North Carolina's 12th congressional district
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| Area | 827 mi² |
| Distribution | 88.5% urban, 11.5% rural |
| Population (2000) | 619,178 |
| Median income | $35,775 |
| Ethnic composition | 47.2% White, 44.6% Black, 2.1% Asian, 7.1% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% other |
| Occupation | 32.1% blue collar, 51.9% white collar, 16.0% gray collar |
| Cook PVI | 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. In its original configuration, it was criticized as a gerrymandered district. It was originally drawn in 1992[1] as a 64 percent black majority district stretching from Gastonia to Durham. It was very long and so thin at some points that it was no wider than a highway lane, as it followed Interstate 85 almost exactly.[2][3] The Wall Street Journal called the district "political pornography." It was thrown out as unconstitutional in 1996 and has been redrawn several times. The current version has a small plurality of whites.
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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