† 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
GroupAshlandMissouriUnited States
German28.1%21.3%12.5%
English18.1%11.9%9.5%
Irish14.9%11.8%9.4%
American7.0%6.8%5.3%
Italian3.6%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.6%1.8%1.3%
French2.3%2.2%1.6%
Polish1.7%1.3%2.2%
Mexican2.2%3.2%11.3%
African American†0.9%10.0%9.9%
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
Ashland
Missouri
United States
Median age
39.6
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.9%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ashland
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$93,143
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.1%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
45.3%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ashland
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.2%
6.7%
22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.6%
0.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ashland
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.
Ashland, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−32.0%
2008
−20.3%
2012
−29.3%
2016
−36.4%
2020
−33.8%
2024
−30.7%
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
R
33.9%Harris985
64.6%Trump1,876
1.5%
R+30.7
D+3.1
R+29.2
2,906
R
31.8%Biden912
65.6%Trump1,883
2.7%
R+33.8
D+2.6
R+38.3
2,872
R
28.6%Clinton623
65.0%Trump1,415
6.4%
R+36.4
R+7.1
R+38.5
2,177
R
34.0%Obama718
63.3%Romney1,336
2.7%
R+29.3
R+9.0
R+33.1
2,112
R
38.7%Obama714
58.9%McCain1,088
2.4%
R+20.3
D+11.7
R+27.5
1,846
R
33.7%Kerry571
65.7%Bush1,112
0.5%
R+32.0
—
R+29.5
1,692
Ashland City sits in Boone County's southern fringe, drawing spillover growth from Columbia's university economy while retaining the small-town character that shapes its reliably conservative voting patterns in state and local races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.7 points.
A population of 4,914, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,143 describe the city.
In 2024, Ashland, Missouri voted Republican by 30.7 points (R+30.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,906 votes cast, 985 went Democratic and 1,876 went Republican.
How many people live in Ashland, Missouri?
Ashland, Missouri has a population of 4,914 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ashland, Missouri?
Median household income in Ashland, Missouri is $93,143 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Ashland, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ashland, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
