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North Carolina State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024

North Carolina Senate District 4

A district of about 218,000 people, 33% Black, 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+8.9 relative to the nation for president.

Buck Newton (R) · since Nov 2, 2010Flipped in 2026Next 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.

R+8.924th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican26th seat · the majority lineDistrict 4

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+4.9No race
North Carolina State SenateR+10.2D+2.1

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 4.

Adults with a bachelor's degree21% 6th pct · 47th of 50 in NC

Lower than 94% of seats.

White adults without a degree38% 43rd pct · 29th of 50 in NC

Lower than 57% of seats.

Hispanic residents13% 78th pct · 12th of 50 in NC

Higher than 78% of seats.

Black residents33% 84th pct · 9th of 50 in NC

Higher than 84% of seats.

Asian residents1% 27th pct · 37th of 50 in NC

Lower than 73% of seats.

People per square mile182 29th pct · 36th of 50 in NC

Less dense than 71% 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. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

District 11
35% Black · 23% college gradsR+2.8Flipped DDistrict 24
28% BlackR+13.4CountingDistrict 3
26% Black · 23% college gradsR+18.9Held RDistrict 12
23% college gradsR+23.2Held R

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. Jess Rivera (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 2.1
  2. Buck Newton (R)
    2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 10.2

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