North Carolina's 4th Congressional District
North Carolina · NC-04
North Carolina's 4th Congressional District is one of 14 U.S. House districts in North Carolina, represented in Congress by Valerie Foushee (Democrat). It is home to roughly 754,851 people, with a median age of 36.9. The population is about 54% White. The median household income is $99,070, and 61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+45).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 1,082 square miles, NC-04 is the 272nd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 698 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.28 ranks 213th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 72% of NC-04 voters backed Kamala Harris and 27% Donald Trump — a D+45 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+46.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 36.9 years old; 22.6% of residents are under 18 and 13.7% are 65 or older. About 16.2% of residents were born outside the United States, and 20.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $99,070, the district's median household income ranks 74th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $424,812, and the median rent is $1,474 a month. 9.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 25.4-minute commute (25.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).