† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBerkeleyMissouriUnited States
African American†75.0%10.0%9.9%
African1.7%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.7%—0.2%
Kenyan0.7%——
Mexican4.4%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.4%1.8%
German3.1%21.3%12.5%
Irish1.7%11.8%9.4%
English1.3%11.9%9.5%
American0.8%6.8%5.3%
Italian0.6%3.2%4.8%
Polish0.3%1.3%2.2%
French0.3%2.2%1.6%
Scottish0.2%1.8%1.3%
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
Berkeley
Missouri
United States
Median age
28
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
10.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.3%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Berkeley
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$44,265
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
35.1%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.4%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Berkeley
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.4%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
7.5%
2.9%
13.6%
Other languages
1.5%
0.4%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Berkeley
Missouri
United States
Catholic
—
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
51.7%
51.5%
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.
Berkeley, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+84.5%
2008
+86.6%
2012
+87.0%
2016
+80.7%
2020
+78.6%
2024
+75.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
86.9%Harris2,070
11.4%Trump272
1.7%
D+75.5
R+3.1
D+77.0
2,382
D
88.7%Biden2,567
10.1%Trump293
1.2%
D+78.6
R+2.1
D+74.1
2,894
D
89.0%Clinton2,966
8.2%Trump275
2.8%
D+80.7
R+6.3
D+78.6
3,334
D
92.7%Obama3,650
5.7%Romney226
1.5%
D+87.0
D+0.4
D+83.1
3,937
D
92.9%Obama4,405
6.3%McCain300
0.7%
D+86.6
D+2.1
D+79.3
4,740
D
92.0%Kerry3,896
7.5%Bush318
0.5%
D+84.5
—
D+86.9
4,235
Berkeley sits adjacent to Lambert International Airport in north St. Louis County, where a majority-Black electorate has consistently backed Democratic candidates by wide margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 75.5 points.
A population of 8,123, a 6% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,265 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Glasgow Village and Riverdale.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Berkeley, Missouri voted Democratic by 75.5 points (D+75.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,382 votes cast, 2,070 went Democratic and 272 went Republican.
How many people live in Berkeley, Missouri?
Berkeley, Missouri has a population of 8,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Berkeley, Missouri?
Median household income in Berkeley, Missouri is $44,265 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Berkeley, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Berkeley, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
