Highlands, NC politics & representatives
Highlands is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Chuck Edwards. Josh Stein is governor.
Who represents Highlands in Washington and in North Carolina, with how to reach each office.
How Macon County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Macon County. Highlands's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 21,934 votes
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
Governor 21,392 votes
North Carolina: Stein 54.9%, Robinson 40.1%
U.S. House · North Carolina's 11th District 432,528 votes
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.
Who represents Highlands in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of North Carolina
U.S. House · North Carolina's 11th District
Who represents Highlands in state government
State Senate · District 50
State House · District 120 Covers about 91% of Highlands
State House · District 119 Covers about 9% of Highlands
Highlands is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Highlands'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 Highlands by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.