North Carolina State Senate District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-038
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
038
Land Area
129.8 sq mi
Water Area
5.17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Mecklenburg County129.83 sq mi100.0%24.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Charlotte city47.25 sq mi36.4%15.2%
Huntersville town41.34 sq mi31.8%98.8%
Cornelius town5.08 sq mi3.9%40.0%
Davidson town1.15 sq mi0.9%17.8%

Showing all 4 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 12127,69358.6%17.1%39.7%
NC District 1490,21241.4%12.1%60.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
164,455
Active Voters
139,713 (85.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic68,15841.4%
Republican29,22217.8%
Unaffiliated65,90940.1%
Other parties1,1660.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202635,909 (21.8%)6,723 (4.1%)<10 (—)
2023–2024117,899 (71.7%)16,575 (10.1%)10,462 (6.4%)
2021–202268,673 (41.8%)13,179 (8.0%)5,318 (3.2%)
2019–2020102,976 (62.6%)30,155 (18.3%)5,513 (3.4%)
2017–201863,982 (38.9%)10,996 (6.7%)1,728 (1.1%)
2015–201672,978 (44.4%)20,791 (12.6%)11,015 (6.7%)
2013–201438,761 (23.6%)6,337 (3.9%)3,283 (2.0%)
2011–201259,804 (36.4%)12,164 (7.4%)7,825 (4.8%)

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
223,741 (± 5,063)
Median Age
35.8
Median Household Income
$89,817 (± $2,047)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
50.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1852,44023.4%
18 to 64147,32765.8%
65 and over23,97410.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,92410.2%
White, not Hispanic92,37841.3%
Black, not Hispanic83,89237.5%
Asian, not Hispanic15,1056.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic660.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1190.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,0313.6%

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
207,296
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
156,846

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic190,27591.8%
Hispanic17,0198.2%
White92,99344.9%
Black83,65840.4%
Asian7,4823.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2240.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander640.0%
Two or More Races6350.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic146,56393.4%
Hispanic10,2856.6%
White75,29248.0%
Black64,16040.9%
Asian5,8943.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2600.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander680.0%
Two or More Races3300.2%

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