Asheville Reporter

Of the 231,053 citizens living in Union County in 2019, 168,085 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 86,424 of those people were female and 81,661 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	81,661	35.34
Females 18 and over	86,424	37.4

Source: US Census Bureau