North Carolina State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-006
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
762.1 sq mi
Water Area
143.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Onslow County762.07 sq mi100.0%100.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Jacksonville city48.65 sq mi6.4%99.7%
Piney Green CDP13.62 sq mi1.8%99.9%
Half Moon CDP7.42 sq mi1.0%100.0%
North Topsail Beach town6.22 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Holly Ridge town4.00 sq mi0.5%94.6%
Sneads Ferry CDP3.80 sq mi0.5%99.9%
Swansboro town2.23 sq mi0.3%99.7%
Richlands town1.63 sq mi0.2%98.8%
Pumpkin Center CDP1.27 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Surf City town0.52 sq mi0.1%6.8%

Showing all 10 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 3204,576100.0%27.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
130,977
Active Voters
106,705 (81.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,55816.5%
Republican50,82938.8%
Unaffiliated56,87043.4%
Other parties1,7201.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,703 (3.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202480,808 (61.7%)4,650 (3.6%)17,912 (13.7%)
2021–202242,417 (32.4%)4,004 (3.1%)12,533 (9.6%)
2019–202065,446 (50.0%)8,855 (6.8%)14,526 (11.1%)
2017–201833,150 (25.3%)582 (0.4%)7,964 (6.1%)
2015–201644,103 (33.7%)6,941 (5.3%)14,018 (10.7%)
2013–201424,617 (18.8%)2,697 (2.1%)9,057 (6.9%)
2011–201235,524 (27.1%)5,766 (4.4%)8,481 (6.5%)

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
207,906
Median Age
27.7
Median Household Income
$68,148 (± $2,456)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1851,51424.8%
18 to 64135,20365.0%
65 and over21,18910.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)29,15214.0%
White, not Hispanic133,07064.0%
Black, not Hispanic23,97611.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3,7711.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,0460.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3280.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1960.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic15,3677.4%

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
204,875
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
153,540

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic177,52086.6%
Hispanic27,35813.4%
White135,09865.9%
Black23,77211.6%
Asian3,2541.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0510.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2620.1%
Two or More Races1,9821.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic135,26688.1%
Hispanic18,27711.9%
White104,86768.3%
Black20,96113.7%
Asian4,1162.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4,2412.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2500.2%
Two or More Races1,1510.7%

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