So, why do the liberal hippies of Asheville vote for Bush?
Kerry won Asheville city, 60% to 39%. Bush landslided the rest of the county (not so much suburbs as satellite towns). I'm not sure I'd call a >1/3 black city that gave Kerry 60% "hippie," but it's liberal.
Anyone know much about Swannanoa? It's a small town outside of Asheville that voted Kerry. It's heavily white, but seems identical to the other parts of the county where Bush landslided. It was a close victory (carried by one of three precincts) though.