† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAsheville, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English23.8%12.7%9.5%
German12.3%9.4%12.5%
Irish11.0%8.4%9.4%
American7.7%8.3%5.3%
Scottish3.9%2.3%1.3%
Italian3.7%3.3%4.8%
Scotch-Irish2.9%1.4%—
French2.5%—1.6%
Mexican5.3%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.2%1.8%
Salvadoran0.5%0.7%0.7%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
African American†3.4%18.3%9.9%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Asheville, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
44.1
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.8%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Asheville, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$71,812
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.8%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.5%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Asheville, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.8%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
7.2%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Asheville, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
8.0%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
32.5%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
48.5%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.1%
9.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Asheville, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−4.1%
1896
−12.5%
1900
−14.5%
1904
−7.6%
1908
−15.3%
1912
+35.4%
1916
−8.8%
1920
−3.3%
1924
+5.3%
1928
−23.0%
1932
+19.9%
1936
+24.6%
1940
+33.7%
1944
+22.1%
1948
+6.8%
1952
−11.9%
1956
−15.0%
1960
−14.3%
1964
+13.7%
1968
−19.4%
1972
−45.6%
1976
+3.3%
1980
−8.2%
1984
−28.7%
1988
−20.7%
1992
−2.9%
1996
−6.6%
2000
−16.5%
2004
−9.2%
2008
+3.3%
2012
+0.3%
2016
+0.4%
2020
+7.5%
2024
+10.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
54.5%Harris133,113
43.7%Trump106,788
1.7%
D+10.8
D+3.3
D+12.3
244,105
D
52.9%Biden128,627
45.4%Trump110,423
1.6%
D+7.5
D+7.1
D+3.0
243,016
D
47.6%Clinton99,205
47.2%Trump98,308
5.2%
D+0.4
D+0.1
R+1.7
208,392
D
49.3%Obama93,751
48.9%Romney93,099
1.8%
D+0.3
R+3.0
R+3.5
190,201
D
51.0%Obama94,824
47.7%McCain88,616
1.3%
D+3.3
D+12.6
R+3.9
185,788
R
45.1%Kerry71,105
54.3%Bush85,691
0.6%
R+9.2
D+7.3
R+6.8
157,710
R
41.2%Gore54,612
57.7%Bush76,465
1.0%
R+16.5
R+9.9
R+17.0
132,408
R
41.9%Clinton45,617
48.6%Dole52,810
9.5%
R+6.6
R+3.7
R+15.1
108,773
R
40.9%Clinton47,682
43.8%Bush51,023
15.3%
R+2.9
D+17.9
R+8.4
116,553
R
39.5%Dukakis39,335
60.2%Bush59,992
0.3%
R+20.7
D+8.0
R+13.0
99,623
R
35.5%Mondale33,547
64.2%Reagan60,733
0.3%
R+28.7
R+20.5
R+10.5
94,569
R
43.6%Carter35,617
51.8%Reagan42,326
4.6%
R+8.2
R+11.6
D+1.5
81,683
D
51.4%Carter38,221
48.0%Ford35,737
0.6%
D+3.3
D+48.9
D+1.3
74,421
R
26.3%McGovern17,366
71.9%Nixon47,498
1.8%
R+45.6
R+26.2
R+22.4
66,079
R
28.3%Humphrey19,878
47.7%Nixon33,495
23.9%
R+19.4
R+33.1
R+18.7
70,157
D
56.9%Johnson41,518
43.1%Goldwater31,488
0.0%
D+13.7
D+28.0
R+8.8
73,006
R
42.8%Kennedy32,460
57.2%Nixon43,297
0.0%
R+14.3
D+0.7
R+14.5
75,757
R
42.5%Stevenson26,740
57.5%Eisenhower36,161
0.0%
R+15.0
R+3.1
D+0.4
62,901
R
44.1%Stevenson29,894
55.9%Eisenhower37,963
0.0%
R+11.9
R+18.7
R+1.1
67,857
D
49.4%Truman22,941
42.5%Dewey19,772
8.1%
D+6.8
R+15.3
D+2.3
46,478
D
61.1%Roosevelt28,848
38.9%Dewey18,399
0.0%
D+22.1
R+11.6
D+14.6
47,247
D
66.8%Roosevelt34,385
33.2%Willkie17,052
0.0%
D+33.7
D+9.1
D+23.8
51,437
D
62.3%Roosevelt32,526
37.7%Landon19,668
0.0%
D+24.6
D+4.7
D+0.4
52,194
D
59.4%Roosevelt26,265
39.5%Hoover17,469
1.1%
D+19.9
D+42.9
D+2.1
44,213
R
38.5%Smith16,647
61.5%Hoover26,576
0.0%
R+23.0
R+28.2
R+5.5
43,223
D
51.6%Davis14,576
46.3%Coolidge13,085
2.1%
D+5.3
D+8.6
D+30.5
28,250
R
48.3%Cox14,003
51.7%Harding14,970
0.0%
R+3.3
D+5.4
D+22.9
28,973
R
45.6%Wilson6,367
54.4%Hughes7,590
0.0%
R+8.8
R+44.1
R+11.9
13,957
D
49.8%Wilson5,705
14.5%Taft1,657
35.7%
D+35.4
D+50.6
D+15.8
11,450
R
42.1%Bryan5,285
57.4%Taft7,201
0.5%
R+15.3
R+7.7
R+5.7
12,548
R
46.1%Parker5,062
53.7%Roosevelt5,891
0.2%
R+7.6
D+7.0
D+12.1
10,977
R
42.6%Bryan5,965
57.1%McKinley7,999
0.3%
R+14.5
R+2.0
R+7.0
13,999
R
43.6%Bryan6,477
56.1%McKinley8,340
0.3%
R+12.5
R+8.4
R+6.5
14,855
R
45.5%Cleveland5,541
49.6%Harrison6,040
4.8%
R+4.1
—
R+5.8
12,169
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
D
54.0%97,933
43.5%78,817
181,392
2020
D
51.2%123,433
44.6%107,446
240,858
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+4.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+10.8
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 6.8 points more Republican.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Asheville, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
264,093
104,416
85,256
74,228
193
2012
283,276
104,637
85,877
91,766
996
2016
298,061
103,485
83,701
109,092
1,783
2020
312,744
101,799
85,045
123,062
2,838
2022
316,924
98,624
83,315
132,499
2,486
2024
328,332
97,413
84,314
142,969
3,636
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−734 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +50,465 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Asheville, NC in Asheville, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+2,997
2012
+2,749
2013
+4,452
2014
+3,668
2015
+4,389
2016
+5,155
2017
+4,491
2018
+4,017
2019
+3,510
2021
+4,626
2022
+3,985
2023
+3,695
2024
+3,465
2025
−734
The Asheville metro's Buncombe County votes reliably Democratic while surrounding mountain counties tilt Republican, making the region a study in how urban density and in-migration reshape partisan geography within a single media market.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 45.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.8 points.
A population of 414,711, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,812 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lexington-Fayette, KY and Oak Harbor, WA.
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How did Asheville, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Asheville, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 10.8 points (D+10.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 244,105 votes cast, 133,113 went Democratic and 106,788 went Republican.
When did Asheville, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Asheville, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Asheville, NC, North Carolina?
Asheville, NC, North Carolina has a population of 414,711 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Asheville, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Asheville, NC, North Carolina is $71,812 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Asheville, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Asheville, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
