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North Carolina's 12th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Alma S. Adams

Alma S. Adams

NC · District 12
DemocratRanking Member, Higher Education and Workforce Development
Raised $370,506 · 77K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.0% of votes
11.9 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Agriculture · House Committee on Education and Workforce +4 more
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Cook PVI: D+24

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population801,527
Median household income$80,180
Median age33.5
Bachelor's degree or higher45.9%
White alone34.1%
Black alone36.0%
Hispanic or Latino19.8%
Asian alone5.3%
Unemployment rate4.3%
Population density (per sq mi)2,932

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.