Correspondence from Winner to Guinier; Legal Research on Rules 25, 26, and 27 of the Eastern District Rules

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June 10, 1983

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  • Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting by the 1981 General Assembly; Bills 87, 415, and 313, 1981. 0a3b6721-d892-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/7fca1b4b-dd95-478f-ab90-895f63cfa12a/congressional-and-state-legislative-redistricting-by-the-1981-general-assembly-bills-87-415-and-313. Accessed April 06, 2025.

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    CONGRESSI

AND

STATE LEGISLATIVE REDI

BY

THE I9B1 GENEML AS

RICTING

LY



GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1981

RATIFIED BILL

. cHlPtEE 894

: SEIAtE BTLI 87

AN ACT TO DIVIDE }TORTE CAROLINA I}ITO EIEVEX COIIGRESSIONAL

D1 S TRIC 1S .

The Geueral Assenbly of tlorth Carolina euacts:

Section 1. G.S. 163-201 is revritten to read:

rS 163-201. !onqressional districts specifie0.--(a) For the

purpose of uorruatiag aoci electiug uenbers of the Bouse of

Bepresentatives of the Congress of the United States il 1982 aucl

every tco years thereafter, the State of ltorth Caroliua shal1 be

divided iato 1 1 districts as follovs:

FIIiSi DISTBICT: Beaufort, Bertie, Candeu, Carteret, Chouan,

craveu, currituck, Dare, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Eytle, Lenoir,

Uartj-n, NorthanptoA, Panlico, Pasquotauk, Perquinaus, Pitt,

TyrreII, and IashiDgtoD Couuties.

S 8C oli D DI S TBIC T: Alanance, Casrell,

Franklin, Granville, Eal.ifa:, Xash, Persoo,

tlilso n Counties .

Chathau, Edgecoube,

YaDcer. Iarreo, and

THIRD DIStRICl: BIaclen, Duplin, Earuett, Jo.h'nston, JoDes, Lee,

ouslov, Pender, SdllPSon, and naIrDe Counties.

rou8Tts DISIRICt: Durhan, orange, ancl Iake cour.rties.

FIFTH DISTRICT: Alerander, AlleghanY, Ashe, Forsyth,

Rockirghao, Stokes, Surry, and Bil'kes Counties.

sIxlH DISTRICT: David,soo, Guilford, and Banclolph couuties: anil

only the follori ng tounships of loore Couaty: Tornsbip 1



artirage), Toraship 3 lsbeffields) r Tornship 4 (BitteEs),
unship 5 (Deep Biver) , aad Touuship 6 (Greenuood).

sEl/ENIH Drsr8rcr: Bruosuick, colunbus, cunberrand, tler

rrover, and Robeson Couaties.

ETGHTH DrsrRrcr: Ansou, cabarrus, Davie, Hoke, Hontgonery,
chnoud', Roran, scotlancl, stanly, unioa, and yad,kin counties;
d alr tornships of ltoore couoty ercept: Tounship 1 (carthage),
inship 3 (sheffierds), Township 4 (Ritters), Tovnshi.p 5 (Deep

ver), Tounship 6 (Greeorood).

NrNrH DrsrRrcr: rrede11, Lincoro, and [eckrenburg couuties.
rENTH DrstRrcr: Avery, Burke, calclrell, catauba, crevelancl,
ston, and tJatauga Couuties

ELEvEllrH DrsrRrcr: Bunconbe, cherokee, c1ay, Grahau, Hayuood,

ndersoa, Jackson, uacoD, 6ad5-sou, ucDouelI, Eitchell, polk,
therford, Srai.n, Tra[sylvania, and yancey couuti.es.
(b) the aame and boundaries of tornships specified io this
ctioa are as they uere regarJ.y clefiaecl ancl in eff ect as of
nuary 1, 1980, and recognized in the 19go u.s. census.,

SeDate Bill 87



Sec. 2. Tbis act is effective uPoD ratification.

In the Geoeral Asselbly reail three tines and ratifiecl,

this the 9th day of JulY, 1981.

JAMES C. GREEN

Janes C. Greeu

Presicleot of the Seuate

LISTON B. RAMSEY

Liston B. Bausey

Speaker of the House of Bepresentatives

5eirate BrII 87



CO}ICI(.ESSIONAL

CHAPTER 89/. OF

REDISTRICTING PT-\.}I

1981 SESSIOX LAWS

( SE}IA E B1LL 87 I

Not'th (lar',rlirra

TOl'At, STATE POPTJLATION
MTIO OF IIIGHEST TO LOWEST
NU'I.tsER OF CONL;R.ESSHEN
AVEMCE POPULATION PER CONGRESSMEN
RANGE O}- DEVTATION FROM NORM
OVER^I,I. RANGE

TOI.INSIIIP T (CARTHAGE)
TOWNSHIP 3 (SHEFFIEI,DS)
TOWNSHIP 4 (RITTERS)
TOWNSHIP 5 (DEEP RIYER)
TolnrsHIP 6 (GRIENHOOD)

529,180
-0. 9098

= 5,874,429
= l.O2l4
= 11.

= 534,019
= -1.4000 Eo +1.3051_

= ? .70tl

5d,(5;

5)5,212

\'r,l*T
?1,igt) )

'-,6 r;

AVEMGE DEVIATI0N PER CoNGRESSMAN 
-',+r#' =6. $t,IITOHNSHITS OF MOORE COUNTY IN SIXTII DISTR1CT:

30, 67 3

:...r- /. _..,\

.";,6r.- / o,,,.,)
;a1: L:';;;;i
\)t,ssJ /'-' \

539,0I 2

l9&J Slr!: ,CPJt^IlO:r: t,872..!i
,t2JtAt



GENEHnI ASSEMBLY OF NORTH UAROLINA

SESSION 1981

RATIFIED BILL

CETPTEB 80O

EOSSE BIL1 415

AN ACl 10 APPORTIOH TITE DISTBICTS OF THE UORTts CIBOLINA HOUSE OP

R EP BESE NTATI VES.

The Geueral Asseubly of Xorth Carolina euacts

. Secti,oa 1. G.s. 120-2 is rerritteo to r""it
trl 120-2. House appgrti.oonent specifie0.--For the purpose of

nonlnating ancl electing neubers of the Xorth Carolina Eouse of

BepreseDtatives in 1982 aud every tro yeats thereafter, the State

of Nortb Carolina shall be divided into forty-four districts as

District 1 shall cousist of Caadlea, Choran, Currituck, Dare,

Pasquotank, PerquiDaos, lyrrelI, aud iashington Counties, aucl

shall elect tro Bepreseatatives.

District 2 shall consist of Beaufort and Eyile Counties, and

shalL elect orre Bepresentative.

District 3 sbal1 consist of Craven, Jones, Lenoir, aad Panlico

Counti,es, antl shalI elect three RepreseDtatives.

District 4 shalI coasist of Carteret ancl ouslor Cousties, aod

shaIl elect three Bepresentatives.

District 5 shall consist of Bertie, Gates, Hertford, ltartj-n,

au,l Nortbarpton Couaties, and sball elect tto Represeutatives.

District 6 shalI consist of Ealifar Couuty, aad shall elect one

Representative.



Distrr.ct 7 sha 11 col . ,st of Edgeconbe, Nas and llilson

Counties,anclshal}electfourBepresentatives.

District I suall consist of Greene ancl Pitt counties, and sha1l \r

elect tuo BePreseutatives.

District 9 shaII cousist of layne couDty, and shall elect tvo

Represent atives

Distrj.ct 1O shaII consist of Robeson county, and shaLL elect

tro BePresentatives

District 11 shaII coosist of Brunsuick, Duplin, asd Pender

Counties, aud sball elect tuo Bepresentatives

Districtl2shallconsistofNevBanovercountyrandshall

elect tyo RePreseDtatives.

District 13 .shall coasist of casvell, Granville, Person, vatrce,

anq IafEeD cOuntj.es, aodl shall elect three Bepresentatives'

District 14 shaII Consist of Franklin and Johnston counties',

District 15 shall consist of itake county, and shall elect six

Represeat ati.ves -

District 16 shall consi-st of Durhau couDty, and' shall elect

three EePreseatati ves.

District 17 shal1 cousist of chathan ancl orange counties, and

shall elect tuo BePresentatives'

District 1g shall cousist of Harnett anil Lee Counties, and

shall elect tuo RePresentatives

District 19 shall cousist of Bladlen, colunbus, antl sanpson

couuties, aocl shall elect three RePreseutatj.ves

Ilouse BiIl 415



District 20 shall consist of Cuoberlaod County, and, shall elect

five Representatives.

r Drstrict 21 si:alr consist of Hoke and Scotland Counties, and

shaII el.ect oDe RePres€Dtative.

' District 22 shall consj.st of Alaoance ancl Bockinghan Counties,

,. and shaLl e-Lect four Represeutatives.

Disrrict 23 shall- coosist of Cuilford CouDty, and shaIl elect

seven Representatives.

District 24 shall consist of Randolph Couuty, and sball elect

tYo Representati.ves.

District 25 s!:a11 consist of t{oore County, aud sbal} elect oDe

Represeat at j.ve.

District 26 sball cousist of Ausou and, l{ontgonerY Couuties, aDd

shall eLect one RePresentative.

District 27 shaIl consist of Bich.uoncl County, and shall elect
J

oue Represeutative.

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

a1d 'tiatauga Counties, and sha1l elect three Represeutatives.

Distrj.ct 29 shall cossist of Forsyth County, aud shal1 elect

five Represeutatives.

District 30 sb,al]. consist of Davidson auil Davie Couuties, aDd

shall elect tirree Represeotatives

District 31 shaIl consist of Rouan County, aocl shal.l elect tro

R ep reseot atives
:

District 32 shall consist of Stanly Couuty, ancl shall elect oae

: RepreseDtative.

House Bil.I 415



Dis,trict 33 shall c,rosist of Cabarrus aud Unron Couaties, aud

shall elect thcee Bepreseotatives.

Drstrict 34 shall consist of CalilveIl, Iilkes, aud Iaclkin

counties, and shalI elect three Representatives.

Uistrict 35 shaII coosist of Aleraniler and, IrecleII Counties,

and shaIl elect tuo Represeotatives.

Drstrict 36 sbaII coasist of tleckleoburg County, aud shaII

elect nioe Bepresentatives.

District 37 shaJ.l cousist of Catauba County, and shall elect

tuo Representatives.

District 38 sha]-l consist of Gaston aud, Liacola Couoties, and

shall elect four Representatives.

District 39 ' sbaIl consist of AveEy, Burke, ancl [j.tchelJ.

Couuties, aud, shalI elect tuo Represeotatives.

District 40 shall- consist of Cleveland, Polk, and Rutherford

Couo ties, elect tbree Bepreseotatives.

District 41 sbaII coasist of llcDouell'aocl Yancey Counties, and

shaII elect ooe Bepresentative

District 42 shall consist of Buuconbe, Heuderson. and

Transylvania Counties, and, sball elect five Represeo,tatives.

District 43 sbal]. consist of Hayuood, Jackson, Hailison, and

Srain couDties, aaci shall elect tuo Bepresentatives.

District 44 shaII consist of Cherokee, CIay, Grahao, and l{acon

Countj.es, anti shall elect one Represeatative. rt

House BiIl 415



this the

Sec. 2.

In tbe

3rd day

thi.s act

General

of JuIy,

is effective
Asseub1y reacl

1981 .

upoo ratificatioo.
three tiues aud ratifiedl,

JAMES C. GREEN

Jales C. Green

Presidlest o! the Seuate

usro{ RAM

Listou B. BaoseY

Speaker of tLe Eouse of BepEesentatives

House BiLl 415



HOUSE OF

cmrl'ER 800 0l'

ATIVES

CENERAL ASSEHBI.Y

4r5)

+4. 03%

(uot

-o.44%
-6.

t,a& a.sz 5,Al
@ adr

: : (FIT

Nori,r (larolina +3. 51%

+2.2tJ%

20, t?E

r6X
+4.66X

-6,2471

+4.7a%

TRIIL DISTIICl PI.AII BI28d2
srrirl Br strTrsIlcs

. s6x

TOTIL S'TATE POPI'I,ATIO[
BATIO OP HIGBEST TO LOIESI
UUHEEB OT fiEilBEBS
IYEBIGE POPULATION ?BB HEdBEN

iIIIiUf, COXTROLLI16 PERCEITIGE
BAXGE OP DEYIIIIOI P8O[ IIOST

OYEBILL BIXGE
IYEBIGE DEVIATIOI PEB TEAAEB
srlxDlBD DEVITtIOX

= 587A{29
= 1.2644
= 120
= 48r954
= tlB- 5444
= -10.6827
= 23.6183
= q-7160
= 5.6217

To 12.9356

(,r

s!.a-)5 Ll62'5tt



TRITL
LIST OT COg NTII:S

DTSiPOP = POPUL.ITIO!l o
ABS DEY = IbSoI0TE DBYMIOII , oB TiiE DIPFEAEICB BETliEEll TflE IDEA

DISTIOE6 = 506 OF TBE POPBITIOS OF T
EEL DEc = SELATIYE DEYIttloll, oB IBE ABSOLT TB DEYITI

POP = POPULTTIOX O

DI STBI Cl' B EIiBEES

10

l1

DISTPOP

99.577

46, t39

150r 965

153,876

1o1,799

55 r286

186.27 1

99 ,7 68

97,0 5{

101,577

98,93 q

I BS_DEY

1 ,670

-2.815

.lr I0{

7,015

3,992

6,332

-9r541

1r 861

-853

3,670

1rO2'l

DISTBICT PL
BI DISTNI

3-l4

2-O

2-0

t-98

2-07

2-02

COUUTI

clllDBll
cEot lI
C URRITUCK
DIBE
PISQUOtAUK
P E BOUI IAXS
TISNELL
3A SHIIGTOX

BETIITOBT
ETDB

CBIYET
JOI BS
LEXOIB
PlltLrco

CTATBBET
OISLOT

BEBTIE
GITES
HE BTFOBD
ilBtIx
uonTIlnPTox

HILI PAT

EDG ECO6 BE
Itsu
IILSOI

GB EEDE
PITT

TI IIIE

noBEsox

BSUUS T ICK
DOPLI U

PBTDEB

POP

5,829
12,559
I l, 089
13,377
28, t152
9, q86
3,975

1lt, 80 I

tto ,266
5,873

7 l, 0ll3
9.7O5

59,819
10,398

,ll .092
112.78'l

21.O2q
8,875

23, 368
2 5, 9tl8
22,584

55, 2 86

55,988
67.153
53,132

16, l17
83,651

97, 0 50

1O1 .57'l

35,'l 67
40 ,952
22,215

POPBT IIO

0-119r
0. 2565
o-2265
o-2733
0-58t4
0- 1938
0.08t2
0.3023

o-8225
0- 1200

1. q5t2
0- I 982
1.2220
o -2124

0.839rr
2.3039

o - q295
0. I 813
0- q77q
0- 530 I
0-4613

1. 129lt

r- t4l7
1-3718
1.2896

o-3292
I-7088

1.9826

2-0750

0- 7 306
0.8365
0- ll5l8

rBE DISTEICT
DISTETCT POPOLATIOX AUD TEE TCTI'AL DISTBICT POPI'LITTOH

E COOIITIBS Iil THE DISTBICT
DIYIDED 8I TBE IDETL DISTRICT POPULATIOX

I COo[Tr

Er28H2
SITE POPOLIIIOUS

B EL_ DEY

t - 7055

-5-7,t95

2 -7 9tt7

rl- 7 768

3-9750

12.9 356

-4-8726

t.9006

-0 - 871rt

3.7483

t - 01188

'16: l7 THOBSDAI, J0Lt 9, l98l



ABS DEY = AdSOLUfE

REL DEV

DISI E ICT

TNIIL DISTEI
LTST OT COOITIE5 BY DI

DISTPOP = POPt,LIlI
DEfIATIOX, OA T8E DIPPEBEf,CE BETTEEX TTIE

DISTXOBI = 506 OF TBB PoPBITIoS
= BELTTIVE DEYIITIOI, OF T8E IBSOLOTE DE

POP = POPULIII

12

13

UEdEERS

2

3

DISlPOP

103,11?l

1 36,8 44

100r554

300, I 33

752,785

I l0r ll70

96,288

131.172

2,t7 ,150

52,656

182 r562

317rl5lr

9 1,861

50,505

08,03 1

{5,I18 I

IBS_DET

5r 56la

- 10, 017

14

15

t6

l7

22

23

24

25

26

27

2

6

3

2

2

3

5

I

4

7

2

I

I

I

2,7 47

7 ,712

5,924

12.563

-lr61g

-15,689

2r392

3 
'702

- li,252

-25.521

-6r 045

1,551

-923

-3,{73

l8

l9

20

21

PLr[ 8120[2
ICT TITE POPULITIOXS

16:17 TB0lSDlI, Jt Lr 9, t9BI

OT T8E DISTBICT
EAL DISTNICI POPOLITIOI AUD T8E ICTUIL DISTBICT POPOLITIOU
fIE COOIIIES II T8E DISTRICT

I1IOTI DIYIDED BT TEB IDBIL DISTEICT POPOLITIOX
oF l co0xrr

xoEt

1 137

79 5{

1 q53

1210

2566

lL 9669

01r89

tL 0756

3L 7293

E EL- DEV

5.6828

-5- 8206

COIIITI

rET EAIOTEE

CISCELL
GBIITILLE
PESSOI
YITCE
rlBBEX

FNIIf,LIT
i,OEISTOI

TIf,E

DIIBBIT

cEaTf,rr
OBAXGE

EIBTBTT
LE8

BLIDBI
coLUtBus
slrPsol

COIBEBIIXD

BOf,E
scorLrxD

I Lr rl xcB
BOCf,IXGEII

GUILFOBD

BT IDOLPE

IOOBE

trsolt
IOBTGOTEBI

NICBTOXD

POP

103r 07 |

20,7 05
33,995
29.164
35,7q8' 16,232

30,055
70,599

30o,833

152,7a5

33,{15
'17,055

59,570
36.7 18

30,llgB
51,03?
lt9r 587

247 .150

20, 383
32,273

99, I 36
83,426

3l?,154

9 l, 861

50,505

25,562
22,469

ll5,llS l

POPBITIO

2. tl37

0- rt230
0.69[rl
0- 59 57
0.7507
0. 33 16

0.5 13 9
1.4tt22

6 - 11t53

3- t2l0
0.6826
1-57rt0

l -2159
0.7501

o-6220
l.0rt26
l. 0150

5- 01189

0.016q
0.6593

2-O251
1-'lott2

6 -.t7 B7

1.8765

l.0ll7
o - 5222
0..t590

0.9291

6

1

I

0

,t7 87

8765

o3i7

9812

2.8 055

2.tt2l2
rt- 0339

12.831rt

-t-6538

- 10 - 6827

0-9773

7- 553t

-6.7 678

-7-4tt76

-6.1750

3- 1592

- l- 8846

-7 - 09360t 929 1



ABS DEC = ABSoL0?E

EEL DEC

TNIIL DISTBICT
LIST OP COOIITIES BT DISTB

DTSIPOP = POPOLATIOT
DEVIATIOX, OA T8B DIEPEBE}ICE BETTEEI TEE ID

DlsTronil = sUI oP lRE POPBITIOS oP
= BELATIYE DEVIATIOf,, OR TBE ABSOLI,IE DEYI

PoP = PoP0LATIoI

DISTBICT 5E iBERS

3

DISTPOP

156 .125

2rt3,683

137,761

99,186

{8, 5 17

156,275

15q,842

l0?,537

ttol,270

105,208

20q,940

101 ,341

150,206

50,06 9

IBS-D EY

9.264

-1,095

-9,100

1,279

-r137

9rtll{

7,9 81

9,6 30

-36,372

7, 3 o'l

9,126

3 r lr34

3,345

1,115

28

29

30

3t

32

33

3lr

2

1

3

3

2

9

35

36

37

38

39

40

.l 1

2

lt

LAX 8 l2&x2
CT I'ITH POPOLATIOIIS

l6: 17 TE0BSDtI , J0LI 9, 'l 9B I

OF TUB DISTAICT
AL DISIRICT POPOLATIOU AtID TEE ICTSIL DISTRICT POPOLTTIOX
T8E COUIITIES III TEE DISTRICT
IIOX DIVIDED ET TEE IDEAL DISTPICl POPOLITIOX
OP A COOIITI

otfl

892

78

llt1

261

9lt
923

630

967

582

49 1

86rt

70r

633

224

8 EL- DEY

6 - 3082

co0lrTI

ILLEGHA}IY
TSEE
srof,Es
SO BBI
glrloGl

TOBSTTE

DIYIDSOX
DITI E

BOCAX

STI XLI

clBtBB0S
OXIOT

CILDEBLL
3ILf,ES
ITDf,IX

ILEI IX DEB
INEDELL

I ECf,LBU BOBG

cltrrBA

GtsTox
LrIcoLL

AY EBI
BURTE
IITCEELL

CLBYELIID
POLf,
BOTIEBTOND

6CDOTEI,L
rrlcEr

POP

9,58?
22,325
33,086
59,449
31,678

243,683

I 13,162
2lt, 59 9

99,185

rt8.5l7

85,895
70,380

67 ,746
58,55'l
28,q39

24.999
82, 53 I

404 ,27 O

I 05, 208

162,568
q2,372

14,409
72.5ota
llt, {28

83, {35
12,98{
53,78'l

35,135
1q.93{

POPEATIO

0- 1958
o. {560
0. 6759
1.2l4tt
0.6rr7 I

4 - 97'18

2- 31 16
0 - 5025

2 - 0261

0-991I

1.7 5 rt6
1-'t377

l- 3839
1. 198 2
0.5809

o.510?
1.6860

8.2582

2. l49l

3- 3209
0.8656

o- 29q3
l- rtE l I
0.2947

l.'r0q{
o-2652
1 - 0987

o.7 177
0- l05l

(,

4-

2-

2-

0-

3.

-0.4432

-6.1952

1.3062

-0- 89 l8

6.lt'103

5-rt346

9-8357

-8. 2q 19

7-rl 569

4. 660{

3- 5073

2.2779

2.2785



A85 DEU = ASSOLUTE

BEL DEV

DISTBICT

TBI TLtlst oP cooxtIEs
DISTRI
BI DIS

DISTPOP = POPOLATI
DEYIATIOI|, OB T8B DIpTEEEICB BEICEEI THE

DIS'IXoBd = S0! oF IEE popBlrIOS
= BELITIYE D4VIITIOX, oE TEE TBSoLIITE DE

POP = POP0LAI

dEdtsEEs

u2

g3

DISTPOP

2.t2.931

99,{15

52,941

IBS-DET

-1,937

1 ,509

3r993

PLAX E I28X2
BICT TITE POPOTATIOTIS

l6:1? TH0ISDtf, J0LI 9, 1981 t0

rEE DISIBTCT
DIslBICT POPI'LITIOII IUD TEB ICIUAL DISTBICI POPOLATIOX
COUiTIES ITI T8E DISTEICT

DIVIDED BI lEE IDEIL DISTNICT POPULITTOil
co 0Itr

f,or
DEIL
F TBE
IITIQX
IOPT

6

9625

03 08

0816

E EL- DEY

-0-7505

1-5lll1

8- 1576

POP

160,93rt
58,580
23,4 17

46, { 95
25,8 1 I
16,827
10r283

18,933
5,619
7 ,217

20,17 I

POPB TTIO

3.2875
r.1966
0- 078It

0.91198
0.527 3
0.3f 3 ?
0- 210 1

0. 3858
0- 1352
0- lrt74
o.ttl22

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1981

RATIFIED BILL

CEAPTEB 821

SENATE BILI. 313

A}I ACT TO ESTABLISH SEUATORIAI. DISTBICTS AIID TO APPORTIO}I SEATS

III THE SEf,ATE AIOTG DISIRICTS.

The Geueral Assenbly of llorth Carolina enacts:

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

folloriag iuserteil io lieu thereof :
rr f 120- 1. Seuators. --For the purpose of uolinatiug ancl

electing lenbers of the Senate is 1982 aail every tro years

thereafter, senatorj.al tlistricts are establishecl aucl seats in t.he

Senate aEe apportioned auotrg tbose clistricts as follous:
District 1 shall coosist of Beaufort, Bertie, Canden, Chorau,

Currituck, Dare, Gates, Eertforcl, Eyde, Iforthanptou, Pasquotauk,

Perquinaas, tyrrell, aud lashingtou Couuties aatl shall eLect tro
Sena tors.

District 2 shall consist of Carteret, Cravea, aud Panlico

Couoties anil shall elect one Seuator.

District 3 shall cousist of Onslor Couuty aucl shall elect oDe

Senat or.

District 4 shall coasist of lfeu Eanover aacl Pentler Couuties ancl

shalL elect one Senator.

District 5 sha1l cousist of Duplin, JoDes, aacl Lenoir Counties

and sba1l elect one Seuator.

'\--, District 6 shal1 coosist of Edgecoube and Ealifax Counties ancl

shall elect oue Senator.



District 7 shall co'sist of U.artin and, Pitt -'raties and sha11

el,ect one S€[atoE.

District 8 shall consist of, Praniclin, xash, vaace, Harrea, and ._J,
Ili-Lson Counties and shall elect tro SeDators.

District 9 shall coasist of Greeo.e aod HayDe Couatj.es aud shall
elect one Senator.

District 10 sbaIL coasj-.st of, Job,ustou aad Saopsoa Couuties aad

shall elect one Seoator.

Distrj.ct 11 shall coosi-st of Cunberlaqd County and shall elect
tuo Seoators.

District 12 shall cons'ist of Bladea, Bruusrick, aacl colunbus

Courrties and shall elect one Senator.

District 13 shall consist of Hoke ancl Bobesotr coutrties and

shall elect oDe SeDator.

District 14 shall consist of Durhat, Granville, aud persou 
:

Counties and sball elect tuo Segators. ''J

District 15 shall cousist of Baraett, Lee aud liake Couuties aad

shaII e].ect three Senators

. District 16 shall consist of A;Lleghany, Asbe, Surry autt Iatauga
Counties and sball elect otre Seoator

. District 17 sball coasi,st of Eoctiaghar aacl Stokes Couoties ancl

shall elect oD€ Senator. t

District 18 shalr cousist, of cbathan, iloore, orange, aacl

Randolph Couuties and shalL elect tro Selators
DistEict 1'9 sb aLI consist of anson, ilontgoaerr, Rj.cbloncl,

Scotland, stanry, and onioa couaties aud suair erect tuo
Seaators.

Senate Bill 313



District 20 shall coosist of Alanance anil CasceII Couuties ancl

shaLl elect one SeBator

.-/- District 21 shall cousist of Forsyth County and shall elect tuo

Senators

' District 22 sha1l cousist of GuiLforcl County and shall elect
three Seoators.

District 23 shall cousist of Daviilsoo, Davie, and, Borao

Counties ancl sball elect tro Seoators.

District 24 shall cousist of Cabarrus and ttecklenburg Counties

ancl shall elect four Senators.

District 25 shall cousist of Alexaader, Catarba, Ireciell, aud

Yadkin Counties and shall elect tro Senators

District 26 shal] consist of Avery, Burke, Calclrell, t{itchell,
and, tlilkes Counties aacl shall elect tuo Senators.

District 27 shall coasist of cleveraucl, Gastoa, Liacoru, aad

Rutherford Counties aod shaLl elect three Senators.

District 28 shall consist of Bunconbe, f,adisou, UcDorell, autl

Yaucey Counties aud shall elect tro Senators.

District 29 sharl coosist of cherokee, cray, Grahan, Eayuoocr,

Hendersou, Jacksoa, Iaco[r Polk, Svain, antl Transylvaaia Counties

ancl shall elect tro Senators.I

Senate 8i1L 313



-.,

Sec- Z. fbi's act is effective uPoE rar-ifj-catioo-

Is. tbe Geoeral lsserbJ.l seacl thrce tines aocl ratifietl,

this tbe 3rd cla, of Ju17 19{11.

JAMES C. GREEN

Jales C.. Greeu

Presideat of the Seuate

LISTCII\ B. RAMSEY

Listoa 8. BalseY

Spcal,er of the Eouse of Bepresentatives

,

Senate BiIl 313

//



CUAPTER 821 OF

(Sena

198} SESSION L.AI.JS

e BiI1 313)

Nolth Car olina

IOTIL STTTB POPI'LIIIOI
RIIIO OP BICEBST TO LOTEST
XOIBEB OF SBTTTOBS
IYERAGE POPOI,ITIOI PEB SETIlOB
IIIIITOI COIITBOLLITIG PEBCBIITIGE
BIXGE OF DEYIIIIOtr PBOI TIOEI
OVEATLL RAUGE
IYERTGE DEYITTIOI PE8 SEUITOR
STIXDf,BD DEYITTIOT

5r874,429
1.2521
50
117,089
q9.46[9
-10.0185
22-68788
5- r038
5- 9865

To 12.669q

l90 SIAI€ mPt tllIUr 5'871,.2i
)l2rt6t



rEIAL DTSTRICT P
LIST O? COUXTIES BI DISTBI

DISIPoP = PoP0LITIOx
lBs DEV = IBSOLUIE DEYIATIoI, oR tEE 0IFPBBEXCE BETIIBEX f88 IDE

DISIIoB! = S0d OP TBE POPRITIoS oP
EEL DEY = BELTTIVE DEVIATIOX. OE TEE ABSOLOTB DEYII

POP = POPOLATIOII

DISTBICT SEXAIORS DIsIPOP

221,567

122,533

112,784

125,686

110,476

ll.1 .27 4

109,599

213,320

ABS_DBV

- 13, r1 l0

5,0 {lt

-4,705

8,197

-7,0 l3

-6 r215

-7r890

-21,657

113,171 -4 , 318 -3.5709

AX Sl7U2
1 TIfE BOPOLTTIOXS

E EL_ DEV

-5.7070

q - 293s

-4.0043

6 -9772

-5- 9687

-5-2895

-6-7152

-9 -2167

l6: l9 lB0BSDlI, J0Lf 9, 198'l

T8B DISTEICT
DISTBICT POPOLITIOX IID TEE ACTUIL DISTBICT POPSLATIOX

COOXTIBS III T8E DISTEICI
U DIYIDED BT TBE IDETL DISIBICT POPOLTTIOX
A COUdTI

1.0

COTIXTI

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DEBTIE
cl6DEt
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40.266
21, O24
5.829

I 2,558
1 l, 089
11 ,1't7
8,875

23,368
5,973

22,584
28,462

9,1186
3,975

1[,801

41,o92
71, 0ll3
10,398

112,784

t03, 47 t
22,215

40.952
9,705

59,819

55. 988
55,286

25.9tt0
83,65 t

30,0 55
67,153
36 r7,t8
16,232
53, 13 2

16.117
97,0511

POPBITIO

0- 3tr27
0- 1789
0 - 0rt96
0- t069
0-09e.r
0- I 139
0- o755
0.1989
0- 0500
o- 1922
o.2tt21
o.0807
0.0338
0- r260

0.3498
0- 60r17
0- 0885

0. 9 600

0.8807
0. l891

0.3r186
0- 0826
0.5091

o - r1765
0- rr705

o-2209
o-', 120

0.2558
0- 57 l6
0- 3t 28
o- 1382
0- 53?3

o- 1372
0-826t

00

98

0.9

0-9

0.9

1.8 57



TBITL DIST
LISI 08 COUITIBS BI

DISIPOP = POPOL
lBs DEY = lBSoLurE DBVIITIOI, OB IBt DIrrEBEICE BETIBEI T

DISfIOnt = SUt Of tBE PoPAATI
EBL DEY = BELIIIYE DETIITIOU, OB TEE TBSOLI,TE

POP = POPOL

TDS-DET

2.7 97

12,183

-23't

4r477

-I9r033

{4,655

5,550

116.512

252,836

-977

1'l ,859

24tt,682 9 r705

DIS.IBICT

l0

sElufoBs

'l

t'IStPOP(-. - -

12o,286

zq'l ,160

117,252

121,960

215,9tt4

397 ,121

1 23,039

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20 119,801 2,352 r.0200 2-O021

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TET DISTEICT
DISTNICT POPULITIOf, ITD TEE TCTOIL DISTBICT POPULITIOX
COUITIES TB TEE DISTNICT

IITIOI DITIDED BI 188 IDEIL DISTnICI PCPOLITIOX
oloPt

DISlIOBI

l. 0238

2- to37

0.9980

1.0381

1,.8380

3-3801

1-Ott'|2

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2-38l0

5- 1847

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3- 8058

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12-669t1

4-72tt2

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f,rcEioxD
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0- 6009
o- 4229

2.1037

o-2592
o.300tt
0- 43rt{

o- 1735
0.8506

l - 3001r
0.2893
o-2tt82

o- 5070
o-3125
2- 5505

0. 0816
0- I 900
0.5060
o.2696

0.7 l0 I
0- 2 816

o- 280q
0. q299
0.6559
0. ?8 l9

o-2176
0-1912
0. 387 1

o.2747
0- | t30
0.5990

0.8rt38
o- 1762

POP

?o,599
{9, 58?

247 , 160

30, {.18
35,767
51,037

20,383
10t,577

152.785
33,99 5
29, 16a

.59,570
36,718

300r 833

9,587
22,325
59, {09
31,678

83.426
33,085

33, g 15
50,505
77,055
91,86 I

25,562
22.169
tt5,{8t
12,273
08,517
70, 380

99,136
20,705

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0.99r7

2-1520

2-O426

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2t

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243,68 3

317, 15lt

236,947

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241rl8tl

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8, 706

-35,312

1,970

20,217

6,2O7

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227,744 -7,231

342,162 - I 0,30{

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I13, 162
24,599
99r185

85,895
l, \oq,270

2q.999
105,208
82,538
28,439

1f, {09
72.sotl
67,'lt6. 14.428
58r 657

83,03 5
162,568

ttz r 372
53, ? 87

160,934
76,827
35,135
lll,93ll

18,933
6,619
7,217

116,495
58,580
25,871
20,178
I 2, 980
10,283
21 r417

PO PB ITIO

2-O741

2.6994

0.9632
0.209q
0.001r2

0-731 1

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o.2128
o- 8955
o-7 025
o-2421

o- 1225
0.6r7t
o- 5766
o - t22a
0.4993

o. 7 102
r. 3 837
0- 3606
0- tt578

r - 3698
0. lrl32
0.299 I
o- 127 t

o. i6rr
o - 0553
0-061q
o- 3957
0- 0986
0.2 r 97
0- l? l7
0. I 105
0- 0875
0- 1993

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