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Buncombe County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Asheville, NC
Designated Market Area: Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson, SC-NC-GA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 273,589   ( 35,271 from 2010 , 4,143 from 2020)
Land area: 656.5 square miles
Population density: 416.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:226,363 82.74% 12.5%
Black:15,9195.82% 6.3%
Indian:9270.34% 19.2%
Asian:4,3561.59% 63.8%
2+ races:5,6332.06% 38.3%
Hispanic:20,3917.45% 43.1%
Total non-White:47,22617.26% 27.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,390 10.0
Deaths:7,35113.6
Net Migration: 5,42010.1
Net Immigration: 6421.2
Change in White population:25,122 10.5
Change in Non-White pop.:10,149 4.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Buncombe County, NC

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +6,696 D +14,367 D + 6.4%
D +21,063
2020 vs. 2012 R +7,711 D +18,179 D + 8.8%
D +25,890
2020 vs. 2008 R +9,918 D +16,881 D + 7.4%
D +26,799
2016 vs. 2008 R +3,222 D +2,514 D + 1.0%
D +5,736
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 73% Joe Biden (D) 96,515 59.7% Donald Trump* (R) 62,412 38.6% 2,642 [+] 1.6% 161,569 -11 -8 2.92%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 96,515 59.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 62,412 38.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,460 0.9%
Other 1,182 0.7%
TOTAL 161,569
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -8


2016 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 75,452 54.3%
Donald Trump (R) 55,716 40.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,285 3.1%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,535 1.1%
Other 1,959 1.4%
TOTAL 138,947
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -6


2012 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 70,625 55.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 54,701 42.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,721 1.3%
Other 649 0.5%
TOTAL 127,696
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -4


2008 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 69,716 56.3%
John McCain (R) 52,494 42.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 879 0.7%
Other 706 0.6%
TOTAL 123,795
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -3


2004 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 52,491 50.0%
John Kerry (D) 51,868 49.4%
Other 654 0.6%
TOTAL 105,013
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -1


2000 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 46,101 53.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 38,545 45.1%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 359 0.4%
Other 471 0.6%
TOTAL 85,476
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 6


1996 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 31,658 45.8%
Robert Dole (R) 30,518 44.2%
Ross Perot (Ref) 6,254 9.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 335 0.5%
Other 302 0.4%
TOTAL 69,067
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 3


1992 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 32,955 43.7%
George Bush* (R) 30,892 40.9%
Ross Perot (I) 11,481 15.2%
Other 164 0.2%
TOTAL 75,492
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4


1988 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 36,828 57.6%
Michael Dukakis (D) 26,964 42.1%
Other 200 0.3%
TOTAL 63,992
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4


1984 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 37,698 61.6%
Walter Mondale (D) 23,337 38.1%
Other 148 0.2%
TOTAL 61,183
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3


1980 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 26,124 48.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 24,837 46.4%
John Anderson (I) 2,153 4.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 299 0.6%
Other 117 0.2%
TOTAL 53,530
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2


1976 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 26,633 53.9%
Gerald Ford* (R) 22,461 45.4%
Other 332 0.7%
TOTAL 49,426
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3


1972 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 32,091 70.4%
George McGovern (D) 12,626 27.7%
John Schmitz (Amer) 877 1.9%
TOTAL 45,594
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10


1968 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 21,031 44.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 14,624 30.8%
George Wallace (AIP) 11,889 25.0%
TOTAL 47,544
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1


1964 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 31,623 62.0%
Barry Goldwater (R) 19,372 38.0%
TOTAL 50,995
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -1


1956 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 22,655 54.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 19,044 45.7%
TOTAL 41,699
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -3


1952 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 24,444 52.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 22,425 47.8%
TOTAL 46,869
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -3


1948 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 17,072 55.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 11,460 37.1%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,140 6.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 179 0.6%
TOTAL 30,851
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -8


1944 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 20,878 69.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 9,398 31.0%
TOTAL 30,276
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -15


1940 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 24,878 74.0%
Wendell Willkie (R) 8,723 26.0%
TOTAL 33,601
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -19


1936 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 23,646 71.4%
Alf Landon (R) 9,470 28.6%
TOTAL 33,116
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -8


1932 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 18,241 66.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 8,745 32.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 367 1.3%
TOTAL 27,353
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -8


1928 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 16,590 57.2%
Al Smith (D) 12,405 42.8%
TOTAL 28,995
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1


1924 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 6,285 37.3%
John Davis (D) 10,098 59.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 467 2.8%
TOTAL 16,850
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -17


1920 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 8,017 44.1%
James Cox (D) 10,167 55.9%
TOTAL 18,184
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -16


1916 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,229 52.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 3,830 47.5%
TOTAL 8,059
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 1


1912 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,716 56.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,285 35.0%
William Taft* (R) 426 6.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 101 1.5%
TOTAL 6,528
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -17


1908 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 3,572 50.1%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,506 49.2%
Other 54 0.8%
TOTAL 7,132
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -2


1904 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,591 44.9%
Alton Parker (D) 3,181 55.1%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 5,773
Turnout: 27% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -12


1900 President, Buncombe County, NC
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 4,140 52.4%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,724 47.1%
Other 35 0.4%
TOTAL 7,899
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 1
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buncombe County, NC

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 54% Cheri Beasley (D) 73,807 61.4% Ted Budd (R) 43,222 36.0% 3,097 [+] 2.6% 120,126 -15 3.18%
2020 S2 72% Cal Cunningham (D) 92,664 57.9% Thom Tillis* (R) 60,688 37.9% 6,690 [+] 4.2% 160,042 -11 2.92%
2020 G 72% Roy Cooper* (D) 99,395 62.0% Dan Forest (R) 58,153 36.2% 2,894 [+] 1.8% 160,442 -11 2.92%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
1980 G 45% James Hunt* (D) 32,035 59.1% Beverly Lake (R) 21,707 40.1% 439 [+] 0.8% 54,181 3 2.93%
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%
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%
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%
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%
1972 G 44% James Holshouser (R) 23,088 50.8% Hargrove Bowles (D) 22,113 48.6% 275 [+] 0.6% 45,476 0 3.02%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
*: 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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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 NC11Jasmine 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 NC11Moe 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 NC10David Brown (D) 40,230 69.4% Patrick McHenry* (R) 17,741 30.6% 0 0.0% 57,971
2018-11-06 NC11Phillip 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 NC10Andy Millard (D) 41,309 63.7% Patrick McHenry* (R) 23,579 36.3% 0 0.0% 64,888
2016-11-08 NC11Mark 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 NC10Tate MacQueen (D) 31,833 65.3% Patrick McHenry* (R) 16,928 34.7% 0 0.0% 48,761
2014-11-04 NC11Mark 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 NC10Patsy Keever (D) 46,638 66.2% Patrick McHenry* (R) 23,857 33.8% 0 0.0% 70,495
2012-11-06 NC11Mark 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 NC11Heath 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 NC11Heath 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 NC11Heath 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 NC11Patsy 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 NC11Charles 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 NC11Charles 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 NC11Charles 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 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 4,348 64.3% Ben Neill (D) 2,274 33.6% 136 2.0% 6,758
1996-11-05 NC11Charles 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 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 3,231 69.5% Robert Avery (D) 1,421 30.5% 0 0.0% 4,652
1994-11-08 NC11Charles 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 NC10Cass Ballenger* (R) 4,111 62.5% Ben Neill (D) 2,291 34.8% 180 2.7% 6,582
1992-11-03 NC11Charles 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
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Buncombe County, NC

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 205,718 44,442 21.6% 72,787 35.4% 88,489 43.0% Dem +28,345 Dem +13.8% 92%
2022 209,904 46,073 21.9% 75,382 35.9% 88,449 42.1% Dem +29,309 Dem +14.0% 94%
2020 206,803 47,402 22.9% 77,517 37.5% 81,884 39.6% Dem +30,115 Dem +14.6% 93%
2018 198,739 46,401 23.3% 76,363 38.4% 75,975 38.2% Dem +29,962 Dem +15.1% 92%
2016 198,372 47,793 24.1% 78,237 39.4% 72,342 36.5% Dem +30,444 Dem +15.3% 95%
2014 186,769 47,214 25.3% 75,807 40.6% 63,748 34.1% Dem +28,593 Dem +15.3% 92%
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%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.