North Carolina's 1st congressional district is located in the northeastern part of the state. It consists of many Black Belt counties that border

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and it extends southward into several counties of the Inner Banks and the

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. It covers many rural areas of northeastern North Carolina, among the state's most economically poor, as well as outer

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s of urbanized Research Triangle. Some of larger towns and cities in the district include Elizabeth City, Goldsboro, Henderson, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, and Wilson. The first district is currently represented by Don Davis. On February 5, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the 1st district, as well as the 12th, were

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ed along racial lines, which was unconstitutional, and must be redrawn by March 15, 2016. It was re-drawn again in 2019 following court-mandated redistricting, which removed portions of the Research Triangle from the district and changed it to D+3 from a D+17 on the

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. Besides a brief period from 1895 until 1899 when the district was held by a

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, the 1st district has been consistently Democratic since 1883. On February 23, 2022, the

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had approved a new map that was only used for the

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which changed the 1st district boundaries to add Chowan, Currituck, Franklin, Greene, Pasquotank, Perquimans counties and the remainder of Vance County while removing Wayne County. On October 25, 2023, the

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approved a new congressional map shifting the district's

from D+2 to R+1. It is the most competitive district in North Carolina. The district was one of 13 congressional districts that voted for

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in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Democrat in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.

Counties and communities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 legislative session), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities. Bertie County (8) : All eight communities Camden County (3) : All three communities Chowan County (4) : All four communities Currituck County (3) : All three communities Edgecombe County (10) : All ten communities Gates County (2) : Gatesville, Sunbury Granville County (1) :

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(part; also 13th) Greene County (4) : All four communities Halifax County (10) : All ten communities Hertford County (6) : All six communities Lenoir County (7) : All seven communities Martin County (9) : All nine communities Nash County (12) : All 12 communities Northampton County (9) : All nine communities Pasquotank County (1) : Elizabeth City (shared with Camden County) Perquimans County (2) :

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, Winfall Tyrrell County (1) : Columbia Vance County (4) : All four communities Warren County (3) : All three communities Washington County (3) : All three communities Wayne County (12) : All 12 communities Wilson County (9) : All nine communities

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Past election results

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2022

2024

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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