North Carolina State Senate District 39

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-039
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
039
Land Area
109 sq mi
Water Area
4.82 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 39

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Mecklenburg County109.01 sq mi100.0%20.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Charlotte city73.46 sq mi67.4%23.6%
Pineville town6.64 sq mi6.1%100.0%

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 12125,72057.4%16.9%44.3%
NC District 1493,40342.6%12.5%55.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
159,120
Active Voters
130,159 (81.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic60,70438.1%
Republican30,61019.2%
Unaffiliated66,52841.8%
Other parties1,2780.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202631,680 (19.9%)7,329 (4.6%)750 (0.5%)
2023–2024108,930 (68.5%)15,203 (9.6%)11,348 (7.1%)
2021–202263,939 (40.2%)11,964 (7.5%)6,133 (3.9%)
2019–202095,576 (60.1%)28,725 (18.1%)7,218 (4.5%)
2017–201859,810 (37.6%)9,759 (6.1%)3,226 (2.0%)
2015–201666,589 (41.8%)17,868 (11.2%)11,872 (7.5%)
2013–201434,663 (21.8%)4,984 (3.1%)3,685 (2.3%)
2011–201253,141 (33.4%)10,751 (6.8%)8,669 (5.4%)

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
236,469 (± 5,513)
Median Age
34.3
Median Household Income
$93,345 (± $3,717)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
51.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1857,24624.2%
18 to 64154,76565.4%
65 and over24,45810.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)50,98221.6%
White, not Hispanic94,63340.0%
Black, not Hispanic59,32125.1%
Asian, not Hispanic16,3146.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4650.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1740.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3610.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic13,2195.6%

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
203,169
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
151,500

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic175,77186.5%
Hispanic27,39713.5%
White94,01746.3%
Black58,85829.0%
Asian11,0955.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4910.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1640.1%
Two or More Races2,5901.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic136,81990.3%
Hispanic14,6859.7%
White78,46451.8%
Black47,01131.0%
Asian8,9035.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5071.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1370.1%
Two or More Races1,2240.8%

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