Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting by the 1981 General Assembly; Bills 87, 415, and 313

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CONGRESSIONAL

AND

STATE LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING

BY

THE 1981 GENERAL ASSEMBLY



GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1981

RATIFIED BILL

CHAPTER 89q

SEIIATE BTLL 87

AN ACT TO DT VID E I{ORTH CANOTI}I A II{TO ELEVEII CONGBESSIONTL

DlSTRICTS.

The General lssenbly of North Carolina enacts:

Sectioa 1. G.S. 163-201 is reuritten to reacl:

ns 163-201. !ooqgessioaal distrigts specifie0.--(a) For tbe

purpose of norraating alcl electiug lelbers of tbe Eouse of

BepreseDtatives of the Coo.gress of the 0nitecl States in 1982 aod

every tro years thereafter, the State of f,orth Carolina shall be

divided into 1 1 districts as foLlors:

FLIiST DISTRICT: Beaufort, Bertie, Caucleu, Carteret, Chouan,

Craveu, Currituck, Dare, Gates, GreeDe, Eertforcl, Bycle, Lenoir,

Uartin, NorthanptoD, Panlico, Pasguotauk, Perquiraos, Pitt,

TyrreII, and IashiDgtoD Counties.

SECOND DISTRICT: Alanaace, CasreII, Cbathal, Etigeconbe,

Frarrklin, Granville, Halifaz, Bash, PersoD, YaDce' IarreDr aDd

lJi.1son Counties.

THIRD DISIBICT: Bladen, Duplia, BarDett, Jobuston, Joaes, Lee,

Ouslov, PeDder, SdDPson, aDd layae Couuties.

fOURTH DISTBICT: Durban, OraDger aDd lake Courrties.

FIFTH DISTBICT: llerancler, AllegbaDyr Ashe, PoEsYth'

Rochinghan, Stokes, Surry' aDd litrkes Couuties'

sIxTH DI.STRICT: Davirlson, Guilforcl, and Baoclolph Counties; ancl

ooly tbe folloring tornships of loore County: Tovasbip 1



)

Sec. 2. This act rs effective upoD ratificatioD.
In the General Assenbly reaal three tines aud ratifiedl,

tiris ti:e 9th clay of Ju1y, 1981.

JAMES C. GREEN

Jares C. Green

Presicleot of the Senate

LISTOI\I B RAMSEY

ListoD B. Barsey

Speaker of the House of Bepreseutatives

Setrate BrlI 87



CO:]CRESS IONAL REDISTR ICT TNG PT,.LT

CHAPTCR 896 OF THE 198I SESSIOTi IIIJS

(SE)IATE BILL 87)

\orth ( ar',rltnir

TOTAI. STATE POPTJ],\TION
MTIO OF HIGHEST TO LOTT'EST
}IUMBER OF CONGRESSTIEN

i3.{ ( '
21, )i

rt9i sIa': :oPI I'l!.rr 5,A'.,.2i
tt2)tBt

5i5,212

Trfi

)
I

/

529, 180
-0. 9098

= 5,874,429
= 1.0274
= 11

AVEMGE TOPULATI0N pER C()NGR.ESSHEN = 5341039
R-iLrtcE oF DEVTATToN FROU H()RH = _1.4000 ro +1.3051
ovEMLL RANGE = t.t1ll
AVEMGE DEVIATION PER CONGRESSHAN +1*4i = 6I. $}I I
TOWNSHIPS OF HOORE COT'NTY IN SIXTH DISTRICT:

TOIINSHIP I (CARTHAGE)
TOITNSHIP 3 (SHEFFIELDS)
TOk'I{SHIP 4 (RITTERS)
TOMiSHIP 5 (DEEP RIYER)
TOWNSHIP 5 (GREENWOOD)





GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NOHTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1981

RATIFIED BILL

CBAPTBB 8OO

TIOUSE BILL 415

AN ACl TO IPPORTIOU THE DISTRICTS OF THB NORTTI CAROLINA HOUSB OF

R EPBESE NTATI VES.

the General Assenbly of Xorth Carolina enacts:
. Section 1. G.S. 120-2 is revrittea to re"d,:

ttl 12A-2. Housg appgrtiounent specifie0.--For tbe purpose of
noninating aacl I"aio, neubers of the torth Carolina Bouse of
Representatives iu 1982 ald every tro years thereafter, tbe State

of uortb Carolina shalL. be divided ioto forty-four districts as

follous:
District :l shall. consist of Caadlen, Chouan, Currituck, Dare,

Pasguotank, PerguiDaDs, Tyrrell, aud lashiugton Couuties, autl

sball elect tro Bepresentatives.

District 2 shall consist of Beaufort ancl Eycle Couaties, aurl

shal] elect oDe Bepresentative.

District 3 shall consist of Craven, rrones, lenoir, aarl Panlico

Counties, and shall elect three Represeatatives.

District q shall consist of Carteret audl Ooslor Counties, and

shall elect tbree Bepresentatives.

District 5 shall consist of Bertie, Gates, Hertf,ord, ;artin,
and Nortbanpton Counties, and sball elect tro Represeutatives.

Dj.strict 6 shall. consist of Ealif ar County, aDrl shal,l elirct one

\-- RePreseutative.



District 20 shall consist of Cunberlaud couDty, and shall elect

rive Bepresentatives.

\- Drstrict 21 si:alt consist of Hoke and Scotland Couuties, and

shaII eLect one Representative.

District 22 sball consist of Alanance and Rockinghaur Counties,

' and sha}l elect four Bepresentatives.

District 23 sirall coasist of Guilford CouDty, and shal1 eLect

. seven Representatives.

District 24 shall cousist of Randolph County, and shall elect
tvo Representatives.

District 25 sh.a11 consist of l{oore County, aDcl shal.L elect oDe

RepreseDtative.

District 26 shall coosist of Anson and lloutgorDery Counties, aDd

shal.I eLect one Representative

District 27 siral1 consist of Bich,uoncl County, ancl shall elect

oDe RepreseDtative

District 28 shall consist of Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry,

and ttatauga Counties, ancl shall elect three Bepresentatives.

District 29 shall cossist of Forsytb County, and shaLl elect

five EepreseDtatives.

District 30 sball consist of Davidson and Davie Counties, and

shall clect three Representatives.

District 31 shall consist of Borau County, aad shall elect tuo

Bepresentatives

Dist.Eict 32 shall consist of Stanly County, and shall elect oDe

I ep re sent ative.

House BrlI 415



sec. 2. This act is effective qPoD ratification.

In the General tsseubly read tbree tiles and ratifiecl,

this tbe 3rd day of JulY, 1981.

JAMES C. GREEN

JaEeE C. Green

Presidleut a! the SeDate

LISToiT B. RAMSEY

Listou B. BaaseY

Speaker of, tb€ tsouse of Bepreeeutatives

5House Bill q15



HOUSE OF REPBESENTATIVES

CH.\TTf,R 800 OF TflE I98I GENEMI, ASSEHBI,Y

+4.66X

-8.24X

(!lol;sr BIl.l al5)

-o.44%

+7.56X

+4.03%

Nor ('art,lina

+2.28?(

+1.51X

+I.54

+4.78,!4

TNIII, DISTIILT PLTII BI2BH2
surrtSt sltTrsTlcs

TOTIL SIIIB POPULATIOTI
RITIO OP $ICHESl TO LOCEST
rU8 BEB OF IISII BEB S

IYEBIGE POPULITIOII ?EB ItEsEER
IITIIIUIT COTTROLLITG PERCEDTIGE
BTiGE OP DEVITIIOI PBOE I{ORII
OTEEILL BITGE
IYEBIGE DEVIIlIOI PEB IE6BEN
SIIIDIRD DEYIITIOi

= 597q429
= t.25tl4
= 120
= rt8,95al
= 48 - 544t1
= -10.6827 To 12.9356
= 21.6183
= q-7160
= 5.6217

?9. r 6l
a2%

,:;",r7 ;'i;:::\._{rr#'L €}' 8t,ar tr6e's.8

l, t';



lPIIL DISTBIC? PLTX 8128!I2
LTSI OT CO'XlTES BI DISTFICI sITE POPUTTTIOIIS

l6:17 TH0ESDAI , JoLt 9, 198'l

DISIPOP = PoPolltlol O! IEE DISIIICT
IES Dtt = llsol.otE DSvllltor, o! fiit DItPEiEiCE BErMI tE! IOEIL DISTAICT POPoIIIIOI IXD IAE lCIotL Dls1llcr PoPoLltlof

Dr5txo!6 = s0l ol IEE PoPalTlos o! lE! cotlrlls rx lEl Drsllrcr
6EL DEy = EELlttvE Dltllrlox, oE tl8 lBsolgla Dltlltlol oIlIttD Bt tll tDEll DISTRICI PoPorlllol

tog . PoPuurlol ol I coulu

DI STRI CT SEd BSBS DISTPOP

99,577

46,'139

1 50,9 55

153,876

101,7 99

55.286

186 ,27 3

99.768

97,Osq

101.577

98,93ll

rBS-DEY

1,6'10

-2,815

{t,10lt

7r0l5

3,892

DIST}IOBI'

2. 0 3r|I

o.9tt25

3.0838

3. 1 433

2-0795

1.1294

3 - 805'l

2.0380

1.9826

2.O750

2.0210

B EL- DBV

t.7055

-5- 7r195

2 -7 9q7

4.7'r 68

3.9 750

12.9 356

-4.8't26

1 .9006

-0-8710

3.7483

1.0q88

co ulf TI

clnDEll
c80rtN
C URNITUCT
DIIE
PtsQt oTAllK
PEBQ0If,IilS
TTRRBLL
SISf,ItrGTOIT

BETUPOBI
ETDE

CBIYEX
JOXBS
LEIIOIB
PlllLrco

CTNIERPT
oisLor

BERlIE
GIlES
EERTTOND
IlIETIT
rontElltPIotI

EILI PII

BDG ECO6 BE
IlsB
TILSOT

GBEBTIE
PITT

IIITIE

ROBESOIT

BBOIISBICf,
D{' PLI X

PBIIDER

POP

5,829
12,558
1 l, 089
13,377
28 ' 

tl62
9. 486
3, 9?5

1.t, 80 1

40 ,266
5,873

71,0q3
9,705

59,819
10,398

,tl,O92
112.'t8q

21,02q
8,875

23,368
25,948
22,58t1

55,286

55,988
67 ,153
63, 132

16. ll7
83.651

97,05't

101,577

35,7 67
q0.952
22,215

POPBAIIO

0- 1 191
0.2565
0.2265
o-2733
0. 581 .l
0- 1938
0-08t2
0. 3023

0.8225
0- 1200

1. tt5l2
0- 1 982
l-2220
o - 212tt

0.8394
2.3039

0.4295
0-r8t3
o - q77,t
0- 530 1

0-4613

1.129tt

1- trt37
1 - 3718
1.2896

o.3292
l - 7088

1 -9826

2-0750

0- 7306
0.8365
0. q 538

9

10

1t

2

2

2

2

6,332

-9r5ll 1

1,861

-853

3,570

1,02'l



TNIIL DISTEICT PLIIT E 128II2
tIST OF COOITTIES BT DISTRICT IIIIH POPULITIOTS

16:17 TBOBSDIf, J0Lr 9, 19gl

DiSIPOP = POPOIAIIOI O! TgE DiS'EICI
las DEy = llsoltriE Dltrltlot, or rcr orrrziiiiE DEftltt t!! rDtlt Drstirct PoP0ll[oi ltD tta lct0ll Drstrrcl EoP0,'l1ro[

irrsrrorl = so! o? rllD poPil?ros o! rE! coolrtls rt' lEE Drslarct
Ezi DEr = lElltrrE r"rtirror.-oi rai rosolurr DattltroD DlttolD Br rf,! loBll Dtsrlrcr PoP0lltrox

DoP = POP0'IIIOI Ol I Colil!

DI STRI CT

28

r E6BER S DISTPOP

156 ,125

2 r13,683

13'l ,761

99,186

q8,577

156.275

154r842

1O7 ,537

qoq,27O

105,208

20q.9tlo

101,141

150,206

50,069

T BS-DEV

9,264

DISTTOAil

3.1892

4 - 9778

2- 8ltr 1

2-0261

0-9911

3.1923

3.1630

2.1967

8-2582

2. 1q9 1

q. 1 864

2.4101

3 - 0683

1.0228

R EL_ DEV

6. 3082

-0.4tt32

-6.1962

1 .3 062

-0- 89 r8

6. q 103

5-q3q6

9- 8357

-8 -2tt19

7. rt559

{.660q

3.50?3

2.2't79

2.2'185

COUilTT

ILLEGETXI
ISE B

s10[ES
SURRT
rlTl0cl

PORSTTE

DIYIDSOT{
DIVIB

ROtlf,

s1l lll,r

cIBIBBUS
UIIIOU

CILDTELL
TILTES
TTDXIf,

ILEIIXDEN
IREDELL

II ECf,LEX BURG

CITITBT

6lsloll
LrrcoLll

IYERI
BUNTE
f,ITCEEI.L

CLBVBLIXD
POLT
RUTHEETOND

!CDOTELL
rtlcEr

POP

9 ,581
22,325
33,085
59,4q9
31,678

ztt3,683

113,162
24,599

99, 186

q8,5 17

85, 89 5
70,380

67,746
58,657
28 . t139

20,99 9
82,538

40tt ,27 0

1 05, 208

162,568
tt2,372

I q, q09
72,504
1tt,,t28

83, q35
12,98q
53.'187

35,135
1tl,93ll

POPR ATlO

0. 1 958
0.4560
0- 6759
1- 214t|
0-6471

4.9778

2- 31 16
0.5025

2-0261

0- 991'l

1. 7 5q6
1-'t377

1- 3839
1 - 1982
0.5809

0- 5107
1.6860

8.2582

2 . 1ttgl

3- 3209
0.8556

0- 29tI3
1-q8tl
o -29tt7

1- 70tltl
o-2652
1 - 0987

0.7177
0- 3051

29

30

9

2

36

37

3t

32

33

3q

35

-1r085

-9, lo0

1,279

-437

9 ,01tl

7,981

9,5 30

-36,312

7,3 01

9,126

3 r 43ll

3,3{5

1r115

38

I

{1



GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1981

RATIFIED BILL

CBIPTEB 821

SEXTTE BILL 313

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH SEUATORITL DISTRICTS AilD TO APPONIION SEATS

. IN THE SETAIE A}IONG DISTRICTS.

Tbe Geueral lssenbly of llortb Carolina enacts:

Section 1. c. s. 120- 1 is hereby cleletetl and tbe

folloriag iuserted in lieu tbereof:
nI 120- 1- Senators.--for the purpose of uolinating aocl

electing renbers of the Seuate io 1982 ancl every tro years

thereafter, senatorial clistricts are established andl seats iu the

SeDate are apportioned aDoDg those rlistricts as follous:
District 1 shall consist of Beaufort, Bertie, Cantlen, Cbouan,

Currituck, Dare, Gates, Eertfortl, Eycle, Ilorthaapton, Pasquotank,

Perquiaans, TyrreII, and Iashingtou Couuties aotl shal} el,ect tuo

Senators

District 2 shall consist of Carteret, Craven, and Panlico

Counties aocl sball elect oDe Seaator.

District 3 shall cousist of onsJ'ou County ancl shall elect oDe

SeDator.

District tt shall consist of leu Banover antl Pencler Counties anfl

' sball elect one Seoator.

District 5 sball consist of Duplin, .foDes, ancl Lenoir Couaties

and shall elect one Seaator:

"\--. District 6 shall cousist of Edgecolbe auil Balifar Counties and

shaIl elect oDe Senator.



District 20 shaIl cousist of Alanance ancl Casuell Couoties and

shaII elect oDe Senator.

\--, District 21 shall consist of Forsyth County antl shall elect tro
- Senators.

District 22 shall coasist of Guilford Couaty and shall elect
three Seuators

District 23 shall consist of Daviclsou, Davie, aDd Roran

Counties ancl sba1l elect tuo SeDators.

District 2u shaIl consist of Cabarrus and ttecklenburg Counties

and shall elect four Senators.

District 25 shall consist of Alexauder, Catarba, Irertell, ancl

Yadkin Counties aocl sball elect tro Senators.

Drstrict 26 sbalr cousist of Avery, Burke, caldrell, ltitchelr,
and ttilkes Counties ancl shall elect tuo Seoators.

District 27 sb,a1l coasist of Cleve1aocl, Gaston, Liacoln, and

Rutherford Counties and shall elect three Senators.

District 28 shall consist of Buuconbe, f,adison, ltcDorel-I, aud

Yancey Counties and shall elect tuo Senators.

District 29 shall consist of cherohee, clay, crahan, Eayuoocl,

Hendersoo, Jackson, IacoD, polk, svaiu, ancl transylvania couuties
ancl shalI elect tyo SeDators.rt

Senate BiIl 313



SENATE

CHAPIER 82I OF TEE 198I SESSION IJ\I{S

(Senate Bt11 313)

Nolth Carolina

totll stl?B POPtrLllrol
NITIO Of EIGEEST TO LOCSST
f,utBEE Or sEill0Rs
IVEBAGE POPUI.ITIOT PEB SEiIIOB
;ITIdOT COi?BOLLIIIC PENCBTIIGE
NI;GE OP DEVIIIIOT PBOT TOBT
OVBRTLL NTTGB
IVERIGE DEYIITIOI PEE SEXTTOR
SrlNDIRD DEVIITIOT

5 ,87 4 .429
t-2521
50
117,089
Ir9. 0649
-10.0185 10 12.6690
2?--68788
5- 1038
5- 9865

f98O SrlI€ mPULArl0tt 3t67.,429

3l2JtAt

2e, tu
@



IBIIL DISTBICT PLIII S17II2
LIST O? COIIiTIES BI DISTRICT IITE POPOtTlIOIS

l6: l9 r80RSDlf, JULf 9, 1981

Dr5r90t = PoP0Ltlror 0t rEl Drsrltcr
IDS Dlt = USOLJT! DETIIIIO!, O! tE! OI?lElBlc, ElIllAl tf,! IDIIL DISrlICl POPoLIIIOI IID rEE lcloal DIStIICI PoEollllol

olstloll = 501 Ot tE! ?OPittIOS OP IAI Coorrtls It lEl DISTIICI
ElL Dtl = SDllllll Dlltltlol, Ot llt tlsolorl Dlrllrlo, DIlll,tD lt IUB IDIII DtsIiICr POPoLIIIOI

POP = POP0rltIOi O! I co0all

DISTRICl sExtroRs DISlPOP

221,56'l

722,533

112 ,78tt

125.686

110.476

111,2't C

109,599

213.320

ABS_DEV

-13,qt0

DrslloRll

1.8859

1 - 0029

0.9500

l - 0698

0 - 9q03

0-9rl71

0.9328

1. I 157

B EL_ DEV

-5.7070

rt.2935

-4- 00q3

6.9772

-5.9687

-5.2895

-6.7 152

-9 -2167

COUtrTI

BEII'PONT
BEBrIE
cltDBi
cEorl;
CUBB ITUCK
DIRE
GITES
EERTPOND
ETDE
IONTEITPTOI
Prs0uotlxx
PER00rf,rf,s
TTBBELL
rlsBI xcror

CTETEBET
cBtvltr
PlilLrco

oxsLoI

rET EIIOYER
PEXDBN

DUPLII
JO'ES
LBIOIA

EDGECOiBB
ETLITTI

ttnTIx
PITT

?Br rf,LIll
r lsE
rltcB
tln nEr
rILSOtr

GEEBTE
rlrrE

POP

40,256
21,024
5,929

12,558
I 1,089
13,3'17
8,875

23,366
5,873

22.584
28,q62
9, q86
3,975

1tt,80,

47 , O92
71, 0lr3
1 0,398

I 12,7 84

103, q7 t
22,215

40,952
9,705

59,819

55,988
55,286

25,948
03, 5 51

30,0 55
57 ,153
36,7118
'16,232
63,132

16,117
97,0511

POPETTIO

0 - 3,t27
0.1789
0 - 0.t96
0.1069
0 .090lt
0. I 139
0-0755
0.1989
0- 0500
o - 1922
o -2123
0- 0807
0.0338
0- r260

0.3498
0- 5047
0.0885

0.9600

0.8807
0. t891

0.3q86
0- 0826
0. 509 1

0 - rt765
0- rr705

0.2209
o-'t 120

0.2558
0.57 16
0- 3128
0.1382
0- 5373

o- 1 372
0. 826 I

5,0ott

-4 ,70 5

8 .197

-7 ,0 13

-6,215

-7,9 9 o

-21,657

113,171 -{,3 18 0 - 9633 -3 - 67q9



iBs DBY = IBSoLUTE

EEL DEY

TBIIL DIS?BICT PLTI ST7T2
LISI OT COUTTIES Bt DISTBICT 3IT8 POPULITIOIIS

16:19 IEURSDBI, Jol,l 9, 195t

DISTPOP = PoP0LtTIoX OP fBE DISTBICI
DETIITTON, OE TEE DTTpEEEICE BETEEEIT t8E IDErL DISTEICT POPULTIIOX IBD IBE ICTUIL DISTUCT pOPULIIIOX

DfSTxoBl = S0! oP fEE PoPBITIOS OF fEE CoUIIIES IX lEE DISIBICT
= BSLTTIVE DEVIITIOX, OB ?88 TBSOLI'TE DEVITTIOI DIYIDED BT TBE IDEIL DISTRICT POPOLIIIOi

POP = POPULIIIOT OP I CO0Ilf

DISTBICI sExlToBs DISTPOP

243,683

317, 15q

236,9rtl

q90,'165

20t,184

IBS_DZY

8,706

-35,312

1,970

20.211

6,2O7

Drslxonl

2-07tt1

2-699.t

2.0 168

q- 1720

2-0528

BEL-DZV

3- 7050

- 10.0 I 85

0.8383

rl .3006

2.6q15

COUTTI

POBSTTE

GUILPOBD

DIvIDSOf,
DITIE
ROBIX

cTBIBBUS

'ECiLEf,BI'BG
ILEIIIDEB
ct?lrEr
IBEDBLL
IIDf,I X

lYSSt
BOBTB
CTLDTBLL
TITCBELL
TILTBS

CLETELTIID
GlsTof,
LITCOLX
NUTEBEPOBD

BOXCOUBB
;lDrsor
f,CDOBELL
rlrcEl
cBBnof,EB
CLII
GnlElf,
EltrooD
IEIDBRSOII
Jlcrsof,
!rcox
POLf,
STTItr
rnlrslLYlllra

POP

21t3,683

317, 15lr

1 13,162
2q,599
99 ,186

85,895
40Q.27 O

2" r999
105,208
82,538
28,039

1f,009
72,sott
67,7q6
14.q28
59,657

83, E3 5
162,559
E2.372
51,797

160,930
16,827
35,135
1 t,930

1 8,933
6,619
7,277

It6r{95
58,580
25.81 1

20,178
12,98q
10, 283
23,117

PO PB ITIO

2.O'lu1

2-699tt

0 -9632
0.2094
0.8q42

0.731 t
3.01109

0.2128
o- 8955
o-7 025
o-2421

0.1226
0.6 t 71
0- 5766
o.1228
0. f993

o.7 102
1-3837
0.3606
0.0578

1.3698
0. trr32
0.2991
o-1271

0- l6rt
0 - 0563
0.0614
0-3957
o- 0986
o -2197
0. 17 17
0.1 105
o- 0875
0.1993

2t

22

23

24

25

2

3

2

rl

2

26

27

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