Charlottesville city, Virginia: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+68%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,4372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,8242024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- King County, WA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Charlottesville cityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Charlottesville city, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +49.6% |
| 1896 | +36.1% |
| 1900 | +33.5% |
| 1904 | +68.4% |
| 1908 | +66.8% |
| 1912 | +79.5% |
| 1916 | +67.8% |
| 1920 | +49.0% |
| 1924 | +52.8% |
| 1928 | +16.7% |
| 1932 | +51.5% |
| 1936 | +60.7% |
| 1940 | +40.4% |
| 1944 | +34.8% |
| 1948 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | −20.4% |
| 1956 | −32.6% |
| 1960 | −11.4% |
| 1964 | +30.6% |
| 1968 | −15.6% |
| 1972 | −38.7% |
| 1976 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | +6.6% |
| 1984 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | +13.6% |
| 1992 | +26.7% |
| 1996 | +29.9% |
| 2000 | +28.2% |
| 2004 | +44.8% |
| 2008 | +58.0% |
| 2012 | +53.5% |
| 2016 | +66.5% |
| 2020 | +72.7% |
| 2024 | +68.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 19,435 | 3,428 | 23,434 | ||
| D | 20,696 | 3,094 | 24,205 | ||
| D | 17,901 | 2,960 | 22,467 | ||
| D | 16,510 | 4,844 | 21,797 | ||
| D | 15,705 | 4,078 | 20,044 | ||
| D | 11,088 | 4,172 | 15,450 | ||
| D | 7,762 | 4,034 | 13,224 | ||
| D | 7,916 | 4,091 | 12,789 | ||
| D | 8,685 | 4,705 | 14,899 | ||
| D | 7,671 | 5,817 | 13,652 | ||
| D | 7,317 | 6,947 | 14,306 | ||
| D | 6,866 | 5,907 | 14,562 | ||
| D | 6,846 | 6,673 | 13,869 | ||
| R | 1,157 | 2,665 | 3,893 | ||
| R | 3,831 | 5,601 | 11,335 | ||
| D | 2,429 | 1,289 | 3,723 | ||
| R | 2,894 | 3,651 | 6,628 | ||
| R | 1,783 | 3,746 | 6,023 | ||
| R | 2,174 | 3,292 | 5,474 | ||
| D | 1,527 | 1,419 | 3,367 | ||
| D | 2,188 | 1,055 | 3,255 | ||
| D | 1,759 | 743 | 2,515 | ||
| D | 1,393 | 335 | 1,742 | ||
| D | 1,287 | 409 | 1,704 | ||
| D | 992 | 708 | 1,700 | ||
| D | 831 | 218 | 1,160 | ||
| D | 1,041 | 351 | 1,407 | ||
| D | 618 | 117 | 739 | ||
| D | 454 | 39 | 522 | ||
| D | 428 | 82 | 518 | ||
| D | 391 | 71 | 468 | ||
| D | 731 | 361 | 1,105 | ||
| D | 801 | 371 | 1,190 | ||
| D | 889 | 296 | 1,195 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.0%
German
12.9%
Irish
9.8%
Italian
5.7%
Scottish
3.4%
American
3.2%
Polish
2.4%
African American
12.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 33.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,824
Charlottesville city ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Charlottesville city$74,824
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Charlottesville city ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)20.5%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.3%
Spanish4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Other languages1.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 19.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville delivers Democratic margins exceeding 68 points — among the widest of any jurisdiction in the state — driven by a dense concentration of students, faculty, and highly educated professional residents.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 45,437, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,824 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of King County and Richmond city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Charlottesville city, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlottesville city, Virginia voted Democratic by 68.3 points (D+68), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,434 votes cast, 19,435 went Democratic and 3,428 went Republican.
What is Charlottesville city, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Charlottesville city, Virginia in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did Charlottesville city, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlottesville city, Virginia voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Charlottesville city, Virginia?
Charlottesville city, 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 city, Virginia?
Median household income in Charlottesville city, 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 city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Charlottesville city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.