Politics · Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem, NC politics & representatives

Winston-Salem is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representatives Pat Harrigan and Addison P. McDowell. Josh Stein is governor.

Who represents Winston-Salem in Washington and in North Carolina, with how to reach each office.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Forsyth County voted in 2024

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

President 203,291 votes

Kamala D HarrisDemocrat
55.7%
Donald J TrumpRepublican
42.7%
Others
1.6%

North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%

Governor 198,720 votes

Josh SteinDemocrat
63.7%
Mark RobinsonRepublican
31.2%
Others
5.1%

North Carolina: Stein 54.9%, Robinson 40.1%

U.S. House · North Carolina's 10th District 405,684 votes

Pat HarriganRepublican
57.6%
Ralph R Scott JrDemocrat
38.1%
Others
4.3%

Covers about 82% of Winston-Salem · whole-district result

U.S. House · North Carolina's 6th District 337,081 votes

Addison McDowellRepublican
69.2%
Kevin E HayesIndependent / other
30.8%

Covers about 18% of Winston-Salem · 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 Winston-Salem 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 10th District Covers about 82% of Winston-Salem

Pat Harrigan
Pat HarriganU.S. RepresentativeRepublican · Serving since 2025 Official site ↗202-225-2576

U.S. House · North Carolina's 6th District Covers about 18% of Winston-Salem

Addison P. McDowell
Addison P. McDowellU.S. RepresentativeRepublican · Serving since 2025 Official site ↗202-225-3065

Winston-Salem is split between 2 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗

In North Carolina

Who represents Winston-Salem in state government

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

State Senate · District 32 Covers about 74% of Winston-Salem

Paul LoweState SenatorDemocrat Official site ↗Email

State Senate · District 31 Covers about 26% of Winston-Salem

Dana JonesState SenatorRepublican Official site ↗Email

State House Winston-Salem is split between 5 districts

Winston-Salem is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗

Winston-Salem'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 Winston-Salem by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.

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