Minden, LA, Louisiana: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,8202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $41,1822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 33.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Minden, LA
TrumpR+36
Constituent county margins for Minden, LA, LAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 67.7% | 10,965 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 31.2% | 5,053 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 187 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +66.7% |
| 1896 | +77.3% |
| 1900 | +97.1% |
| 1904 | +94.2% |
| 1908 | +82.5% |
| 1912 | +82.9% |
| 1916 | +98.7% |
| 1920 | +80.0% |
| 1924 | +84.9% |
| 1928 | +60.1% |
| 1932 | +95.3% |
| 1936 | +80.4% |
| 1940 | +83.8% |
| 1944 | +60.5% |
| 1948 | +27.9% |
| 1952 | +13.8% |
| 1956 | −13.8% |
| 1960 | −24.3% |
| 1964 | +64.7% |
| 1968 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | −48.3% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −1.7% |
| 1984 | −29.7% |
| 1988 | −15.6% |
| 1992 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | +20.2% |
| 2000 | −13.0% |
| 2004 | −23.0% |
| 2008 | −26.3% |
| 2012 | −25.0% |
| 2016 | −29.1% |
| 2020 | −31.1% |
| 2024 | −36.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,053 | 10,965 | 16,205 | ||
| R | 6,172 | 11,830 | 18,216 | ||
| R | 6,260 | 11,542 | 18,145 | ||
| R | 6,802 | 11,400 | 18,416 | ||
| R | 6,610 | 11,417 | 18,270 | ||
| R | 6,833 | 11,070 | 18,449 | ||
| R | 7,197 | 9,420 | 17,090 | ||
| D | 9,688 | 6,153 | 17,517 | ||
| D | 8,380 | 6,640 | 18,264 | ||
| R | 7,434 | 10,204 | 17,805 | ||
| R | 6,509 | 12,055 | 18,677 | ||
| R | 8,568 | 8,865 | 17,647 | ||
| R | 7,286 | 7,550 | 15,017 | ||
| R | 2,859 | 8,829 | 12,349 | ||
| O | 2,871 | 2,496 | 14,013 | ||
| D | 8,177 | 1,755 | 9,932 | ||
| O | 1,273 | 3,139 | 7,667 | ||
| R | 2,352 | 3,280 | 6,733 | ||
| D | 4,544 | 3,442 | 7,986 | ||
| O | 1,933 | 455 | 5,291 | ||
| D | 3,655 | 899 | 4,554 | ||
| D | 3,777 | 332 | 4,113 | ||
| D | 2,799 | 301 | 3,106 | ||
| D | 3,020 | 73 | 3,093 | ||
| D | 1,430 | 356 | 1,786 | ||
| D | 929 | 52 | 1,033 | ||
| D | 1,009 | 112 | 1,121 | ||
| D | 1,040 | 6 | 1,048 | ||
| D | 696 | 9 | 829 | ||
| D | 853 | 32 | 995 | ||
| D | 698 | 21 | 719 | ||
| D | 604 | 9 | 613 | ||
| D | 774 | 97 | 876 | ||
| D | 1,441 | 288 | 1,729 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
26.4%
English
8.5%
Irish
7.1%
German
5.8%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.4%
Italian
0.6%
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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$41,182
Minden, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Minden, LA$41,182
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
23.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.3%
Working age (18–64)22.0%
Seniors (65+)15.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Minden anchors a rural northwest Louisiana market where oil-and-gas employment and a predominantly Black urban core produce divergent voting patterns within a single compact labor shed.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-nine points in 1916 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
A population of 35,820, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,182 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Minden, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minden, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 36.5 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,205 votes cast, 5,053 went Democratic and 10,965 went Republican.
What is Minden, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Minden, LA, Louisiana in the "Black Belt" 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 18 times, Republican 13 times, and other 3 times.
When did Minden, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Minden, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Minden, LA, Louisiana has a population of 35,820 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Minden, LA, Louisiana is $41,182 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Minden, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.