North Carolina State Senate District 32

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-032
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
032
Land Area
116.4 sq mi
Water Area
1.03 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 32

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Forsyth County116.28 sq mi99.9%28.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Winston-Salem city97.77 sq mi84.0%73.1%
Walkertown town1.65 sq mi1.4%24.6%

Showing all 2 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 10195,58092.4%26.2%85.6%
NC District 616,1717.6%2.2%14.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
141,631
Active Voters
117,455 (82.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic61,73643.6%
Republican24,58717.4%
Unaffiliated54,40038.4%
Other parties9080.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202640 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)<10 (—)
2023–2024100,033 (70.6%)18,829 (13.3%)11,918 (8.4%)
2021–202261,650 (43.5%)13,282 (9.4%)7,582 (5.4%)
2019–202089,065 (62.9%)30,869 (21.8%)7,700 (5.4%)
2017–201858,084 (41.0%)10,782 (7.6%)3,578 (2.5%)
2015–201668,855 (48.6%)21,852 (15.4%)12,213 (8.6%)
2013–201441,955 (29.6%)9,808 (6.9%)5,915 (4.2%)
2011–201260,500 (42.7%)16,187 (11.4%)9,765 (6.9%)

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
210,740 (± 2,690)
Median Age
35.8
Median Household Income
$56,508 (± $1,542)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1847,00422.3%
18 to 64130,44761.9%
65 and over33,28915.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)36,58517.4%
White, not Hispanic90,48542.9%
Black, not Hispanic68,51332.5%
Asian, not Hispanic4,7802.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2960.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1920.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2420.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,6474.1%

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
194,806
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
149,548

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic169,62487.1%
Hispanic25,18512.9%
White91,02246.7%
Black68,37035.1%
Asian2,6901.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2980.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1940.1%
Two or More Races8950.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic137,85892.2%
Hispanic11,6967.8%
White77,87352.1%
Black55,58337.2%
Asian2,6941.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4821.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1580.1%
Two or More Races5730.4%

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