Wake County Board of Commissioners

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The Wake County Board of Commissioners is the governing board for Wake County, which includes the City of Raleigh.

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As of the 2020 census, the population of Wake County was 1,115,000 [1] making it North Carolina's most populated county. Its county seat is Raleigh, which is also the state capital. Wake County is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region, which encompasses the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill and their surrounding suburban areas. The regional name originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located midway between Raleigh and Durham. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Combined Statistical Area (CSA) of Raleigh-Durham-Cary. The estimated population of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA was 1,749,525 as of April 1, 2010, with the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) portion at 1,130,490 residents in 2020 census.

Wake County was the 9th fastest growing county in the United States, with the Town of Cary and the City of Raleigh being the 8th and 15th fastest growing cities, respectively. [2] It is presided over by the County Board Chairman.

Composition

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 7
  Republican Party 0
 Total
7

Current commissioners

This is a list of the Wake County Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of March 2024.

DistrictCommissionerIn office sinceParty
1stDon Mial2022Democratic
2ndMatt Calabria2014Democratic
3rd Cheryl Stallings 2022Democratic
4thSusan Evans2018Democratic
5thTara Waters2024 (Appointed)Democratic
6thShinica Thomas2020Democratic (Chair)
7thVickie Adamson2018Democratic

Former commissioners

Below is a list of notable former members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners with their dates of service:

References

Stan Norwalk (2008-2010)