North Carolina State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-002
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
3,585.2 sq mi
Water Area
2,052.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Halifax County723.74 sq mi20.2%100.0%
Hyde County612.35 sq mi17.1%100.0%
Carteret County507.60 sq mi14.2%100.0%
Martin County456.41 sq mi12.7%100.0%
Warren County429.39 sq mi12.0%100.0%
Washington County346.51 sq mi9.7%100.0%
Pamlico County336.52 sq mi9.4%100.0%
Chowan County172.66 sq mi4.8%100.0%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Roanoke Rapids city9.91 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ocracoke CDP8.60 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Newport town7.62 sq mi0.2%96.9%
Morehead City town7.36 sq mi0.2%99.2%
Fairfield CDP7.04 sq mi0.2%100.0%
South Rosemary CDP6.12 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Edenton town5.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hobucken CDP5.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Beaufort town5.07 sq mi0.1%98.8%
Emerald Isle town4.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Williamston town4.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Plymouth town4.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Swan Quarter CDP3.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hollister CDP3.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Grantsboro town3.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Peletier town3.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Minnesott Beach town3.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Engelhard CDP3.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Broad Creek CDP3.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Weldon town2.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bogue town2.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cape Carteret town2.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Atlantic Beach town2.34 sq mi0.1%98.2%
Harkers Island CDP2.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cedar Point town2.22 sq mi0.1%99.5%

Showing top 25 of 61 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 1114,00657.4%15.3%59.4%
NC District 384,55142.6%11.3%40.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
152,760
Active Voters
133,040 (87.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic52,25534.2%
Republican47,80131.3%
Unaffiliated51,98034.0%
Other parties7240.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,741 (8.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024114,909 (75.2%)17,535 (11.5%)25,189 (16.5%)
2021–202279,357 (51.9%)19,012 (12.4%)18,224 (11.9%)
2019–2020107,070 (70.1%)26,213 (17.2%)20,058 (13.1%)
2017–201872,472 (47.4%)18,184 (11.9%)8,773 (5.7%)
2015–201688,169 (57.7%)24,782 (16.2%)21,261 (13.9%)
2013–201459,247 (38.8%)17,204 (11.3%)7,919 (5.2%)
2011–201278,280 (51.2%)22,282 (14.6%)14,995 (9.8%)

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
198,892
Median Age
48.3
Median Household Income
$56,486 (± $1,527)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,78118.5%
18 to 64110,86355.7%
65 and over51,24825.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,9044.5%
White, not Hispanic119,52960.1%
Black, not Hispanic57,68029.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3570.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,5121.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1000.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5590.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,2514.1%

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
195,966
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
159,363

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic189,06396.5%
Hispanic6,9073.5%
White121,04461.8%
Black57,54429.4%
Asian1,1480.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,5401.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1020.1%
Two or More Races1,0980.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic155,64597.7%
Hispanic3,7152.3%
White102,35164.2%
Black47,78130.0%
Asian1,1680.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4,0802.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander940.1%
Two or More Races6470.4%

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