† 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
GroupColumbiaTennesseeUnited States
American20.8%11.3%5.3%
English10.6%13.3%9.5%
German7.9%9.1%12.5%
Irish6.8%9.3%9.4%
Italian1.7%2.2%4.8%
Scottish1.6%2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.4%1.7%—
French1.2%1.3%1.6%
African American†9.7%14.3%9.9%
African6.6%0.6%0.5%
Bahamian0.3%——
Mexican6.4%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.6%1.8%
Dominican0.7%—0.7%
Venezuelan0.7%0.2%—
Colombian0.5%—0.4%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Costa Rican0.3%——
Honduran0.3%0.5%0.3%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%0.5%1.4%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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
Columbia
Tennessee
United States
Median age
35.5
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.6%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbia
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$63,719
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.4%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbia
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.9%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
7.2%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbia
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
—
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
44.5%
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.
Columbia, Tennessee
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−6.2%
2008
−10.5%
2012
−15.0%
2016
−25.7%
2020
−23.6%
2024
−33.5%
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
32.7%Harris6,215
66.1%Trump12,587
1.2%
R+33.5
R+9.9
R+32.0
19,031
R
37.2%Biden6,449
60.8%Trump10,534
2.0%
R+23.6
D+2.1
R+28.0
17,324
R
34.9%Clinton4,842
60.6%Trump8,399
4.5%
R+25.7
R+10.7
R+27.7
13,866
R
41.8%Obama5,655
56.8%Romney7,683
1.4%
R+15.0
R+4.5
R+18.8
13,532
R
44.0%Obama6,451
54.5%McCain7,988
1.5%
R+10.5
R+4.3
R+17.8
14,661
R
46.8%Kerry6,078
53.0%Bush6,884
0.2%
R+6.2
—
R+3.7
12,993
Columbia's blue-collar industrial base, anchored by automotive suppliers, sits alongside a rapidly expanding exurban population drawn from Greater Nashville, producing a electorate that has shifted markedly toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 33.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.5 points.
A population of 45,441, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,719 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Owensboro and Cookeville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Columbia, Tennessee voted Republican by 33.5 points (R+33.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,031 votes cast, 6,215 went Democratic and 12,587 went Republican.
How many people live in Columbia, Tennessee?
Columbia, Tennessee has a population of 45,441 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbia, Tennessee?
Median household income in Columbia, Tennessee is $63,719 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Columbia, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Columbia, Tennessee from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
