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New Orleans-Metairie, LA·Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+17 in 2024.

A majority-minority metro where turnout gaps shape every close race

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestD+17in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population981,6622024 ACS

New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+17MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
981,6622024 5-year
Median household income
$63,0592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
43.3%2024 5-year
Black
37.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
HarrisD+17
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2024 presidential margin by county for New Orleans-Metairie, LA, LAA map of the constituent counties of New Orleans-Metairie, LA, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+38St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+29St. Charles Parish, LA · R+32St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+29Jefferson Parish, LA · R+13Orleans Parish, LA · D+67St. James Parish, LA · R+1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.4%242,117
Donald TrumpRepublican40.5%170,667
OtherAll other candidates2.2%9,089
D+60
R+60
7 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: +16.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+16.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+38.5%
1896+29.5%
1900+60.4%
1904+82.4%
1908+76.5%
1912+75.8%
1916+82.6%
1920+30.0%
1924+62.0%
1928+62.6%
1932+87.6%
1936+83.0%
1940+71.9%
1944+65.2%
1948+10.5%
1952+3.2%
1956−17.3%
1960+25.5%
1964+1.1%
1968+6.4%
1972−32.9%
1976+1.9%
1980−4.6%
1984−16.0%
1988−3.2%
1992+9.6%
1996+22.3%
2000+13.1%
2004+9.9%
2008+6.9%
2012+14.5%
2016+16.7%
2020+19.2%
2024+16.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+16.9%
242,117170,667421,873
D
+19.2%
271,788182,929462,755
D
+16.7%
243,611171,473432,859
D
+14.5%
234,898174,277417,201
D
+6.9%
217,009188,659412,166
D
+9.9%
264,451216,523485,319
D
+13.1%
249,334190,181449,852
D
+22.3%
272,583168,611465,253
D
+9.6%
238,731192,888478,496
R
−3.2%
208,335222,346437,132
R
−16.0%
192,417266,301461,281
R
−4.6%
195,164214,631423,967
D
+1.9%
179,073172,089359,807
R
−32.9%
94,186197,322313,220
O
+6.4%
105,57585,053320,899
D
+1.1%
137,045134,056271,101
D
+25.5%
137,96068,954271,136
R
−17.3%
90,133129,690228,692
D
+3.2%
118,712111,392230,104
O
+10.5%
49,29433,377151,579
D
+65.2%
109,13423,021132,162
D
+71.9%
114,16318,646132,837
D
+83.0%
126,36611,695138,083
D
+87.6%
100,0696,519106,800
D
+62.6%
68,23315,69583,928
D
+62.0%
41,8458,89753,122
D
+30.0%
35,41319,06654,495
D
+82.6%
33,9072,98337,459
D
+75.8%
28,3361,29935,652
D
+76.5%
28,4383,64132,395
D
+82.4%
19,1801,61221,313
D
+60.4%
21,5765,32426,900
D
+29.5%
21,45611,49133,832
D
+38.5%
23,30810,34333,651
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
9.0%
German
8.2%
Irish
6.6%
Italian
6.6%
English
5.6%
American
3.7%
Scottish
0.8%
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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.8%
5.0%
65–74
5.7%
6.2%
55–64
6.8%
5.7%
45–54
6.0%
6.8%
35–44
7.3%
6.6%
25–34
7.3%
4.0%
18–24
4.2%
8.1%
5–17
7.7%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,059
New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$63,059
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
18.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.2%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)16.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.2%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
38.6%
Baptist
8.8%
Other Christian
7.6%
Non-Christian
2.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Methodist
1.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Orleans-Metairie blends a heavily Black, Democratic-leaning core city with whiter, more Republican suburban Jefferson Parish, making intra-metro demographic splits a persistent driver of electoral outcomes across all levels of the ballot.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-eight points in 1932 and a Republican high of thirty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.

A population of 981,662, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,059 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic by 16.9 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 421,873 votes cast, 242,117 went Democratic and 170,667 went Republican.
What is New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 27 times, Republican 5 times, and other 2 times.
When did New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana?
New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana has a population of 981,662 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana is $63,059 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.