Overview
- District ID
- nc-sd-049
- State
- North Carolina
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 049
- Land Area
- 286 sq mi
- Water Area
- 2.39 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Buncombe County | 286.04 sq mi | 100.0% | 43.6% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 10 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| NC District 11 | 201,741 | 100.0% | 27.1% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 162,916
- Active Voters
- 137,218 (84.2%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 58,658 | 36.0% |
| Republican | 29,239 | 17.9% |
| Unaffiliated | 73,617 | 45.2% |
| Other parties | 1,402 | 0.9% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 2,667 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 119,268 (73.2%) | 27,870 (17.1%) | 16,247 (10.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 86,031 (52.8%) | 25,274 (15.5%) | 14,071 (8.6%) |
| 2019–2020 | 107,207 (65.8%) | 45,509 (27.9%) | 11,067 (6.8%) |
| 2017–2018 | 76,699 (47.1%) | 18,964 (11.6%) | 3,444 (2.1%) |
| 2015–2016 | 79,953 (49.1%) | 32,582 (20.0%) | 14,867 (9.1%) |
| 2013–2014 | 49,028 (30.1%) | 11,647 (7.1%) | 4,810 (3.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 64,315 (39.5%) | 22,663 (13.9%) | 11,477 (7.0%) |
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
- 208,089 (± 2,462)
- Median Age
- 42.2
- Median Household Income
- $76,288 (± $2,348)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 93.5%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 49.5%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 35,844 | 17.2% |
| 18 to 64 | 128,838 | 61.9% |
| 65 and over | 43,407 | 20.9% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 18,472 | 8.9% |
| White, not Hispanic | 165,871 | 79.7% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 12,067 | 5.8% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 2,801 | 1.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 100 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 86 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 712 | 0.3% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 7,980 | 3.8% |
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
- 199,618
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 164,354
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 186,626 | 93.5% |
| Hispanic | 12,991 | 6.5% |
| White | 165,715 | 83.0% |
| Black | 11,990 | 6.0% |
| Asian | 2,326 | 1.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 99 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 87 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 489 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 157,136 | 95.6% |
| Hispanic | 7,214 | 4.4% |
| White | 140,780 | 85.7% |
| Black | 11,885 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 2,402 | 1.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,590 | 1.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 84 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 483 | 0.3% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
