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1876–2024
Columbia, MO·Missouri

Columbia, MO delivered D+2 in 2024.

College-town anchor in a rural-red region

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
LatestD+2in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population215,0142024 ACS

Columbia, MO, Missouri: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
215,0142024 5-year
Median household income
$72,2692024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.3%2024 5-year
Black
9.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+17 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Columbia, MO
HarrisD+2
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2024 presidential margin by county for Columbia, MO, MOA map of the constituent counties of Columbia, MO, MO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Boone County, MO · D+10Cooper County, MO · R+46Howard County, MO · R+44
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.0%52,140
Donald TrumpRepublican47.6%49,600
OtherAll other candidates2.4%2,458
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +2.4% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+2.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+30.0%
1896+32.7%
1900+29.8%
1904+23.8%
1908+27.2%
1912+35.1%
1916+28.2%
1920+20.2%
1924+25.9%
1928+18.3%
1932+45.7%
1936+35.4%
1940+23.7%
1944+22.1%
1948+29.3%
1952+6.8%
1956+6.4%
1960+4.1%
1964+28.3%
1968−2.5%
1972−16.7%
1976+3.8%
1980+1.9%
1984−17.4%
1988+1.3%
1992+10.7%
1996+5.2%
2000−2.2%
2004−4.2%
2008+7.8%
2012−1.4%
2016−0.8%
2020+5.0%
2024+2.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.4%
52,14049,600104,198
D
+5.0%
53,72648,471105,111
R
−0.8%
44,34045,10196,722
R
−1.4%
44,04445,30891,800
D
+7.8%
52,09444,45998,132
R
−4.2%
42,01545,77488,475
R
−2.2%
33,32234,91270,911
D
+5.2%
29,75126,49262,752
D
+10.7%
30,97023,52569,672
D
+1.3%
29,32628,55058,046
R
−17.4%
23,59733,56357,160
D
+1.9%
23,45722,48850,240
D
+3.8%
23,53021,75746,196
R
−16.7%
18,03925,27343,312
R
−2.5%
16,90217,85737,811
D
+28.3%
22,46612,56435,030
D
+4.1%
18,67417,20035,874
D
+6.4%
17,45715,36932,826
D
+6.8%
17,31615,09332,462
D
+29.3%
18,2089,92128,314
D
+22.1%
17,39111,07428,524
D
+23.7%
20,99112,92234,009
D
+35.4%
21,75510,34932,215
D
+45.7%
22,4018,27330,942
D
+18.3%
17,28711,92429,255
D
+25.9%
17,48610,17528,245
D
+20.2%
17,14011,35328,634
D
+28.2%
11,0046,13117,275
D
+35.1%
10,1434,51616,011
D
+27.2%
10,4805,96916,588
D
+23.8%
9,5345,82315,579
D
+29.8%
10,6835,70516,686
D
+32.7%
11,4205,76917,281
D
+30.0%
9,1084,76914,467
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.1%
English
14.6%
Irish
12.1%
American
5.9%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 33.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.7%
75–84
2.3%
4.0%
65–74
4.6%
5.3%
55–64
5.5%
5.1%
45–54
5.1%
6.2%
35–44
6.2%
7.0%
25–34
7.1%
8.4%
18–24
9.5%
7.7%
5–17
7.2%
2.7%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,269
Columbia, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Columbia, MO$72,269
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.0%
Baptist
8.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Methodist
3.5%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Missouri, Columbia's Boone County posts notably higher Democratic margins than surrounding Ozark and agricultural counties, making it an isolated blue island in central Missouri's otherwise lopsided congressional map.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-six points in 1932 and a Republican high of seventeen points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.

A population of 215,014, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,269 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Columbia, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbia, MO, Missouri voted Democratic by 2.4 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 104,198 votes cast, 52,140 went Democratic and 49,600 went Republican.
What is Columbia, MO, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Columbia, MO, Missouri in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 7 times, and other 0 times.
When did Columbia, MO, Missouri last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbia, MO, Missouri voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Columbia, MO, Missouri?
Columbia, MO, Missouri has a population of 215,014 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbia, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Columbia, MO, Missouri is $72,269 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Columbia, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Columbia, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.