House districts / North Carolina
North Carolina's 12th congressional district
NC-12. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The new district is close to the 2024 one (under 2% of its area differs).
Fundraising
- Alma Shealey Adams Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $483kSpent $573k · Cash $484k
- John Jack Codiga Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $55kSpent $51k · Cash $4k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 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 | Harris 71.4% | Trump 26.1% | 2.5% | D+45.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 74.1% | Trump 24.1% | 1.8% | D+50.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 70.8% | Trump 24.5% | 4.6% | D+46.3 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 770,963 | |
| Adults (18+) | 599,201 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 86.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 26.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 31.3% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 28.7% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 13.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 34.6% | 57.4% |
| Black | 36.9% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 18.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.3% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 44.7% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $75,943 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. 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 | Alma S. Adams Democrat | 74.0% | Addul Ali Republican | 26.0% | D+48.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 seat count changed from 13 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 2022 | Alma S. Adams Democrat | 62.8% | Tyler Lee Republican | 37.2% | D+25.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2020 Harper v. Lewis: remedial map (2019) | |||||
| 2020 | Alma S. Adams Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2018 Harris v. McCrory: remedial map (2016) | |||||
| 2018 | Alma S. Adams Democrat | 73.1% | Paul Wright Republican | 26.9% | D+46.1 |
| 2016 | Alma S. Adams Democrat | 67.0% | Leon Threatt Republican | 33.0% | D+34.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | Alma Adams Democrat | 75.3% | Vince Coakley Republican | 24.6% | D+50.7 |
| 2012 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 79.6% | Jack Brosch Republican | 20.4% | D+59.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 12 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 63.9% | Greg Dority Republican others 2.0% | 34.1% | D+29.7 |
| 2008 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 71.6% | Ty Cobb Jr. Republican | 28.4% | D+43.1 |
| 2006 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 67.0% | Ada M. Fisher Republican | 33.0% | D+34.0 |
| 2004 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 66.8% | Ada M. Fisher Republican | 33.2% | D+33.7 |
| 2002 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 65.3% | Jeff Kish Republican others 1.9% | 32.8% | D+32.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 11 to 12 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 64.8% | Chad Mitchell Republican others 1.9% | 33.3% | D+31.5 |
| 1998 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 56.0% | John "Scott" Keadle Republican others 1.8% | 42.2% | D+13.8 |
| 1996 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 71.5% | Joseph A. (Joe) Martino Jr. Republican others 1.8% | 26.7% | D+44.8 |
| 1994 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 65.8% | Joseph A. (Joe) Martino Republican | 34.2% | D+31.6 |
| 1992 | Melvin L. Watt Democrat | 70.4% | Barbara Gore Washington Republican others 2.3% | 27.3% | D+43.1 |
| NC-12 did not exist before 1992: North Carolina had 11 districts in 1976-1990. | |||||
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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.
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.
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 (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