New Orleans, Louisiana: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,742,0042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,0172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 28.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
New Orleans
TrumpR+12
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 55.3% | 422,088 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 42.9% | 328,001 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 13,775 |
D+60R+60
14 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +43.4% |
| 1896 | +33.9% |
| 1900 | +56.6% |
| 1904 | +80.2% |
| 1908 | +73.9% |
| 1912 | +74.2% |
| 1916 | +78.6% |
| 1920 | +29.9% |
| 1924 | +59.5% |
| 1928 | +58.0% |
| 1932 | +86.9% |
| 1936 | +79.8% |
| 1940 | +72.1% |
| 1944 | +66.1% |
| 1948 | +11.2% |
| 1952 | +5.8% |
| 1956 | −16.0% |
| 1960 | +27.8% |
| 1964 | −0.7% |
| 1968 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | −36.9% |
| 1976 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −22.6% |
| 1988 | −9.2% |
| 1992 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | +13.9% |
| 2000 | −0.8% |
| 2004 | −7.4% |
| 2008 | −15.3% |
| 2012 | −10.6% |
| 2016 | −11.2% |
| 2020 | −9.4% |
| 2024 | −12.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 328,001 | 422,088 | 763,864 | ||
| R | 362,913 | 439,798 | 816,657 | ||
| R | 319,934 | 404,357 | 753,356 | ||
| R | 314,794 | 390,996 | 719,590 | ||
| R | 293,496 | 401,586 | 707,022 | ||
| R | 348,695 | 405,418 | 761,681 | ||
| R | 333,751 | 339,568 | 689,780 | ||
| D | 371,639 | 275,612 | 692,104 | ||
| D | 321,596 | 293,636 | 696,961 | ||
| R | 281,267 | 339,603 | 631,148 | ||
| R | 250,156 | 397,996 | 653,173 | ||
| R | 268,608 | 309,218 | 598,034 | ||
| D | 251,833 | 235,256 | 499,645 | ||
| R | 118,083 | 272,838 | 419,070 | ||
| O | 129,997 | 106,875 | 432,571 | ||
| R | 177,227 | 179,865 | 357,092 | ||
| D | 180,109 | 84,362 | 344,051 | ||
| R | 111,374 | 155,798 | 278,297 | ||
| D | 149,733 | 133,263 | 282,996 | ||
| O | 59,125 | 38,317 | 185,972 | ||
| D | 134,105 | 27,348 | 161,460 | ||
| D | 140,920 | 22,863 | 163,823 | ||
| D | 146,663 | 16,414 | 163,122 | ||
| D | 119,274 | 8,222 | 127,746 | ||
| D | 80,697 | 21,468 | 102,165 | ||
| D | 48,200 | 11,206 | 62,197 | ||
| D | 40,558 | 21,887 | 62,466 | ||
| D | 39,377 | 3,676 | 45,403 | ||
| D | 32,333 | 1,826 | 41,138 | ||
| D | 32,565 | 4,705 | 37,703 | ||
| D | 22,256 | 2,189 | 25,018 | ||
| D | 25,959 | 7,196 | 33,163 | ||
| D | 27,029 | 13,067 | 41,167 | ||
| D | 29,519 | 11,649 | 41,190 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
10.9%
German
9.0%
Irish
7.7%
English
7.3%
Italian
6.9%
American
6.3%
Scottish
1.0%
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: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,017
New Orleans ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Orleans$65,017
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
17.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.7%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)15.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The New Orleans DMA stretches from dense urban precincts that vote Democratic by wide margins to rural parishes along the Gulf Coast that trend sharply Republican, making it one of the more internally polarized media markets in the Deep South.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-seven points in 1932 and a Republican high of thirty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.
A population of 1,742,004, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,017 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New Orleans, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Orleans, Louisiana voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 763,864 votes cast, 328,001 went Democratic and 422,088 went Republican.
What is New Orleans, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places New Orleans, Louisiana in the "Industrial Catholic 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 market has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did New Orleans, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Orleans, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in New Orleans, Louisiana?
New Orleans, Louisiana has a population of 1,742,004 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Orleans, Louisiana?
Median household income in New Orleans, Louisiana is $65,017 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of New Orleans, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.