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1876–2024
Charlottesville·Virginia

Charlottesville delivered D+17 in 2024.

College-town anchor where university enrollment shapes turnout patterns

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
LatestD+17in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population261,4692024 ACS

Charlottesville, Virginia: Realigning Affluent Suburb market. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+17MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
261,4692024 5-year
Median household income
$94,6752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.6%2024 5-year
Black
10.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+60 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+36 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Charlottesville
HarrisD+17
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2024 presidential margin by county for Charlottesville, VAA map of the constituent counties of Charlottesville, VA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Fluvanna County, VA · R+6Madison County, VA · R+35Greene County, VA · R+25Orange County, VA · R+25Charlottesville city, VA · D+68Albemarle County, VA · D+34
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.7%86,416
Donald TrumpRepublican40.4%60,458
OtherAll other candidates1.9%2,848
D+60
R+60
6 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +17.3% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+17.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
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+17.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+17.3%
86,41660,458149,722
D
+19.9%
85,43256,645144,884
D
+14.2%
68,09050,129126,638
D
+9.5%
64,95953,501120,444
D
+14.4%
64,76248,318114,460
R
−0.7%
47,02247,69495,772
R
−5.5%
35,19239,59379,698
R
−0.6%
31,44531,85868,350
D
+1.4%
31,10630,10870,631
R
−13.7%
24,51432,43557,729
R
−22.3%
20,97833,07154,324
R
−9.4%
20,27924,97849,818
R
−4.9%
20,24122,40743,790
R
−36.0%
8,63718,63527,788
R
−22.1%
8,26714,79729,570
R
−1.1%
9,0759,27418,371
R
−15.5%
7,66810,53318,438
R
−27.3%
5,1859,72116,626
R
−22.7%
6,0419,61315,714
D
+1.6%
4,6974,53010,416
D
+22.0%
6,5874,20810,826
D
+33.0%
6,3243,1809,540
D
+41.0%
6,1762,5728,783
D
+48.2%
6,3112,1828,562
D
+10.4%
4,6953,8088,503
D
+46.9%
4,3741,4886,153
D
+37.3%
4,7132,1416,894
D
+54.0%
3,9081,1615,084
D
+59.6%
3,3376744,471
D
+36.6%
3,1831,4664,695
D
+41.0%
3,1741,3194,527
D
+15.5%
6,5294,76511,359
D
+16.0%
7,2945,25912,693
D
+26.7%
7,6514,34512,399
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.2%
German
14.0%
Irish
12.1%
American
5.7%
Italian
4.9%
Scottish
2.8%
French
1.3%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.4%
75–84
3.2%
5.4%
65–74
6.1%
6.0%
55–64
6.6%
5.5%
45–54
5.9%
6.1%
35–44
6.5%
6.5%
25–34
6.7%
5.4%
18–24
5.7%
7.4%
5–17
6.9%
2.6%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$94,675
Charlottesville ranks near the middle of US counties.
Charlottesville$94,675
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)6.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
9.4%
Other Christian
9.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
5.7%
Methodist
3.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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 sixty points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.

A population of 261,469, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,675 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Charlottesville, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlottesville, Virginia voted Democratic by 17.3 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 149,722 votes cast, 86,416 went Democratic and 60,458 went Republican.
What is Charlottesville, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Charlottesville, Virginia in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology. 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 market has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
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 38 presidential elections in Charlottesville, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.