http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/...
Senate map first
House map
I've done a little bit of analysis of both the Senate and the House district changes. The differences between the previous Democratic-drawn map and the new Republican-drawn map are pretty obvious. Dems split cities as much as possible to spread Dem voters out and gain more districts. Reps packed all these districts back into the cities and minimized Dem seats.
The districts that interest me the most are the ones that have the potential of flipping and the ones where Republicans strengthened marginal districts.
Senate seats:
SD-01 (Coast): Bumped up to 55% McCain, but the Democrat holding it should be able to keep it.
SD-05/SD-07 (Goldboro/Greenville): These districts basically swap, with the 5th becoming AA-majority and the 7th becoming 60% McCain
SD-10 (Harnett County) and SD-11 (Johnston/Wilson/Nash): marginal districts strengthened by 5 and 9 points respectively.
SD-13 (Lumberton): A coalition majority district that drops down to 52% Obama. Still should be Dem.
SD-18: Moves from southwest of Raleigh to northeast of the city and flips to Republicans.
SD-22: Moves from Moore/Harnett Counties to Durham and flips to Democrats (essentially cancels out the SD-18 flip).
SD-24 (Burlington): Shores up a marginal Republican district.
SD-27 (Greensboro): Democrats are packed into the 28th, causing the 27th to flip Republican.
All in all, the Senate is pretty stable. Republicans worked more at strengthening the seats they gained in 2010 than in trying to gain anything new. The one Greensboro seat looks to be the only change. This is a Republican +1 map.
The House, however, is a different story. I'll focus on the cities individually then "the rest" at the end:
Raleigh/Durham: Republicans packed Democrats as tightly as possible here. HD-35 (northeast of Raleigh) flips Republican. HD-39 (east of Raleigh) is weakened, but should still be Democratic. HD-36 and HD-41 are reinforced for Republicans. HD-11 moves from Wayne County to Raleigh and flips Dem. After everything is said and done, it's a wash in Raleigh.
Burlington: HD-63 and HD-64 are here. SD-64 was packed with Republicans, giving Dems HD-63. Now, Dems are more evenly distributed between 63 and 64, and the 63rd should flip Republican. GOP +1.
Greensboro: The 57th and 58th both become almost 10% more Democratic, leaving the 59th to flip Republican and the 61st to be strengthened. GOP +1.
Winston Salem: Not much happens here. Republicans strengthen the marginal 74th and 75th.
Charlotte: The 88th was moved from Alexander County to the southwestern Charlotte suburbs. It is slight lean R at 49/49. The 92nd, previously based in Yadkin County, also moves to the Charlotte area. At 53% Obama, it flips from R to D. As for the already-existing Charlotte districts, all Republicans do is strengthen the 98th and 103rd. Dem +1.
Fayetteville: The 45th goes from 53% Obama to 55% McCain and flips to the R column. The Democrat in the 44th is weakened slightly, going from 54% Obama to 51% Obama. Not sure if it's enough to flip the seat. Similarly, the 22nd is weakened by pushing it out of Cumberland County. It goes from 53% McCain to 55% McCain, probably not enough to topple the Dem incumbent. GOP +1.
Asheville: Democrats had a genius gerrymander here, dividing Asheville 3 ways, all between 50% and 60% Obama. Republicans pack a 72% Obama district in Asheville, which will cause the 115th to flip Republican and the 116th to be shored up. GOP +1.
Wilmington: Republicans do a shuffle in the southeastern part of the state and end up cracking Wilmington amongst 3 districts, causing the 18th to flip R. +1 GOP.
Elsewhere in the state...
HD-01: Loses the black areas around Elizabeth City and gains Republican Perquimans and Cowan. Goes from 53% Obama to 58% Obama. +1 GOP
HD-02: Moves from the coast to Person County (replaces the 55th). 53% McCain. HD-03 is most of the old 2nd. Goes from 50% McCain to 56% McCain. +1 GOP.
HD-08: Moves from Pitt/Martin to the white parts of Wilson. 56% McCain, +1 GOP.
HD-09: Eastern part of Pitt. Goes from 51% McCain to 53% McCain, probably not enough to knock off the Dem incumbent.
HD-55: Moves from Person County to Union/Anson (essentially the old 69th). At 59% McCain, +1 GOP.
HD-66: Loses Dem voters in Richmond, becomes a 52% McCain district. +1 GOP.
HD-69: Becomes a Monroe district. At 60% McCain, solidly Republican. +1 GOP.
HD-118: In western NC, Democrats hold two 51% McCain districts. Republicans take the 119th and make it 51% Obama, which makes the 118th 53% McCain. Probably not yet enough to unseat the Democratic incumbent.
So there's my [short] take on NC redistricting. I'm calling the state Senate +1 GOP and the state House GOP +10.