North Carolina's 12th Congressional District
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North Carolina's 12th Congressional District is one of 14 U.S. House districts in North Carolina, represented in Congress by Alma Adams (Democrat). It is home to roughly 745,986 people, with a median age of 33.7. The population is about 37% Black. The median household income is $72,622, and 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+46).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 275 square miles, NC-12 is the 349th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 2,713 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.33 ranks 136th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 72% of NC-12 voters backed Kamala Harris and 26% Donald Trump — a D+46 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+50.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 33.7 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 22.3% of residents are under 18 and 10.2% are 65 or older. About 17.8% of residents were born outside the United States, and 23.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $72,622, the district's median household income ranks 256th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $317,509, and the median rent is $1,473 a month. 12.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.2-minute commute (25.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).