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1876–2024
DeRidder, LA·Louisiana

DeRidder, LA has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+71 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+71in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population36,6762024 ACS

DeRidder, LA, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+71%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+71MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
36,6762024 5-year
Median household income
$65,9442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.0%2024 5-year
Black
11.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+71 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
DeRidder, LA
TrumpR+71
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican85.1%13,504
Kamala HarrisDemocratic13.8%2,192
OtherAll other candidates1.1%178
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: −71.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−71.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912No data
1916+88.3%
1920+69.3%
1924+67.0%
1928+52.8%
1932+88.2%
1936+59.8%
1940+67.1%
1944+49.1%
1948+34.7%
1952+11.6%
1956−8.5%
1960+7.9%
1964+4.7%
1968−0.6%
1972−45.2%
1976+24.2%
1980+2.8%
1984−27.1%
1988−15.6%
1992−0.7%
1996−4.8%
2000−32.0%
2004−43.7%
2008−54.3%
2012−58.2%
2016−65.3%
2020−67.5%
2024−71.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−71.3%
2,19213,50415,874
R
−67.5%
2,54213,57516,357
R
−65.3%
2,39312,23815,078
R
−58.2%
2,82811,11214,225
R
−54.3%
3,07110,71814,074
R
−43.7%
3,6669,47013,281
R
−32.0%
3,9587,86212,205
R
−4.8%
4,9255,52612,499
R
−0.7%
5,0375,11912,551
R
−15.6%
4,7046,46611,284
R
−27.1%
4,1997,35311,648
D
+2.8%
5,5565,25011,059
D
+24.2%
5,3223,1968,786
R
−45.2%
1,7284,9557,139
O
−0.6%
1,5691,6157,232
D
+4.7%
3,3493,0496,398
D
+7.9%
2,9032,4325,965
R
−8.5%
2,2762,7115,146
D
+11.6%
9967891,785
D
+34.7%
1,6534493,473
D
+49.1%
2,2267592,985
D
+67.1%
2,6775283,205
D
+59.8%
2,1815492,730
D
+88.2%
2,3191462,465
D
+52.8%
1,5134681,981
D
+67.0%
1,1912351,427
D
+69.3%
1,1462021,362
D
+88.3%
968591,029
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.2%
German
9.1%
Irish
8.9%
American
7.4%
French
7.1%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
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: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.5%
2.1%
75–84
3.1%
4.7%
65–74
5.3%
6.2%
55–64
6.1%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
6.4%
35–44
6.1%
7.6%
25–34
6.1%
4.4%
18–24
3.5%
9.7%
5–17
8.8%
3.4%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,944
DeRidder, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
DeRidder, LA$65,944
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
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
36.0%
Other Christian
14.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.4%
Methodist
3.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

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

A population of 36,676, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,944 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did DeRidder, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, DeRidder, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 71.3 points (R+71), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,874 votes cast, 2,192 went Democratic and 13,504 went Republican.
What is DeRidder, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places DeRidder, 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 14 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did DeRidder, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which DeRidder, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in DeRidder, LA, Louisiana?
DeRidder, LA, Louisiana has a population of 36,676 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in DeRidder, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in DeRidder, LA, Louisiana is $65,944 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of DeRidder, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in DeRidder, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 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.