North Carolina's 1st Congressional District
North Carolina · NC-01
North Carolina's 1st Congressional District is one of 14 U.S. House districts in North Carolina, represented in Congress by Donald Davis (Democrat). It is home to roughly 751,681 people, with a median age of 44.2. The population is about 57% White. The median household income is $59,030, and 23% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (R+3).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 10,560 square miles, NC-01 is the 70th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 71 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.04 ranks 433rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 48% of NC-01 voters backed Kamala Harris and 51% Donald Trump — a R+3 margin, the 26th-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+2. Donald Davis is one of only 13 House Democrats representing a district Donald Trump carried.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 44.2 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 20.5% of residents are under 18 and 22.2% are 65 or older. About 3.3% of residents were born outside the United States, and 5.9% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $59,030, the district's median household income ranks 394th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $191,555, and the median rent is $923 a month. 15.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.8-minute commute (8.6% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).