† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
4 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupJefferson City, MOMissouriUnited States
German30.0%21.3%12.5%
English10.9%11.9%9.5%
Irish9.4%11.8%9.4%
American8.7%6.8%5.3%
French2.3%2.2%1.6%
Italian2.0%3.2%4.8%
Scottish1.8%1.8%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.7%——
African American†5.8%10.0%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Mexican2.4%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Jefferson City, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
39.7
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jefferson City, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$73,899
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.9%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.0%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jefferson City, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.8%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.6%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jefferson City, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
18.5%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
23.8%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.2%
51.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
5.7%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Jefferson City, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+14.4%
1896
+16.9%
1900
+13.1%
1904
+10.5%
1908
+9.9%
1912
+18.3%
1916
+8.7%
1920
−8.8%
1924
+2.8%
1928
+3.5%
1932
+32.8%
1936
+18.1%
1940
+5.2%
1944
+0.9%
1948
+15.1%
1952
−7.8%
1956
−4.5%
1960
−2.3%
1964
+2.0%
1968
−23.9%
1972
−49.1%
1976
−19.6%
1980
−21.9%
1984
−45.4%
1988
−29.9%
1992
−9.8%
1996
−11.8%
2000
−22.3%
2004
−34.9%
2008
−27.5%
2012
−36.5%
2016
−43.3%
2020
−42.6%
2024
−43.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
27.6%Harris21,122
71.0%Trump54,426
0.9%Oliver711 +4
R+43.5
R+0.9
R+42.0
76,609
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.0%54,426
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.6%21,122
Chase OliverLibertarian0.9%711
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%314
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%29
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%5
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%2
R
27.7%Biden20,909
70.3%Trump53,070
2.1%
R+42.6
D+0.8
R+47.0
75,531
R
25.6%Clinton18,137
68.9%Trump48,876
5.5%
R+43.3
R+6.8
R+45.4
70,909
R
30.8%Obama21,157
67.3%Romney46,268
2.0%
R+36.5
R+9.0
R+40.4
68,784
R
35.6%Obama25,530
63.1%McCain45,303
1.4%
R+27.5
D+7.4
R+34.8
71,810
R
32.3%Kerry21,898
67.2%Bush45,578
0.5%
R+34.9
R+12.6
R+32.5
67,836
R
37.9%Gore22,878
60.2%Bush36,323
1.9%
R+22.3
R+10.5
R+22.8
60,326
R
39.1%Clinton20,911
50.8%Dole27,200
10.1%
R+11.8
R+2.0
R+20.3
53,512
R
34.6%Clinton19,878
44.4%Bush25,500
21.0%
R+9.8
D+20.2
R+15.3
57,446
R
34.9%Dukakis17,275
64.9%Bush32,097
0.2%
R+29.9
D+15.4
R+22.2
49,490
R
27.3%Mondale13,986
72.7%Reagan37,206
0.0%
R+45.4
R+23.5
R+27.1
51,192
R
37.5%Carter19,099
59.4%Reagan30,237
3.1%
R+21.9
R+2.2
R+12.1
50,914
R
39.8%Carter17,269
59.4%Ford25,786
0.8%
R+19.6
D+29.4
R+21.7
43,386
R
25.5%McGovern10,670
74.5%Nixon31,227
0.0%
R+49.1
R+25.2
R+25.9
41,897
R
33.1%Humphrey12,881
56.9%Nixon22,169
10.0%
R+23.9
R+25.9
R+23.2
38,931
D
51.0%Johnson19,275
49.0%Goldwater18,521
0.0%
D+2.0
D+4.3
R+20.6
37,796
R
48.8%Kennedy19,047
51.2%Nixon19,948
0.0%
R+2.3
D+2.2
R+2.5
38,995
R
47.7%Stevenson17,550
52.3%Eisenhower19,211
0.0%
R+4.5
D+3.3
D+10.9
36,761
R
46.0%Stevenson17,598
53.9%Eisenhower20,580
0.1%
R+7.8
R+22.9
D+3.0
38,217
D
57.5%Truman19,565
42.4%Dewey14,424
0.1%
D+15.1
D+14.2
D+10.6
34,038
D
50.4%Roosevelt17,344
49.5%Dewey17,028
0.1%
D+0.9
R+4.2
R+6.6
34,420
D
52.5%Roosevelt20,635
47.4%Willkie18,608
0.1%
D+5.2
R+12.9
R+4.8
39,291
D
58.8%Roosevelt22,196
40.7%Landon15,366
0.5%
D+18.1
R+14.7
R+6.2
37,764
D
66.2%Roosevelt23,444
33.5%Hoover11,844
0.3%
D+32.8
D+29.2
D+15.0
35,404
D
51.7%Smith17,036
48.1%Hoover15,876
0.2%
D+3.5
D+0.7
D+21.0
32,981
D
49.5%Davis15,524
46.7%Coolidge14,638
3.8%
D+2.8
D+11.6
D+28.0
31,361
R
45.3%Cox13,725
54.1%Harding16,386
0.5%
R+8.8
R+17.4
D+17.4
30,270
D
53.9%Wilson9,855
45.2%Hughes8,272
0.8%
D+8.7
R+9.6
D+5.5
18,282
D
54.5%Wilson8,997
36.3%Taft5,984
9.2%
D+18.3
D+8.3
R+1.3
16,497
D
54.3%Bryan9,574
44.4%Taft7,824
1.3%
D+9.9
R+0.5
D+19.5
17,634
D
54.1%Parker9,054
43.6%Roosevelt7,301
2.3%
D+10.5
R+2.6
D+30.1
16,748
D
55.6%Bryan9,725
42.5%McKinley7,436
1.9%
D+13.1
R+3.8
D+20.6
17,489
D
57.9%Bryan10,108
41.0%McKinley7,162
1.1%
D+16.9
D+2.5
D+23.0
17,454
D
53.9%Cleveland8,070
39.4%Harrison5,909
6.7%
D+14.4
—
D+12.8
14,980
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
30.7%23,323
67.0%50,950
76,053
2022
R
29.6%16,053
67.7%36,696
54,202
2018
R
32.2%20,140
64.5%40,322
62,507
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jefferson City, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
101,412
2018
99,253
2020
103,529
2022
103,249
2024
104,215
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+449 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,593 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Jefferson City, MO in Jefferson City, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−256
2012
−682
2013
−354
2014
−566
2015
−427
2016
−97
2017
−535
2018
−232
2019
−628
2021
+583
2022
+342
2023
+231
2024
+579
2025
+449
Jefferson City anchors Cole County, one of Missouri's most reliably Republican metros, yet its government workforce and proximity to the University of Missouri create a distinct professional-class voter bloc that moderates margins relative to surrounding rural counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 49.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.5 points.
A population of 150,437, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,899 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Effingham, IL and Cape Girardeau, MO-IL.
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How did Jefferson City, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jefferson City, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 43.5 points (R+43.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 76,609 votes cast, 21,122 went Democratic and 54,426 went Republican.
When did Jefferson City, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jefferson City, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Jefferson City, MO, Missouri?
Jefferson City, MO, Missouri has a population of 150,437 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jefferson City, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Jefferson City, MO, Missouri is $73,899 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Jefferson City, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jefferson City, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
