2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 98,662 | 59,016 | 160,510 | |
| 2020 | D | 96,515 | 62,412 | 161,569 | |
| 2016 | D | 75,452 | 55,716 | 138,947 | |
| 2012 | D | 70,625 | 54,701 | 127,696 | |
| 2008 | D | 69,716 | 52,494 | 123,795 | |
| 2004 | R | 51,868 | 52,491 | 105,013 | |
| 2000 | D | 46,101 | 38,545 | 85,476 | |
| 1996 | D | 31,658 | 30,518 | 69,067 | |
| 1992 | D | 32,955 | 30,892 | 75,492 | |
| 1988 | R | 26,964 | 36,828 | 63,992 | |
| 1984 | R | 23,337 | 37,698 | 61,183 | |
| 1980 | R | 24,837 | 26,124 | 53,530 | |
| 1976 | D | 26,633 | 22,461 | 49,379 | |
| 1972 | R | 12,626 | 32,091 | 45,594 | |
| 1968 | R | 14,624 | 21,031 | 47,544 | |
| 1964 | D | 31,623 | 19,372 | 50,995 | |
| 1960 | R | 23,303 | 28,040 | 51,343 | |
| 1956 | R | 19,044 | 22,655 | 41,699 | |
| 1952 | R | 22,425 | 24,444 | 46,869 | |
| 1948 | D | 17,072 | 11,460 | 30,851 | |
| 1944 | D | 20,878 | 9,398 | 30,276 | |
| 1940 | D | 24,878 | 8,723 | 33,601 | |
| 1936 | D | 23,646 | 9,470 | 33,116 | |
| 1932 | D | 18,241 | 8,745 | 27,353 | |
| 1928 | R | 12,405 | 16,590 | 28,995 | |
| 1924 | D | 10,098 | 6,285 | 16,850 | |
| 1920 | D | 10,167 | 8,017 | 18,184 | |
| 1916 | D | 4,229 | 3,830 | 8,059 | |
| 1912 | D | 3,716 | 426 | 6,528 | |
| 1908 | R | 3,506 | 3,572 | 7,140 | |
| 1904 | D | 3,181 | 2,591 | 5,796 | |
| 1900 | R | 3,724 | 4,140 | 7,899 | |
| 1896 | R | 4,098 | 4,611 | 8,733 | |
| 1892 | D | 3,588 | 3,125 | 7,073 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
3.8%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.6 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,436
Buncombe County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Buncombe County$74,436
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Buncombe's D+24.7 margin in 2024 stands out sharply against the surrounding mountain counties, driven by Asheville's urban core and an influx of college-educated migrants that has steadily widened the Democratic advantage over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in Buncombe County reached its widest at fifty points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points — still decisive.
Buncombe County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,436, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 274,360 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wake County and Baltimore County.
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