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1876–2024
Morgan City, LA·Louisiana

Morgan City, LA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+32 in 2024.

A Gulf Coast hub where offshore energy and Democratic margins coexist

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+32in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population47,8282024 ACS

Morgan City, LA, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1944.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+32MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
47,8282024 5-year
Median household income
$52,5762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.9%2024 5-year
Black
28.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+74 in 1944MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Morgan City, LA
TrumpR+32
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.4%13,671
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.6%7,011
OtherAll other candidates1.0%215
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: −31.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−31.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+64.4%
1896+0.9%
1900+14.9%
1904+58.8%
1908+46.2%
1912+47.7%
1916+34.5%
1920−18.8%
1924+0.5%
1928+48.7%
1932+62.8%
1936+59.9%
1940+66.6%
1944+73.9%
1948+2.7%
1952−1.9%
1956−25.5%
1960+34.0%
1964−14.0%
1968+4.4%
1972−41.1%
1976+2.6%
1980+0.6%
1984−23.5%
1988−5.3%
1992+7.9%
1996+19.4%
2000−6.8%
2004−14.7%
2008−16.8%
2012−18.8%
2016−27.6%
2020−29.1%
2024−31.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−31.9%
7,01113,67120,897
R
−29.1%
8,05514,81123,186
R
−27.6%
8,05014,35922,877
R
−18.8%
9,45013,88523,640
R
−16.8%
9,34513,18322,903
R
−14.7%
9,54712,87722,694
R
−6.8%
9,85111,32521,810
D
+19.4%
12,4028,01822,569
D
+7.9%
10,6488,79223,440
R
−5.3%
10,36411,54022,318
R
−23.5%
9,41115,27524,974
D
+0.6%
10,50610,37821,606
D
+2.6%
9,4018,91918,708
R
−41.1%
4,43511,11716,243
O
+4.4%
5,3124,58616,659
R
−14.0%
5,5307,32712,857
D
+34.0%
6,6712,99210,832
R
−25.5%
2,3954,0976,663
R
−1.9%
4,2494,4178,666
O
+2.7%
9188243,503
D
+73.9%
3,5915384,129
D
+66.6%
3,6867394,425
D
+59.9%
1,9424872,429
D
+62.8%
2,0724732,545
D
+48.7%
1,7546052,359
D
+0.5%
6396331,300
R
−18.8%
5397881,327
D
+34.5%
6521621,419
D
+47.7%
6521471,058
D
+46.2%
7672731,070
D
+58.8%
749193946
D
+14.9%
8186061,424
D
+0.9%
5915801,200
D
+64.4%
1,3112841,595
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
12.9%
German
5.8%
American
5.2%
Irish
4.4%
English
4.4%
Italian
3.6%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
3.3%
5.2%
65–74
5.6%
7.3%
55–64
7.3%
5.6%
45–54
5.9%
6.1%
35–44
5.9%
5.6%
25–34
5.9%
3.8%
18–24
3.7%
8.7%
5–17
9.1%
3.1%
<5
3.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,576
Morgan City, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Morgan City, LA$52,576
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
20.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.1%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)22.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.9%
Other Christian
11.3%
Baptist
10.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.3%
Methodist
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Morgan City anchors Louisiana's offshore oil-services industry yet posted a 24-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, a combination that defies the broader rural Gulf Coast rightward shift and reflects the area's majority-minority composition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-four points in 1944 and a Republican high of forty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.

A population of 47,828, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,576 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Morgan City, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morgan City, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 31.9 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,897 votes cast, 7,011 went Democratic and 13,671 went Republican.
What is Morgan City, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Morgan City, 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 18 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Morgan City, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morgan City, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Morgan City, LA, Louisiana?
Morgan City, LA, Louisiana has a population of 47,828 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morgan City, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Morgan City, LA, Louisiana is $52,576 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Morgan City, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morgan City, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 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.