Charlottesville, VA, Virginia: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+26%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+26MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 224,3352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $93,9852024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+62 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Charlottesville, VA, VAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 79,740 | 46,027 | 128,320 | ||
| D | 79,066 | 43,731 | 125,329 | ||
| D | 63,619 | 39,343 | 110,703 | ||
| D | 59,621 | 44,335 | 105,726 | ||
| D | 59,184 | 39,701 | 100,093 | ||
| D | 43,374 | 39,928 | 84,211 | ||
| R | 32,129 | 33,575 | 70,333 | ||
| D | 28,903 | 27,115 | 60,196 | ||
| D | 28,644 | 25,834 | 62,424 | ||
| R | 22,767 | 28,117 | 51,537 | ||
| R | 19,412 | 28,642 | 48,301 | ||
| R | 18,918 | 21,504 | 44,635 | ||
| R | 18,892 | 19,664 | 39,428 | ||
| R | 7,139 | 15,455 | 22,974 | ||
| R | 8,030 | 13,012 | 26,896 | ||
| D | 10,831 | 10,608 | 21,465 | ||
| R | 7,404 | 8,897 | 16,450 | ||
| R | 5,073 | 8,291 | 14,675 | ||
| R | 5,807 | 7,816 | 13,673 | ||
| D | 4,617 | 3,513 | 9,117 | ||
| D | 6,162 | 3,130 | 9,321 | ||
| D | 5,640 | 2,400 | 8,065 | ||
| D | 5,349 | 1,878 | 7,257 | ||
| D | 5,666 | 1,589 | 7,317 | ||
| D | 4,485 | 2,922 | 7,407 | ||
| D | 3,993 | 1,310 | 5,545 | ||
| D | 4,469 | 1,844 | 6,343 | ||
| D | 3,791 | 909 | 4,704 | ||
| D | 3,022 | 540 | 4,000 | ||
| D | 2,872 | 1,271 | 4,185 | ||
| D | 2,915 | 1,095 | 4,045 | ||
| D | 5,973 | 4,335 | 10,368 | ||
| D | 6,373 | 4,761 | 11,288 | ||
| D | 6,602 | 3,955 | 10,898 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.3%
German
13.6%
Irish
11.6%
American
5.4%
Italian
5.1%
Scottish
3.0%
French
1.6%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.7 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
$93,985
Charlottesville, VA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Charlottesville, VA$93,985
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville's metro tilts heavily toward college-educated voters, producing Democratic margins that stand out sharply against the more competitive surrounding Piedmont counties.
The Democratic margin in Charlottesville, VA reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $93,985, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 224,335 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Charlottesville, VA, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlottesville, VA, Virginia voted Democratic by 26.3 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 128,320 votes cast, 79,740 went Democratic and 46,027 went Republican.
What is Charlottesville, VA, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Charlottesville, VA, Virginia as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Charlottesville, VA, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlottesville, VA, Virginia voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Charlottesville, VA, Virginia?
Charlottesville, VA, Virginia has a population of 224,335 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlottesville, VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Charlottesville, VA, Virginia is $93,985 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Charlottesville, VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Charlottesville, VA, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.