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1876–2024
Lafayette, LA·Louisiana

Lafayette, LA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+42 in 2024.

Cajun Country's urban anchor, where oil and academia collide at the ballot box

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+42in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population413,4282024 ACS

Lafayette, LA, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+42MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
413,4282024 5-year
Median household income
$61,3862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.8%2024 5-year
Black
22.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Lafayette, LA
TrumpR+42
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lafayette, LA, LAA map of the constituent counties of Lafayette, LA, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Lafayette Parish, LA · R+31Acadia Parish, LA · R+64Vermilion Parish, LA · R+64St. Martin Parish, LA · R+41
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican70.2%132,766
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.4%53,786
OtherAll other candidates1.4%2,689
D+60
R+60
4 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: −41.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+66.4%
1896+65.3%
1900+39.0%
1904+76.0%
1908+63.1%
1912+55.0%
1916+62.4%
1920−18.8%
1924+29.5%
1928+65.5%
1932+84.3%
1936+84.3%
1940+54.4%
1944+72.6%
1948+6.3%
1952+9.9%
1956+3.0%
1960+51.6%
1964−16.9%
1968+0.6%
1972−38.4%
1976+11.6%
1980−11.6%
1984−27.3%
1988−5.4%
1992+7.2%
1996+7.3%
2000−20.8%
2004−25.5%
2008−34.4%
2012−37.5%
2016−40.6%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−41.7%
53,786132,766189,241
R
−38.9%
58,576135,248197,308
R
−40.6%
51,487126,293184,374
R
−37.5%
53,470119,486175,897
R
−34.4%
54,858113,796171,438
R
−25.5%
59,553100,979162,529
R
−20.8%
54,63984,761144,544
D
+7.3%
69,90559,614141,792
D
+7.2%
64,43554,394140,200
R
−5.4%
57,97164,732124,863
R
−27.3%
46,14981,669130,029
R
−11.6%
47,14560,144112,075
D
+11.6%
49,97039,34691,630
R
−38.4%
20,22447,88372,033
O
+0.6%
19,20818,75072,279
R
−16.9%
26,88137,82964,710
D
+51.6%
42,33511,69159,426
D
+3.0%
17,45016,40734,745
D
+9.9%
19,57916,05935,638
O
+6.3%
6,2824,75224,362
D
+72.6%
16,3082,59418,902
D
+54.4%
19,6025,79225,396
D
+84.3%
15,8531,34317,211
D
+84.3%
11,9671,01812,987
D
+65.5%
11,3022,35613,658
D
+29.5%
3,5181,8105,781
R
−18.8%
2,7494,0256,781
D
+62.4%
4,5423896,653
D
+55.0%
2,6994874,019
D
+63.1%
2,9405373,810
D
+76.0%
2,5273082,920
D
+39.0%
2,4361,0693,505
D
+65.3%
3,2886734,006
D
+66.4%
1,7293492,078
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
17.2%
German
7.3%
American
5.8%
English
5.6%
Irish
4.9%
Italian
3.1%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.8%
75–84
2.5%
4.6%
65–74
5.1%
6.0%
55–64
6.6%
5.7%
45–54
6.0%
6.8%
35–44
6.9%
6.7%
25–34
7.1%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
9.2%
5–17
8.9%
3.3%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,386
Lafayette, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lafayette, LA$61,386
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
18.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.0%
Working age (18–64)16.5%
Seniors (65+)17.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.9%
Spanish3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
43.1%
Baptist
9.5%
Other Christian
6.9%
Methodist
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Louisiana and a sprawling petrochemical corridor, the Lafayette metro has trended reliably Republican in federal races while its city core shows narrower margins, reflecting a younger, university-adjacent electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.

A population of 413,428, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,386 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Lafayette, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lafayette, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 41.7 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 189,241 votes cast, 53,786 went Democratic and 132,766 went Republican.
What is Lafayette, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Lafayette, 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 19 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Lafayette, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lafayette, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lafayette, LA, Louisiana?
Lafayette, LA, Louisiana has a population of 413,428 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lafayette, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Lafayette, LA, Louisiana is $61,386 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Lafayette, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lafayette, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.