North Carolina State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-007
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
182.8 sq mi
Water Area
136 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New Hanover County182.79 sq mi100.0%95.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wilmington city42.20 sq mi23.1%82.2%
Wrightsboro CDP11.13 sq mi6.1%100.0%
Murraysville CDP8.61 sq mi4.7%100.0%
Skippers Corner CDP7.01 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Myrtle Grove CDP6.71 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Porters Neck CDP5.41 sq mi3.0%100.0%
Castle Hayne CDP4.76 sq mi2.6%100.0%
Kings Grant CDP4.54 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Ogden CDP4.53 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Silver Lake CDP2.47 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Carolina Beach town2.45 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Blue Clay Farms CDP2.44 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Bayshore CDP2.36 sq mi1.3%99.7%
Sea Breeze CDP1.86 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Northchase CDP1.72 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Hightsville CDP1.46 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Wrightsville Beach town1.39 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Kure Beach town0.88 sq mi0.5%100.0%

Showing all 18 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 7198,476100.0%26.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
163,568
Active Voters
141,763 (86.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic39,05623.9%
Republican52,52432.1%
Unaffiliated70,70243.2%
Other parties1,2860.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202622,560 (13.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024123,582 (75.6%)13,452 (8.2%)22,971 (14.0%)
2021–202282,396 (50.4%)11,517 (7.0%)15,334 (9.4%)
2019–2020106,855 (65.3%)25,623 (15.7%)16,286 (10.0%)
2017–201869,908 (42.7%)8,007 (4.9%)4,639 (2.8%)
2015–201679,759 (48.8%)16,826 (10.3%)23,296 (14.2%)
2013–201447,751 (29.2%)6,070 (3.7%)9,712 (5.9%)
2011–201266,323 (40.5%)11,925 (7.3%)16,453 (10.1%)

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
206,076 (± 1,976)
Median Age
40.6
Median Household Income
$78,516 (± $3,013)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
46.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,95417.9%
18 to 64128,70362.5%
65 and over40,41919.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15,6467.6%
White, not Hispanic161,23778.2%
Black, not Hispanic15,0427.3%
Asian, not Hispanic2,9181.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2310.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0530.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,9494.8%

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
198,502
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
162,293

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic187,13894.3%
Hispanic11,3655.7%
White162,13881.7%
Black15,3667.7%
Asian2,1651.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2320.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races7020.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic156,04796.2%
Hispanic6,2443.8%
White137,29384.6%
Black14,6569.0%
Asian2,4071.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5250.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races4020.2%

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