North Carolina State Senate District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-036
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
036
Land Area
1,881.3 sq mi
Water Area
13.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wilkes County753.68 sq mi40.1%100.0%
Surry County532.64 sq mi28.3%100.0%
Yadkin County334.94 sq mi17.8%100.0%
Alexander County259.99 sq mi13.8%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Mount Airy city11.69 sq mi0.6%99.8%
Bethlehem CDP7.62 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Elkin town6.78 sq mi0.4%99.6%
North Wilkesboro town6.63 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Wilkesboro town6.32 sq mi0.3%95.9%
Hays CDP6.16 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Moravian Falls CDP5.14 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Mulberry CDP5.09 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Millers Creek CDP4.48 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fairplains CDP4.21 sq mi0.2%100.0%
White Plains CDP4.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Cricket CDP3.54 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Yadkinville town2.93 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Jonesville town2.88 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Flat Rock village2.61 sq mi0.1%32.2%
Pleasant Hill CDP2.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stony Point CDP2.43 sq mi0.1%81.5%
Taylorsville town2.40 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Pilot Mountain town2.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dobson town2.03 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Hiddenite CDP1.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Toast CDP1.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Smithtown CDP1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
East Bend town1.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Boonville town1.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 27 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 5173,77282.4%23.3%82.2%
NC District 1037,21417.6%5.0%17.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
145,103
Active Voters
129,783 (89.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,50214.1%
Republican76,27452.6%
Unaffiliated47,63532.8%
Other parties6920.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,211 (0.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024113,985 (78.6%)5,713 (3.9%)37,024 (25.5%)
2021–202275,896 (52.3%)4,329 (3.0%)28,625 (19.7%)
2019–2020103,878 (71.6%)11,751 (8.1%)29,380 (20.2%)
2017–201866,519 (45.8%)4,130 (2.8%)14,754 (10.2%)
2015–201683,587 (57.6%)11,167 (7.7%)31,466 (21.7%)
2013–201449,489 (34.1%)4,371 (3.0%)15,492 (10.7%)
2011–201270,305 (48.5%)12,007 (8.3%)28,359 (19.5%)

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
211,346
Median Age
44.5
Median Household Income
$56,573 (± $1,576)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1843,10620.4%
18 to 64122,78558.1%
65 and over45,45521.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,5749.7%
White, not Hispanic176,26183.4%
Black, not Hispanic7,3733.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2570.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2220.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic380.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4800.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,1412.4%

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
204,653
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
162,138

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic189,94492.8%
Hispanic14,7057.2%
White176,78486.4%
Black7,3393.6%
Asian1,0020.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2230.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.0%
Two or More Races2340.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic154,89995.5%
Hispanic7,2394.5%
White145,25389.6%
Black7,0094.3%
Asian8870.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6631.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races1250.1%

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