North Carolina State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-009
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
3,939.8 sq mi
Water Area
85.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sampson County907.49 sq mi23.0%95.9%
Bladen County875.03 sq mi22.2%100.0%
Pender County871.30 sq mi22.1%100.0%
Duplin County814.72 sq mi20.7%100.0%
Jones County471.37 sq mi12.0%100.0%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hampstead CDP20.24 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Kelly CDP11.59 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Keener CDP11.17 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Delway CDP9.61 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Clinton city7.63 sq mi0.2%99.2%
Surf City town7.08 sq mi0.2%92.1%
Rocky Point CDP6.90 sq mi0.2%100.0%
St. Helena village5.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Potters Hill CDP5.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ingold CDP5.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%
White Oak CDP5.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Elizabethtown town5.07 sq mi0.1%95.2%
Ivanhoe CDP5.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Burgaw town4.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vann Crossroads CDP4.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Plain View CDP4.46 sq mi0.1%26.8%
Topsail Beach town4.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Spivey's Corner CDP4.39 sq mi0.1%56.5%
Bonnetsville CDP3.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Warsaw town3.19 sq mi0.1%99.1%
Harrells town3.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Newton Grove town3.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wallace town3.07 sq mi0.1%96.1%
East Arcadia town2.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bladenboro town2.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 53 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 3103,27050.9%13.8%52.0%
NC District 799,52149.1%13.3%48.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
149,459
Active Voters
128,471 (86.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic41,35927.7%
Republican55,14936.9%
Unaffiliated52,10734.9%
Other parties8440.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,573 (3.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024108,583 (72.7%)10,198 (6.8%)23,062 (15.4%)
2021–202268,941 (46.1%)9,103 (6.1%)17,270 (11.6%)
2019–202098,573 (66.0%)18,845 (12.6%)17,744 (11.9%)
2017–201863,908 (42.8%)11,501 (7.7%)10,242 (6.9%)
2015–201678,401 (52.5%)18,808 (12.6%)19,753 (13.2%)
2013–201448,488 (32.4%)10,882 (7.3%)7,985 (5.3%)
2011–201267,416 (45.1%)16,949 (11.3%)14,316 (9.6%)

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
209,859 (± 622)
Median Age
41.4
Median Household Income
$60,430 (± $1,469)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1848,09222.9%
18 to 64120,61457.5%
65 and over41,15319.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)33,32515.9%
White, not Hispanic121,40557.9%
Black, not Hispanic44,88721.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1120.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,8920.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic650.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6650.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,5083.1%

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
197,156
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
150,189

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic175,02788.8%
Hispanic22,13011.2%
White122,26062.0%
Black44,50422.6%
Asian8440.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,9341.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander640.0%
Two or More Races3850.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic140,48893.5%
Hispanic9,7016.5%
White99,50366.3%
Black37,32824.9%
Asian8550.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,0222.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.0%
Two or More Races1620.1%

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