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1876–2024
Jefferson·Missouri

Jefferson delivered R+16.4 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MO
2024 presidential election
Jefferson
TrumpR+16.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Jefferson, MOThe boundary of Jefferson, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+16.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Jefferson · R+16.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.4%11,344
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.0%8,109
OtherAll other candidates1.6%308
D+60
R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −16.4% in 2024.−16.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−14.5%
2012−19.3%
2016−20.4%
2020−14.5%
2024−16.4%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.0%Harris8,109
57.4%Trump11,344
1.6%
−16.4%
19,761
R
41.7%Biden8,020
56.2%Trump10,807
2.1%incl. Jorgensen
−14.5%
19,239
R
37.2%Clinton7,112
57.6%Trump11,009
5.2%incl. Johnson
−20.4%
19,119
R
40.4%Obama7,757
59.6%Romney11,457
0.0%
−19.3%
19,214
R
42.1%Obama8,815
56.6%McCain11,846
1.2%
−14.5%
20,914

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorJeffersonCityMissouriStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White72.3%77.5%61.0%
Black16.1%11.0%12.2%
Asian2.4%2.1%6.0%
Two or more races6.8%7.1%12.6%
Other race2.3%2.3%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.0%5.2%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$66,371$70,702$84,427
Poverty rate12.0%12.6%12.5%
Median age38.939.239.1
Age 18–248.8%9.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.0%17.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)38.7%32.4%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home4.0%6.7%22.3%
Spanish1.7%2.9%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 29.7%German 21.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.0%English 11.9%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 9.1%Irish 11.8%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic23.7%County context12.5%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant27.8%County context24.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed39.3%County context51.7%51.5%
Mainline Protestant6.1%County context5.7%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
29.7%
English
11.0%
Irish
9.1%
American
8.8%
French
2.5%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.6%
Dutch
1.1%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.4%
Jamaican
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.5%
Puerto Rican
0.3%
Nicaraguan
0.3%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.7%
Filipino
0.2%
Taiwanese
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.4%
75–84
3.1%
5.0%
65–74
5.7%
6.1%
55–64
6.5%
6.4%
45–54
5.6%
7.3%
35–44
6.1%
6.8%
25–34
6.2%
4.5%
18–24
4.3%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
2.8%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,371
Jefferson$66,371
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
12.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other languages0.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
27.8%
Catholic
23.7%
Mainline Protestant
6.1%
Latter-day Saints
1.4%
Black Protestant
1.3%
Other Christian
0.2%
Muslim
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted39.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Jefferson sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 20.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.4 points.

A population of 42,488, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,371 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Jefferson, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jefferson, Missouri voted Republican by 16.4 points (R+16.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,761 votes cast, 8,109 went Democratic and 11,344 went Republican.
How many people live in Jefferson, Missouri?
Jefferson, Missouri has a population of 42,488 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jefferson, Missouri?
Median household income in Jefferson, Missouri is $66,371 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Jefferson, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Jefferson, Missouri from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.