North Carolina's 12th Congressional District

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North Carolina's 12th congressional district is located in central North Carolina and comprises portions of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lexington, Salisbury, Concord, and High Point. It is an example of gerrymandering. It was one of two minority-majority Congressional districts created in the state in the 1990s. Since the 2010 census, it has a small plurality of whites. North Carolina earlier had a twelfth seat in the House in the nineteenth century and in the mid-twentieth century (1943-1963). The district was re-established after the 1990 United States Census, when North Carolina gained a district. It was drawn in 1992 as one of two black majority (minority-majority) districts. With 64 percent African-American residents, it stretched from Gastonia to Durham. It was very... (More from Freebase)

Senators

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Kay Hagan Democrat 4 years in office

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Richard Burr Republican 8 years in office

Representative

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12th District Melvin Watt MyOC Group Democrat 20 years in office

District Boundary Map

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