† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
5 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
GroupCharlottesville, VAVirginiaUnited States
English16.3%12.0%9.5%
German13.6%10.1%12.5%
Irish11.6%9.1%9.4%
American5.4%8.4%5.3%
Italian5.1%3.9%4.8%
Scottish3.0%1.9%1.3%
French2.1%1.3%1.6%
Polish2.0%1.6%2.2%
African American†9.7%15.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.2%0.3%0.4%
African0.2%0.9%0.5%
Mexican2.1%2.4%11.3%
Salvadoran1.4%2.1%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.4%1.8%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Peruvian0.2%0.5%—
Spaniard0.2%——
Asian Indian1.4%1.8%1.4%
Chinese1.0%0.8%1.3%
Korean0.5%0.8%0.4%
Filipino0.3%0.9%0.9%
Afghan0.3%0.2%—
Vietnamese0.2%0.7%0.6%
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
Charlottesville, VA
Virginia
United States
Median age
39.7
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.5%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Charlottesville, VA
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$93,985
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.0%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
54.0%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Charlottesville, VA
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.2%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.0%
7.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.1%
2.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Charlottesville, VA
Virginia
United States
Catholic
9.5%
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.0%
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.2%
54.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.9%
8.4%
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.
Charlottesville, VA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+24.3%
1896
+14.3%
1900
+15.8%
1904
+45.0%
1908
+38.3%
1912
+62.1%
1916
+61.3%
1920
+41.4%
1924
+48.4%
1928
+21.1%
1932
+55.7%
1936
+47.8%
1940
+40.2%
1944
+32.5%
1948
+12.1%
1952
−14.7%
1956
−21.9%
1960
−9.1%
1964
+1.0%
1968
−18.5%
1972
−36.2%
1976
−2.0%
1980
−5.8%
1984
−19.1%
1988
−10.4%
1992
+4.5%
1996
+3.0%
2000
−2.1%
2004
+4.1%
2008
+19.5%
2012
+14.5%
2016
+21.9%
2020
+28.2%
2024
+26.4%
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
62.2%Harris80,199
35.8%Trump46,154
0.5%Stein702 +4
D+26.4
R+1.8
D+27.9
128,937
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic62.2%80,199
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.8%46,154
OtherAll other candidates0.6%790
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%702
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%671
Cornel R WestIndependent0.2%215
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%206
D
63.1%Biden79,066
34.9%Trump43,731
2.0%
D+28.2
D+6.3
D+23.7
125,329
D
57.5%Clinton63,619
35.5%Trump39,343
7.0%
D+21.9
D+7.5
D+19.8
110,703
D
56.4%Obama59,621
41.9%Romney44,335
1.7%
D+14.5
R+5.0
D+10.6
105,726
D
59.1%Obama59,184
39.7%McCain39,701
1.2%
D+19.5
D+15.4
D+12.2
100,093
D
51.5%Kerry43,374
47.4%Bush39,928
1.1%
D+4.1
D+6.1
D+6.5
84,211
R
45.7%Gore32,129
47.7%Bush33,575
6.6%
R+2.1
R+5.0
R+2.6
70,333
D
48.0%Clinton28,903
45.0%Dole27,115
6.9%
D+3.0
R+1.5
R+5.6
60,196
D
45.9%Clinton28,644
41.4%Bush25,834
12.7%
D+4.5
D+14.9
R+1.1
62,424
R
44.2%Dukakis22,767
54.6%Bush28,117
1.3%
R+10.4
D+8.7
R+2.7
51,537
R
40.2%Mondale19,412
59.3%Reagan28,642
0.5%
R+19.1
R+13.3
R+0.9
48,301
R
42.4%Carter18,918
48.2%Reagan21,504
9.4%
R+5.8
R+3.8
D+3.9
44,635
R
47.9%Carter18,892
49.9%Ford19,664
2.2%
R+2.0
D+34.2
R+4.0
39,428
R
31.1%McGovern7,139
67.3%Nixon15,455
1.7%
R+36.2
R+17.7
R+13.0
22,974
R
29.9%Humphrey8,030
48.4%Nixon13,012
21.8%
R+18.5
R+19.6
R+17.8
26,896
D
50.5%Johnson10,831
49.4%Goldwater10,608
0.1%
D+1.0
D+10.1
R+21.5
21,465
R
45.0%Kennedy7,404
54.1%Nixon8,897
0.9%
R+9.1
D+12.9
R+9.2
16,450
R
34.6%Stevenson5,073
56.5%Eisenhower8,291
8.9%
R+21.9
R+7.2
R+6.5
14,675
R
42.5%Stevenson5,807
57.2%Eisenhower7,816
0.4%
R+14.7
R+26.8
R+3.9
13,673
D
50.6%Truman4,617
38.5%Dewey3,513
10.8%
D+12.1
R+20.4
D+7.6
9,117
D
66.1%Roosevelt6,162
33.6%Dewey3,130
0.3%
D+32.5
R+7.6
D+25.0
9,321
D
69.9%Roosevelt5,640
29.8%Willkie2,400
0.3%
D+40.2
R+7.7
D+30.2
8,065
D
73.7%Roosevelt5,349
25.9%Landon1,878
0.4%
D+47.8
R+7.9
D+23.6
7,257
D
77.4%Roosevelt5,666
21.7%Hoover1,589
0.8%
D+55.7
D+34.6
D+37.9
7,317
D
60.6%Smith4,485
39.4%Hoover2,922
0.0%
D+21.1
R+27.3
D+38.6
7,407
D
72.0%Davis3,993
23.6%Coolidge1,310
4.4%
D+48.4
D+7.0
D+73.6
5,545
D
70.5%Cox4,469
29.1%Harding1,844
0.5%
D+41.4
R+19.9
D+67.6
6,343
D
80.6%Wilson3,791
19.3%Hughes909
0.1%
D+61.3
R+0.8
D+58.1
4,704
D
75.5%Wilson3,022
13.5%Taft540
10.9%
D+62.1
D+23.8
D+42.5
4,000
D
68.6%Bryan2,872
30.4%Taft1,271
1.0%
D+38.3
R+6.7
D+47.8
4,185
D
72.1%Parker2,915
27.1%Roosevelt1,095
0.9%
D+45.0
D+29.2
D+64.7
4,045
D
57.6%Bryan5,973
41.8%McKinley4,335
0.6%
D+15.8
D+1.5
D+23.3
10,368
D
56.5%Bryan6,373
42.2%McKinley4,761
1.4%
D+14.3
R+10.0
D+20.4
11,288
D
60.6%Cleveland6,602
36.3%Harrison3,955
3.1%
D+24.3
—
D+22.6
10,898
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
63.5%80,650
36.4%46,185
127,025
2020
D
65.0%80,434
34.9%43,176
123,712
2018
D
65.5%66,314
32.3%32,676
101,320
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Charlottesville, VA
Year
Total registered
2016
155,167
2018
154,905
2020
162,509
2022
166,026
2024
174,376
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+312 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +6,757 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Charlottesville, VA in Charlottesville, VA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+425
2012
+390
2013
−57
2014
+828
2015
+971
2016
+773
2017
+1,121
2018
+246
2019
+387
2021
+1,135
2022
−348
2023
+136
2024
+438
2025
+312
Home to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville's metro tilts heavily toward college-educated voters, producing Democratic margins that stand out sharply against the more competitive surrounding Piedmont counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 62.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 36.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.4 points.
A population of 224,335, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,985 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boulder, CO and Ann Arbor, MI.
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How did Charlottesville, VA, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlottesville, VA, Virginia voted Democratic by 26.4 points (D+26.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 128,937 votes cast, 80,199 went Democratic and 46,154 went Republican.
When did Charlottesville, VA, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlottesville, VA, Virginia voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Charlottesville, VA, Virginia?
Charlottesville, VA, Virginia has a population of 224,335 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlottesville, VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Charlottesville, VA, Virginia is $93,985 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Charlottesville, VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Charlottesville, VA, Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
