North Carolina's 11th congressional district

North Carolina's 11th congressional district
North Carolina's 11th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative	Chuck Edwards ; R–Flat Rock, Henderson County
Population (2023)	763,974
Median household; income	$62,114
Ethnicity	82.2% White ; 7.6% Hispanic ; 4.0% Two or more races ; 3.4% Black ; 1.5% Native American ; 0.9% Asian ; 0.5% other;
Cook PVI	R+8

Last updated September 23, 2024

North Carolina's 11th congressional district encompasses most of Western North Carolina. Since January 3, 2023, the district has been represented by Chuck Edwards.^[3]

The 11th district has historically been known for its volatile politics and was once considered one of the most competitive congressional districts in North Carolina. It was traditionally anchored by the heavily Democratic city of Asheville, with the rest of the district being split between Democratic-leaning counties in the south and Republican-leaning counties in the north. Consequently, congressional races were historically hard-fought and often very close.

In 2011, the Republican-controlled legislature redrew the district, shifting much of Asheville to the 10th district, where the city's Democratic tilt was diluted by the overwhelming Republican inclination of the rest of the district. The new map split Asheville in such a way that in some neighborhoods, one side of the street moved to the 10th while the other side of the street stayed in the 11th.^[4]

To make up for the loss in population, the 11th absorbed some strongly Republican territory in the Foothills which had previously been in the 10th. On paper, it was one of the most Republican districts in the state. Due to the district becoming much more conservative, three-term Democratic incumbent Heath Shuler did not run for reelection in 2012, and was succeeded by Republican Mark Meadows.

In 2019, a panel of North Carolina judges ruled that the existing map was a partisan gerrymander, and ordered new congressional districts to be drawn ahead of the 2020 election.^[5] After review in December, a new map was approved.^[6]^[7] The district included the western part of Rutherford County and the entirety of Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties. It still leans Republican, but much less so than the previous iteration, as it once again includes all of Asheville.^[6]^[7]

On February 23, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved a new map which removed Avery and Mitchell Counties from the district.^[8]

Counties

Counties in the 2023–2025 district map:

List of members representing the district

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established March 4, 1803
James Holland (Rutherfordton)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811	8th 9th 10th 11th	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired.	1803–1813 "North Carolina congressional district map (1803–13)".^[9]
Israel Pickens (Morgantown)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	12th	Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 12th district .
Peter Forney (Lincolnton)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1813. Retired.	1813–1823 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)".^[9]
Daniel M. Forney (Lincolnton)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – 1818	14th 15th	Elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Resigned.
William Davidson (Charlotte)	Federalist	December 2, 1818 – March 3, 1821	15th 16th	Elected November 7, 1818 to finish Forney's term and seated December 2, 1818. Re-elected in 1819. Lost re-election.
Henry W. Connor (Sherrills Ford)	Democratic-Republican ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825	17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th	Elected in 1821. Re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Retired.
	Democratic-Republican ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825			1823–1833 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)".^[9]
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837			1833–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)".^[9]
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Greene W. Caldwell (Charlotte)	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1841. Retired.
District dissolved March 4, 1843
District re-established March 3, 1933
Zebulon Weaver (Asheville)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Redistricted to the 12th district .	1933–1943 [ data missing ]
Alfred L. Bulwinkle (Gastonia)	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – August 31, 1950	78th 79th 80th 81st	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died.	1943–1953 [ data missing ]
Vacant		August 31, 1950 – November 7, 1950	81st
Woodrow W. Jones (Rutherfordton)	Democratic	November 7, 1950 – January 3, 1957	81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Elected to finish Bulwinkle's term. Also elected in 1950 to the next term. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired.
Woodrow W. Jones (Rutherfordton)	Democratic	November 7, 1950 – January 3, 1957	81st 82nd 83rd 84th		1953–1963 [ data missing ]
Basil Whitener (Gastonia)	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963	85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 10th district .	1953–1963 [ data missing ]
Roy A. Taylor (Black Mountain)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired.	1963–1973 [ data missing ]
Roy A. Taylor (Black Mountain)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th		1973–1983 [ data missing ]
V. Lamar Gudger (Asheville)	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981	95th 96th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election.
Bill Hendon (Asheville)	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	97th	Elected in 1980. Lost re-election.
James M. Clarke (Fairview)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985	98th	Elected in 1982. Lost re-election.	1983–1993 [ data missing ]
Bill Hendon (Asheville)	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987	99th	Elected in 1984. Lost re-election.
James M. Clarke (Fairview)	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991	100th 101st	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election.
Charles H. Taylor (Brevard)	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2007	102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election.
					1993–2003 [ data missing ]
					2003–2013
Heath Shuler (Waynesville)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013	110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired.	2003–2013
Mark Meadows (Skyland)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – March 30, 2020	113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff.^[10]	2013–2017
Mark Meadows (Skyland)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – March 30, 2020	113th 114th 115th 116th		2017–2021
Vacant		March 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021	116th		2017–2021
Madison Cawthorn (Hendersonville)	Republican	January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023	117th	Elected in 2020. Lost re-nomination.	2021–2023
Chuck Edwards (Flat Rock)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022	2023–2025

Past election results

2006

2006 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heath Shuler	124,972	53.79
	Republican	Charles H. Taylor (incumbent)	107,342	46.21
Total votes			232,314	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2008

2008 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heath Shuler (incumbent)	211,112	61.96
	Republican	Carl Mumpower	122,087	35.83
	Libertarian	Keith Smith	7,517	2.21
Total votes			340,716	100
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heath Shuler (incumbent)	131,225	54.34
	Republican	Jeff Miller	110,246	45.66
Total votes			241,741	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Meadows	190,319	57.4
	Democratic	Hayden Rogers	141,107	42.6
Total votes			331,426	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

2014 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Meadows (incumbent)	144,682	62.9
	Democratic	Tom Hill	85,342	37.1
Total votes			230,024	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Meadows (incumbent)	230,405	64.1
	Democratic	Rick Bryson	129,103	35.9
Total votes			359,508	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Meadows (incumbent)	178,012	59.2
	Democratic	Phillip Price	116,508	38.8
	Libertarian	Clifton Ingram	6,146	2.0
Total votes			300,666	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Madison Cawthorn	245,351	54.5
	Democratic	Moe Davis	190,609	42.4
	Libertarian	Tracey DeBruhl	8,682	1.9
	Green	Tamara Zwinak	5,503	1.2
Total votes			450,145	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Edwards	174,232	53.79
	Democratic	Jasmine Beach-Ferrara	144,165	44.51
	Libertarian	David Coatney	5,515	1.70
Total votes			323,912	100.00
	Republican hold

Notes

↑ Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

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↑ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". census.gov. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
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↑ Paul LeBlanc (October 29, 2019). "North Carolina judges throw out congressional map ahead of 2020 elections". CNN.
1 2 "NC House Bill H1029 - Ratified" (PDF). NC Legislature. November 15, 2019.
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↑ Doule, Steve (February 23, 2022). "Check out new election maps: NC Supreme Court rejects appeals, approves special masters' districts". WGHP . Retrieved March 2, 2022.
1 2 3 4 "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis". United States Congressional District Shapefiles.
↑ Burgess, Joel. "North Carolina's Mark Meadows will leave Congress early for White House post". USA Today . Retrieved March 7, 2020.
↑ "2006 General Election Results US House (11th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "2008 General Election". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
↑ "US House of Representatives district 11". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
↑ "North Carolina General Elections Results 2012". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
↑ "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results, US House of Representatives District 11". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
↑ "11/08/2016 Official General Election Results, US House of Representatives District 11". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
↑ "11/06/2018 Official General Election Results, US House of Representatives District 11". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
↑ "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
↑ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

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[Jackson-10] Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

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North Carolina's 11th congressional district
From 2023 to 2025 From 2025 Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative	Chuck Edwards R–Flat Rock, Henderson County
Population (2023)	763,974^[1]
Median household income	$62,114^[1]
Ethnicity	82.2% White 7.6% Hispanic 4.0% Two or more races 3.4% Black 1.5% Native American 0.9% Asian 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+8^[2]