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| ====Endorsements==== | | ====Endorsements==== |
| Lewis did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign. | | Lewis did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign. |
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| ==About the district==
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| [[File:Map of Burke County North Carolina.png|200px|thumb|left||link=Burke County Schools, North Carolina| Burke County Schools is located in Burke County, North Carolina]] Burke County Schools is located in Morganton, North Carolina and is the district for Burke County. Burke County has population of 90,912.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37023.html ''2010 Census: Quick Facts,'' "Burke County," accessed October 31, 2013"]</ref>
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| ===Demographics===
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| The county underperforms the state averages in education and median household income. According to the 2010 Census, the percentage of residents with a high school degree (75.9%) is lower than the state of North Carolina (84.1%) and the percentage of residents over 25 with a bachelor's degree or higher is higher in Burke County (15.6%) compared to the state overall (26.5%). The median household income in Burke County is $37,440 compared to North Carolina's statewide median of $46,291.<ref name = Census/>
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| ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2012<ref name=Census/>
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Burke County (%)
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | North Carolina (%)
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| | White || 86.7 || 71.9
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| | Black or African American || 6.8 || 22.0
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| | American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.8 || 1.5
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| | Asian || 3.6 || 2.5
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| | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.6 || 0.1
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| | Two or More Races || 1.5 || 2.0
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| | Hispanic or Latino || 5.7 || 8.7
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| ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern<ref>[http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/states/president/north-carolina.html ''The New York Times'', "Election Results," accessed October 31, 2013]</ref>
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Democratic Vote (%)
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| | 2012 || 39.3 || 59.8
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| | 2008 || 40.0 || 59.0
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| | 2004 || 61.4 || 38.3
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| | 2000 || 58.2 || 41.1
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |