North Carolina State Senate District 45

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-sd-045
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
045
Land Area
528.8 sq mi
Water Area
17.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State Senate District 45

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Catawba County401.37 sq mi75.9%100.0%
Caldwell County127.44 sq mi24.1%27.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hickory city29.67 sq mi5.6%91.9%
Lake Norman of Catawba CDP24.14 sq mi4.6%100.0%
Newton city13.80 sq mi2.6%100.0%
Lenoir city12.37 sq mi2.3%59.4%
Conover city11.17 sq mi2.1%97.5%
St. Stephens CDP9.31 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Gamewell town8.11 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Sawmills town6.60 sq mi1.2%99.9%
Maiden town5.79 sq mi1.1%87.1%
Granite Falls town4.93 sq mi0.9%99.9%
Mountain View CDP4.66 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Catawba town4.43 sq mi0.8%95.6%
Hudson town3.66 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Long View town3.46 sq mi0.7%86.0%
Cajah's Mountain town3.39 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Claremont city2.85 sq mi0.5%97.3%
Northlakes CDP1.49 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Brookford town0.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rhodhiss town0.39 sq mi0.1%33.1%
Rutherford College town0.04 sq mi<0.1%1.6%

Showing all 20 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 10160,61073.3%21.5%75.9%
NC District 558,37926.7%7.8%24.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
157,133
Active Voters
136,020 (86.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic25,63016.3%
Republican71,26145.4%
Unaffiliated59,24637.7%
Other parties9960.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,545 (6.7%)169 (0.1%)157 (0.1%)
2023–2024117,426 (74.7%)5,632 (3.6%)29,661 (18.9%)
2021–202272,993 (46.5%)3,848 (2.4%)20,732 (13.2%)
2019–2020105,765 (67.3%)13,076 (8.3%)23,959 (15.2%)
2017–201865,002 (41.4%)1,754 (1.1%)18,120 (11.5%)
2015–201682,167 (52.3%)11,245 (7.2%)28,524 (18.2%)
2013–201447,230 (30.1%)3,229 (2.1%)13,659 (8.7%)
2011–201270,266 (44.7%)10,369 (6.6%)25,127 (16.0%)

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
222,447 (± 1,463)
Median Age
41.9
Median Household Income
$64,890 (± $1,955)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1848,01921.6%
18 to 64132,11059.4%
65 and over42,31819.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)23,29010.5%
White, not Hispanic166,95375.1%
Black, not Hispanic15,0186.8%
Asian, not Hispanic7,3073.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1920.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic600.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5950.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,0324.1%

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
215,382
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
167,847

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic197,50691.7%
Hispanic17,8778.3%
White168,17078.1%
Black15,2117.1%
Asian6,6143.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1940.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander620.0%
Two or More Races1,3760.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic157,97494.1%
Hispanic9,8725.9%
White137,62082.0%
Black13,4508.0%
Asian5,1983.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2800.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.0%
Two or More Races6320.4%

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