Election Results for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,949	8.9
Deaths:	3,904	11.7
Net Migration:	-605	-1.8
Net Immigration:	1,002	3.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4,089	D +500	D + 2.2%
D +4,589
2020 vs. 2012	R +6,312	R +3,312	R + 3.4%
D +3,000
2020 vs. 2008	R +7,653	R +7,067	R + 9.0%
D +586

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,564	R +7,567	R + 11.2%
D -4,003
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	42,418	54.4%	Joe Biden (D)	33,657	43.2%	1,834 [+]	2.4%	77,909	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,487 (1.9%);
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	38,329	52.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	29,068	40.1%	5,093 [+]	7.0%	72,490	7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,879 (4.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,160 (1.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 605 (0.8%);
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	36,106	52.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	30,657	44.7%	1,883 [+]	2.7%	68,646	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 987 (1.4%);
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	34,765	50.4%	Barack Obama (D)	33,071	48.0%	1,091 [+]	1.6%	68,927	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 341 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (I) 328 (0.5%);
2004	45%	George W. Bush* (R)	32,723	56.3%	John Kerry (D)	24,729	42.6%	657 [+]	1.1%	58,109	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	41%	George W. Bush (R)	26,844	52.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	22,042	43.1%	2,239 [+]	4.4%	51,125	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,738 (3.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 121 (0.2%);
1996	40%	Bill Clinton* (D)	21,509	45.2%	Robert Dole (R)	20,212	42.5%	5,890 [+]	12.4%	47,611	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 5,215 (11.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 254 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	44%	Bill Clinton (D)	21,820	42.5%	George Bush* (R)	21,773	42.4%	7,746 [+]	15.1%	51,339	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 7,239 (14.1%);
1988	40%	George Bush (R)	25,141	56.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	18,492	41.9%	543 [+]	1.2%	44,176	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 204 (0.5%);
1984	42%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	27,865	62.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	16,394	36.8%	334	0.7%	44,593	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	41%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	19,076	46.8%	Ronald Reagan (R)	18,911	46.4%	2,800 [+]	6.9%	40,787	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,187 (5.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 326 (0.8%);
1976	40%	Jimmy Carter (D)	19,104	51.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	17,310	46.5%	813 [+]	2.2%	37,227	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	37%	Richard Nixon* (R)	21,877	69.6%	George McGovern (D)	8,993	28.6%	558 [+]	1.8%	31,428	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 426 (1.4%);
1968	43%	Richard Nixon (R)	16,306	54.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	8,448	28.3%	5,084 [+]	17.0%	29,838	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 4,891 (16.4%);
1964	37%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	12,475	52.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	11,162	47.0%	103	0.4%	23,740	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	32%	Richard Nixon (R)	11,022	58.3%	John Kennedy (D)	7,715	40.8%	154	0.8%	18,891	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	32%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	12,295	62.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,976	35.6%	303	1.5%	19,574	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	26%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	10,154	62.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,140	37.6%	28	0.2%	16,322	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	21%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,059	51.3%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,893	41.4%	853 [+]	7.2%	11,805	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 809 (6.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 18 (0.2%);
1944	22%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,334	55.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,038	44.2%	26	0.2%	11,398	-2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	24%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,903	61.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	4,354	38.6%	33	0.3%	11,290	-6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	26%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,366	58.4%	Alf Landon (R)	4,500	41.3%	42 [+]	0.4%	10,908	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	26%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,415	60.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,988	37.7%	167 [+]	1.6%	10,570	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 73 (0.7%);
1928	27%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,696	56.0%	Al Smith (D)	4,454	43.8%	17 [+]	0.2%	10,167	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	23%	John Davis (D)	4,622	54.5%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,552	41.8%	314 [+]	3.7%	8,488	-12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 310 (3.7%);
1920	23%	James Cox (D)	4,289	51.5%	Warren Harding (R)	3,992	47.9%	54 [+]	0.6%	8,335	-12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	15%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,867	54.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,323	43.8%	108 [+]	2.0%	5,298	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	14%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,373	51.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,357	29.2%	915 [+]	19.7%	4,645	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 848 (18.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 37 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 27 (0.6%);
1908	15%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,357	49.8%	William Taft (R)	2,321	49.0%	54 [+]	1.1%	4,732	-3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	15%	Alton Parker (D)	2,287	50.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,177	47.6%	110 [+]	2.4%	4,574	-9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	24%	William McKinley* (R)	3,689	51.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,417	47.4%	96 [+]	1.3%	7,202	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

33,657

43.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

42,418

54.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,487

1.9%

Other

347

0.4%

TOTAL

77,909

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

29,068

40.1%

Donald Trump (R)

38,329

52.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,879

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

605

0.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,160

1.6%

Other

449

0.6%

TOTAL

72,490

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

30,657

44.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

36,106

52.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

987

1.4%

Other

896

1.3%

TOTAL

68,646

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

33,071

48.0%

John McCain (R)

34,765

50.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

328

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

341

0.5%

Other

422

0.6%

TOTAL

68,927

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

32,723

56.3%

John Kerry (D)

24,729

42.6%

Other

657

1.1%

TOTAL

58,109

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

26,844

52.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

22,042

43.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,738

3.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

121

0.2%

Other

380

0.7%

TOTAL

51,125

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 5

1996 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

21,509

45.2%

Robert Dole (R)

20,212

42.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

5,215

11.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

254

0.5%

Other

421

0.9%

TOTAL

47,611

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 2

1992 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

21,820

42.5%

George Bush* (R)

21,773

42.4%

Ross Perot (I)

7,239

14.1%

Other

507

1.0%

TOTAL

51,339

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

25,141

56.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

18,492

41.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

204

0.5%

Other

339

0.8%

TOTAL

44,176

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 4

1984 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

27,865

62.5%

Walter Mondale (D)

16,394

36.8%

Other

334

0.7%

TOTAL

44,593

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

18,911

46.4%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

19,076

46.8%

John Anderson (I)

2,187

5.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

326

0.8%

Other

287

0.7%

TOTAL

40,787

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

19,104

51.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

17,310

46.5%

Other

813

2.2%

TOTAL

37,227

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

21,877

69.6%

George McGovern (D)

8,993

28.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

426

1.4%

Other

132

0.4%

TOTAL

31,428

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 9

1968 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

16,306

54.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

8,448

28.3%

George Wallace (AIP)

4,891

16.4%

Other

193

0.6%

TOTAL

29,838

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 11

1964 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

12,475

52.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

11,162

47.0%

Other

103

0.4%

TOTAL

23,740

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

7,715

40.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

11,022

58.3%

Other

154

0.8%

TOTAL

18,891

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 9

1956 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

12,295

62.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

6,976

35.6%

Other

303

1.5%

TOTAL

19,574

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 5

1952 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

10,154

62.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

6,140

37.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

16,322

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

4,893

41.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

6,059

51.3%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

809

6.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,805

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): 6

1944 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

6,334

55.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

5,038

44.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,398

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

6,903

61.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

4,354

38.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

11,290

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -6

1936 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

6,366

58.4%

Alf Landon (R)

4,500

41.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

10,908

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 5

1932 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

6,415

60.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

3,988

37.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

10,570

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): -2

1928 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

5,696

56.0%

Al Smith (D)

4,454

43.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

10,167

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -2

1924 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

3,552

41.8%

John Davis (D)

4,622

54.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

310

3.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

8,488

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -12

1920 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

3,992

47.9%

James Cox (D)

4,289

51.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

8,335

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -12

1916 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,867

54.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

2,323

43.8%

Other

108

2.0%

TOTAL

5,298

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -2

1912 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,373

51.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,357

29.2%

William Taft* (R)

848

18.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,645

Turnout: 14%	Diff (US): -5

1908 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,321

49.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,357

49.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,732

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -3

1904 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,177

47.6%

Alton Parker (D)

2,287

50.0%

Other

110

2.4%

TOTAL

4,574

Turnout: 15%	Diff (US): -9

1900 President, Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

3,689

51.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,417

47.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

7,202

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	141,827	85.53%	10.3%
Black:	7,484	4.51%	4.4%
Indian:	333	0.20%	17.7%
Asian:	7,149	4.31%	26.7%
2+ races:	3,765	2.27%	30.7%
Hispanic:	5,254	3.17%	32.2%

Total non-White:	23,985	14.47%	19.1%

Change in White population:	-16,276	-9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,851	2.2

Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area