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1876–2024
Monroe, LA·Louisiana

Monroe, LA has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential elections — R+31 in 2024.

Northeastern Louisiana's regional anchor, where rural voters meet a college-town core

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+31in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population223,6742024 ACS

Monroe, LA, Louisiana: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+31MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
223,6742024 5-year
Median household income
$51,8162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
57.0%2024 5-year
Black
37.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+96 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Monroe, LA
TrumpR+31
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2024 presidential margin by county for Monroe, LA, LAA map of the constituent counties of Monroe, LA, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Richland Parish, LA · R+39Ouachita Parish, LA · R+28Union Parish, LA · R+57Morehouse Parish, LA · R+19
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.1%61,299
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.7%31,791
OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,111
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: −31.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−31.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+66.8%
1896+89.9%
1900+85.4%
1904+92.6%
1908+86.3%
1912+85.4%
1916+96.1%
1920+83.8%
1924+65.1%
1928+41.4%
1932+90.1%
1936+78.5%
1940+74.1%
1944+46.5%
1948+24.9%
1952+7.4%
1956−12.9%
1960−25.5%
1964+67.8%
1968−6.3%
1972−50.2%
1976−16.0%
1980−23.4%
1984−37.5%
1988−32.9%
1992−7.5%
1996−3.2%
2000−21.7%
2004−29.6%
2008−25.2%
2012−21.7%
2016−27.0%
2020−26.5%
2024−31.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−31.3%
31,79161,29994,201
R
−26.5%
36,73863,779101,881
R
−27.0%
35,43162,495100,360
R
−21.7%
38,99560,946101,183
R
−25.2%
37,01962,369100,493
R
−29.6%
33,52362,14996,798
R
−21.7%
33,23352,41588,360
R
−3.2%
39,08841,93588,340
R
−7.5%
34,55941,20688,937
R
−32.9%
25,96852,31980,116
R
−37.5%
26,18858,42086,065
R
−23.4%
28,74846,95577,653
R
−16.0%
26,85037,26965,318
R
−50.2%
12,07539,25654,119
O
−6.3%
10,61614,00553,855
D
+67.8%
36,2786,96743,245
R
−25.5%
8,31716,47132,003
R
−12.9%
7,85611,39127,315
D
+7.4%
17,33514,94832,283
O
+24.9%
7,0742,34919,007
D
+46.5%
12,0404,39616,436
D
+74.1%
16,1822,41218,594
D
+78.5%
14,3521,72216,080
D
+90.1%
12,04061012,687
D
+41.4%
5,7472,3848,133
D
+65.1%
3,6777444,508
D
+83.8%
3,9883504,339
D
+96.1%
3,535673,607
D
+85.4%
2,402382,767
D
+86.3%
2,3881422,602
D
+92.6%
1,982682,066
D
+85.4%
2,1781722,350
D
+89.9%
5,8572866,197
D
+66.8%
5,9751,1887,163
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.8%
American
8.9%
Irish
6.5%
German
3.9%
French
2.2%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.7%
65–74
5.6%
6.0%
55–64
6.5%
5.7%
45–54
6.0%
6.1%
35–44
6.4%
6.3%
25–34
6.6%
4.6%
18–24
4.6%
9.2%
5–17
8.6%
3.1%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,816
Monroe, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Monroe, LA$51,816
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
24.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.3%
Working age (18–64)21.5%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
34.7%
Other Christian
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.6%
Methodist
5.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.3%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Monroe metro, anchored by the University of Louisiana Monroe, splits between a heavily Republican exurban ring and a majority-Black urban core that consistently delivers Democratic margins, making countywide results sensitive to turnout differentials between the two.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-six points in 1916 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.

A population of 223,674, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,816 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Monroe, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,201 votes cast, 31,791 went Democratic and 61,299 went Republican.
What is Monroe, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Monroe, 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 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did Monroe, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Monroe, LA, Louisiana?
Monroe, LA, Louisiana has a population of 223,674 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Monroe, LA, Louisiana is $51,816 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Monroe, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.