North Carolina State Senate District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-022
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
022
Land Area
212.3 sq mi
Water Area
9.56 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Durham County211.24 sq mi99.5%73.5%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Durham city64.03 sq mi30.2%53.9%
Rougemont CDP5.48 sq mi2.6%86.8%
Gorman CDP2.90 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Raleigh city0.30 sq mi0.1%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 4199,804100.0%26.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
143,998
Active Voters
121,835 (84.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic72,91450.6%
Republican14,2299.9%
Unaffiliated56,16939.0%
Other parties6860.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202626,957 (18.7%)10,478 (7.3%)518 (0.4%)
2023–2024104,837 (72.8%)31,293 (21.7%)7,800 (5.4%)
2021–202272,725 (50.5%)28,711 (19.9%)4,989 (3.5%)
2019–202094,117 (65.4%)43,759 (30.4%)4,887 (3.4%)
2017–201865,781 (45.7%)19,672 (13.7%)1,312 (0.9%)
2015–201670,979 (49.3%)31,390 (21.8%)8,198 (5.7%)
2013–201443,497 (30.2%)12,486 (8.7%)2,769 (1.9%)
2011–201258,955 (40.9%)24,081 (16.7%)6,012 (4.2%)

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
201,124 (± 3,685)
Median Age
37.1
Median Household Income
$77,407 (± $2,084)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1840,48220.1%
18 to 64129,93064.6%
65 and over30,71215.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)37,17718.5%
White, not Hispanic83,50641.5%
Black, not Hispanic61,26230.5%
Asian, not Hispanic8,6604.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4500.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1210.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic7080.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,2404.6%

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
178,164
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
140,896

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic156,33787.7%
Hispanic21,82612.3%
White83,07046.6%
Black60,46033.9%
Asian5,2412.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4520.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1220.1%
Two or More Races1,7241.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic130,03092.3%
Hispanic10,8647.7%
White71,69650.9%
Black51,10136.3%
Asian5,3303.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3931.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1200.1%
Two or More Races8750.6%

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