Election Results for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	25,758	10.9
Deaths:	37,242	15.8
Net Migration:	6,831	2.9
Net Immigration:	2,908	1.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +37,035	R +2,466	D + 2.8%
D +34,569
2020 vs. 2012	R +57,845	R +50,742	R + 6.6%
D +7,103
2020 vs. 2008	R +69,976	R +75,454	R + 11.2%
D -5,478

2016 vs. 2008	R +32,941	R +72,988	R + 14.0%
D -40,047
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	65%	Donald Trump* (R)	371,699	60.8%	Joe Biden (D)	228,926	37.4%	11,049 [+]	1.8%	611,674	14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 8,954 (1.5%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	334,664	60.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	194,357	34.9%	28,582 [+]	5.1%	557,603	14	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 15,161 (2.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 7,053 (1.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,282 (0.6%);
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	313,854	57.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	221,823	40.5%	11,662 [+]	2.1%	547,339	10	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,363 (0.8%);
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	301,723	55.6%	Barack Obama (D)	234,404	43.2%	6,985 [+]	1.3%	543,112	10	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,145 (0.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,879 (0.3%);
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	290,705	60.2%	John Kerry (D)	187,437	38.8%	4,862 [+]	1.0%	483,004	9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 35 (0.0%);
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	248,055	57.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	173,561	40.0%	12,806 [+]	2.9%	434,422	9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 7,685 (1.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,103 (0.3%);
1996	48%	Robert Dole (R)	192,434	47.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	171,894	42.4%	40,740 [+]	10.1%	405,068	7	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 34,927 (8.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,384 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	George Bush* (R)	199,677	46.7%	Bill Clinton (D)	167,723	39.3%	59,731 [+]	14.0%	427,131	9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 54,765 (12.8%);
1988	47%	George Bush (R)	227,516	59.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	147,972	38.9%	4,835 [+]	1.3%	380,323	6	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,464 (0.4%);
1984	51%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	254,633	64.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	136,867	34.7%	3,160	0.8%	394,660	6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	48%	Ronald Reagan (R)	189,956	53.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	152,017	42.4%	16,397 [+]	4.6%	358,370	2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 11,338 (3.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,013 (0.6%);
1976	49%	Gerald Ford* (R)	161,472	48.6%	Jimmy Carter (D)	161,314	48.6%	9,148 [+]	2.8%	331,934	1	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	44%	Richard Nixon* (R)	204,016	71.4%	George McGovern (D)	75,217	26.3%	6,702 [+]	2.3%	285,935	11	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 4,705 (1.6%);
1968	55%	Richard Nixon (R)	137,885	46.6%	George Wallace (AIP)	79,009	26.7%	79,064 [+]	26.7%	295,958	3	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 76,418 (25.8%);
1964	44%	Barry Goldwater (R)	117,864	50.9%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	112,682	48.7%	850	0.4%	231,396	12	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	36%	Richard Nixon (R)	100,971	56.1%	John Kennedy (D)	77,998	43.3%	1,019	0.6%	179,988	6	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	34%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	102,540	59.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	63,672	36.7%	7,451	4.3%	173,663	2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	32%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	94,649	58.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	65,883	40.9%	450	0.3%	160,982	4	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	25%	Harry Truman* (D)	49,844	43.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	48,171	42.2%	16,041 [+]	14.1%	114,056	-3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 15,578 (13.7%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 253 (0.2%);
1944	24%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	64,588	60.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	42,237	39.5%	233	0.2%	107,058	-6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	24%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	67,345	65.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	34,703	33.9%	367	0.4%	102,415	-11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	28%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	68,424	65.0%	Alf Landon (R)	36,531	34.7%	348 [+]	0.3%	105,303	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	25%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	59,553	66.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	28,555	32.0%	1,140 [+]	1.3%	89,248	-8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 540 (0.6%);
1928	27%	Herbert Hoover (R)	50,981	55.9%	Al Smith (D)	40,078	43.9%	179 [+]	0.2%	91,238	-2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.0%);
1924	22%	John Davis (D)	42,630	59.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	25,593	35.9%	3,001 [+]	4.2%	71,224	-18	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,955 (4.1%);
1920	23%	James Cox (D)	42,373	57.6%	Warren Harding (R)	30,703	41.7%	534 [+]	0.7%	73,610	-19	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 26 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 19 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	16%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	30,616	62.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	17,811	36.2%	772 [+]	1.6%	49,199	-10	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 53 (0.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 26 (0.1%);
1912	15%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	25,497	58.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	9,005	20.6%	9,154 [+]	21.0%	43,656	-4	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 8,560 (19.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 363 (0.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 212 (0.5%);
1908	16%	William J. Bryan (D)	24,016	54.5%	William Taft (R)	19,498	44.3%	526 [+]	1.2%	44,040	-7	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	16%	Alton Parker (D)	23,738	57.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	16,763	40.6%	829 [+]	2.0%	41,330	-16	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	30%	William J. Bryan (D)	38,533	52.5%	William McKinley* (R)	33,977	46.3%	906 [+]	1.2%	73,416	-5	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

228,926

37.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

371,699

60.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

8,954

1.5%

Other

2,095

0.3%

TOTAL

611,674

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

194,357

34.9%

Donald Trump (R)

334,664

60.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

15,161

2.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,282

0.6%

Evan McMullin (I)

7,053

1.3%

Other

3,086

0.6%

TOTAL

557,603

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

221,823

40.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

313,854

57.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,363

0.8%

Other

7,299

1.3%

TOTAL

547,339

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

234,404

43.2%

John McCain (R)

301,723

55.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,145

0.4%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,879

0.3%

Other

2,961

0.5%

TOTAL

543,112

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

290,705

60.2%

John Kerry (D)

187,437

38.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.0%

Other

4,827

1.0%

TOTAL

483,004

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

248,055

57.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

173,561

40.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7,685

1.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,103

0.3%

Other

4,018

0.9%

TOTAL

434,422

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 9

1996 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

171,894

42.4%

Robert Dole (R)

192,434

47.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

34,927

8.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,384

0.3%

Other

4,429

1.1%

TOTAL

405,068

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 7

1992 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

167,723

39.3%

George Bush* (R)

199,677

46.7%

Ross Perot (I)

54,765

12.8%

Other

4,966

1.2%

TOTAL

427,131

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

227,516

59.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

147,972

38.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,464

0.4%

Other

3,371

0.9%

TOTAL

380,323

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 6

1984 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

254,633

64.5%

Walter Mondale (D)

136,867

34.7%

Other

3,160

0.8%

TOTAL

394,660

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

189,956

53.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

152,017

42.4%

John Anderson (I)

11,338

3.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,013

0.6%

Other

3,046

0.8%

TOTAL

358,370

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

161,314

48.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

161,472

48.6%

Other

9,148

2.8%

TOTAL

331,934

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

204,016

71.4%

George McGovern (D)

75,217

26.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

4,705

1.6%

Other

1,997

0.7%

TOTAL

285,935

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 11

1968 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

137,885

46.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

76,418

25.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

79,009

26.7%

Other

2,646

0.9%

TOTAL

295,958

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 3

1964 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

112,682

48.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

117,864

50.9%

Other

850

0.4%

TOTAL

231,396

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

77,998

43.3%

Richard Nixon (R)

100,971

56.1%

Other

1,019

0.6%

TOTAL

179,988

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

102,540

59.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

63,672

36.7%

Other

7,451

4.3%

TOTAL

173,663

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

94,649

58.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

65,883

40.9%

Other

450

0.3%

TOTAL

160,982

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

49,844

43.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

48,171

42.2%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

15,578

13.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

253

0.2%

Other

210

0.2%

TOTAL

114,056

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

64,588

60.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

42,237

39.5%

Other

233

0.2%

TOTAL

107,058

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

67,345

65.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

34,703

33.9%

Other

367

0.4%

TOTAL

102,415

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -11

1936 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

68,424

65.0%

Alf Landon (R)

36,531

34.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

344

0.3%

TOTAL

105,303

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -2

1932 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

59,553

66.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

28,555

32.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

540

0.6%

Other

600

0.7%

TOTAL

89,248

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): -8

1928 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

50,981

55.9%

Al Smith (D)

40,078

43.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

175

0.2%

TOTAL

91,238

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -2

1924 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

25,593

35.9%

John Davis (D)

42,630

59.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,955

4.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

71,224

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): -18

1920 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

30,703

41.7%

James Cox (D)

42,373

57.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.0%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.0%

Other

489

0.7%

TOTAL

73,610

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -19

1916 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

30,616

62.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

17,811

36.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.1%

Other

693

1.4%

TOTAL

49,199

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -10

1912 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

25,497

58.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

9,005

20.6%

William Taft* (R)

8,560

19.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

363

0.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

212

0.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

43,656

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -4

1908 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

19,498

44.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

24,016

54.5%

Other

526

1.2%

TOTAL

44,040

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -7

1904 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

16,763

40.6%

Alton Parker (D)

23,738

57.4%

Other

829

2.0%

TOTAL

41,330

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -16

1900 President, Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

33,977

46.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

38,533

52.5%

Other

906

1.2%

TOTAL

73,416

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	904,434	76.92%	3.0%
Black:	172,551	14.67%	1.4%
Indian:	3,333	0.28%	29.5%
Asian:	22,813	1.94%	40.8%
2+ races:	24,448	2.08%	44.1%
Hispanic:	48,251	4.10%	56.2%

Total non-White:	271,396	23.08%	13.9%

Change in White population:	-27,679	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	33,162	2.8

Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

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