† 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
14 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
GroupColumbia-Jefferson CityMissouriUnited States
German25.5%21.3%12.5%
English13.1%11.9%9.5%
Irish10.9%11.8%9.4%
American7.7%6.8%5.3%
Italian2.3%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.0%1.8%1.3%
French1.9%2.2%1.6%
Polish0.6%1.3%2.2%
African American†5.8%10.0%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Mexican2.4%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Asian Indian0.5%0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.4%1.3%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Cambodian0.2%——
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
Columbia-Jefferson City
Missouri
United States
Median age
37.7
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
12.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbia-Jefferson City
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$69,135
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.9%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.3%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbia-Jefferson City
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.7%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.9%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbia-Jefferson City
Missouri
United States
Catholic
11.5%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
22.8%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.6%
51.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.2%
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.
Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+21.7%
1896
+24.7%
1900
+21.4%
1904
+14.7%
1908
+17.1%
1912
+26.4%
1916
+18.2%
1920
+5.6%
1924
+14.4%
1928
+4.6%
1932
+39.9%
1936
+26.3%
1940
+14.5%
1944
+10.3%
1948
+23.4%
1952
+0.5%
1956
+1.9%
1960
+0.8%
1964
+18.0%
1968
−11.8%
1972
−32.5%
1976
−3.4%
1980
−11.5%
1984
−29.4%
1988
−11.8%
1992
+2.6%
1996
−1.0%
2000
−12.5%
2004
−20.4%
2008
−11.2%
2012
−21.4%
2016
−27.6%
2020
−25.0%
2024
−27.2%
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
35.6%Harris85,302
62.8%Trump150,540
1.0%Oliver2,291 +4
R+27.2
R+2.2
R+25.7
239,680
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.8%150,540
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic35.6%85,302
Chase OliverLibertarian1.0%2,291
Jill SteinIndependent0.6%1,362
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%142
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%35
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%8
R
36.3%Biden86,724
61.3%Trump146,377
2.4%
R+25.0
D+2.6
R+29.4
238,839
R
33.1%Clinton73,649
60.7%Trump135,170
6.3%
R+27.6
R+6.2
R+29.7
222,753
R
38.1%Obama81,573
59.5%Romney127,318
2.4%
R+21.4
R+10.2
R+25.2
213,980
R
43.6%Obama98,905
54.8%McCain124,254
1.5%
R+11.2
D+9.2
R+18.5
226,649
R
39.5%Kerry83,431
59.8%Bush126,460
0.7%
R+20.4
R+7.9
R+17.9
211,318
R
42.4%Gore76,757
54.9%Bush99,362
2.7%
R+12.5
R+11.5
R+13.0
180,956
R
43.9%Clinton71,859
44.9%Dole73,559
11.2%
R+1.0
R+3.7
R+9.6
163,792
D
40.3%Clinton72,277
37.7%Bush67,550
22.0%
D+2.6
D+14.4
R+2.9
179,174
R
44.0%Dukakis68,240
55.8%Bush86,549
0.3%
R+11.8
D+17.6
R+4.1
155,192
R
35.3%Mondale56,239
64.7%Reagan103,135
0.0%
R+29.4
R+17.9
R+11.2
159,374
R
41.9%Carter63,526
53.4%Reagan81,037
4.7%
R+11.5
R+8.2
R+1.8
151,618
R
47.8%Carter65,101
51.2%Ford69,719
1.1%
R+3.4
D+29.1
R+5.5
136,297
R
33.8%McGovern44,421
66.2%Nixon87,196
0.0%
R+32.5
R+20.7
R+9.3
131,617
R
39.4%Humphrey48,222
51.2%Nixon62,689
9.4%
R+11.8
R+29.8
R+11.1
122,456
D
59.0%Johnson70,656
41.0%Goldwater49,137
0.0%
D+18.0
D+17.2
R+4.6
119,793
D
50.4%Kennedy63,198
49.6%Nixon62,244
0.0%
D+0.8
R+1.2
D+0.6
125,442
D
51.0%Stevenson60,821
49.0%Eisenhower58,495
0.0%
D+1.9
D+1.4
D+17.4
119,316
D
50.2%Stevenson61,714
49.7%Eisenhower61,089
0.1%
D+0.5
R+22.9
D+11.3
122,984
D
61.6%Truman66,466
38.2%Dewey41,191
0.3%
D+23.4
D+13.1
D+18.9
107,959
D
55.1%Roosevelt61,296
44.7%Dewey49,789
0.2%
D+10.3
R+4.1
D+2.8
111,281
D
57.1%Roosevelt74,374
42.7%Willkie55,551
0.2%
D+14.5
R+11.8
D+4.5
130,168
D
62.9%Roosevelt78,522
36.7%Landon45,753
0.4%
D+26.3
R+13.6
D+2.0
124,780
D
69.7%Roosevelt80,840
29.8%Hoover34,531
0.6%
D+39.9
D+35.3
D+22.1
116,044
D
52.2%Smith57,461
47.6%Hoover52,416
0.2%
D+4.6
R+9.8
D+22.1
110,069
D
55.3%Davis59,698
40.9%Coolidge44,169
3.8%
D+14.4
D+8.8
D+39.6
107,959
D
52.4%Cox57,616
46.9%Harding51,486
0.7%
D+5.6
R+12.6
D+31.8
109,857
D
58.6%Wilson38,717
40.4%Hughes26,682
1.0%
D+18.2
R+8.2
D+15.1
66,084
D
57.9%Wilson35,169
31.5%Taft19,138
10.6%
D+26.4
D+9.3
D+6.8
60,774
D
57.9%Bryan37,091
40.8%Taft26,148
1.2%
D+17.1
D+2.4
D+26.6
64,034
D
56.3%Parker33,786
41.5%Roosevelt24,942
2.2%
D+14.7
R+6.7
D+34.4
60,042
D
59.8%Bryan37,875
38.3%McKinley24,287
1.9%
D+21.4
R+3.3
D+29.0
63,370
D
62.0%Bryan40,909
37.3%McKinley24,600
0.7%
D+24.7
D+3.0
D+30.8
65,974
D
58.1%Cleveland32,830
36.4%Harrison20,571
5.6%
D+21.7
—
D+20.0
56,554
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Columbia-Jefferson City
Year
Total registered
2016
332,290
2018
319,156
2020
335,685
2022
323,560
2024
332,592
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+721 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +4,879 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Columbia-Jefferson City in Columbia-Jefferson City: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+417
2012
−708
2013
+61
2014
−589
2015
−487
2016
−131
2017
−715
2018
−575
2019
−229
2021
+3,038
2022
+1,833
2023
+802
2024
+1,441
2025
+721
The Columbia-Jefferson City market pairs a major university town with the state capital, producing an unusually wide ideological range for a market its size — college precincts and government-worker suburbs pull in opposite directions.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 32.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.2 points.
A population of 488,616, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,135 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Topeka and Billings.
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How did Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri voted Republican by 27.2 points (R+27.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 239,680 votes cast, 85,302 went Democratic and 150,540 went Republican.
When did Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri?
Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri has a population of 488,616 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri?
Median household income in Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri is $69,135 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
