DAVIS, DON
D · house · currently seated · bioguide D000230
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- FEC candidate id
H2NC02287- Internal id
6b1448d1-b363-4146-823d-f43f08aec037- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NC-01. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 747,584 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $56,285 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $31,830 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.2% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.465 |
| Race | White alone | 48.4% |
| Race | Black alone | 39.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 8.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 91.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 6.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 53.8% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 20.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 6.7% |
| Household | Family households | 64.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.38 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 33.5% |
| Housing | Median home value | $167,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $907 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.1% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 15.3% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 8.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 84.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 13.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 79.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 7.5% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3,232,086 | $622,857 | $2,880,071 | $0 | $1,501,475 |
| 2024 | $6,061,265 | $5,808,397 | $270,842 | $0 | $3,771,941 |
| 2022 | $1,876,019 | $1,858,046 | $17,973 | $0 | $1,382,463 |
Elections
Committees
- DON DAVIS FOR NC — principal · type H
Recent votes
- 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 175
NOT_VOTING on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-15 · Cong. 119 · house roll 174
NOT_VOTING on HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 173
YEA on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 172
YEA on HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 171
YEA on HR 5625 — Cashless Bail Reporting Act - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 170
YEA on HCONRES 75 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran. - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 169
YEA on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · house roll 168
YEA on HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 167
YEA on HRES 1259 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · house roll 166
YEA on HRES 1251 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American community.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor · 2026-05-15 — HRES 1293 — Recognizing and celebrating "National Salvation Army Week" on May 11 through May 17, 2026.
- cosponsor · 2026-04-30 — HR 7417 — Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026
- cosponsor · 2026-03-26 — HR 4837 — Written Informed Consent Act
- cosponsor · 2026-03-24 — HR 6400 — Rx ACCESS Act
- cosponsor · 2026-03-16 — HR 6214 — Kidney Care Access Protection Act
- sponsor · 2026-02-12 — HR 7530 — Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2026
- cosponsor · 2026-02-11 — HR 6809 — Alyssa’s Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2026-02-09 — HR 2756 — National Biotechnology Initiative Act of 2025
- cosponsor · 2026-01-22 — HR 7234 — Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026
- cosponsor · 2026-01-13 — HR 5634 — Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2025
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,174,245 | $1,478,977 | 79 |
| 2022 | $694,426 | $3,209 | 30 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FAIRSHAKE | support | $7,128 | IE - Davis - Media Production |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $240 | Administrative Consulting |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $17,500 | Online Video Production Costs |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $9,866 | Digital ad buy, Facebook display & set up |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $7,200 | GIF ads |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL … | support | $282,491 | Digital ad buys |
| — | CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC | support | $35,198 | Radio Ad |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL … | support | $1,440 | Administrative Consulting |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $77,230 | Online video production costs |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $960 | Administrative Consulting |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL … | support | $2,000 | Public opinion poll |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL … | support | $403,984 | Direct mail costs |
| — | HMP | support | $143,750 | Canvassing - Estimate |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $3,855 | Online digital ad buy & production costs |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $1,800 | Administrative consulting |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI… | support | $7,200 | Online digital ad buy & production costs |
| — | NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE | support | $4,581 | Printing & Shipping - Estimate |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL … | support | $1,440 | Administrative Consulting |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL … | support | $240 | Administrative Consulting |
| — | VOTEVETS | support | $323 | Digital Communications - Estimated Cost |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL … | support | $500,182 | Broadcast TV ad buy |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL … | support | $449,819 | Cable/Satellite TV ad buy |
| — | CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC | support | $62,444 | Digital Ad |
| 2024-11-01 | WORKING AMERICA | support | $1,689 | SMS communications |
| 2024-10-29 | WORKING AMERICA | support | $1,728 | SMS communications |
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee DON DAVIS FOR NC.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
| Donor | Employer / occupation | City, ST | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, SAMUEL | METHOD SECURITY · CEO | MOUND, MN | 1 | $3,500 |
| HANEY, WILIAM | DRAGONFLY · CEO | WAYLAND, MA | 1 | $3,500 |
| PALOMAREZ, JAVIER | UNITED STATES HISPANIC BUSINESS COUNCI · CEO | FLOWER MOUND, TX | 1 | $2,500 |
| MIRELS, PAMELA | HEALTHCARE · HEALTH TECH | NEW YORK, NY | 1 | $2,000 |
| STAUB, BENJAMIN | THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY · CONSULTANT | WASHINGTON, DC | 1 | $1,500 |
| FRENCH, JAMES | THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY · ATTORNEY | WASHINGTON, DC | 1 | $1,500 |
| GROSSMAN, BARBARA | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | BOSTON, MA | 1 | $1,333 |
| REINGOLD, BERNARD | NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| ROSENTHAL, GARY | THE STERLING GROUP · EXECUTIVE | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| ROCHMAN, ROGER | GULF COAST BAG, INC. · CEO | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| FEIN, MARTIN | MARTIN FEIN INTERESTS, LTD. · DEVELOPER | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| METTER, PAUL | NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| GOOTT, SUZANNE | CERITY PARTNERS · PARTNER | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| RAIZNER, JEFFREY | RAIZNER SLANIA LLP · ATTORNEY | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $1,000 |
| HARBERG, FRANKLIN J. JR | HARBERG + HUVARD LLP · ATTORNEY | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $500 |
| HUVARD, MARK | HARBERG & HUVARD LLP · ATTORNEY | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $500 |
| ARFA, KENNETH | SELF EMPLOYED · PHYSICIAN | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $500 |
| RUSHING, GLENN | PETER DAMON GROUP · PUBLIC AFFAIRS | BRAMBLETON, VA | 1 | $500 |
| BOOZER, LYNDON | CAPITOL COUNSEL · PARTNER | BETHESDA, MD | 1 | $500 |
| GAFFIN, MICHAEL | SMITH-FREE GROUP · GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | ALEXANDRIA, VA | 1 | $500 |
| WEISBERG, CHARLES | NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED | HOUSTON, TX | 2 | $348 |
| ERFFMEYER, ROBERT JR | ELCO MUTUAL · DATA ANALYST | LEMONT, IL | 1 | $250 |
| BALABAN, RICHARD | CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE · PHYSICIAN | BROOKLINE, MA | 1 | $200 |
| EXUM, JIM | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | GREENSBORO, NC | 1 | $100 |
| NORRICK, BRAD | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | CHICAGO, IL | 1 | $100 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (100)
Outbound (100)
Clips (3)
Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.
| Date | Source | Speaker | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Congressional Record | — | MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027 |
| — | Congressional Record | — | THANKING TOWNHALL PARTICIPANTS |
| — | Congressional Record | — | WILSON STUDENTS VISIT |