North Carolina State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-026
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
972.9 sq mi
Water Area
12.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rockingham County565.64 sq mi58.1%100.0%
Guilford County407.24 sq mi41.9%63.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Stokesdale town19.02 sq mi2.0%99.9%
Greensboro city16.47 sq mi1.7%12.3%
Oak Ridge town16.34 sq mi1.7%97.6%
Pleasant Garden town15.03 sq mi1.5%99.9%
Reidsville city14.79 sq mi1.5%99.9%
Eden city14.20 sq mi1.5%99.8%
Wentworth town14.19 sq mi1.5%100.0%
High Point city6.91 sq mi0.7%12.0%
McLeansville CDP6.14 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Forest Oaks CDP4.80 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Ruffin CDP4.55 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Madison town3.54 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Mayodan town2.88 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Jamestown town2.68 sq mi0.3%89.4%
Whitsett town2.58 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Gibsonville town2.21 sq mi0.2%50.2%
Burlington city2.01 sq mi0.2%6.5%
Sedalia town2.00 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Stoneville town1.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Archdale city0.87 sq mi0.1%9.7%
Kernersville town0.87 sq mi0.1%4.5%
Summerfield town0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 22 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 5108,55051.3%14.6%63.3%
NC District 992,78943.8%12.4%34.3%
NC District 610,4624.9%1.4%2.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
161,549
Active Voters
143,366 (88.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic43,40526.9%
Republican61,36338.0%
Unaffiliated55,90734.6%
Other parties8740.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,033 (6.8%)519 (0.3%)257 (0.2%)
2023–2024126,615 (78.4%)12,740 (7.9%)29,499 (18.3%)
2021–202283,449 (51.7%)10,522 (6.5%)18,902 (11.7%)
2019–2020114,309 (70.8%)21,729 (13.5%)18,469 (11.4%)
2017–201876,540 (47.4%)7,129 (4.4%)10,035 (6.2%)
2015–201691,223 (56.5%)17,942 (11.1%)25,906 (16.0%)
2013–201457,335 (35.5%)6,678 (4.1%)10,082 (6.2%)
2011–201279,831 (49.4%)15,922 (9.9%)21,196 (13.1%)

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
215,027 (± 2,884)
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$73,920 (± $1,767)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1847,11921.9%
18 to 64125,65458.4%
65 and over42,25419.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15,9617.4%
White, not Hispanic142,22966.1%
Black, not Hispanic40,49518.8%
Asian, not Hispanic5,0742.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2070.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2770.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9030.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,8814.6%

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
208,701
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
162,109

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic195,91293.9%
Hispanic12,7856.1%
White143,55168.8%
Black40,17419.2%
Asian3,7541.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2050.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2520.1%
Two or More Races1,3960.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic154,96295.6%
Hispanic7,1434.4%
White117,07772.2%
Black32,25019.9%
Asian3,4302.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6631.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1910.1%
Two or More Races7130.4%

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