North Carolina State Senate District 33

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-033
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
033
Land Area
906.7 sq mi
Water Area
22.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 33

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rowan County511.61 sq mi56.4%100.0%
Stanly County395.08 sq mi43.6%100.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Salisbury city21.82 sq mi2.4%94.4%
Albemarle city17.46 sq mi1.9%97.0%
Locust city6.11 sq mi0.7%74.4%
Millingport CDP5.68 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Kannapolis city5.14 sq mi0.6%14.7%
Norwood town4.54 sq mi0.5%97.9%
Enochville CDP4.48 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Stanfield town4.47 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Red Cross town3.58 sq mi0.4%95.9%
China Grove town3.57 sq mi0.4%78.6%
Landis town3.39 sq mi0.4%99.2%
Aquadale CDP3.26 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Spencer town3.09 sq mi0.3%91.1%
Granite Quarry town2.90 sq mi0.3%98.6%
Gold Hill CDP2.49 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Oakboro town2.48 sq mi0.3%97.9%
Richfield town2.42 sq mi0.3%100.0%
East Spencer town2.11 sq mi0.2%86.1%
New London town1.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Badin town1.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Rockwell town1.70 sq mi0.2%91.9%
Misenheimer village1.62 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Cleveland town1.53 sq mi0.2%99.0%
Faith town1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%

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 6146,87570.1%19.7%56.4%
NC District 862,50429.9%8.4%43.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
147,849
Active Voters
129,270 (87.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic29,37619.9%
Republican66,69345.1%
Unaffiliated50,83834.4%
Other parties9420.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,967 (3.4%)<10 (—)<10 (—)
2023–2024111,900 (75.7%)5,888 (4.0%)28,823 (19.5%)
2021–202270,907 (48.0%)4,861 (3.3%)22,893 (15.5%)
2019–2020102,384 (69.2%)13,404 (9.1%)22,386 (15.1%)
2017–201864,978 (43.9%)3,773 (2.6%)13,345 (9.0%)
2015–201681,695 (55.3%)12,172 (8.2%)27,662 (18.7%)
2013–201448,029 (32.5%)4,738 (3.2%)14,333 (9.7%)
2011–201270,613 (47.8%)10,803 (7.3%)22,669 (15.3%)

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
214,526
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$64,487 (± $2,531)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1847,23022.0%
18 to 64128,32559.8%
65 and over38,97118.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)21,47310.0%
White, not Hispanic152,09270.9%
Black, not Hispanic30,48914.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2,4221.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1350.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2440.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3680.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,3033.4%

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
206,400
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
159,450

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic191,82692.9%
Hispanic14,5747.1%
White153,35974.3%
Black30,64014.8%
Asian2,0631.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1380.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2380.1%
Two or More Races5950.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic152,76295.8%
Hispanic6,6934.2%
White124,42978.0%
Black24,73215.5%
Asian2,0101.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3370.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2020.1%
Two or More Races3070.2%

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