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Columbia-Jefferson City
presidential margin
2008R+11.22012R+21.42016R+27.62020R+25.02024R+27.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+27.2
2024
median income$69,135U.S. $80,734 · MO $70,702
median age37.7U.S. 39.1 · MO 39.2
poverty rate13.9%U.S. 12.5% · MO 12.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.3%U.S. 35.6% · MO 32.4%
non-english5.7%U.S. 22.3% · MO 6.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German25.5%
English13.1%
Irish10.9%
African American†5.8%
African0.2%
Mexican2.4%
Puerto Rican0.2%
Asian Indian0.5%
Chinese0.4%
Korean0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline6.2%
Black Protestant1.3%
Latter-day Saints1.2%
Muslim0.6%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri

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Columbia-Jefferson CityTrumpR+27.2
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2024 presidential margin by county for Columbia-Jefferson City, MOA map of the constituent counties of Columbia-Jefferson City, MO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Callaway County, MO · R+43.3Howard County, MO · R+44.2Morgan County, MO · R+59.7Maries County, MO · R+67.5Moniteau County, MO · R+62.7Audrain County, MO · R+47.6Cooper County, MO · R+45.8Montgomery County, MO · R+60.1Osage County, MO · R+73.1Cole County, MO · R+34.4Randolph County, MO · R+52.1Miller County, MO · R+67.3Chariton County, MO · R+56.3Boone County, MO · D+9.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.8%150,540
Kamala HarrisDemocratic35.6%85,302
Chase OliverLibertarian1.6%3,838
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Columbia-Jefferson City, MO — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Audrain County, MORepublicanR+47.6
Boone County, MODemocraticD+9.7
Callaway County, MORepublicanR+43.3
Chariton County, MORepublicanR+56.3
Cole County, MORepublicanR+34.4
Cooper County, MORepublicanR+45.8
Howard County, MORepublicanR+44.2
Maries County, MORepublicanR+67.5
Miller County, MORepublicanR+67.3
Moniteau County, MORepublicanR+62.7
Montgomery County, MORepublicanR+60.1
Morgan County, MORepublicanR+59.7
Osage County, MORepublicanR+73.1
Randolph County, MORepublicanR+52.1
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
35.6%Harris85,302
62.8%Trump150,540
1.6%Oliver3,838
−27.2%
239,680
R
36.3%Biden86,724
61.3%Trump146,377
2.4%Jorgensen5,738
−25.0%
238,839
R
33.1%Clinton73,649
60.7%Trump135,170
6.3%Johnson13,934
−27.6%
222,753
R
38.1%Obama81,573
59.5%Romney127,318
2.4%Johnson5,089
−21.4%
213,980
R
43.6%Obama98,905
54.8%McCain124,254
1.5%Nader3,490
−11.2%
226,649
R
39.5%Kerry83,431
59.8%Bush126,460
0.7%Badnarik1,427
−20.4%
211,318
R
42.4%Gore76,757
54.9%Bush99,362
2.7%Nader4,837
−12.5%
180,956
R
43.9%Clinton71,859
44.9%Dole73,559
11.2%Perot18,374
−1.0%
163,792
D
40.3%Clinton72,277
37.7%Bush67,550
22.0%Perot39,347
+2.6%
179,174
R
44.0%Dukakis68,240
55.8%Bush86,549
0.3%Fulani403
−11.8%
155,192
R
35.3%Mondale56,239
64.7%Reagan103,135
0.0%
−29.4%
159,374
R
41.9%Carter63,526
53.4%Reagan81,037
4.7%Anderson7,055
−11.5%
151,618
R
47.8%Carter65,101
51.2%Ford69,719
1.1%McCarthy1,477
−3.4%
136,297
R
33.8%McGovern44,421
66.2%Nixon87,196
0.0%
−32.5%
131,617
R
39.4%Humphrey48,222
51.2%Nixon62,689
9.4%Wallace11,545
−11.8%
122,456
D
59.0%Johnson70,656
41.0%Goldwater49,137
0.0%
+18.0%
119,793
D
50.4%Kennedy63,198
49.6%Nixon62,244
0.0%
+0.8%
125,442
D
51.0%Stevenson60,821
49.0%Eisenhower58,495
0.0%
+1.9%
119,316
D
50.2%Stevenson61,714
49.7%Eisenhower61,089
0.1%Hallinan181
+0.5%
122,984
D
61.6%Truman66,466
38.2%Dewey41,191
0.3%Thurmond302
+23.4%
107,959
D
55.1%Roosevelt61,296
44.7%Dewey49,789
0.2%Thomas196
+10.3%
111,281
D
57.1%Roosevelt74,374
42.7%Willkie55,551
0.2%Thomas243
+14.5%
130,168
D
62.9%Roosevelt78,522
36.7%Landon45,753
0.4%Lemke505
+26.3%
124,780
D
69.7%Roosevelt80,840
29.8%Hoover34,531
0.6%Thomas673
+39.9%
116,044
D
52.2%Smith57,461
47.6%Hoover52,416
0.2%Thomas192
+4.6%
110,069
D
55.3%Davis59,698
40.9%Coolidge44,169
3.8%La Follette4,092
+14.4%
107,959
D
52.4%Cox57,616
46.9%Harding51,486
0.7%Debs755
+5.6%
109,857
D
58.6%Wilson38,717
40.4%Hughes26,682
1.0%Benson685
+18.2%
66,084
D
57.9%Wilson35,169
31.5%Taft19,138
10.6%Roosevelt6,467
+26.4%
60,774
D
57.9%Bryan37,091
40.8%Taft26,148
1.2%Debs795
+17.1%
64,034
D
56.3%Parker33,786
41.5%Roosevelt24,942
2.2%Debs1,314
+14.7%
60,042
D
59.8%Bryan37,875
38.3%McKinley24,287
1.9%Woolley1,208
+21.4%
63,370
D
62.0%Bryan40,909
37.3%McKinley24,600
0.7%Palmer465
+24.7%
65,974
D
58.1%Cleveland32,830
36.4%Harrison20,571
5.6%Weaver3,153
+21.7%
56,554
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −27.2% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−27.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
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
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Columbia-Jefferson CityTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 332,592 in 2024.83.9K167.8K251.8K335.7K332.6K20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Columbia-Jefferson City
YearTotal registered
2016332,290
2018319,156
2020335,685
2022323,560
2024332,592
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

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 39.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 32.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.2 points.

A population of 488,616, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,135 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Topeka and Billings.

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Topeka
Kansas
77.9twin score
2004–2012 trajectoryGerman ancestry
Billings
Montana
69.3twin score
% White2012–2020 trajectory≠ 2000 margin
Cheyenne-Scottsbluff
Wyoming
66.7twin score
2012–2020 trajectoryelasticity≠ 2000 margin

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.

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Places within Columbia-Jefferson City

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Audrain CountyBoone CountyCallaway CountyChariton CountyCole CountyCooper CountyHoward CountyMaries CountyMiller CountyMoniteau CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyOsage CountyRandolph County

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+27.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 239,680 votes cast, 85,302 went Democratic and 150,540 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.