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1876–2024
Bogalusa, LA·Louisiana

Bogalusa, LA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+40 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+40in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population45,1202024 ACS

Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
45,1202024 5-year
Median household income
$45,3802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.1%2024 5-year
Black
26.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+91 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bogalusa, LA
TrumpR+40
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican69.6%12,846
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.3%5,411
OtherAll other candidates1.1%198
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: −40.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−40.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+47.2%
1896+91.2%
1900+78.5%
1904+81.9%
1908+83.4%
1912+80.0%
1916+87.6%
1920+73.8%
1924+66.8%
1928+13.9%
1932+86.8%
1936+88.4%
1940+90.2%
1944+84.4%
1948+37.1%
1952+50.6%
1956+19.6%
1960+33.6%
1964+21.3%
1968+8.4%
1972−42.8%
1976+26.9%
1980+8.9%
1984−18.5%
1988−5.6%
1992+10.0%
1996+16.4%
2000−9.4%
2004−25.0%
2008−32.7%
2012−28.7%
2016−36.8%
2020−37.6%
2024−40.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−40.3%
5,41112,84618,455
R
−37.6%
5,97013,30719,513
R
−36.8%
5,69212,55618,628
R
−28.7%
6,46611,79818,581
R
−32.7%
6,12212,21518,624
R
−25.0%
6,55411,00617,841
R
−9.4%
7,3998,98316,887
D
+16.4%
9,6036,64218,023
D
+10.0%
9,0957,22718,753
R
−5.6%
8,3699,37418,094
R
−18.5%
7,68011,18518,988
D
+8.9%
10,4138,68119,472
D
+26.9%
10,0005,67716,073
R
−42.8%
2,9478,16212,196
O
+8.4%
3,0211,69515,718
D
+21.3%
7,4384,82512,263
D
+33.6%
5,6781,84711,400
D
+19.6%
4,6583,0818,047
D
+50.6%
7,4202,4329,852
O
+37.1%
3,2673717,801
D
+84.4%
4,8104065,216
D
+90.2%
6,0623146,376
D
+88.4%
5,6673506,017
D
+86.8%
3,9972834,281
D
+13.9%
2,0201,5283,548
D
+66.8%
1,2781791,646
D
+73.8%
1,0941651,259
D
+87.6%
1,094661,174
D
+80.0%
49118591
D
+83.4%
55049601
D
+81.9%
36736404
D
+78.5%
44954503
D
+91.2%
1,168481,228
D
+47.2%
399143542
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.6%
English
12.8%
Irish
11.0%
German
5.9%
French
4.3%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 40.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.5%
2.6%
75–84
3.0%
5.3%
65–74
6.2%
6.4%
55–64
6.7%
5.8%
45–54
5.6%
6.9%
35–44
5.9%
6.0%
25–34
5.9%
4.2%
18–24
3.7%
9.2%
5–17
8.1%
3.6%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$45,380
Bogalusa, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bogalusa, LA$45,380
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
24.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.6%
Working age (18–64)22.1%
Seniors (65+)14.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
31.1%
Other Christian
9.3%
Methodist
6.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bogalusa, LA sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-one points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.

A population of 45,120, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,380 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 40.3 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,455 votes cast, 5,411 went Democratic and 12,846 went Republican.
What is Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Bogalusa, 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 22 times, Republican 10 times, and other 2 times.
When did Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana?
Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana has a population of 45,120 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana is $45,380 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.