Roanoke Metropolitan Area - Politics

Politics

Presidential Election Results
Year GOP DEM Others
2008 54.6% 81,633 44.2% 66,098 1.2% 1,805
2004 60.0% 80,991 39.2% 52,901 0.9% 1,205
2000 55.8% 68,230 41.8% 51,032 2.4% 2,929
1996 53.1% 52,684 36.2% 35,922 10.7% 10,636
1992 45.1% 52,889 31.3% 43,360 13.6% 15,888
1988 56.0% 57,284 43.2% 44,244 0.8% 826
1984 60.9% 63,591 38.5% 40,207 0.6% 642
1980 49.1% 47,377 46.1% 44,405 4.7% 4,570
1976 43.9% 39,942 54.7% 49,783 1.4% 1,301
1972 70.4% 53,364 27.4% 20,777 2.2% 1,672
1968 52.2% 37,977 25.1% 18,268 22.6% 16,439
1964 48.3% 28,732 63.0% 30,713 0.1% 44
1960 60.7% 29,010 39.0% 18,638 0.3% 122

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