Federal Apportionments
North Carolina currently has 13 congressional districts, which, when combined with its two U.S. Senate seats, gives the state 15 electoral votes. In the 112th Congress, the state is represented by seven Democratic and six Republican members of congress, plus one Republican and one Democratic Senator.
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