House districts / North Carolina
North Carolina's 1st congressional district
NC-1. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Don Davis Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $5.8mSpent $5.3m · Cash $826k
- Laurie Buckhout Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $4.8mSpent $3.4m · Cash $1.4m
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 43.7% | Trump 55.3% | 1.0% | R+11.6 | R+3.1 |
| 2020 | Biden 46.0% | Trump 52.9% | 1.1% | R+6.9 | D+1.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 46.4% | Trump 51.0% | 2.7% | R+4.6 | D+4.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 745,671 | |
| Adults (18+) | 596,783 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 97.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 16.8% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 21.6% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 28.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 57.1% | 57.8% |
| Black | 31.7% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 5.7% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 1.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 24.1% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $61,170 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2024: redrawn for 2026 North Carolina General Assembly's 2023 map (SB 757) | |||||
| 2024 | Donald G. Davis Democrat | 49.5% | Laurie Buckhout Republican others 2.6% | 47.8% | D+1.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 seat count changed from 13 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 2022 | Don Davis Democrat | 52.4% | Sandy Smith Republican | 47.6% | D+4.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2020 Harper v. Lewis: remedial map (2019) | |||||
| 2020 | G. K. Butterfield Democrat | 54.2% | Sandy Smith Republican | 45.8% | D+8.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2018 Harris v. McCrory: remedial map (2016) | |||||
| 2018 | G. K. Butterfield Democrat | 69.8% | Roger W. Allison Republican | 30.1% | D+39.7 |
| 2016 | G. K. Butterfield Democrat | 68.6% | H. Powell Dew Jr. Republican others 2.4% | 29.0% | D+39.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | G. K. Butterfield Democrat | 73.4% | Arthur Rich Republican | 26.6% | D+46.8 |
| 2012 | G. K. Butterfield Democrat | 75.3% | Pete DiLauro Republican others 1.8% | 22.9% | D+52.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 12 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | G. K. Butterfield Democrat | 59.3% | Ashley Woolard Republican | 40.7% | D+18.6 |
| 2008 | G. K. Butterfield Democrat | 70.3% | Dean Stephens Republican | 29.7% | D+40.6 |
| 2006 | G. K. Butterfield Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 2004 | G. K. Butterfield Democrat | 64.0% | Greg Dority Republican | 36.0% | D+28.0 |
| 2002 | Frank W. Ballance Jr. Democrat | 63.7% | Greg Dority Republican others 1.4% | 34.8% | D+28.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 11 to 12 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Eva M. Clayton Democrat | 65.6% | Duane E. Kratzer, Jr. Republican others 1.5% | 32.9% | D+32.8 |
| 1998 | Eva M. Clayton Democrat | 62.2% | Ted Tyler Republican others 0.8% | 37.0% | D+25.3 |
| 1996 | Eva M. Clayton Democrat | 65.9% | Ted Tyler Republican others 1.0% | 33.1% | D+32.8 |
| 1994 | Eva M. Clayton Democrat | 61.1% | Ted Tyler Republican | 38.9% | D+22.1 |
| 1992 | Eva M. Clayton Democrat | 67.0% | Ted Tyler Republican others 1.6% | 31.4% | D+35.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Walter B. Jones Democrat | 64.8% | Howard D. Moye Republican | 35.2% | D+29.6 |
| 1988 | Walter B. Jones Democrat | 65.2% | Howard D. Moye Republican | 34.8% | D+30.4 |
| 1986 | Walter B. Jones Democrat | 69.5% | Howard Moye Republican | 30.5% | D+39.1 |
| 1984 | Walter B. Jones Democrat | 67.1% | Herbert W. Lee Republican | 32.9% | D+34.2 |
| 1982 | Walter B. Jones Democrat | 81.3% | James F. (Jin) McIntyre, III Republican others 0.9% | 17.8% | D+63.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Walter B. Jones Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1978 | Walter Jones Democrat | 80.1% | James Milford Newcomb Republican | 19.9% | D+60.2 |
| 1976 | Walter B. Jones Democrat | 75.9% | Joseph M. Ward Republican others 1.6% | 22.5% | D+53.3 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in NC-1 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits