| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 82.4% | 14,652 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 16.1% | 2,870 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 269 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +68.1% |
| 2012 | +62.6% |
| 2016 | +68.0% |
| 2020 | +69.9% |
| 2024 | +66.2% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 82.4%Harris14,652 | 16.1%Trump2,870 | 1.5% | 17,791 | ||
| D | 84.3%Biden16,709 | 14.4%Trump2,851 | 1.4%incl. Jorgensen | 19,828 | ||
| D | 82.0%Clinton15,758 | 14.0%Trump2,692 | 4.0%incl. Johnson | 19,211 | ||
| D | 81.3%Obama17,007 | 18.7%Romney3,917 | 0.0% | 20,924 | ||
| D | 83.7%Obama18,474 | 15.6%McCain3,442 | 0.8% | 22,083 |
Demographics
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | UniversityCity | MissouriState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 51.3% | 77.5% | 61.0% |
| Black | 31.1% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 7.9% | 2.1% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 6.4% | 7.1% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 3.4% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.0% | 5.2% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $80,694 | $70,702 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 14.5% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 36.9 | 39.2 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.4% | 9.2% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 19.1% | 17.9% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 47.4% | 32.4% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 10.5% | 6.7% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 2.6% | 2.9% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.0% |
| Russian, Polish, or other Slavic | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese) | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 22.3% | German 21.3% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 12.2% | English 11.9% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 9.1% | Irish 11.8% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 25.6%County context | 12.5% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 13.1%County context | 24.1% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 49.3%County context | 51.7% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 5.9%County context | 5.7% | 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.
University sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 69.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.2 points.
A population of 34,685, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,694 describe the city.
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