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2022 population: 214,630   ( 51,988 from 2010 , 3,767 from 2020)
Land area: 1714.1 square miles
Population density: 125.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:169,545 78.99% 28.8%
Black:19,8019.23% 32.5%
Indian:7510.35% 43.6%
Asian:9,8834.60% 59.6%
2+ races:6,8393.19% 67.0%
Hispanic:7,8113.64% 59.6%
Total non-White:45,08521.01% 45.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,042 12.0
Deaths:3,9609.4
Net Migration: 1,4623.5
Net Immigration: 1,2352.9
Change in White population:37,868 23.3
Change in Non-White pop.:14,120 8.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbia, MO Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +3,370 D +6,016 D + 6.0%
D +9,386
2020 vs. 2012 R +3,163 D +6,519 D + 6.6%
D +9,682
2020 vs. 2008 R +4,012 R +2,380 R + 2.8%
D +1,632
2016 vs. 2008 R +642 R +8,396 R + 8.8%
D -7,754
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 62% Joe Biden (D) 53,726 51.1% Donald Trump* (R) 48,471 46.1% 2,914 [+] 2.8% 105,111 -1 0.07%
2016 60% Donald Trump (R) 45,101 46.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 44,340 45.8% 7,281 [+] 7.5% 96,722 1 0.07%
2012 60% Mitt Romney (R) 45,308 49.4% Barack Obama* (D) 44,044 48.0% 2,448 [+] 2.7% 91,800 2 0.07%
2008 68% Barack Obama (D) 52,094 53.1% John McCain (R) 44,459 45.3% 1,579 [+] 1.6% 98,132 0 0.07%
2004 65% George W. Bush* (R) 45,774 51.7% John Kerry (D) 42,015 47.5% 686 [+] 0.8% 88,475 1 0.07%
2000 57% George W. Bush (R) 34,912 49.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 33,322 47.0% 2,677 [+] 3.8% 70,911 1 0.07%
1996 53% Bill Clinton* (D) 29,751 47.4% Robert Dole (R) 26,492 42.2% 6,509 [+] 10.4% 62,752 2 0.07%
1992 64% Bill Clinton (D) 30,970 44.5% George Bush* (R) 23,525 33.8% 15,177 [+] 21.8% 69,672 -4 0.07%
1988 56% Michael Dukakis (D) 29,326 50.5% George Bush (R) 28,550 49.2% 170 [+] 0.3% 58,046 -4 0.06%
1984 57% Ronald Reagan* (R) 33,563 58.7% Walter Mondale (D) 23,597 41.3% 0 0.0% 57,160 0 0.06%
1980 52% Jimmy Carter* (D) 23,457 46.7% Ronald Reagan (R) 22,488 44.8% 4,295 [+] 8.5% 50,240 -6 0.06%
1976 69% Jimmy Carter (D) 23,530 50.9% Gerald Ford* (R) 21,757 47.1% 909 [+] 2.0% 46,196 -1 0.06%
1972 71% Richard Nixon* (R) 25,273 58.3% George McGovern (D) 18,039 41.6% 29 [+] 0.1% 43,341 -2 0.06%
1968 76% Richard Nixon (R) 17,857 47.2% Hubert Humphrey (D) 16,902 44.7% 3,052 [+] 8.1% 37,811 4 0.05%
1964 81% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 22,466 64.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 12,564 35.9% 0 0.0% 35,030 -3 0.05%
1960 99% John Kennedy (D) 18,674 52.1% Richard Nixon (R) 17,200 47.9% 0 0.0% 35,874 -2 0.05%
1956 89% Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,457 53.2% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 15,369 46.8% 0 0.0% 32,826 -11 0.05%
1952 93% Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,316 53.3% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 15,093 46.5% 53 0.2% 32,462 -9 0.05%
1948 89% Harry Truman* (D) 18,208 64.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 9,921 35.0% 185 [+] 0.7% 28,314 -10 0.06%
1944 101% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,391 61.0% Thomas Dewey (R) 11,074 38.8% 59 0.2% 28,524 -7 0.06%
1940 140% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 20,991 61.7% Wendell Willkie (R) 12,922 38.0% 96 0.3% 34,009 -7 0.07%
1936 146% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 21,755 67.5% Alf Landon (R) 10,349 32.1% 111 [+] 0.3% 32,215 -4 0.07%
1932 148% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 22,401 72.4% Herbert Hoover* (R) 8,273 26.7% 268 [+] 0.9% 30,942 -13 0.08%
1928 150% Al Smith (D) 17,287 59.1% Herbert Hoover (R) 11,924 40.8% 44 [+] 0.2% 29,255 -17 0.08%
1924 148% John Davis (D) 17,486 61.9% Calvin Coolidge (R) 10,175 36.0% 584 [+] 2.1% 28,245 -18 0.10%
1920 153% James Cox (D) 17,140 59.9% Warren Harding (R) 11,353 39.6% 141 [+] 0.5% 28,634 -21 0.11%
1916 95% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 11,004 63.7% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 6,131 35.5% 140 [+] 0.8% 17,275 -11 0.09%
1912 87% Woodrow Wilson (D) 10,143 63.4% William Taft* (R) 4,516 28.2% 1,352 [+] 8.4% 16,011 5 0.11%
1908 97% William J. Bryan (D) 10,480 63.2% William Taft (R) 5,969 36.0% 139 [+] 0.8% 16,588 -16 0.11%
1904 93% Alton Parker (D) 9,534 61.2% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,823 37.4% 222 [+] 1.4% 15,579 -19 0.12%
1900 103% William J. Bryan (D) 10,683 64.0% William McKinley* (R) 5,705 34.2% 298 [+] 1.8% 16,686 -17 0.12%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 53,726 51.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 48,471 46.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,213 2.1%
Other 701 0.7%
TOTAL 105,111
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -1


2016 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 44,340 45.8%
Donald Trump (R) 45,101 46.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,783 4.9%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,379 1.4%
Evan McMullin (I) 457 0.5%
Other 662 0.7%
TOTAL 96,722
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 1


2012 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 44,044 48.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 45,308 49.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,188 2.4%
Other 260 0.3%
TOTAL 91,800
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 2


2008 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 52,094 53.1%
John McCain (R) 44,459 45.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 585 0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 765 0.8%
Other 229 0.2%
TOTAL 98,132
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 0


2004 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 45,774 51.7%
John Kerry (D) 42,015 47.5%
Other 686 0.8%
TOTAL 88,475
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 1


2000 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 34,912 49.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 33,322 47.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,055 2.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 262 0.4%
Other 360 0.5%
TOTAL 70,911
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 1


1996 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 29,751 47.4%
Robert Dole (R) 26,492 42.2%
Ross Perot (Ref) 5,542 8.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 654 1.0%
Other 313 0.5%
TOTAL 62,752
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 2


1992 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 30,970 44.5%
George Bush* (R) 23,525 33.8%
Ross Perot (I) 14,865 21.3%
Other 312 0.4%
TOTAL 69,672
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -4


1988 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 28,550 49.2%
Michael Dukakis (D) 29,326 50.5%
Other 170 0.3%
TOTAL 58,046
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -4


1984 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 33,563 58.7%
Walter Mondale (D) 23,597 41.3%
TOTAL 57,160
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 0


1980 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 22,488 44.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 23,457 46.7%
John Anderson (I) 3,763 7.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 450 0.9%
Other 82 0.2%
TOTAL 50,240
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): -6


1976 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 23,530 50.9%
Gerald Ford* (R) 21,757 47.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 909 2.0%
TOTAL 46,196
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -1


1972 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 25,273 58.3%
George McGovern (D) 18,039 41.6%
Other 29 0.1%
TOTAL 43,341
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): -2


1968 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 17,857 47.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 16,902 44.7%
George Wallace (AIP) 3,052 8.1%
TOTAL 37,811
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 4


1964 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 22,466 64.1%
Barry Goldwater (R) 12,564 35.9%
TOTAL 35,030
Turnout: 81% Diff (US): -3


1960 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 18,674 52.1%
Richard Nixon (R) 17,200 47.9%
TOTAL 35,874
Turnout: 99% Diff (US): -2


1952 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 15,093 46.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,316 53.3%
Other 53 0.2%
TOTAL 32,462
Turnout: 93% Diff (US): -9


1948 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 18,208 64.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 9,921 35.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 89 0.3%
Other 96 0.3%
TOTAL 28,314
Turnout: 89% Diff (US): -10


1944 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,391 61.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 11,074 38.8%
Other 59 0.2%
TOTAL 28,524
Turnout: 101% Diff (US): -7


1940 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 20,991 61.7%
Wendell Willkie (R) 12,922 38.0%
Other 96 0.3%
TOTAL 34,009
Turnout: 140% Diff (US): -7


1936 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 21,755 67.5%
Alf Landon (R) 10,349 32.1%
William Lemke (Union) 36 0.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 0.1%
Other 28 0.1%
TOTAL 32,215
Turnout: 146% Diff (US): -4


1932 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 22,401 72.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 8,273 26.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 196 0.6%
Other 72 0.2%
TOTAL 30,942
Turnout: 148% Diff (US): -13


1928 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 11,924 40.8%
Al Smith (D) 17,287 59.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 38 0.1%
Other 6 0.0%
TOTAL 29,255
Turnout: 150% Diff (US): -17


1924 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 10,175 36.0%
John Davis (D) 17,486 61.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 559 2.0%
Other 25 0.1%
TOTAL 28,245
Turnout: 148% Diff (US): -18


1920 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 11,353 39.6%
James Cox (D) 17,140 59.9%
Other 141 0.5%
TOTAL 28,634
Turnout: 153% Diff (US): -21


1916 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 11,004 63.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 6,131 35.5%
Allan Benson (Soc) 64 0.4%
James Hanly (Proh) 70 0.4%
Other 6 0.0%
TOTAL 17,275
Turnout: 95% Diff (US): -11


1912 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 10,143 63.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,186 7.4%
William Taft* (R) 4,516 28.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 95 0.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 65 0.4%
Other 6 0.0%
TOTAL 16,011
Turnout: 87% Diff (US): 5


1908 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 5,969 36.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 10,480 63.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 44 0.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 44 0.3%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 8 0.0%
Other 43 0.3%
TOTAL 16,588
Turnout: 97% Diff (US): -16


1904 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,823 37.4%
Alton Parker (D) 9,534 61.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 35 0.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 80 0.5%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 99 0.6%
Other 8 0.1%
TOTAL 15,579
Turnout: 93% Diff (US): -19


1900 President, Columbia, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 5,705 34.2%
William J. Bryan (D) 10,683 64.0%
John Woolley (Proh) 123 0.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 48 0.3%
Other 127 0.8%
TOTAL 16,686
Turnout: 103% Diff (US): -17
* incumbent