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1876–2024
Opelousas, LA·Louisiana

Opelousas, LA has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+19 in 2024.

St. Landry Parish's Creole-rooted hub where zydeco culture meets rural Louisiana politics

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+19in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population81,6702024 ACS

Opelousas, LA, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+19%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
81,6702024 5-year
Median household income
$44,4622024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.4%2024 5-year
Black
40.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+87 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+23 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Opelousas, LA
TrumpR+19
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.9%21,812
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.0%14,833
OtherAll other candidates1.1%398
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: −18.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−18.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+10.6%
1896+75.2%
1900+70.0%
1904+86.6%
1908+70.2%
1912+68.9%
1916+5.8%
1920+3.8%
1924+58.3%
1928+65.1%
1932+85.4%
1936+85.5%
1940+83.8%
1944+69.9%
1948+4.5%
1952−5.4%
1956−7.1%
1960+57.0%
1964−3.9%
1968+22.1%
1972−23.2%
1976+21.6%
1980+6.7%
1984−3.0%
1988+9.3%
1992+23.1%
1996+23.6%
2000+7.7%
2004−0.4%
2008−3.3%
2012−4.3%
2016−11.9%
2020−14.1%
2024−18.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−18.8%
14,83321,81237,043
R
−14.1%
17,37223,17141,154
R
−11.9%
17,20921,97139,977
R
−4.3%
19,66821,47541,647
R
−3.3%
20,26821,65042,493
R
−0.4%
18,16618,31536,760
D
+7.7%
18,06715,44934,151
D
+23.6%
20,63612,27335,453
D
+23.1%
20,38311,88236,815
D
+9.3%
19,09115,79035,457
R
−3.0%
17,95019,05537,223
D
+6.7%
17,12514,94032,678
D
+21.6%
15,6139,95626,243
R
−23.2%
7,42112,51021,945
O
+22.1%
9,0753,50825,242
R
−3.9%
10,92011,80722,727
D
+57.0%
14,6253,08320,262
R
−7.1%
4,4355,1419,970
R
−5.4%
4,7615,30310,064
O
+4.5%
1,1798297,747
D
+69.9%
4,4237845,207
D
+83.8%
6,3585616,919
D
+85.5%
5,6394416,080
D
+85.4%
3,7662974,063
D
+65.1%
3,3947184,112
D
+58.3%
1,3543571,711
D
+3.8%
1,0179421,959
D
+5.8%
139117377
D
+68.9%
9381011,215
D
+70.2%
1,3952381,649
D
+86.6%
88760955
D
+70.0%
1,2972291,526
D
+75.2%
1,7862422,052
D
+10.6%
1,1369192,055
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
11.7%
English
4.7%
American
4.3%
German
3.6%
Irish
3.4%
Italian
1.6%
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: 37.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
0.8%
1.8%
75–84
3.1%
4.9%
65–74
5.5%
6.2%
55–64
6.8%
5.3%
45–54
5.7%
5.8%
35–44
6.2%
6.0%
25–34
6.4%
4.3%
18–24
4.0%
10.1%
5–17
9.6%
3.7%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$44,462
Opelousas, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Opelousas, LA$44,462
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
26.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.4%
Working age (18–64)23.9%
Seniors (65+)28.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.4%
Spanish2.3%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
53.6%
Baptist
6.5%
Other Christian
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Methodist
1.1%
Mainline Protestant
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Opelousas anchors a majority-Black metro in the heart of the Acadiana region, where low voter turnout and shifting local coalitions have historically shaped outcomes more than statewide partisan trends.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-seven points in 1904 and a Republican high of twenty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.

A population of 81,670, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,462 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Opelousas, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Opelousas, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 18.8 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,043 votes cast, 14,833 went Democratic and 21,812 went Republican.
What is Opelousas, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Opelousas, 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 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Opelousas, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Opelousas, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Opelousas, LA, Louisiana?
Opelousas, LA, Louisiana has a population of 81,670 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Opelousas, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Opelousas, LA, Louisiana is $44,462 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Opelousas, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Opelousas, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.