Under the principle of one-person, one-vote, all districts must be substantially equal in population. In North Carolina, this requirement is met through compliance with the +/- 5% rule: that is, all districts must be within 5% of the ideal district population.
Mecklenburg County has experienced a 21% increase in population since the last Census, but only 2 districts are out of balance. The chart below illustrates that 4 of 6 electoral districts are within 5% of the ideal district size.
| District |
Population Variances for All Districts |
| Population |
Distance to Target Population |
Deviation Percentage |
| District 1 |
180,659 |
5,255 |
-2.83% |
| District 2 |
195,818 |
-9,904 |
5.33% |
| District 3 |
190,035 |
-4,121 |
2.22% |
| District 4 |
185,283 |
631 |
-0.34% |
| District 5 |
170,956 |
14,958 |
-8.05 |
| District 6 |
192,731 |
-6,817 |
3.67% |