House districts / North Carolina
North Carolina's 2nd congressional district
NC-2. 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
- Deborah Ross Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.0mSpent $1.5m · Cash $1.3m
2 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 | Harris 64.9% | Trump 33.0% | 2.1% | D+31.9 |
| 2020 | Biden 66.7% | Trump 31.4% | 1.9% | D+35.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 62.1% | Trump 32.7% | 5.3% | D+29.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 766,292 | |
| Adults (18+) | 606,991 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 91.1% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 23.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 28.9% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 16.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 53.3% | 57.4% |
| Black | 22.7% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 13.2% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 54.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $92,505 | $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 | Deborah K. Ross Democrat | 66.2% | Alan D. Swain Republican others 2.1% | 31.6% | D+34.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 seat count changed from 13 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 2022 | Deborah K. Ross Democrat | 64.7% | Christine E. Villaverde Republican | 35.3% | D+29.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2020 Harper v. Lewis: remedial map (2019) | |||||
| 2020 | Deborah K. Ross Democrat | 63.0% | Alan D. Swain Republican others 2.2% | 34.8% | D+28.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2018 Harris v. McCrory: remedial map (2016) | |||||
| 2018 | George Holding Republican | 51.3% | Linda Coleman Democrat others 2.9% | 45.8% | R+5.5 |
| 2016 | George Holding Republican | 56.7% | John P. McNeil Democrat | 43.3% | R+13.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | Renee L. Ellmers Republican | 58.8% | Clay Aiken Democrat | 41.2% | R+17.7 |
| 2012 | Renee L. Ellmers Republican | 55.9% | Steve Wilkins Democrat others 2.7% | 41.4% | R+14.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 12 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Renee Ellmers Republican | 49.5% | Bob Etheridge Democrat others 1.9% | 48.7% | R+0.8 |
| 2008 | Bob Etheridge Democrat | 66.9% | Dan Mansell Republican others 1.8% | 31.3% | D+35.7 |
| 2006 | Bob Etheridge Democrat | 66.5% | Dan Mansell Republican | 33.5% | D+33.1 |
| 2004 | Bob Etheridge Democrat | 62.3% | Billy J. Creech Republican | 37.7% | D+24.6 |
| 2002 | Bob Etheridge Democrat | 65.4% | Joseph L. Ellen Republican others 1.4% | 33.3% | D+32.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 11 to 12 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Bob Etheridge Democrat | 58.3% | Doug Haynes Republican others 0.8% | 40.9% | D+17.4 |
| 1998 | Bob Etheridge Democrat | 57.4% | Dan Page Republican others 0.9% | 41.7% | D+15.7 |
| 1996 | Bob Etheridge Democrat | 52.5% | David Funderburk Republican others 1.8% | 45.7% | D+6.9 |
| 1994 | David Funderburk Republican | 56.0% | Richard Moore Democrat | 44.0% | R+12.1 |
| 1992 | Tim Valentine Democrat | 53.7% | Don Davis Republican others 1.9% | 44.4% | D+9.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Tim Valentine Democrat | 74.7% | Hal C. Sharpe Republican | 25.3% | D+49.5 |
| 1988 | Tim Valentine Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1986 | I. T. (Tim) Valentine Jr. Democrat | 74.6% | Bud McElhaney Republican | 25.4% | D+49.1 |
| 1984 | I. T. (Tim) Valentine Jr. Democrat | 67.7% | Frank H. Hill Republican | 32.3% | D+35.4 |
| 1982 | I. T. (Tim) Valentine, Jr. Democrat | 53.5% | John W. (Jack) Marin Republican others 15.6% | 30.8% | D+22.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | L.H. Fountain Democrat | 73.4% | Barry L. Gardner Republican | 26.6% | D+46.8 |
| 1978 | L. H. Fountain Democrat | 78.2% | Barry Lynn Gardner Republican others 1.5% | 20.2% | D+58.0 |
| 1976 | L. H. Fountain Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
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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