North Carolina State Senate District 44

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-044
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
044
Land Area
825.1 sq mi
Water Area
13.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 44

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cleveland County464.25 sq mi56.3%100.0%
Lincoln County295.85 sq mi35.9%100.0%
Gaston County64.98 sq mi7.9%18.3%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Shelby city22.31 sq mi2.7%99.8%
Belwood town12.30 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Kings Mountain city11.30 sq mi1.4%77.4%
Lincolnton city8.67 sq mi1.1%96.8%
Lowesville CDP6.80 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Denver CDP5.93 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Cherryville city5.52 sq mi0.7%95.1%
Boiling Springs town4.48 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Westport CDP3.67 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Iron Station CDP2.36 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fallston town2.16 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Polkville city1.86 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Mooresboro town1.77 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kingstown town1.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Casar town1.75 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Light Oak CDP1.44 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Crouse CDP1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gastonia city1.04 sq mi0.1%1.9%
Lattimore town1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Grover town0.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Patterson Springs town0.95 sq mi0.1%92.4%
Earl town0.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waco town0.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lawndale town0.81 sq mi0.1%99.9%
High Shoals city0.13 sq mi<0.1%5.1%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 14116,23357.2%15.6%64.1%
NC District 1086,81042.8%11.6%35.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
150,935
Active Voters
132,803 (88.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic31,21820.7%
Republican67,49544.7%
Unaffiliated51,28234.0%
Other parties9400.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,145 (3.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024115,147 (76.3%)7,377 (4.9%)28,260 (18.7%)
2021–202272,576 (48.1%)5,489 (3.6%)18,225 (12.1%)
2019–2020104,236 (69.1%)14,434 (9.6%)19,932 (13.2%)
2017–201865,104 (43.1%)6,263 (4.1%)11,618 (7.7%)
2015–201680,765 (53.5%)13,125 (8.7%)23,626 (15.7%)
2013–201447,273 (31.3%)4,055 (2.7%)7,467 (4.9%)
2011–201268,629 (45.5%)13,719 (9.1%)20,443 (13.5%)

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
210,256 (± 1,055)
Median Age
42.9
Median Household Income
$66,234 (± $1,929)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1845,28521.5%
18 to 64124,64759.3%
65 and over40,32419.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,9656.2%
White, not Hispanic162,01477.1%
Black, not Hispanic24,14411.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7050.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3470.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic940.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4120.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,5754.1%

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
205,686
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
160,766

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic195,93995.3%
Hispanic9,7544.7%
White163,37479.4%
Black24,30611.8%
Asian1,1990.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3470.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander960.0%
Two or More Races6570.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic155,53396.7%
Hispanic5,2343.3%
White131,78182.0%
Black19,87112.4%
Asian1,3860.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,0521.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander950.1%
Two or More Races4470.3%

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