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1876–2024
New Iberia, LA·Louisiana

New Iberia, LA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+34 in 2024.

Cajun Country hub where oil-field heritage shapes the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+34in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population68,5992024 ACS

New Iberia, LA, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+34MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
68,5992024 5-year
Median household income
$56,9612024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.5%2024 5-year
Black
31.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+96 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
New Iberia, LA
TrumpR+34
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican66.5%19,511
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.4%9,504
OtherAll other candidates1.1%316
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: −34.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−34.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+95.6%
1896+40.9%
1900+21.3%
1904+55.0%
1908+41.0%
1912+34.3%
1916+37.4%
1920−48.9%
1924+4.3%
1928+72.2%
1932+50.3%
1936+35.5%
1940+41.1%
1944+52.5%
1948−30.8%
1952−16.8%
1956−30.0%
1960+36.7%
1964+0.3%
1968+0.3%
1972−37.2%
1976−2.0%
1980−18.3%
1984−26.5%
1988−11.5%
1992+3.7%
1996+10.3%
2000−18.2%
2004−21.7%
2008−23.0%
2012−26.2%
2016−31.4%
2020−31.3%
2024−34.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−34.1%
9,50419,51129,331
R
−31.3%
11,02721,25132,713
R
−31.4%
10,69820,90332,454
R
−26.2%
12,13220,89233,397
R
−23.0%
12,49220,12733,168
R
−21.7%
12,42619,42032,273
R
−18.2%
11,76217,23630,020
D
+10.3%
15,08712,01429,965
D
+3.7%
13,04011,90530,530
R
−11.5%
12,16615,43828,331
R
−26.5%
10,17017,72728,526
R
−18.3%
9,68114,27325,028
R
−2.0%
9,98410,39220,753
R
−37.2%
5,14311,81217,940
O
+0.3%
5,5105,44819,029
D
+0.3%
8,1968,14116,337
D
+36.7%
9,2353,55115,470
R
−30.0%
3,5446,73310,615
R
−16.8%
4,0405,6699,709
R
−30.8%
1,0152,9106,157
D
+52.5%
3,6611,1414,802
D
+41.1%
4,0911,7065,797
D
+35.5%
2,5951,2343,829
D
+50.3%
2,4127983,210
D
+72.2%
2,5614132,974
D
+4.3%
7406791,419
R
−48.9%
4381,2751,713
O
+37.4%
8021341,786
D
+34.3%
6662221,296
D
+41.0%
8203281,200
D
+55.0%
734205962
D
+21.3%
1,0306681,698
D
+40.9%
9393911,341
D
+95.6%
57613589
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
14.9%
American
6.1%
Irish
4.7%
German
4.3%
English
3.4%
Italian
1.7%
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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
5.0%
65–74
5.4%
6.6%
55–64
6.9%
5.3%
45–54
5.8%
6.1%
35–44
6.2%
6.1%
25–34
6.3%
4.4%
18–24
4.0%
9.4%
5–17
9.3%
3.5%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,961
New Iberia, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Iberia, LA$56,961
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
22.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.3%
Working age (18–64)19.1%
Seniors (65+)17.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.9%
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
51.7%
Other Christian
10.0%
Baptist
7.7%
Methodist
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Iberia anchors Iberia Parish in Louisiana's Acadiana region, where a historically Catholic, French-Creole demographic base has gradually shifted toward Republican margins in statewide races over the past two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-six points in 1892 and a Republican high of forty-nine points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.

A population of 68,599, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,961 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Iberia, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Iberia, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,331 votes cast, 9,504 went Democratic and 19,511 went Republican.
What is New Iberia, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places New Iberia, 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 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did New Iberia, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Iberia, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana?
New Iberia, LA, Louisiana has a population of 68,599 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana is $56,961 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of New Iberia, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.