Representative Brad Knott, Republican from North Carolina

Brad Knott

North Carolina's 13th congressional district

NC-13 Midterms Intelligence

Brad Knott represents a fast-rightward North Carolina seat that now behaves like a secure GOP district despite some underlying demographic complexity. An immigration-focused freshman, he sits in an R+17 seat that has shifted 20 points to the right, giving him broad room to run hard on border, crime, and cultural-order themes. The district’s defining feature is its blend of suburban homeowners and exurban conservatives: homeownership is 77%, median household income is $81,810, and the electorate is still 64.5% White, with a sizable but not yet politically dominant Black and Hispanic presence.

For advocates, this is not a persuasion district so much as a validation district: messages work when they reinforce stability, affordability, and local control rather than ideological novelty. The opening is economic, not partisan—manufacturing, construction, and healthcare are large enough that workforce, permitting, energy reliability, and cost-of-living frames can travel. Immigration remains the emotional gatekeeper, so campaigns that ignore security language will miss; the smarter play is to tie any ask to jobs, community strain, and fairness for working families.

Representative Brad Knott represents North Carolina's 13th congressional district, serving 792,542 constituents. The district has an estimated median household income of $81,810 and an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

Economic & Demographic Snapshot

792,542Population
↑ 31,864
$81,810Median Incomenat'l $37,585
↑ $3,152
4.1%Unemploymentnat'l 3.5%
↓ 0.4%
8.3%Poverty Ratenat'l 12.4%
↑ 0.8%
77.0%Homeownershipnat'l 65.5%
→ no change
$1,098Median Rentnat'l $1,163
↓ $56
0.1%Public Transitnat'l 5%
→ no change
31.5 minMean Commutenat'l 26.4 min
↑ 2.7 min

Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.

North Carolina District 13 Demographics

Median Age 39.3 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 77% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 31.5% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 8.3% (vs 12.4%) · Income $81,810 (vs $37,585)

Key Issues for This District
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Age Distribution

Near the national median age (39.3 vs 38.5 nationally). The largest age cohort is 10–19 at 14.1%.

Race & Ethnicity

White residents are the largest group at 64.5%. Also significant: Black (18.8%), Hispanic (14%).

* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.

Education

31.5% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below the 33.7% national average. 10.1% of residents lack a high school diploma.

Income Distribution

Median household income is $81,810, well above the $37,585 national median.

Housing

A homeowner district: 77% own their home, well above the 65.5% national average. Median rent is $1,098. Median home value is $305,600.

How People Get to Work

Car-dependent: 74.5% drive alone to work. Average commute is 31.5 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Data represents 5-year statistical estimates for increased reliability.

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