North Carolina State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-021
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
1,224 sq mi
Water Area
12.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Moore County697.68 sq mi57.0%100.0%
Cumberland County526.42 sq mi43.0%80.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fayetteville city57.16 sq mi4.7%38.6%
Spring Lake town23.64 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Southern Pines town17.14 sq mi1.4%93.3%
Pinehurst village16.71 sq mi1.4%99.9%
Eastover town11.33 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Aberdeen town10.15 sq mi0.8%93.7%
Seven Lakes CDP8.39 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Foxfire village7.06 sq mi0.6%99.7%
Carthage town6.65 sq mi0.5%97.5%
Hope Mills town6.48 sq mi0.5%71.7%
Whispering Pines village3.73 sq mi0.3%98.3%
Vander CDP3.71 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Vass town3.24 sq mi0.3%96.2%
Pinebluff town2.61 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Wade town1.74 sq mi0.1%99.7%
Stedman town1.69 sq mi0.1%99.7%
Jackson Springs CDP1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Robbins town1.59 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Taylortown town1.35 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Falcon town1.34 sq mi0.1%95.4%
Cameron town1.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Godwin town0.52 sq mi<0.1%77.5%
Linden town0.51 sq mi<0.1%91.9%
Candor town0.13 sq mi<0.1%6.6%

Showing all 24 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 9133,15861.1%17.9%63.7%
NC District 784,82638.9%11.4%36.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
153,588
Active Voters
132,226 (86.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic36,04523.5%
Republican56,99937.1%
Unaffiliated59,26738.6%
Other parties1,2770.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,799 (7.7%)321 (0.2%)80 (0.1%)
2023–2024109,858 (71.5%)11,098 (7.2%)22,851 (14.9%)
2021–202269,562 (45.3%)9,584 (6.2%)16,869 (11.0%)
2019–202097,665 (63.6%)17,826 (11.6%)19,369 (12.6%)
2017–201861,943 (40.3%)7,909 (5.1%)12,471 (8.1%)
2015–201671,500 (46.6%)14,122 (9.2%)22,085 (14.4%)
2013–201443,844 (28.5%)5,892 (3.8%)8,613 (5.6%)
2011–201260,159 (39.2%)11,859 (7.7%)15,758 (10.3%)

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
225,311 (± 1,808)
Median Age
36.1
Median Household Income
$76,408 (± $2,274)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1852,64223.4%
18 to 64133,70759.3%
65 and over38,96217.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)24,41510.8%
White, not Hispanic142,99763.5%
Black, not Hispanic36,79916.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,6931.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,7780.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5130.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,8690.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic13,2475.9%

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
220,681
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
168,532

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic199,06990.2%
Hispanic21,6169.8%
White144,66765.6%
Black36,87616.7%
Asian3,0011.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,8720.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4940.2%
Two or More Races2,4701.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic155,06292.0%
Hispanic13,4698.0%
White115,36568.5%
Black31,59018.7%
Asian3,2902.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,8452.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4090.2%
Two or More Races1,2090.7%

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