U.S. House district for North Carolina
North Carolina's 11th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative Population (2023) 763,974[ 1] Median household income $62,114[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+8[ 2]
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 in the 2023–2025 district map:
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
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 [ a]
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.
1823–1833 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)" .[ 9]
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.
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 .
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 ]
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.
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
2017–2021
Vacant
March 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021
116th
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 [ edit ]
^ a b "My Congressional District" . census.gov . U.S. Census Bureau Center for New Media and Promotion (CNMP).
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)" . census.gov . Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
^ Timm, Jane (September 9, 2017). "They're Still Drawing Crazy-Looking Districts. Can't It Be Stopped?" . NBC News .
^ Paul LeBlanc (October 29, 2019). "North Carolina judges throw out congressional map ahead of 2020 elections" . CNN .
^ a b "NC House Bill H1029 - Ratified" (PDF) . NC Legislature . November 15, 2019.
^ a b "HB 1029, 3rd Edition" . ncleg.gov .
^ Doule, Steve (February 23, 2022). "Check out new election maps: NC Supreme Court rejects appeals, approves special masters' districts" . WGHP . Retrieved March 2, 2022 .
^ a b c d "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 .
35°22′N 82°56′W / 35.37°N 82.94°W / 35.37; -82.94