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Asheville, NC Metro Area


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2022 population: 476,072   ( 51,214 from 2010 , 7,058 from 2020)
Land area: 2032.6 square miles
Population density: 234.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:400,894 84.21% 9.4%
Black:20,6734.34% 8.9%
Indian:1,7830.37% 26.5%
Asian:6,7371.42% 63.7%
2+ races:9,0151.89% 42.6%
Hispanic:36,9707.77% 36.4%
Total non-White:75,17815.79% 28.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:9,251 9.9
Deaths:14,07015.0
Net Migration: 11,06011.8
Net Immigration: 7910.8
Change in White population:34,446 8.1
Change in Non-White pop.:16,768 3.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for Asheville, NC Metro Area



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US)
PUSV
2024 73% Kamala Harris (D) 147,026 52.1% Donald Trump (R) 130,181 46.2% 4,749 [+] 1.7% 281,956 -4 0.18%
2020 72% Joe Biden (D) 141,771 50.7% Donald Trump* (R) 133,257 47.7% 4,530 [+] 1.6% 279,558 1 0.18%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 117,237 49.0% Hillary Clinton (D) 109,678 45.9% 12,204 [+] 5.1% 239,119 3 0.17%
2012 63% Mitt Romney (R) 108,732 49.8% Barack Obama* (D) 105,584 48.4% 3,859 [+] 1.8% 218,175 3 0.17%
2008 65% Barack Obama (D) 107,554 50.3% John McCain (R) 103,526 48.4% 2,775 [+] 1.3% 213,855 3 0.16%
2004 59% George W. Bush* (R) 100,236 54.6% John Kerry (D) 82,342 44.8% 1,064 [+] 0.6% 183,642 4 0.15%
2000 53% George W. Bush (R) 88,583 57.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 64,405 41.6% 1,693 [+] 1.1% 154,681 9 0.15%
1996 48% Robert Dole (R) 60,805 47.2% Bill Clinton* (D) 54,967 42.7% 13,070 [+] 10.1% 128,842 6 0.13%
1992 55% George Bush* (R) 58,315 42.4% Bill Clinton (D) 58,067 42.2% 21,180 [+] 15.4% 137,562 5 0.13%
1988 50% George Bush (R) 68,949 58.6% Michael Dukakis (D) 48,345 41.1% 357 [+] 0.3% 117,651 5 0.13%
1984 51% Ronald Reagan* (R) 70,879 62.9% Walter Mondale (D) 41,505 36.8% 316 0.3% 112,700 4 0.12%
1980 47% Ronald Reagan (R) 49,543 50.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 45,431 45.8% 4,171 [+] 4.2% 99,145 -1 0.11%
1976 49% Jimmy Carter (D) 48,913 53.7% Gerald Ford* (R) 41,622 45.7% 598 [+] 0.7% 91,133 -2 0.11%
1972 46% Richard Nixon* (R) 56,401 70.7% George McGovern (D) 21,881 27.4% 1,528 [+] 1.9% 79,810 10 0.10%
1968 61% Richard Nixon (R) 39,700 46.2% Hubert Humphrey (D) 25,581 29.8% 20,682 [+] 24.1% 85,963 3 0.12%
1964 66% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 52,182 58.5% Barry Goldwater (R) 37,063 41.5% 0 0.0% 89,245 3 0.13%
1960 71% Richard Nixon (R) 51,880 56.2% John Kennedy (D) 40,504 43.8% 0 0.0% 92,384 7 0.13%
1956 61% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 43,116 55.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 34,338 44.3% 0 0.0% 77,454 -2 0.12%
1952 66% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 44,087 53.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 38,655 46.7% 0 0.0% 82,742 -2 0.13%
1948 49% Harry Truman* (D) 30,314 53.4% Thomas Dewey (R) 22,456 39.6% 3,974 [+] 7.0% 56,744 -6 0.12%
1944 52% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 36,603 63.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 21,318 36.8% 0 0.0% 57,921 -9 0.12%
1940 59% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 43,016 68.9% Wendell Willkie (R) 19,409 31.1% 0 0.0% 62,425 -14 0.13%
1936 70% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 40,701 63.9% Alf Landon (R) 22,999 36.1% 0 0.0% 63,700 0 0.14%
1932 62% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 33,055 61.1% Herbert Hoover* (R) 20,551 38.0% 513 [+] 0.9% 54,119 -2 0.14%
1928 67% Herbert Hoover (R) 31,048 59.9% Al Smith (D) 20,820 40.1% 0 0.0% 51,868 2 0.14%
1924 51% John Davis (D) 19,158 54.3% Calvin Coolidge (R) 15,525 44.0% 597 [+] 1.7% 35,280 -10 0.12%
1920 60% James Cox (D) 18,232 50.4% Warren Harding (R) 17,970 49.6% 0 0.0% 36,202 -11 0.14%
1916 32% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 9,113 51.0% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 8,770 49.0% 0 0.0% 17,883 5 0.10%
1912 28% Woodrow Wilson (D) 7,773 52.7% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,846 32.9% 2,120 [+] 14.4% 14,739 -10 0.10%
1908 33% William Taft (R) 8,505 53.8% William J. Bryan (D) 7,237 45.8% 56 [+] 0.4% 15,798 2 0.11%
1904 30% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,016 51.2% Alton Parker (D) 6,693 48.8% 1 [+] 0.0% 13,710 -5 0.10%
1900 39% William McKinley* (R) 9,236 54.4% William J. Bryan (D) 7,700 45.3% 54 [+] 0.3% 16,990 3 0.12%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 141,771 50.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 133,257 47.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,567 0.9%
Other 1,963 0.7%
TOTAL 279,558
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 1


2016 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 109,678 45.9%
Donald Trump (R) 117,237 49.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7,152 3.0%
Jill Stein (Grn) 2,000 0.8%
Other 3,052 1.3%
TOTAL 239,119
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 3


2012 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 105,584 48.4%
Mitt Romney (R) 108,732 49.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,875 1.3%
Other 984 0.5%
TOTAL 218,175
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 3


2008 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 107,554 50.3%
John McCain (R) 103,526 48.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,602 0.7%
Other 1,173 0.5%
TOTAL 213,855
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 3


2004 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 100,236 54.6%
John Kerry (D) 82,342 44.8%
Other 1,064 0.6%
TOTAL 183,642
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 4


2000 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 88,583 57.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 64,405 41.6%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 692 0.4%
Other 1,001 0.6%
TOTAL 154,681
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 9


1996 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 54,967 42.7%
Robert Dole (R) 60,805 47.2%
Ross Perot (Ref) 12,065 9.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 563 0.4%
Other 442 0.3%
TOTAL 128,842
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 6


1992 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 58,067 42.2%
George Bush* (R) 58,315 42.4%
Ross Perot (I) 20,901 15.2%
Other 279 0.2%
TOTAL 137,562
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 5


1988 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 68,949 58.6%
Michael Dukakis (D) 48,345 41.1%
Other 357 0.3%
TOTAL 117,651
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 5


1984 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 70,879 62.9%
Walter Mondale (D) 41,505 36.8%
Other 316 0.3%
TOTAL 112,700
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 49,543 50.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 45,431 45.8%
John Anderson (I) 3,511 3.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 483 0.5%
Other 177 0.2%
TOTAL 99,145
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): -1


1976 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 48,913 53.7%
Gerald Ford* (R) 41,622 45.7%
Other 598 0.7%
TOTAL 91,133
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -2


1972 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 56,401 70.7%
George McGovern (D) 21,881 27.4%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,528 1.9%
TOTAL 79,810
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 10


1968 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 39,700 46.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 25,581 29.8%
George Wallace (AIP) 20,682 24.1%
TOTAL 85,963
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 3


1964 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 52,182 58.5%
Barry Goldwater (R) 37,063 41.5%
TOTAL 89,245
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 3


1956 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 43,116 55.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 34,338 44.3%
TOTAL 77,454
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -2


1952 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 44,087 53.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 38,655 46.7%
TOTAL 82,742
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): -2


1948 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 30,314 53.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 22,456 39.6%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 3,740 6.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 234 0.4%
TOTAL 56,744
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -6


1944 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 36,603 63.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 21,318 36.8%
TOTAL 57,921
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): -9


1940 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 43,016 68.9%
Wendell Willkie (R) 19,409 31.1%
TOTAL 62,425
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -14


1936 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 40,701 63.9%
Alf Landon (R) 22,999 36.1%
TOTAL 63,700
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 0


1932 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 33,055 61.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 20,551 38.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 513 0.9%
TOTAL 54,119
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -2


1928 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 31,048 59.9%
Al Smith (D) 20,820 40.1%
TOTAL 51,868
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 2


1924 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 15,525 44.0%
John Davis (D) 19,158 54.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 597 1.7%
TOTAL 35,280
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): -10


1920 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 17,970 49.6%
James Cox (D) 18,232 50.4%
TOTAL 36,202
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -11


1916 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 8,770 49.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 9,113 51.0%
TOTAL 17,883
Turnout: 32% Diff (US): 5


1912 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 7,773 52.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,846 32.9%
William Taft* (R) 2,011 13.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 109 0.7%
TOTAL 14,739
Turnout: 28% Diff (US): -10


1908 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 8,505 53.8%
William J. Bryan (D) 7,237 45.8%
Other 56 0.4%
TOTAL 15,798
Turnout: 33% Diff (US): 2


1904 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,016 51.2%
Alton Parker (D) 6,693 48.8%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 13,710
Turnout: 30% Diff (US): -5


1900 President, Asheville, NC Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 9,236 54.4%
William J. Bryan (D) 7,700 45.3%
Other 54 0.3%
TOTAL 16,990
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 3
* incumbent