2025 NC Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the North Carolina General Assembly in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
Would have allowed U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
Would have required state law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration officials, prevented state-funded benefits from being provided to non-citizens residing in the United States illegally, and prohibited sanctuary policies at the University of North Carolina.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
Would disenroll Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, and terminate all Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
4. Iryna's Law
Eliminates cashless bail for criminal defendants charged with a "violent offense," and expedites the process for implementing the death penalty.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
Would appropriate at least $690 million in Medicaid funding for each year of the FY 2025-2027 biennium, among other provisions.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Annual cost per household: -$191.87
6. Government-run Education
Would appropriate $46,375,508 to the University of North Carolina for each year of the FY 2025-2027 biennium to address growth in student enrollment.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Annual cost per household: -$10.31
How did they vote?
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-016
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-044
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-019
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-011
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-017
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-026
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-014
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-042
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-003
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-024
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-012
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-015
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-022
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-050
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-029
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-046
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-018
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-033
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-025
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-027
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-013
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-001
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-047
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-045
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
N/A Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-009
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-030
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
N/A Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-035
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-031
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-006
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-007
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-032
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-049
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-021
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-034
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-023
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-048
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-038
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-020
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-004
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-043
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-008
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-028
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-039
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-002
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-010
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-037
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-036
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-005
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-041
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-040
1. Permitless Firearm Carry
2. North Carolina Border Protection Act
3. Defunding Planned Parenthood
4. Iryna's Law
5. Increasing Medicaid Funding
6. Government-run Education
