North Carolina's 14th congressional district is a congressional district in the

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created after the 2020 United States census. The newly created district was first drawn by a three-judge panel in the

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Superior Court as part of a remedial map that was only used for the

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. It currently includes all

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, and Rutherford Counties, along with portions of

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, and

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Counties, including portions of

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. In 2022 the district included the southern half of Mecklenburg County and three-fourths of

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. In 2022, the district originally leaned Democratic. Even though Gaston County is heavily Republican, the district's share of heavily Democratic Mecklenburg County had twice the population of the Gaston County portion. On October 25, 2023 the

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created and passed a new congressional map that carved away most of the district's share of Mecklenburg County and pushed it into heavily Republican territory in the Foothills. This shifted the district's

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from D+6 to R+8. The 14th district was first represented by

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Jeff Jackson and is now currently represented by Republican Tim Moore.

Counties and communities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 legislative session), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities. Burke County (11) : All 11 communities Cleveland County (16) : All 16 communities Gaston County (17) : All 17 communities Mecklenburg County (5) :

(part; also

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and

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), Cornelius, Davidson (part; also

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; shared with

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), Huntersville, Pineville (part; also

) Polk County (2) :

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(part; also 11th), Tryon Rutherford County (11) : All 11 communities

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Past election results

2022

2024

In popular culture

In the 2012 political satire film '' The Campaign'', Democratic Congressman Camden Brady represents North Carolina's then-fictional 14th congressional district.

References

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