combined metro areaAsheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+10.6
2008D+0.8
2012R+2.5
2016R+4.5
2020D+1.8
2024D+4.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 75.1% of 403,141 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
155,998
141,673
5,065
302,736
403,141
75.1%
2020
150,215
144,893
4,854
299,962
388,950
77.1%
2016
116,236
127,757
12,995
256,988
369,817
69.5%
2012
112,410
118,366
4,162
234,938
351,715
66.8%
2008
114,829
112,927
3,008
230,764
330,403
69.8%
2004
88,439
109,622
1,169
199,230
309,091†
64.5%
† 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
5 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
GroupAsheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NCNorth CarolinaUnited States
English22.9%12.7%9.5%
German12.4%9.4%12.5%
Irish11.4%8.4%9.4%
American7.7%8.3%5.3%
Scottish4.0%2.3%1.3%
Italian3.5%3.3%4.8%
Scotch-Irish3.3%1.4%—
French2.5%—1.6%
Mexican4.8%5.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.2%1.8%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Salvadoran0.4%0.7%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
African American†2.9%18.3%9.9%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.1%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.1%0.4%1.3%
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
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median age
45
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.2%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.7%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
North Carolina
United States
Median household income
$70,227
$72,388
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.0%
13.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.7%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
North Carolina
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.6%
13.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.3%
8.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
North Carolina
United States
Catholic
7.5%
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
33.7%
26.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.1%
48.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.0%
9.1%
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.
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+0.5%
1896
−5.5%
1900
−9.1%
1904
−2.0%
1908
−7.7%
1912
+39.3%
1916
−1.9%
1920
+0.3%
1924
+9.2%
1928
−19.1%
1932
+22.9%
1936
+27.1%
1940
+36.7%
1944
+25.4%
1948
+12.7%
1952
−6.5%
1956
−10.9%
1960
−12.2%
1964
+16.5%
1968
−16.9%
1972
−43.1%
1976
+7.8%
1980
−4.6%
1984
−26.4%
1988
−18.1%
1992
−0.7%
1996
−5.5%
2000
−16.7%
2004
−10.6%
2008
+0.8%
2012
−2.5%
2016
−4.5%
2020
+1.8%
2024
+4.7%
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
51.5%Harris155,998
46.8%Trump141,673
1.7%
D+4.7
D+3.0
D+6.2
302,736
D
50.1%Biden150,215
48.3%Trump144,893
1.6%
D+1.8
D+6.3
R+2.7
299,962
R
45.2%Clinton116,236
49.7%Trump127,757
5.1%
R+4.5
R+1.9
R+6.6
256,988
R
47.8%Obama112,410
50.4%Romney118,366
1.8%
R+2.5
R+3.4
R+6.4
234,938
D
49.8%Obama114,829
48.9%McCain112,927
1.3%
D+0.8
D+11.5
R+6.4
230,764
R
44.4%Kerry88,439
55.0%Bush109,622
0.6%
R+10.6
D+6.0
R+8.2
199,230
R
41.1%Gore69,449
57.8%Bush97,594
1.1%
R+16.7
R+11.2
R+17.2
168,906
R
42.2%Clinton59,809
47.7%Dole67,539
10.1%
R+5.5
R+4.7
R+14.0
141,719
R
41.9%Clinton63,187
42.7%Bush64,299
15.4%
R+0.7
D+17.4
R+6.3
150,699
R
40.8%Dukakis52,625
58.9%Bush75,958
0.3%
R+18.1
D+8.3
R+10.4
128,981
R
36.7%Mondale45,238
63.1%Reagan77,835
0.3%
R+26.4
R+21.9
R+8.2
123,417
R
45.6%Carter49,439
50.2%Reagan54,369
4.2%
R+4.6
R+12.4
D+5.2
108,320
D
53.6%Carter53,549
45.8%Ford45,711
0.6%
D+7.8
D+51.0
D+5.8
99,860
R
27.4%McGovern24,202
70.6%Nixon62,261
2.0%
R+43.1
R+26.3
R+20.0
88,214
R
29.4%Humphrey27,791
46.2%Nixon43,733
24.4%
R+16.9
R+33.4
R+16.2
94,571
D
58.3%Johnson56,665
41.7%Goldwater40,610
0.0%
D+16.5
D+28.7
R+6.1
97,275
R
43.9%Kennedy43,892
56.1%Nixon56,101
0.0%
R+12.2
R+1.3
R+12.4
99,993
R
44.5%Stevenson37,773
55.5%Eisenhower47,017
0.0%
R+10.9
R+4.4
D+4.5
84,790
R
46.8%Stevenson42,296
53.2%Eisenhower48,134
0.0%
R+6.5
R+19.1
D+4.3
90,430
D
52.9%Truman33,289
40.2%Dewey25,317
6.8%
D+12.7
R+12.7
D+8.2
62,907
D
62.7%Roosevelt39,622
37.3%Dewey23,569
0.0%
D+25.4
R+11.3
D+17.9
63,191
D
68.4%Roosevelt46,328
31.6%Willkie21,428
0.0%
D+36.7
D+9.7
D+26.8
67,756
D
63.5%Roosevelt43,546
36.5%Landon25,000
0.0%
D+27.1
D+4.2
D+2.8
68,546
D
61.0%Roosevelt35,578
38.1%Hoover22,222
0.9%
D+22.9
D+42.0
D+5.1
58,335
R
40.4%Smith22,542
59.6%Hoover33,213
0.0%
R+19.1
R+28.4
R+1.7
55,755
D
53.8%Davis20,934
44.6%Coolidge17,339
1.6%
D+9.2
D+8.9
D+34.4
38,892
D
50.2%Cox19,774
49.8%Harding19,650
0.0%
D+0.3
D+2.2
D+26.5
39,424
R
49.1%Wilson9,591
50.9%Hughes9,954
0.0%
R+1.9
R+41.1
R+5.0
19,545
D
52.5%Wilson8,404
13.2%Taft2,118
34.3%
D+39.3
D+47.0
D+19.7
16,015
R
46.0%Bryan7,807
53.7%Taft9,116
0.4%
R+7.7
R+5.7
D+1.8
16,987
R
48.9%Parker7,249
50.9%Roosevelt7,542
0.2%
R+2.0
D+7.1
D+17.7
14,815
R
45.3%Bryan8,229
54.4%McKinley9,878
0.3%
R+9.1
R+3.6
R+1.5
18,164
R
47.1%Bryan8,973
52.6%McKinley10,016
0.4%
R+5.5
R+6.0
D+0.6
19,058
D
47.9%Cleveland7,579
47.4%Harrison7,501
4.7%
D+0.5
—
R+1.2
15,820
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
D
51.2%114,772
46.2%103,727
224,330
2020
D
48.7%144,704
47.1%140,157
297,346
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+1.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+4.7
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 3.5 points more Republican.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
Voter registration in Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008
328,265
132,811
105,696
89,539
219
2012
350,793
131,825
106,942
110,873
1,153
2016
368,008
127,975
105,293
132,630
2,110
2020
385,809
122,572
109,578
150,287
3,372
2022
389,457
117,445
107,826
161,201
2,985
2024
403,836
115,119
110,309
174,077
4,331
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−116 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +62,987 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC in Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+2,805
2012
+2,975
2013
+5,146
2014
+4,252
2015
+5,397
2016
+6,458
2017
+5,907
2018
+5,656
2019
+4,489
2021
+5,914
2022
+4,841
2023
+4,861
2024
+4,402
2025
−116
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC sits in the Carolinas. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 43.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.7 points.
A population of 511,064, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,227 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY and Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME.
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How did Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina voted Democratic by 4.7 points (D+4.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 302,736 votes cast, 155,998 went Democratic and 141,673 went Republican.
When did Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina?
Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina has a population of 511,064 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina?
Median household income in Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina is $70,227 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC, North Carolina from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
