North Carolina's 12th congressional district
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| Area | 827 mi² |
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| Distribution | 88.5% urban, 11.5% rural |
| Population (2000) | 619,178 |
| Median income | $34,775 |
| Ethnic composition | 47% White, 44.6% Black, 2.1% Asian, 7.1% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American |
| Occupation | 32.1% blue collar, 51.9% white collar, 16.0% gray collar |
| Cook Partisan Voting Index | D + 11 |
North Carolina's 12th congressional district is located in central North Carolina and is comprised of portions of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lexington, Salisbury, and High Point.
The district was created after the 1990 United States Census, when North Carolina gained a district. It was originally a majority-black district stretching from Gastonia to Durham, following Interstate 85 almost exactly. However, this version was thrown out as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in 1996. It has been reconfigured over the years, and whites now make up a small plurality of its residents. In all of its permutations, the district has been heavily Democratic.
Its current representative is Democrat Melvin Watt, who has represented the district since its creation in 1993.
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