North Carolina State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-005
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
1,157.8 sq mi
Water Area
4.62 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pitt County652.37 sq mi56.3%100.0%
Edgecombe County505.44 sq mi43.7%100.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Greenville city36.60 sq mi3.2%95.5%
Rocky Mount city14.26 sq mi1.2%31.5%
Tarboro town11.59 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Winterville town4.91 sq mi0.4%99.6%
Stokes CDP4.44 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Ayden town3.81 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Farmville town3.20 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Grifton town2.45 sq mi0.2%91.4%
Belvoir CDP1.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bell Arthur CDP1.86 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Princeville town1.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bethel town1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pinetops town1.00 sq mi0.1%97.8%
Fountain town0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leggett town0.70 sq mi0.1%89.9%
Grimesland town0.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Macclesfield town0.52 sq mi<0.1%95.7%
Whitakers town0.39 sq mi<0.1%46.5%
Simpson village0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Conetoe town0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Speed town0.28 sq mi<0.1%93.1%
Falkland town0.23 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Sharpsburg town0.18 sq mi<0.1%17.4%

Showing all 23 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 3170,24377.7%22.8%56.3%
NC District 148,90022.3%6.6%43.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
159,374
Active Voters
134,803 (84.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic64,13240.2%
Republican38,27724.0%
Unaffiliated56,07635.2%
Other parties8890.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202620,413 (12.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024110,771 (69.5%)14,992 (9.4%)15,199 (9.5%)
2021–202267,198 (42.2%)15,377 (9.6%)11,226 (7.0%)
2019–2020100,941 (63.3%)25,665 (16.1%)13,105 (8.2%)
2017–201865,157 (40.9%)11,264 (7.1%)6,316 (4.0%)
2015–201679,546 (49.9%)23,920 (15.0%)14,681 (9.2%)
2013–201448,643 (30.5%)12,316 (7.7%)5,793 (3.6%)
2011–201270,867 (44.5%)19,599 (12.3%)10,501 (6.6%)

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
225,929
Median Age
34.6
Median Household Income
$56,619 (± $2,046)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1848,39621.4%
18 to 64141,64062.7%
65 and over35,89315.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,9537.5%
White, not Hispanic108,95848.2%
Black, not Hispanic88,61539.2%
Asian, not Hispanic3,5911.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3020.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic720.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7290.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,7093.0%

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
218,484
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
170,570

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic206,42794.5%
Hispanic12,0575.5%
White109,44550.1%
Black88,32140.4%
Asian2,3601.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3030.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander730.0%
Two or More Races6570.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic164,37996.4%
Hispanic6,1893.6%
White91,83053.8%
Black68,81840.3%
Asian2,2601.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1260.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander740.0%
Two or More Races4920.3%

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