Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri: Stable Rural Right market. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 488,6162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,1352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Columbia-Jefferson City
TrumpR+27
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.7% | 150,540 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 35.5% | 85,302 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 4,153 |
D+60R+60
14 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 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
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 85,302 | 150,540 | 239,995 | ||
| R | 86,724 | 146,377 | 238,839 | ||
| R | 73,649 | 135,170 | 222,753 | ||
| R | 81,573 | 127,318 | 213,980 | ||
| R | 98,905 | 124,254 | 226,649 | ||
| R | 83,431 | 126,460 | 211,318 | ||
| R | 76,757 | 99,362 | 180,956 | ||
| R | 71,859 | 73,559 | 163,792 | ||
| D | 72,277 | 67,550 | 179,174 | ||
| R | 68,240 | 86,549 | 155,192 | ||
| R | 56,239 | 103,135 | 159,374 | ||
| R | 63,526 | 81,037 | 151,618 | ||
| R | 65,101 | 69,719 | 136,297 | ||
| R | 44,421 | 87,196 | 131,617 | ||
| R | 48,222 | 62,689 | 122,456 | ||
| D | 70,656 | 49,137 | 119,793 | ||
| D | 63,198 | 62,244 | 125,442 | ||
| D | 60,821 | 58,495 | 119,316 | ||
| D | 61,714 | 61,089 | 122,984 | ||
| D | 66,466 | 41,191 | 107,959 | ||
| D | 61,296 | 49,789 | 111,281 | ||
| D | 74,374 | 55,551 | 130,168 | ||
| D | 78,522 | 45,753 | 124,780 | ||
| D | 80,840 | 34,531 | 116,044 | ||
| D | 57,461 | 52,416 | 110,069 | ||
| D | 59,698 | 44,169 | 107,959 | ||
| D | 57,616 | 51,486 | 109,857 | ||
| D | 38,717 | 26,682 | 66,084 | ||
| D | 35,169 | 19,138 | 60,774 | ||
| D | 37,091 | 26,148 | 64,034 | ||
| D | 33,786 | 24,942 | 60,042 | ||
| D | 37,875 | 24,287 | 63,370 | ||
| D | 40,909 | 24,600 | 65,974 | ||
| D | 32,830 | 20,571 | 56,554 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.5%
English
13.1%
Irish
10.9%
American
7.7%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.9%
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: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,135
Columbia-Jefferson City ranks near the middle of US counties.
Columbia-Jefferson City$69,135
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
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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 forty points in 1932 and a Republican high of thirty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 488,616, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,135 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri voted Republican by 27.2 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 239,995 votes cast, 85,302 went Democratic and 150,540 went Republican.
What is Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri in the "Stable Rural Right" 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 market has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
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 38 presidential elections in Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.