North Carolina State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-016
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
86.3 sq mi
Water Area
1.06 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wake County86.32 sq mi100.0%10.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Raleigh city43.80 sq mi50.7%29.0%
Cary town21.45 sq mi24.9%35.2%
Apex town0.25 sq mi0.3%0.9%
Durham city0.25 sq mi0.3%0.2%

Showing all 4 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 2186,82994.2%25.1%96.2%
NC District 411,5555.8%1.5%3.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
144,705
Active Voters
127,526 (88.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic48,76433.7%
Republican25,94217.9%
Unaffiliated68,91247.6%
Other parties1,0870.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202614,668 (10.1%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024111,936 (77.4%)21,268 (14.7%)15,945 (11.0%)
2021–202277,246 (53.4%)17,650 (12.2%)10,437 (7.2%)
2019–202097,885 (67.6%)35,299 (24.4%)8,751 (6.0%)
2017–201867,998 (47.0%)12,995 (9.0%)1,520 (1.1%)
2015–201674,118 (51.2%)24,289 (16.8%)18,217 (12.6%)
2013–201446,086 (31.8%)8,153 (5.6%)6,434 (4.4%)
2011–201261,393 (42.4%)19,144 (13.2%)13,542 (9.4%)

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
195,610 (± 4,153)
Median Age
36.6
Median Household Income
$96,333 (± $3,328)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
62.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,11118.5%
18 to 64131,81067.4%
65 and over27,68914.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18,2879.3%
White, not Hispanic130,54766.7%
Black, not Hispanic23,57612.1%
Asian, not Hispanic13,7297.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2290.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1510.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4100.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,6813.9%

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
180,657
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
146,335

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic168,38493.2%
Hispanic12,2706.8%
White129,73471.8%
Black23,30312.9%
Asian9,2225.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2290.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander970.1%
Two or More Races8300.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic138,67694.8%
Hispanic7,6665.2%
White109,36274.7%
Black19,46613.3%
Asian8,3155.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native9890.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander830.1%
Two or More Races6160.4%

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