North Carolina

15 Electoral Votes

North Carolina

Population 2010:                      9,535,483

State Rank:                               10^th

Change since 2000:                 up 18.5%

Urban:                                      59%

Cities:                                      

Charlotte                                  731,424

Raleigh                                    403,892

Greensboro                              269,666

Winston-Salem                        229,617

Median Income:                          45,131

Private Employment:                  77%

Government Employment:         17

Self-Employed:                             6

Poverty:                                    15

Blue Collar:                              24

White Collar:                            58

Median Age:                             37

Over 65:                                   13%

High School Graduates:            84%

College Graduates:                   26

Graduate Degree:                       9

Veterans:                                  11%

Registered Voters 2010:

Democrats                                2,769,324

Republicans                              1,958,503

Independents                            1,472,876

Voter Turnout -                          2,700,383

Turnout, Voting Age -               37%

White:                                      65%

Black:                                       21

Hispanic:                                    8

Asian:                                         2

Native American                       1

2008 Presidential Vote:

Barack Obama (D) -                2,142,651        50%

John McCain (R) -                   2,128,474        49

2004 Presidential Vote:

George W. Bush (R) -            1,961,166        56%

John Kerry (D) -                      1,525,849        44

Congressional Districts:

112^th Congress:              7 Democrats               6 Republicans

111^th Congress:              8 Democrats               5 Republicans

Senators:                      1 Republican                Richard Burr

                                      1 Democrat                  Kay Hagan

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Congressional Districts

2010 Congressional Districts:

1st Congressional District

1^st District       Democrat Congressman            59% of vote

President:                 2008                Obama                63

                                   2004                Kerry                   57

City:                             Goldsboro - part

                                   

Urban                           48%

Median Income            31,577

Over 65                       15%

High School                  76%

College degree              13

Graduate degree             4

Blue Collar                   30%

White Collar                 48

White                           43%

Black                           49

Hispanic                         5

Asian                              1

Native American           1

2nd Congressional District

2^nd District      Republican Congressman          49% of vote

President:                2008                Obama                  53

                                  2004                Bush                      54

City:                             Raleigh

Urban                           50%

Median Income            43,011

Over 65                       10%

High School                  81%

College degree            19

Graduate degree            5

Blue Collar                   27%

White Collar                 52

White                           56%

Black                           28

Hispanic                       12

Asian                              1

Native American           1

3rd Congressional District

3^rd District      Republican Congressman          72% of vote

President:                2008                McCain                62

                                  2004                Bush                     68

City:                             Jacksonville

                                   

Urban                            53%

Median Income            45,605

Over 65                        13%

High School                  86%

College degree            23

Graduate degree            7

Blue Collar                   23%

White Collar                 53

White                           72%

Black                           16

Hispanic                         7

Asian                              1

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3rd Congressional District

4^th District      Democrat Congressman            57% of vote

President:               2008                Obama                 62

                                 2004                Kerry                    55

City:                             Durham

                                   

Urban                           83%

Median Income            64,500

Over 65                         9%

High School                  91%

College degree            53

Graduate degree         22

Blue Collar                   12%

White Collar                 75

White                           63%

Black                           19

Hispanic                         9

Asian                              7

5th Congressional District

5^th District      Republican Congressman          66% of vote

President:               2008                McCain                 61

                                 2004                Bush                     66

                                   

Urban                            43%

Median Income            44,335

Over 65                        15%

High School                  82%

College degree            23

Graduate degree            7

Blue Collar                   27%

White Collar                 57

White                           83%

Black                             8

Hispanic                        7

Asian                             1

6th Congressional District

6^th District      Republican Congressman          75% of vote

President:               2008                McCain                 63

                                 2004                Bush                     69

City:                             Greensboro – part

                                   

Urban                            52%

Median Income            49,140

Over 65                        15%

High School                  84%

College degree            26

Graduate degree            8

Blue Collar                   27%

White Collar                 58

White                           79%

Black                           10

Hispanic                         7

Asian                              2

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7th Congressional District

7^th District      Democrat Congressman            54% of vote

President:               2008                McCain                52

                                 2004                Bush                     56

City:                             Wilmington

                                   

Urban                           45%

Median Income            40,569

Over 65                       14%

High School                  81%

College degree            21

Graduate degree            7

Blue Collar                   25%

White Collar                 53

White                           62%

Black                           21

Hispanic                         7

Asian                              1

Native American           8

8th Congressional District

8^th District      Democrat Congressman            53% of vote

President:               2008                Obama                 52

                                 2004                Bush                     54

City:                             Charlotte - part

Urban                           69%

Median Income           42,131

Over 65                       11%

High School                  82%

College degree            20

Graduate degree            6

Blue Collar                   25%

White Collar                 54

White                           54%

Black                           28

Hispanic                       12

Asian                              2

Native American           2

9th Congressional District

9^th District      Republican Congressman          69% of vote

President:               2008                McCain                 55

                                 2004                Bush                      63

City:                             Charlotte - part

Urban                            84%

Median Income            62,528

Over 65                        10%

High School                  90%

College degree            40

Graduate degree           12

Blue Collar                   17%

White Collar                 70

White                           72%

Black                           15

Hispanic                        8

Asian                             3

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10th Congressional District

10^th District    Republican Congressman          71% of vote

President:                2008                McCain                 63

                                  2004                Bush                     67

City:                             Hickory

Urban                            50%

Median Income            41,153

Over 65                        14%

High School                  79%

College degree            17

Graduate degree           5

Blue Collar                   32%

White Collar                 51

White                           82%

Black                             9

Hispanic                        6

Asian                             2

11th Congressional District

11^th District    Democrat Congressman            54% of vote

President:                 2008                McCain                52

                                   2004                Bush                     57

City:                             Asheville

Urban                            44%

Median Income            40,739

Over 65                        19%

High School                  84%

College degree            25

Graduate degree            9

Blue Collar                   25%

White Collar                 55

White                           87%

Black                             4

Hispanic                         6

Asian                              1

Native American           1

12th Congressional District

12^th District    Republican Congressman          64% of vote

President:                 2008                Obama                71

                                   2004                Kerry                   63

City:                             Charlotte - downtown

Urban                            89%

Median Income            39,633

Over 65                         10%

High School                  81%

College degree            23

Graduate degree           7

Blue Collar                   26%

White Collar                 55

White                           39%

Black                           43

Hispanic                      12

Asian                             3

13th Congressional District

13^th District     Democrat Congressman            56% of vote

President:                 2008                Obama                 60

                                   2004                Kerry                    52

City:                             Raleigh - part

                                   

Urban                            74%

Median Income            45,822

Over 65                        11%

High School                  85%

College degree            31

Graduate degree         10

Blue Collar                   21%

White Collar                 62

White                           56%

Black                           28

Hispanic                      11

Asian                             3

New Hampshire

4 Electoral Votes

New Hampshire

Population 2010:                      1,316,470

State Rank:                               42^nd

Change since 2000:                 up 6.5%

Urban:                                        58%

Cities:                                      

Manchester                              109,565

Nashua                                       86,494

Concord                                     42,695

Derry Town                                33,109

Median Income:                          62,629

Private Employment:                 79%

Government Employment:         13

Self-Employed:                             8

Poverty:                                      8

Blue Collar:                              20

White Collar:                            64

Median Age:                             40

Over 65:                                   13%

High School Graduates:            91%

College Graduates:                   33

Graduate Degree:                     12

Veterans:                                    12%

Registered Voters 2010:

Democrats                                270,826

Republicans                              278,782

Independents                            395,733

Voter Turnout -                          461,423

Turnout, Voting Age -               45%

White:                                      92%

Black:                                         1

Hispanic:                                    3

Asian:                                         2

2008 Presidential Vote:

Barack Obama (D) -                384,826           54%

John McCain (R) -                    316,534           45

2004 Presidential Vote:

John Kerry (D) -                      340,511           50%

George W. Bush (R) -            331,237           49

Congressional Districts:

112^th Congress:              2 Republicans

111^th Congress:              2 Democrats

Senators:                      1 Democrat                  Jeanne Shaheen

                                       1 Republican                Kelly Ayotte

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2010 Congressional Districts

District Map

1^st District       Republican Congressman          54% of vote

President:         2008                Obama             53

                         2004                Bush                 51

City:                             Manchester

                                   

Urban                           67%

Median Income            63,826

Over 65                        13%

High School                    91%

College degree              33

Graduate degree           11

Blue Collar                   20%

White Collar                 64

White                           92%

Black                             1

Hispanic                        3

Asian                             2

2^nd District      Republican Congressman          48% of vote

President:         2008                Obama             56

                          2004                Kerry                52

City:                             Nashua

                                   

Urban                           52%

Median Income            61,172

Over 65                       14%

High School                  91%

College degree            33

Graduate degree          12

Blue Collar                   21%

White Collar                 63

White                           92%

Black                             1

Hispanic                        3

Asian                             2