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2011 Redistricting

Redistricting is the process of redrawing the districts from which public officials are elected. Members of the United States House of Representatives, the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives are elected by the voters, who live in districts. The North Carolina General Assembly is required to redraw all of these districts following each decennial census due to population changes and the need to maintain equal representation. The most recent census was carried out in 2010, so districts were redrawn in 2011. See our overview of the redistricting process for more details. The General Assembly has also created a 2011 Redistricting Guide. The 2010 population information, along with other redistricting data can be found on our redistricting base data page.

• Public Input
  • Redistricting Public Hearing Information
  • Public Redistricting Terminal

• District Plan Information
  • NC House Districts
    • July 27^th - "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 3, as amended)
    • July 26^th - "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 3"
    • July 20^th - "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 2"
      • Proposed Amendments
    • July 12^th - "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 1"
    • June 23^rd - "SCSJ House"
    • June 21^st - "Lewis House VRA - Corrected"
    • Deviation of existing district populations from ideal using 2010 census counts (Excel Report | PDF Report | Map)
    • Existing District Plan: "Session Law 2009-78" - ratified in 2009, used for 2010 election only.
  • NC Senate Districts
    • July 25^th - "Senate Fair and Legal - Nesbitt"
    • July 25^th - "Possible Senate Districts - McKissick"
    • July 20^th - "Rucho Senate 2"
      • Proposed Amendments
    • July 12^th - "Rucho Senate 1"
    • June 23^rd - "SCSJ Senate"
    • June 17^th - "Rucho Senate VRA Districts"
    • Deviation of existing district populations from ideal using 2010 census counts (Excel Report | PDF Report | Map)
    • Existing District Plan: "2003 Senate Redistricting Plan" - ratified in 2003, used for 2004 through 2010 elections.
  • Congressional Districts
    • July 26^th - "Rucho-Lewis Congress 3"
      • Proposed Amendments
    • July 25^th - "Congressional Fair and Legal - Stein"
    • July 20^th - "Rucho-Lewis Congress 2A"
      • Proposed Amendments
    • July 19^th - "Rucho-Lewis Congress 2"
    • July 1^st - "Rucho-Lewis Congress 1"
    • May 9^th - "SCSJ Congress"
    • Deviation of existing district populations from ideal using 2010 census counts (Excel Report | PDF Report | Map)
    • Existing District Plan: "Congress ZeroDeviation" - ratified in 2001, used for 2002 through 2010 elections.
  • District Map Viewer

• 2011 Documents
  • Joint Statement by Senator Bob Rucho and Representative David Lewis Regarding Release of "Rucho-Lewis Congress 2" - 7/19/11
  • Joint Statement by Senator Bob Rucho and Representative David Lewis Regarding Proposed State Legislative Redistricting Plans - 7/12/11
  • "The Effects of the Proposed NC Congressional Districting Maps on Electoral Competitiveness" by Professor John Dinan, Wake Forest University - 7/8/11
  • Joint Statement by Senator Bob Rucho and Representative David Lewis Regarding the Proposed 2011 Congressional Plan - 7/1/11
  • Joint Statement by Senator Bob Rucho and Representative David Lewis Regarding Proposed VRA Districts - 6/22/11
  • Letter to the Redistricting Chairs from Peter A. Morrison - 6/20/11
  • Joint Statement by Senator Bob Rucho and Representative David Lewis - 6/17/11
  • Submissions for the official records of the House and Senate Redistricting Committees - 6/15/11
  • 2011 Public Hearing Sites
  • 2001 Public Hearing Sites
  • NC Congressional Districts - Historical Plans - 1941-1992
  • Testimony of Reverend Doctor William Barber ll at House Pender-New Hanover Public Hearing on May 5, 2009
  • U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Report on the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments of 2006
  • American Community Survey Data
    • Household Income by County
    • Per Capita Income by County
    • Education Level by County
    • Median Age by County
  • Recent Election Contests with Minority Candidates
    • State Auditor Race 2004 and Statewide Partisan and U.S. Senate Races with Minority Candidates 2004-2010
    • Congressional Races with Minority Candidates 1992-2010
    • Senate Legislative Races with Minority Candidates 2006-2010
    • House Legislative Races with Minority Candidates 2006-2010

• Redistricting Archives - Past plans, maps, reports, and data.
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