North Carolina State Senate District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-028
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
028
Land Area
90.9 sq mi
Water Area
2.18 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Guilford County90.87 sq mi100.0%14.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Greensboro city68.38 sq mi75.2%50.9%

Showing all 1 place

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 5183,48587.4%24.6%90.5%
NC District 626,55112.6%3.6%9.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
140,873
Active Voters
113,306 (80.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic69,82149.6%
Republican17,86812.7%
Unaffiliated52,37237.2%
Other parties8120.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202624,843 (17.6%)6,848 (4.9%)1,852 (1.3%)
2023–202494,202 (66.9%)17,402 (12.4%)7,633 (5.4%)
2021–202254,492 (38.7%)16,833 (11.9%)5,719 (4.1%)
2019–202083,868 (59.5%)29,646 (21.0%)4,757 (3.4%)
2017–201856,157 (39.9%)11,917 (8.5%)2,484 (1.8%)
2015–201665,781 (46.7%)22,909 (16.3%)8,190 (5.8%)
2013–201440,789 (29.0%)10,752 (7.6%)3,940 (2.8%)
2011–201257,756 (41.0%)17,469 (12.4%)6,900 (4.9%)

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
212,062 (± 3,333)
Median Age
32.9
Median Household Income
$56,518 (± $2,082)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,23421.8%
18 to 64136,68764.5%
65 and over29,14113.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)25,65412.1%
White, not Hispanic62,30129.4%
Black, not Hispanic102,94748.5%
Asian, not Hispanic11,0945.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4120.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,8060.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,8473.7%

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
197,161
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
152,836

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic179,43091.0%
Hispanic17,7359.0%
White62,33331.6%
Black101,70151.6%
Asian8,3564.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4110.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1,6670.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic143,86694.1%
Hispanic8,9725.9%
White54,13535.4%
Black81,21353.1%
Asian6,7114.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6271.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races8680.6%

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