† 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
6 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
GroupCharlottesvilleVirginiaUnited States
English16.2%12.0%9.5%
German14.0%10.1%12.5%
Irish12.1%9.1%9.4%
American5.7%8.4%5.3%
Italian4.9%3.9%4.8%
Scottish2.8%1.9%1.3%
Polish2.0%1.6%2.2%
French1.7%1.3%1.6%
African American†9.5%15.6%9.9%
African0.4%0.9%0.5%
Mexican2.1%2.4%11.3%
Salvadoran1.2%2.1%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.4%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%——
Honduran0.3%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian0.2%0.5%—
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian1.2%1.8%1.4%
Chinese0.9%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
Virginia
United States
Median age
39.7
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.1%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.3%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Charlottesville
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$94,675
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
50.0%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Charlottesville
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.3%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.8%
7.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.9%
2.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Charlottesville
Virginia
United States
Catholic
8.1%
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.0%
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.8%
54.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.3%
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, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+26.7%
1896
+16.0%
1900
+15.5%
1904
+41.0%
1908
+36.6%
1912
+59.6%
1916
+54.0%
1920
+37.3%
1924
+46.9%
1928
+10.4%
1932
+48.2%
1936
+41.0%
1940
+33.0%
1944
+22.0%
1948
+1.6%
1952
−22.7%
1956
−27.3%
1960
−15.5%
1964
−1.1%
1968
−22.1%
1972
−36.0%
1976
−4.9%
1980
−9.4%
1984
−22.3%
1988
−13.7%
1992
+1.4%
1996
−0.6%
2000
−5.5%
2004
−0.7%
2008
+14.4%
2012
+9.5%
2016
+14.2%
2020
+19.9%
2024
+17.5%
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
57.8%Harris86,875
40.3%Trump60,585
0.5%Oliver778 +4
D+17.5
R+2.4
D+19.0
150,340
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic57.8%86,875
Donald J TrumpRepublican40.3%60,585
OtherAll other candidates0.6%895
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%778
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%744
Cornel R WestIndependent0.2%233
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%230
D
59.0%Biden85,432
39.1%Trump56,645
1.9%
D+19.9
D+5.7
D+15.4
144,884
D
53.8%Clinton68,090
39.6%Trump50,129
6.6%
D+14.2
D+4.7
D+12.1
126,638
D
53.9%Obama64,959
44.4%Romney53,501
1.6%
D+9.5
R+4.9
D+5.7
120,444
D
56.6%Obama64,762
42.2%McCain48,318
1.2%
D+14.4
D+15.1
D+7.1
114,460
R
49.1%Kerry47,022
49.8%Bush47,694
1.1%
R+0.7
D+4.8
D+1.8
95,772
R
44.2%Gore35,192
49.7%Bush39,593
6.2%
R+5.5
R+4.9
R+6.0
79,698
R
46.0%Clinton31,445
46.6%Dole31,858
7.4%
R+0.6
R+2.0
R+9.1
68,350
D
44.0%Clinton31,106
42.6%Bush30,108
13.3%
D+1.4
D+15.1
R+4.1
70,631
R
42.5%Dukakis24,514
56.2%Bush32,435
1.4%
R+13.7
D+8.5
R+6.0
57,729
R
38.6%Mondale20,978
60.9%Reagan33,071
0.5%
R+22.3
R+12.8
R+4.0
54,324
R
40.7%Carter20,279
50.1%Reagan24,978
9.2%
R+9.4
R+4.5
D+0.3
49,818
R
46.2%Carter20,241
51.2%Ford22,407
2.6%
R+4.9
D+31.0
R+7.0
43,790
R
31.1%McGovern8,637
67.1%Nixon18,635
1.9%
R+36.0
R+13.9
R+12.8
27,788
R
28.0%Humphrey8,267
50.0%Nixon14,797
22.0%
R+22.1
R+21.0
R+21.4
29,570
R
49.4%Johnson9,075
50.5%Goldwater9,274
0.1%
R+1.1
D+14.5
R+23.7
18,371
R
41.6%Kennedy7,668
57.1%Nixon10,533
1.3%
R+15.5
D+11.7
R+15.7
18,438
R
31.2%Stevenson5,185
58.5%Eisenhower9,721
10.3%
R+27.3
R+4.6
R+11.9
16,626
R
38.4%Stevenson6,041
61.2%Eisenhower9,613
0.4%
R+22.7
R+24.3
R+12.0
15,714
D
45.1%Truman4,697
43.5%Dewey4,530
11.4%
D+1.6
R+20.4
R+2.9
10,416
D
60.8%Roosevelt6,587
38.9%Dewey4,208
0.3%
D+22.0
R+11.0
D+14.5
10,826
D
66.3%Roosevelt6,324
33.3%Willkie3,180
0.4%
D+33.0
R+8.1
D+23.0
9,540
D
70.3%Roosevelt6,176
29.3%Landon2,572
0.4%
D+41.0
R+7.2
D+16.8
8,783
D
73.7%Roosevelt6,311
25.5%Hoover2,182
0.8%
D+48.2
D+37.8
D+30.4
8,562
D
55.2%Smith4,695
44.8%Hoover3,808
0.0%
D+10.4
R+36.5
D+27.9
8,503
D
71.1%Davis4,374
24.2%Coolidge1,488
4.7%
D+46.9
D+9.6
D+72.1
6,153
D
68.4%Cox4,713
31.1%Harding2,141
0.6%
D+37.3
R+16.7
D+63.5
6,894
D
76.9%Wilson3,908
22.8%Hughes1,161
0.3%
D+54.0
R+5.5
D+50.9
5,084
D
74.6%Wilson3,337
15.1%Taft674
10.3%
D+59.6
D+23.0
D+40.0
4,471
D
67.8%Bryan3,183
31.2%Taft1,466
1.0%
D+36.6
R+4.4
D+46.1
4,695
D
70.1%Parker3,174
29.1%Roosevelt1,319
0.8%
D+41.0
D+25.4
D+60.6
4,527
D
57.5%Bryan6,529
41.9%McKinley4,765
0.6%
D+15.5
R+0.5
D+23.1
11,359
D
57.5%Bryan7,294
41.4%McKinley5,259
1.1%
D+16.0
R+10.6
D+22.1
12,693
D
61.7%Cleveland7,651
35.0%Harrison4,345
3.3%
D+26.7
—
D+25.0
12,399
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Charlottesville
Year
Total registered
2016
177,111
2018
177,803
2020
187,578
2022
192,797
2024
203,116
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,062 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +13,069 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Charlottesville in Charlottesville: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+517
2012
+773
2013
+164
2014
+983
2015
+1,246
2016
+878
2017
+1,677
2018
+813
2019
+638
2021
+1,997
2022
+602
2023
+797
2024
+922
2025
+1,062
Charlottesville's media market centers on a flagship research university community, producing voter composition that skews younger and more credentialed than surrounding Piedmont counties, which frequently pull aggregate results in competing directions.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 36.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.5 points.
A population of 261,469, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,675 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Juneau and Denver.
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In 2024, Charlottesville, Virginia voted Democratic by 17.5 points (D+17.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 150,340 votes cast, 86,875 went Democratic and 60,585 went Republican.
When did Charlottesville, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlottesville, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Charlottesville, Virginia?
Charlottesville, Virginia has a population of 261,469 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 $94,675 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Charlottesville, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Charlottesville, Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
