4%)14,453 (9.4%)
2017–201866,694 (43.2%)18,283 (11.8%)9,148 (5.9%)
2015–201676,302 (49.4%)21,420 (13.9%)15,535 (10.1%)
2013–201446,994 (30.4%)14,575 (9.4%)5,290 (3.4%)
2011–201265,335 (42.3%)18,973 (12.3%)8,012 (5.2%)

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
201,289
Median Age
44.8
Median Household Income
$69,551 (± $1,932)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1839,35119.5%
18 to 64116,34357.8%
65 and over45,59522.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,3195.1%
White, not Hispanic125,23462.2%
Black, not Hispanic55,17327.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5530.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4360.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic760.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1990.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,2993.6%

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
197,758
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
158,838

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic189,87696.0%
Hispanic7,8844.0%
White127,11664.3%
Black55,45428.0%
Asian1,2330.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4470.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander900.0%
Two or More Races3800.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic154,34897.2%
Hispanic4,4892.8%
White104,63565.9%
Black46,21029.1%
Asian1,5671.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7981.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander850.1%
Two or More Races2710.2%

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