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
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.
North Carolina's Delegation
Choose a member to see their contact information, congressional work, and committee assignments.
Senator
Ted Budd (Republican)
Senator
Thomas Roland 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 BrandeisState Leadership
Governor
Josh Stein (Democratic)
Lieutenant Governor
Rachel Hunt (Democratic)
Quick Facts
Capital
Raleigh
Population
Approximately 11.20 million
Electoral votes
16
Congressional districts
14
Official Links
Use these sources to check current state records, filings, elections, and public notices.
