North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District
North Carolina · NC-03
North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District is one of 14 U.S. House districts in North Carolina, represented in Congress by Gregory Murphy (Republican). It is home to roughly 749,395 people, with a median age of 34.1. The population is about 53% White. The median household income is $57,246, and 24% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+22).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 5,114 square miles, NC-03 is the 143rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 147 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.31 ranks 177th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 39% of NC-03 voters backed Kamala Harris and 60% Donald Trump — a R+22 margin. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+17.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.1 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 23.1% of residents are under 18 and 15.1% are 65 or older. About 6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 11.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $57,246, the district's median household income ranks 409th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $176,364, and the median rent is $966 a month. 17.7% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24.8-minute commute (7.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).