North Carolina State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-012
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
888.6 sq mi
Water Area
10.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Harnett County594.93 sq mi67.0%100.0%
Lee County255.06 sq mi28.7%100.0%
Sampson County38.44 sq mi4.3%4.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sanford city29.31 sq mi3.3%88.3%
Anderson Creek CDP19.50 sq mi2.2%96.3%
Plain View CDP12.19 sq mi1.4%73.2%
Spout Springs CDP8.58 sq mi1.0%82.8%
Bunnlevel CDP7.56 sq mi0.9%99.8%
Dunn city6.87 sq mi0.8%97.0%
Mamers CDP6.04 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Lillington town4.61 sq mi0.5%60.1%
Erwin town4.22 sq mi0.5%98.0%
Spivey's Corner CDP3.38 sq mi0.4%43.5%
Buies Creek CDP3.03 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Angier town2.82 sq mi0.3%61.4%
Coats town1.41 sq mi0.2%91.5%
Broadway town1.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Benson town0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%
Fuquay-Varina town0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 16 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 13196,85398.0%26.4%95.7%
NC District 73,1971.6%0.4%3.6%
NC District 37440.4%0.1%0.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
138,125
Active Voters
115,327 (83.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic36,36526.3%
Republican49,12335.6%
Unaffiliated51,43237.2%
Other parties1,2050.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,437 (2.5%)111 (0.1%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202496,271 (69.7%)8,853 (6.4%)18,548 (13.4%)
2021–202256,987 (41.3%)6,715 (4.9%)12,561 (9.1%)
2019–202085,162 (61.7%)14,124 (10.2%)13,153 (9.5%)
2017–201852,240 (37.8%)3,777 (2.7%)3,820 (2.8%)
2015–201662,622 (45.3%)13,107 (9.5%)15,898 (11.5%)
2013–201436,542 (26.5%)5,816 (4.2%)5,501 (4.0%)
2011–201252,970 (38.3%)12,035 (8.7%)12,209 (8.8%)

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.

Browse the voter list for this district (premium access; sign-in required)

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
208,330 (± 622)
Median Age
36.5
Median Household Income
$68,815 (± $2,438)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1851,70924.8%
18 to 64125,69560.3%
65 and over30,92614.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)35,60817.1%
White, not Hispanic120,52857.9%
Black, not Hispanic39,09618.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1,8560.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7950.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2300.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic8640.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,3534.5%

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
198,205
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
147,706

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic171,24986.4%
Hispanic26,95613.6%
White120,98361.0%
Black39,04219.7%
Asian1,5240.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native8010.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2310.1%
Two or More Races6270.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic133,00890.0%
Hispanic14,69910.0%
White96,31665.2%
Black32,01221.7%
Asian2,3471.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,4161.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1430.1%
Two or More Races3180.2%

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