North Carolina's 12th district is mostly urban (98.93) and only 1.07% rural. 28.75% of the population is white (non-hispanic), and 39.8% have received a bachelor or higher. The median household income is $59,268. Historically, since 1943, this district has voted for the democratic candidate. In 2016, Alma Adams (D) won with 67% of the vote. In 2014, Adams won with 75.3% of the vote. From 2000 to 2012, Melvin Watt (D) won with more than 60% of the vote each time. The current candidates are art enthusiast and incumbent Alma Adams (D) and judge Paul Wright (R). The BPI of this district is 20.50, and the fundamental-only model predicts that the Adams will win by 69.72% of the vote.