Election Results for Buncombe County, NC -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,235	9.5
Deaths:	12,850	11.9
Net Migration:	9,009	8.4
Net Immigration:	3,273	3.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -3,396	D +5,543	D + 3.7%
D +2,147
2024 vs. 2016	R +3,300	D +19,910	D + 10.1%
D +23,210
2020 vs. 2016	R +6,696	D +14,367	D + 6.4%
D +21,063
2024 vs. 2012	R +4,315	D +23,722	D + 12.4%
D +28,037

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,222	D +2,514	D + 1.0%
D +5,736
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	71%	Kamala Harris (D)	98,662	61.5%	Donald Trump (R)	59,016	36.8%	2,832 [+]	1.8%	160,510	-14	-13	2.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 1,001 (0.6%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 658 (0.4%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	74%	Joe Biden (D)	96,515	59.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	62,412	38.6%	2,642 [+]	1.6%	161,569	-11	-8	2.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,460 (0.9%);
2016	67%	Hillary Clinton (D)	75,452	54.3%	Donald Trump (R)	55,716	40.1%	7,779 [+]	5.6%	138,947	-10	-6	2.93%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,285 (3.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,535 (1.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	65%	Barack Obama* (D)	70,625	55.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	54,701	42.8%	2,370 [+]	1.9%	127,696	-8	-4	2.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,721 (1.3%);
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	69,716	56.3%	John McCain (R)	52,494	42.4%	1,585 [+]	1.3%	123,795	-7	-3	2.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 879 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	52,491	50.0%	John Kerry (D)	51,868	49.4%	654 [+]	0.6%	105,013	-6	-1	3.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	46,101	53.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	38,545	45.1%	830 [+]	1.0%	85,476	-2	6	2.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 359 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	46%	Bill Clinton* (D)	31,658	45.8%	Robert Dole (R)	30,518	44.2%	6,891 [+]	10.0%	69,067	-5	3	2.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 6,254 (9.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 335 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	54%	Bill Clinton (D)	32,955	43.7%	George Bush* (R)	30,892	40.9%	11,645 [+]	15.4%	75,492	-3	4	2.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 11,481 (15.2%);
1988	48%	George Bush (R)	36,828	57.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	26,964	42.1%	200 [+]	0.3%	63,992	0	4	3.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	37,698	61.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	23,337	38.1%	148	0.2%	61,183	0	3	2.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	45%	Ronald Reagan (R)	26,124	48.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	24,837	46.4%	2,569 [+]	4.8%	53,530	-1	-2	2.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,153 (4.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 299 (0.6%);
1976	46%	Jimmy Carter (D)	26,633	53.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	22,461	45.4%	332 [+]	0.7%	49,426	1	-3	2.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	44%	Richard Nixon* (R)	32,091	70.4%	George McGovern (D)	12,626	27.7%	877 [+]	1.9%	45,594	1	10	3.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 877 (1.9%);
1968	57%	Richard Nixon (R)	21,031	44.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	14,624	30.8%	11,889 [+]	25.0%	47,544	5	1	2.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 11,889 (25.0%);
1964	64%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	31,623	62.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	19,372	38.0%	0	0.0%	50,995	-6	-1	3.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	28,040	54.6%	John Kennedy (D)	23,303	45.4%	0	0.0%	51,343	7	5	3.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	56%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	22,655	54.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	19,044	45.7%	0	0.0%	41,699	5	-3	3.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	64%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	24,444	52.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	22,425	47.8%	0	0.0%	46,869	6	-3	3.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	46%	Harry Truman* (D)	17,072	55.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	11,460	37.1%	2,319 [+]	7.5%	30,851	4	-8	3.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,140 (6.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 179 (0.6%);
1944	48%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	20,878	69.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	9,398	31.0%	0	0.0%	30,276	-2	-15	3.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	56%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	24,878	74.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	8,723	26.0%	0	0.0%	33,601	0	-19	4.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	23,646	71.4%	Alf Landon (R)	9,470	28.6%	0	0.0%	33,116	2	-8	3.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	55%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	18,241	66.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	8,745	32.0%	367 [+]	1.3%	27,353	3	-8	3.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 367 (1.3%);
1928	66%	Herbert Hoover (R)	16,590	57.2%	Al Smith (D)	12,405	42.8%	0	0.0%	28,995	2	-1	4.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	45%	John Davis (D)	10,098	59.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	6,285	37.3%	467 [+]	2.8%	16,850	-2	-17	3.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 467 (2.8%);
1920	59%	James Cox (D)	10,167	55.9%	Warren Harding (R)	8,017	44.1%	0	0.0%	18,184	1	-16	3.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	29%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,229	52.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,830	47.5%	0	0.0%	8,059	6	1	2.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1912	26%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,716	56.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,285	35.0%	527 [+]	8.1%	6,528	-5	-17	2.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 426 (6.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 101 (1.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	32%	William Taft (R)	3,572	50.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,506	49.2%	54 [+]	0.8%	7,132	5	-2	2.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1904	27%	Alton Parker (D)	3,181	55.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,591	44.9%	1 [+]	0.0%	5,773	5	-12	2.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	39%	William McKinley* (R)	4,140	52.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,724	47.1%	35 [+]	0.4%	7,899	7	1	2.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buncombe County, NC

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2024	G	69%	Josh Stein (D)	106,611	67.6%	Mark Robinson (R)	44,373	28.1%	6,671 [+]	4.2%	157,655	-12	2.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Mike Ross (Libertarian) 4,023 (2.6%); Wayne Turner (Green) 1,559 (1.0%); Vinny Smith (Constitution) 1,089 (0.7%);
2022	S3	53%	Cheri Beasley (D)	73,807	61.4%	Ted Budd (R)	43,222	36.0%	3,097 [+]	2.6%	120,126	-15	3.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 1,651 (1.4%); Matthew Hoh (Green) 1,387 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 59 (0.0%);
2020	S2	73%	Cal Cunningham (D)	92,664	57.9%	Thom Tillis* (R)	60,688	37.9%	6,690 [+]	4.2%	160,042	-11	2.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 5,054 (3.2%); Kevin Hayes (Constitution) 1,636 (1.0%);
2020	G	73%	Roy Cooper* (D)	99,395	62.0%	Dan Forest (R)	58,153	36.2%	2,894 [+]	1.8%	160,442	-11	2.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Steven DiFiore (Libertarian) 2,272 (1.4%); Al Pisano (Constitution) 622 (0.4%);

2016	S3	66%	Deborah Ross (D)	75,897	55.2%	Richard Burr* (R)	56,086	40.8%	5,533 [+]	4.0%	137,516	-10	2.93%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 5,533 (4.0%);
2016	G	67%	Roy Cooper (D)	81,877	59.3%	Pat McCrory* (R)	51,874	37.6%	4,294 [+]	3.1%	138,045	-11	2.93%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lon Cecil (Libertarian) 4,294 (3.1%);
2014	S2	43%	Kay Hagan* (D)	49,455	56.9%	Thom Tillis (R)	33,872	39.0%	3,552 [+]	4.1%	86,879	-10	2.98%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 3,446 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 106 (0.1%);
2012	G	65%	Walter Dalton (D)	64,389	51.0%	Pat McCrory (R)	57,541	45.6%	4,257 [+]	3.4%	126,187	-9	2.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 4,222 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 35 (0.0%);
2010	S3	41%	Elaine Marshall (D)	39,017	50.2%	Richard Burr* (R)	36,632	47.1%	2,128 [+]	2.7%	77,777	-8	2.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Mike Beitler (Libertarian) 2,077 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 51 (0.1%);

2008	S2	67%	Kay Hagan (D)	70,777	57.8%	Elizabeth Dole* (R)	46,855	38.3%	4,795 [+]	3.9%	122,427	-6	2.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Christopher Cole (Libertarian) 4,751 (3.9%); Other (Write-in) 44 (0.0%);
2008	G	66%	Bev Perdue (D)	69,783	57.2%	Pat McCrory (R)	47,283	38.8%	4,870 [+]	4.0%	121,936	-8	2.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Mike Munger (Libertarian) 4,870 (4.0%);
2004	S3	58%	Erskine Bowles (D)	51,745	51.4%	Richard Burr (R)	46,763	46.5%	2,123 [+]	2.1%	100,631	-5	2.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Tom Bailey (Libertarian) 2,112 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.0%);
2004	G	59%	Mike Easley* (D)	58,863	57.7%	Patrick Ballantine (R)	40,551	39.8%	2,554 [+]	2.5%	101,968	-3	2.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 2,554 (2.5%);
2002	S2	38%	Elizabeth Dole (R)	31,360	49.4%	Erskine Bowles (D)	31,359	49.4%	754 [+]	1.2%	63,473	-4	2.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 754 (1.2%);
2000	G	53%	Mike Easley (D)	43,436	50.5%	Richard Vinroot (R)	39,802	46.3%	2,723 [+]	3.2%	85,961	0	2.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 2,252 (2.6%); Douglas Schell (Reform) 471 (0.5%);

1998	S3	37%	John Edwards (D)	30,321	52.1%	Lauch Faircloth* (R)	26,902	46.2%	981 [+]	1.7%	58,204	-1	2.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 981 (1.7%);
1996	S2	47%	Harvey Gantt (D)	35,813	49.9%	Jesse Helms* (R)	34,648	48.3%	1,292 [+]	1.8%	71,753	-4	2.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ray Ubinger (Libertarian) 846 (1.2%); Victor Pardo (Natural Law) 446 (0.6%);
1996	G	47%	James Hunt* (D)	36,973	51.7%	Robin Hayes (R)	33,086	46.3%	1,399 [+]	2.0%	71,458	4	2.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Julia Van Witt (Natural Law) 785 (1.1%); Scott Yost (Libertarian) 614 (0.9%);
1992	S3	52%	Lauch Faircloth (R)	37,250	50.8%	Terry Sanford* (D)	34,458	47.0%	1,587 [+]	2.2%	73,295	0	2.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Bobby Yates Emory (Libertarian) 1,587 (2.2%);
1992	G	53%	James Hunt (D)	38,748	52.2%	Jim Gardner (R)	33,659	45.3%	1,836 [+]	2.5%	74,243	2	2.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Scott McLaughlin (Libertarian) 1,836 (2.5%);
1990	S2	43%	Harvey Gantt (D)	29,640	50.2%	Jesse Helms* (R)	29,371	49.8%	0	0.0%	59,011	-3	2.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1988	G	50%	James Martin* (R)	36,968	56.1%	Robert Jordan (D)	28,881	43.9%	0	0.0%	65,849	1	2.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	38%	Terry Sanford (D)	24,971	50.8%	Terry Sanford (D)	24,165	49.2%	0	0.0%	49,136	n/a	3.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	51%	James Hunt (D)	32,611	50.6%	Jesse Helms* (R)	31,338	48.6%	478 [+]	0.7%	64,427	-3	2.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Bobby Yates Emory (Libertarian) 366 (0.6%); Kate Daher (Socialist Workers) 112 (0.2%);
1984	G	51%	James Martin (R)	33,673	52.6%	Rufus Edmisten (D)	30,033	46.9%	315 [+]	0.5%	64,021	-2	2.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Fritz Prochnaw (Libertarian) 201 (0.3%); Gregory McCartan (Socialist Workers) 114 (0.2%);
1980	S3	44%	John East (R)	27,038	51.2%	Robert Morgan* (D)	25,374	48.0%	424 [+]	0.8%	52,836	1	2.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Rick Pasotto (Libertarian) 258 (0.5%); Rebecca Finch (Socialist Workers) 166 (0.3%);
1980	G	45%	James Hunt* (D)	32,035	59.1%	Beverly Lake, Jr. (R)	21,707	40.1%	439 [+]	0.8%	54,181	3	2.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bobby Yates Emory (Libertarian) 322 (0.6%); Douglas Cooper (Socialist Workers) 117 (0.2%);

1978	S2	32%	Jesse Helms* (R)	18,326	51.5%	John Ingram (D)	17,279	48.5%	0	0.0%	35,605	-3	3.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1976	G	47%	James Hunt (D)	31,557	62.3%	David Flaherty (R)	18,670	36.9%	392 [+]	0.8%	50,619	3	3.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Chub Seawell (American) 270 (0.5%); Arlen Andrews (Libertarian) 121 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1974	S3	29%	Robert Morgan (D)	18,762	60.6%	William Stevens (R)	11,780	38.1%	411 [+]	1.3%	30,953	1	3.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Harry Nesmith (U.S. Labor) 411 (1.3%);
1972	S2	44%	Nick Galifianakis (D)	22,742	50.6%	Jesse Helms (R)	22,188	49.4%	0	0.0%	44,930	-5	3.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1972	G	44%	Jim Holshouser (R)	23,088	50.8%	Hargrove "Skipper" Bowles (D)	22,113	48.6%	275 [+]	0.6%	45,476	0	3.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Arlis Pettyjohn (American) 275 (0.6%);

1968	S3	54%	Sam Ervin* (D)	25,918	57.4%	Robert Somers (R)	19,197	42.6%	0	0.0%	45,115	3	3.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	56%	Robert Scott (D)	26,339	56.5%	James Gardner (R)	20,285	43.5%	0	0.0%	46,624	-4	2.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	54%	John Shallcross (R)	24,414	55.8%	Everett Jordan* (D)	19,301	44.2%	0	0.0%	43,715	11	4.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	G	60%	Dan Moore (D)	29,249	61.8%	Robert Gavin (R)	18,084	38.2%	0	0.0%	47,333	-5	3.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	47%	Sam Ervin* (D)	20,801	57.9%	Claude Greene (R)	15,142	42.1%	0	0.0%	35,943	3	4.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	60%	Everett Jordan* (D)	24,679	54.6%	Kyle Hayes (R)	20,489	45.4%	0	0.0%	45,168	7	3.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	64%	Robert Gavin (R)	24,636	50.8%	Terry Sanford (D)	23,875	49.2%	0	0.0%	48,511	5	3.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Beverly Lake (D (write-in)) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Buncombe County, NC

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Date	District	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes
2024-11-05	NC11	Caleb Rudow (D)	95,289	61.1%	Chuck Edwards* (R)	60,589	38.9%	0	0.0%	155,878
County Total for 2024-11-05:	155,878

2022-11-08	NC11	Jasmine Beach-Ferrara (D)	73,906	61.6%	Chuck Edwards (R)	44,062	36.7%	1,976	1.6%	119,944
County Total for 2022-11-08:	119,944

2020-11-03	NC11	Moe Davis (D)	92,938	58.4%	Madison Cawthorn (R)	60,429	38.0%	5,858	3.7%	159,225
County Total for 2020-11-03:	159,225

2018-11-06	NC10	David Brown (D)	40,230	69.4%	Patrick McHenry* (R)	17,741	30.6%	0	0.0%	57,971
2018-11-06	NC11	Phillip Price (D)	33,045	54.2%	Mark Meadows* (R)	26,717	43.8%	1,257	2.1%	61,019
County Total for 2018-11-06:	118,990

2016-11-08	NC10	Andy Millard (D)	41,309	63.7%	Patrick McHenry* (R)	23,579	36.3%	0	0.0%	64,888
2016-11-08	NC11	Mark Meadows* (R)	35,301	50.7%	Rick Bryson (D)	34,369	49.3%	0	0.0%	69,670
County Total for 2016-11-08:	134,558

2014-11-04	NC10	Tate MacQueen (D)	31,833	65.3%	Patrick McHenry* (R)	16,928	34.7%	0	0.0%	48,761
2014-11-04	NC11	Mark Meadows* (R)	20,065	54.2%	Tom Hill (D)	16,958	45.8%	0	0.0%	37,023
County Total for 2014-11-04:	85,784

2012-11-06	NC10	Patsy Keever (D)	46,638	66.2%	Patrick McHenry* (R)	23,857	33.8%	0	0.0%	70,495
2012-11-06	NC11	Mark Meadows (R)	28,087	51.7%	Hayden Rogers (D)	26,192	48.3%	0	0.0%	54,279
County Total for 2012-11-06:	124,774

2010-11-02	NC11	Heath Shuler* (D)	48,851	61.3%	Jeff Miller (R)	30,882	38.7%	0	0.0%	79,733
County Total for 2010-11-02:	79,733

2008-11-04	NC11	Heath Shuler* (D)	78,740	64.3%	Carl Mumpower (R)	40,602	33.2%	3,073	2.5%	122,415
County Total for 2008-11-04:	122,415

2006-11-07	NC11	Heath Shuler (D)	46,404	59.2%	Charles Taylor* (R)	32,035	40.8%	0	0.0%	78,439
County Total for 2006-11-07:	78,439

2004-11-02	NC11	Patsy Keever (D)	52,741	52.3%	Charles Taylor* (R)	48,150	47.7%	0	0.0%	100,891
County Total for 2004-11-02:	100,891

2002-11-05	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	32,539	51.4%	Sam Neill (D)	29,704	46.9%	1,091	1.7%	63,334
County Total for 2002-11-05:	63,334

2000-11-07	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	42,760	49.9%	Sam Neill (D)	40,071	46.8%	2,803	3.3%	85,634
County Total for 2000-11-07:	85,634

1998-11-03	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	30,503	52.2%	David Young (D)	27,264	46.7%	631	1.1%	58,398
County Total for 1998-11-03:	58,398

1996-11-05	NC10	Cass Ballenger* (R)	4,348	64.3%	Ben Neill (D)	2,274	33.6%	136	2.0%	6,758
1996-11-05	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	34,316	54.4%	James Ferguson (D)	27,425	43.5%	1,355	2.1%	63,096
County Total for 1996-11-05:	69,854

1994-11-08	NC10	Cass Ballenger* (R)	3,231	69.5%	Robert Avery (D)	1,421	30.5%	0	0.0%	4,652
1994-11-08	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	29,072	57.8%	Maggie Lauterer (D)	21,195	42.2%	0	0.0%	50,267
County Total for 1994-11-08:	54,919

1992-11-03	NC10	Cass Ballenger* (R)	4,111	62.5%	Ben Neill (D)	2,291	34.8%	180	2.7%	6,582
1992-11-03	NC11	Charles Taylor* (R)	34,331	51.9%	John Stevens (D)	31,875	48.1%	0	0.0%	66,206
County Total for 1992-11-03:	72,788

Voter Registration Data for Buncombe County, NC

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2024	217,182	45,935	21.2%	74,539	34.3%	96,708	44.5%	Dem +28,604	Dem +13.2%	96%
2022	209,904	46,073	21.9%	75,382	35.9%	88,449	42.1%	Dem +29,309	Dem +14.0%	92%
2020	206,803	47,402	22.9%	77,517	37.5%	81,884	39.6%	Dem +30,115	Dem +14.6%	91%
2018	198,739	46,401	23.3%	76,363	38.4%	75,975	38.2%	Dem +29,962	Dem +15.1%	90%
2016	198,372	47,793	24.1%	78,237	39.4%	72,342	36.5%	Dem +30,444	Dem +15.3%	94%
2014	186,769	47,214	25.3%	75,807	40.6%	63,748	34.1%	Dem +28,593	Dem +15.3%	91%
2012	186,881	49,053	26.2%	78,023	41.8%	59,805	32.0%	Dem +28,970	Dem +15.5%	95%
2010	176,620	48,180	27.3%	77,015	43.6%	51,425	29.1%	Dem +28,835	Dem +16.3%	93%
2008	171,367	49,115	28.7%	76,099	44.4%	46,153	26.9%	Dem +26,984	Dem +15.7%	93%
2006	155,417	49,657	32.0%	69,006	44.4%	36,754	23.6%	Dem +19,349	Dem +12.4%	87%
2004	154,265	49,090	31.8%	69,865	45.3%	35,310	22.9%	Dem +20,775	Dem +13.5%	89%
2002	135,048	44,026	32.6%	63,143	46.8%	27,879	20.6%	Dem +19,117	Dem +14.2%	81%
2000	141,686	46,687	33.0%	69,118	48.8%	25,881	18.3%	Dem +22,431	Dem +15.8%	88%
1998	125,156	41,640	33.3%	65,940	52.7%	17,576	14.0%	Dem +24,300	Dem +19.4%	80%
1996	119,500	40,038	33.5%	64,671	54.1%	14,791	12.4%	Dem +24,633	Dem +20.6%	79%
1994	101,948	33,932	33.3%	59,230	58.1%	8,786	8.6%	Dem +25,298	Dem +24.8%	70%
1992	101,519	33,574	33.1%	60,994	60.1%	6,951	6.8%	Dem +27,420	Dem +27.0%	72%
1990	91,293	29,943	32.8%	56,109	61.5%	5,241	5.7%	Dem +26,166	Dem +28.7%	67%
1988	101,474	32,814	32.3%	62,908	62.0%	5,752	5.7%	Dem +30,094	Dem +29.7%	77%
1986	89,722	26,769	29.8%	58,442	65.1%	4,511	5.0%	Dem +31,673	Dem +35.3%	69%

2024 Census data
White:	226,439	81.10%	2.3%
Black:	15,828	5.67%	0.7%
Indian:	901	0.32%	1.1%
Asian:	4,727	1.69%	17.2%
2+ races:	5,844	2.09%	9.3%
Hispanic:	25,471	9.12%	16.3%

Total non-White:	52,771	18.90%	9.7%

Change in White population:	5,132	1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,653	1.7

Buncombe County, NC

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