† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupCharlottesvilleVirginiaUnited States
English17.6%12.0%9.5%
German13.4%10.1%12.5%
Irish10.2%9.1%9.4%
Italian5.9%3.9%4.8%
Scottish3.5%1.9%1.3%
American3.3%8.4%5.3%
Polish2.5%1.6%2.2%
French2.5%1.3%1.6%
African American†14.4%15.6%9.9%
Nigerian0.5%0.2%0.2%
African0.2%0.9%0.5%
Ethiopian0.2%0.5%—
Chinese2.4%0.8%1.3%
Asian Indian1.4%1.8%1.4%
Afghan1.2%0.2%—
Korean0.5%0.8%0.4%
Burmese0.3%——
Filipino0.2%0.9%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.7%0.6%
Taiwanese0.2%——
Mexican2.4%2.4%11.3%
Salvadoran1.0%2.1%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.4%1.8%
Cuban0.5%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.3%——
Bolivian0.3%0.4%—
Honduran0.2%0.7%0.3%
Panamanian0.2%——
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
Virginia
United States
Median age
33.1
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
19.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.4%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Charlottesville
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$74,824
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.7%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
62.5%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Charlottesville
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.9%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.1%
7.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
3.0%
2.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.0%
0.7%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Charlottesville
Virginia
United States
Catholic
—
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.3%
51.5%
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, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+44.8%
2008
+58.1%
2012
+53.6%
2016
+66.5%
2020
+72.7%
2024
+68.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
82.9%Harris19,436
14.6%Trump3,429
2.4%
D+68.3
R+4.4
D+69.8
23,437
D
85.5%Biden20,696
12.8%Trump3,094
1.7%
D+72.7
D+6.2
D+68.3
24,205
D
79.7%Clinton17,901
13.2%Trump2,960
7.1%
D+66.5
D+12.9
D+64.4
22,467
D
75.8%Obama16,532
22.2%Romney4,842
2.0%
D+53.6
R+4.6
D+49.7
21,817
D
78.5%Obama15,705
20.4%McCain4,078
1.1%
D+58.1
D+13.4
D+50.9
20,000
D
71.8%Kerry11,088
27.0%Bush4,172
1.2%
D+44.8
—
D+47.2
15,450
Home to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville votes heavily Democratic in statewide races—Biden carried it by roughly 80 points in 2020—driven by a dense concentration of students, faculty, and young professionals relative to its small population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.3 points.
A population of 45,437, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,824 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boulder and Chapel Hill.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Charlottesville, Virginia voted Democratic by 68.3 points (D+68.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,437 votes cast, 19,436 went Democratic and 3,429 went Republican.
How many people live in Charlottesville, Virginia?
Charlottesville, Virginia has a population of 45,437 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlottesville, Virginia?
Median household income in Charlottesville, Virginia is $74,824 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Charlottesville, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Charlottesville, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
