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North Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024

North Carolina Senate District 19

A district of about 214,000 people, 44% Black, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+29.4 relative to the nation for president.

Val Applewhite (D) · since Nov 8, 2022Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 50 seats

Every North Carolina State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+29.415th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican26th seat · the majority lineDistrict 19

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20242026
GovernorD+40.0No race
North Carolina State SenateD+29.0D+47.1

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: North Carolina State Board of ElectionsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in North Carolina. The black marker is District 19.

Adults with a bachelor's degree28% 37th pct · 32nd of 50 in NC

Lower than 63% of seats.

White adults without a degree24% 24th pct · 38th of 50 in NC

Lower than 76% of seats.

Hispanic residents12% 67th pct · 17th of 50 in NC

Higher than 67% of seats.

Black residents44% 98th pct · 2nd of 50 in NC

Higher than 98% of seats.

Asian residents3% 63rd pct · 19th of 50 in NC

Higher than 63% of seats.

People per square mile1,668 82nd pct · 10th of 50 in NC

Denser than 82% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 28
47% Black · 35% college gradsD+53.3Held DDistrict 32
32% Black · 40% college gradsD+40.8Held DDistrict 38
38% Black · 50% college gradsD+37.0Held DDistrict 41
40% Black · 44% college gradsD+53.9Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2024.

  1. Val Applewhite (D)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 29.0, 2026 by 47.1

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)