North Carolina's 10th congressional district
| North Carolina's 10th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries | |
| Representative | |
| Population (2023) | 774,062[1] |
| Median household income | $65,580[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+22[2] |
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North Carolina's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in central and western North Carolina. It currently includes all of Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Polk and Rutherford counties, and part of Catawba and Iredell counties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+22, it is the most Republican district in North Carolina.[2]
Republicans have won the district continuously since 1969. Republican Patrick McHenry has represented the district since 2005. The 10th district was part of the controversial statewide redistricting by the Republican-led state legislature in 2011.[3] The district's northwest border was redrawn to include most of heavily Democratic Asheville, long the heart of the 11th district. At the same time, some heavily Republican areas in the 10th were shifted to the 11th. While this made the 10th approximately seven points more Democratic, it was not nearly enough to overcome the heavy Republican tilt in the western Charlotte suburbs.
On February 23, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved a new map which changed the 10th district boundaries to include Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Iredell and Lincoln Counties, northwest Gaston County, eastern Rutherford County and a small section of southeastern Caldwell County.[4] The current district is mostly exurban in character and is the most Republican district in North Carolina.
Counties
[edit]Counties in the 2023–2025 district map:
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County (part)
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County (part)
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Rutherford County (part)
List of members representing the district
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Past election results
[edit]2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick McHenry (incumbent) | 190,826 | 57.0 | |
| Democratic | Patsy Keever | 144,023 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 334,849 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick McHenry (incumbent) | 133,504 | 61.0 | |
| Democratic | Tate MacQueen | 85,292 | 39.0 | |
| Total votes | 218,796 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick McHenry (incumbent) | 220,825 | 63.1 | |
| Democratic | Andy Millard | 128,919 | 36.9 | |
| Total votes | 349,744 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick McHenry (incumbent) | 164,969 | 59.3 | |
| Democratic | David Wilson Brown | 113,259 | 40.7 | |
| Total votes | 278,228 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick McHenry (incumbent) | 284,095 | 68.9 | |
| Democratic | David Parker | 128,189 | 31.1 | |
| Total votes | 412,284 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick McHenry (incumbent) | 194,681 | 72.59 | ||
| Democratic | Pam Genant | 73,174 | 27.28 | ||
| Write-in | 352 | 0.13 | |||
| Total votes | 268,207 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "My Congressional District". census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau Center for New Media and Promotion (CNMP).
- ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Ohlemacher, Stephen (March 31, 2014). "GOP uses historic win to remake North Carolina map". Associated Press. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Doule, Steve (February 23, 2022). "Check out new election maps: NC Supreme Court rejects appeals, approves special masters' districts". WGHP. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis". United States Congressional District Shapefiles.
- ^ "North Carolina General Elections Results 2012". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "North Carolina Official General Election Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ "North Carolina Official General Election Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "District 10, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present