North Carolina State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-003
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
1,938.3 sq mi
Water Area
199.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Beaufort County832.74 sq mi43.0%100.0%
Craven County706.57 sq mi36.5%100.0%
Lenoir County399.09 sq mi20.6%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Bern city28.42 sq mi1.5%99.1%
Kinston city18.43 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Havelock city17.09 sq mi0.9%99.9%
Washington city8.19 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Brices Creek CDP7.85 sq mi0.4%100.0%
James City CDP7.71 sq mi0.4%100.0%
River Road CDP7.09 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Neuse Forest CDP3.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Trent Woods town2.97 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fairfield Harbour CDP2.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Deep Run CDP2.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
River Bend town2.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cypress Landing CDP2.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
La Grange town2.30 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bridgeton town2.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vanceboro town1.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Graingers CDP1.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Belhaven town1.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jackson Heights CDP1.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cherry Branch CDP1.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bayview CDP1.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pinetown CDP1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chocowinity town1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dover town0.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Aurora town0.93 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 31 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 3145,37272.5%19.5%79.4%
NC District 155,12227.5%7.4%20.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
147,838
Active Voters
129,348 (87.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic42,49128.7%
Republican52,98035.8%
Unaffiliated51,50134.8%
Other parties8660.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,847 (9.4%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024109,120 (73.8%)12,062 (8.2%)25,762 (17.4%)
2021–202271,967 (48.7%)10,995 (7.4%)18,945 (12.8%)
2019–202097,572 (66.0%)21,350 (14.4%)22,192 (15.0%)
2017–201864,156 (43.4%)9,109 (6.2%)10,785 (7.3%)
2015–201677,254 (52.3%)18,090 (12.2%)20,784 (14.1%)
2013–201451,188 (34.6%)11,107 (7.5%)9,256 (6.3%)
2011–201267,517 (45.7%)15,392 (10.4%)14,304 (9.7%)

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
202,030
Median Age
41.7
Median Household Income
$57,878 (± $1,706)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1842,72721.1%
18 to 64114,66456.8%
65 and over44,63922.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,3528.1%
White, not Hispanic121,63760.2%
Black, not Hispanic51,70125.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3,4471.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2870.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2080.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3110.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,0873.5%

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
197,655
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
155,105

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic184,44693.3%
Hispanic13,2106.7%
White123,24062.4%
Black51,76926.2%
Asian2,8061.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2990.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1810.1%
Two or More Races5080.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic147,78295.3%
Hispanic7,3204.7%
White101,93965.7%
Black41,68226.9%
Asian2,5851.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6321.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander930.1%
Two or More Races2860.2%

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