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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA·Louisiana

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+57 in 2024.

Cajun delta country where oil-patch economics shape the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+57in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population202,4382024 ACS

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+57MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
202,4382024 5-year
Median household income
$64,0272024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.5%2024 5-year
Black
15.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
TrumpR+57
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2024 presidential margin by county for Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, LAA map of the constituent counties of Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Lafourche Parish, LA · R+62Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+52
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.9%65,576
Kamala HarrisDemocratic20.9%17,566
OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,030
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: −57.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−57.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+68.3%
1896+39.9%
1900+19.8%
1904+67.7%
1908+43.5%
1912+36.0%
1916+29.8%
1920−36.7%
1924+6.1%
1928+75.4%
1932+78.3%
1936+30.9%
1940+60.4%
1944+71.3%
1948+5.4%
1952+12.0%
1956−27.9%
1960+51.9%
1964−23.1%
1968+0.3%
1972−44.0%
1976+0.8%
1980−11.0%
1984−37.5%
1988−11.2%
1992+3.0%
1996+15.9%
2000−15.3%
2004−26.8%
2008−43.3%
2012−44.7%
2016−52.3%
2020−55.1%
2024−57.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−57.0%
17,56665,57684,172
R
−55.1%
19,87070,36391,628
R
−52.3%
19,08863,86185,541
R
−44.7%
21,69758,09581,416
R
−43.3%
21,24355,29978,589
R
−26.8%
28,10149,09278,438
R
−15.3%
29,04139,88971,124
D
+15.9%
37,36026,04970,957
D
+3.0%
29,50727,40670,309
R
−11.2%
27,69934,89764,391
R
−37.5%
19,82644,62666,094
R
−11.0%
25,02631,59559,499
D
+0.8%
24,75824,32950,548
R
−44.0%
10,12827,68939,919
O
+0.3%
10,14310,01139,900
R
−23.1%
12,89320,62233,515
D
+51.9%
21,2366,05629,265
R
−27.9%
5,92610,72417,212
D
+12.0%
9,6487,58717,235
O
+5.4%
2,8482,29510,247
D
+71.3%
8,5191,4259,944
D
+60.4%
6,7481,6668,414
D
+30.9%
4,0892,1566,247
D
+78.3%
4,7495795,329
D
+75.4%
3,6365114,147
D
+6.1%
1,1601,0262,186
R
−36.7%
8141,7572,571
O
+29.8%
1,2352703,242
D
+36.0%
1,1224041,993
D
+43.5%
1,7066682,386
D
+67.7%
1,6333121,952
D
+19.8%
1,9701,3183,288
D
+39.9%
1,7267342,488
D
+68.3%
4,1327794,911
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
19.5%
American
9.3%
English
5.8%
German
5.3%
Irish
3.5%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
0.7%
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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.7%
65–74
5.2%
6.7%
55–64
6.8%
5.8%
45–54
5.9%
6.6%
35–44
6.7%
6.5%
25–34
6.3%
4.3%
18–24
4.1%
9.1%
5–17
8.7%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,027
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$64,027
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
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)16.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.5%
Spanish3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
39.5%
Other Christian
8.1%
Baptist
5.9%
Methodist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes anchor this coastal metro, where the energy industry's boom-bust cycles and a deep Cajun Catholic heritage have driven a dramatic rightward shift in federal and statewide elections since the 2000s.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-eight points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.

A population of 202,438, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,027 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,172 votes cast, 17,566 went Democratic and 65,576 went Republican.
What is Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 17 times, Republican 14 times, and other 3 times.
When did Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana?
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana has a population of 202,438 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana is $64,027 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.