North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District
North Carolina · NC-02
North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District is one of 14 U.S. House districts in North Carolina, represented in Congress by Deborah Ross (Democrat). It is home to roughly 757,882 people, with a median age of 36.6. The population is about 54% White. The median household income is $90,127, and 53% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+34).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 413 square miles, NC-02 is the 329th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,835 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.32 ranks 144th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 66% of NC-02 voters backed Kamala Harris and 32% Donald Trump — a D+34 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+35.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 36.6 years old; 21.1% of residents are under 18 and 12.9% are 65 or older. About 14.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 18.9% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $90,127, the district's median household income ranks 125th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $387,886, and the median rent is $1,472 a month. 9.7% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.1-minute commute (24.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).