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Chapel Hill, NC politics & representatives

Chapel Hill is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Valerie P. Foushee. Josh Stein is governor.

Who represents Chapel Hill in Washington and in North Carolina, with how to reach each office.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Orange County voted in 2024

Official results for all of Orange County. Chapel Hill's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.

President 87,807 votes

Kamala D HarrisDemocrat
74.5%
Donald J TrumpRepublican
23.7%
Others
1.8%

North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%

Governor 86,466 votes

Josh SteinDemocrat
79.9%
Mark RobinsonRepublican
16.8%
Others
3.3%

North Carolina: Stein 54.9%, Robinson 40.1%

U.S. House · North Carolina's 4th District 428,780 votes

Valerie P FousheeDemocrat
71.8%
Eric BlankenburgRepublican
26.1%
Others
2.0%

Whole-district result

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.

In Washington

Who represents Chapel Hill in Congress

U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of North Carolina

Thom Tillis
Thom TillisU.S. SenatorRepublican · Serving since 2015 Official site ↗202-224-6342
Ted Budd
Ted BuddU.S. SenatorRepublican · Serving since 2023 Official site ↗202-224-3154

U.S. House · North Carolina's 4th District

Valerie P. Foushee
Valerie P. FousheeU.S. RepresentativeDemocrat · Serving since 2023 Official site ↗202-225-1784
In North Carolina

Who represents Chapel Hill in state government

Josh SteinGovernor of North CarolinaDemocrat · Serving since 2025 Official site ↗919-814-2000

State Senate · District 23 Covers about 93% of Chapel Hill

Jonah GarsonState SenatorDemocrat Official site ↗Email

State Senate · District 20 Covers about 7% of Chapel Hill

Natalie MurdockState SenatorDemocrat Official site ↗Email

State House · District 56 Covers about 85% of Chapel Hill

Allen BuansiState RepresentativeDemocrat Official site ↗Email

State House · District 50 Covers about 8% of Chapel Hill

Renée PriceState RepresentativeDemocrat Official site ↗Email

State House · District 29 Covers about 7% of Chapel Hill

Vernetta AlstonState RepresentativeDemocrat Official site ↗Email

Chapel Hill is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗

Chapel Hill's own government: Town Hall →

Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Chapel Hill by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.

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