North Carolina became the 12th state on November 21, 1789.

Its civic life spans coastal communities, the Piedmont, mountain counties, research universities, banking, agriculture, military installations, manufacturing, and fast-growing metropolitan areas. Public decisions about schools, roads, water, housing, disaster recovery, health care, and voting administration often reveal the state’s regional contrasts. Everything below moves from that context into specifics: who represents North Carolina, how its state government is organized, and where to check the record directly.

To be, rather than to seem

State Motto
U.S. Representatives14Population-based districts
U.S. Senators2Same for every state
StatehoodNovember 21, 178912th state admitted
Federal Delegation

North Carolina's voice in Congress.

Every state has two senators. Its number of representatives is set by population and can change after each census.

16Members total
14Districts
119thCurrent Congress
About Congress About the Senate About the House State Election Office

North Carolina's Delegation

Choose a member to see their contact information, congressional work, and committee assignments.

Senator

Ted Budd (Republican)

Senator

Thomas Tillis (Republican)

District 1

Donald Davis (Democrat)

District 2

Deborah Ross (Democrat)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (Republican)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (Democrat)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (Republican)

District 6

Addison McDowell (Republican)

District 7

David Rouzer (Republican)

District 8

Mark Harris (Republican)

District 9

Richard Hudson (Republican)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (Republican)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (Republican)

District 12

Alma Adams (Democrat)

District 13

Brad Knott (Republican)

District 14

Tim Moore (Republican)

The states are the laboratories of democracy.

Justice Louis Brandeis

State Leadership

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Governor

Josh Stein (Democratic)

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Lieutenant Governor

Rachel Hunt (Democratic)

Quick Facts

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Capital

Raleigh

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Population

Approximately 11.20 million

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Electoral votes

16

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Congressional districts

14

Official Links

Use these sources to check current state records, filings, elections, and public notices.

NC.gov

Official North Carolina state government portal.

North Carolina Legislature

State bill text, committee schedules, and session information.

Elections Office

Elections, voter registration, and official filings.

Congress.gov

Federal bill text, actions, sponsors, and public laws.

How North Carolina government works

North Carolina government works through executive agencies, the state legislature, and state courts. Use this tab to choose the right path: agencies for services, the legislature for bills and hearings, and courts for cases, records, forms, and legal-help resources.

Executive Branch

Governor, agencies, and public services

North Carolina’s executive branch is led by the governor and supported by statewide offices, departments, boards, and agencies. This is usually the best starting point for public services, licenses, benefits, public safety, transportation, revenue, employment, education, and other state-administered programs.

Legislative Branch

North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina’s legislature introduces bills, holds committee hearings, debates policy, approves state budgets, conducts oversight, and represents districts across North Carolina.

Judicial Branch

Courts, records, and legal help

North Carolina’s judicial branch handles trial-court cases, appeals, court administration, records, forms, and legal-help resources. Visitors dealing with a court date, filing, case search, legal form, or self-help question should start with the official state judiciary resources.

North Carolina voting guide

This state-page tab brings together practical voting resources for North Carolina voters. You can register or update your registration, check registration status, find where to vote, review ballot resources, learn about mail or absentee voting, and use official election-calendar links for final deadlines and dates.

Voting Tools

Plain-language tools that open inside this state voting tab.

NC Links

Official North Carolina election-office links for deadlines, registration, polling places, ballots, accessibility, rights, and state election calendars.

Official election officeRegister to vote or update registrationCheck registration statusAbsentee, mail, and early voting informationFind your polling placeFind ballot and election informationVoting accessibility resourcesVoting rights resourcesElection calendar and dates

While we do our best to provide accurate information, be sure to use your official state election calendar for final details.