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Alexandria, LA·Louisiana

Alexandria, LA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+43 in 2024.

Rapides Parish anchor with a long history of competitive statewide margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+43in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population149,6222024 ACS

Alexandria, LA, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+43MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
149,6222024 5-year
Median household income
$56,3032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.1%2024 5-year
Black
28.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Alexandria, LA
TrumpR+43
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2024 presidential margin by county for Alexandria, LA, LAA map of the constituent counties of Alexandria, LA, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Grant Parish, LA · R+77Rapides Parish, LA · R+37
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican70.7%44,096
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.1%17,533
OtherAll other candidates1.3%784
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −42.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−42.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+57.5%
1896+84.3%
1900+57.7%
1904+70.4%
1908+71.4%
1912+72.0%
1916+88.1%
1920+72.2%
1924+38.6%
1928+29.4%
1932+85.2%
1936+69.6%
1940+82.7%
1944+66.0%
1948+24.3%
1952+18.3%
1956−15.8%
1960+5.3%
1964+30.3%
1968−3.9%
1972−45.3%
1976+9.9%
1980−12.1%
1984−33.6%
1988−24.6%
1992−3.4%
1996+2.3%
2000−22.5%
2004−31.5%
2008−33.2%
2012−34.2%
2016−37.6%
2020−37.8%
2024−42.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−42.6%
17,53344,09662,413
R
−37.8%
20,63246,46468,257
R
−37.6%
19,50344,22465,665
R
−34.2%
21,46744,27566,686
R
−33.2%
21,60143,51866,079
R
−31.5%
20,88140,40362,060
R
−22.5%
20,99733,61556,079
D
+2.3%
25,98424,66557,223
R
−3.4%
23,99525,99759,760
R
−24.6%
20,55634,37956,136
R
−33.6%
18,70938,21358,060
R
−12.1%
22,72629,18753,450
D
+9.9%
24,52120,04645,400
R
−45.3%
9,28125,93236,750
O
−3.9%
9,72511,31240,746
D
+30.3%
21,41411,44632,860
D
+5.3%
10,8709,40927,664
R
−15.8%
7,50310,73520,450
D
+18.3%
16,22211,19227,414
O
+24.3%
5,8501,98015,900
D
+66.0%
11,0712,26813,339
D
+82.7%
11,6341,10112,735
D
+69.6%
9,8641,76811,632
D
+85.2%
9,54476110,306
D
+29.4%
5,4932,9998,492
D
+38.6%
2,7541,1894,052
D
+72.2%
3,4395543,994
D
+88.1%
2,8241653,017
D
+72.0%
1,780612,389
D
+71.4%
1,6902422,027
D
+70.4%
1,1071781,320
D
+57.7%
1,7704752,245
D
+84.3%
3,3802653,695
D
+57.5%
3,6529864,638
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.1%
English
7.3%
French
5.3%
Irish
5.2%
German
4.3%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
2.1%
75–84
2.9%
4.6%
65–74
5.5%
6.1%
55–64
6.6%
5.6%
45–54
5.8%
6.8%
35–44
6.3%
6.9%
25–34
6.3%
4.3%
18–24
3.9%
9.3%
5–17
8.8%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,303
Alexandria, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alexandria, LA$56,303
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.3%
Working age (18–64)17.3%
Seniors (65+)15.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
35.0%
Other Christian
13.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.0%
Methodist
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alexandria anchors central Louisiana's Red River corridor, where a substantial Black population and a predominantly white rural ring have historically produced closer parish-level results than Louisiana's statewide averages suggest.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-eight points in 1916 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.

A population of 149,622, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,303 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Alexandria, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alexandria, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 42.6 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,413 votes cast, 17,533 went Democratic and 44,096 went Republican.
What is Alexandria, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Alexandria, LA, Louisiana in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Alexandria, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alexandria, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Alexandria, LA, Louisiana?
Alexandria, LA, Louisiana has a population of 149,622 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alexandria, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Alexandria, LA, Louisiana is $56,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Alexandria, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alexandria, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.