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1876–2024
Monroe-El Dorado·Louisiana

Monroe-El Dorado has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+36 in 2024.

Arkansas-Louisiana border market anchored by two mid-size industrial cities

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+36in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population456,9662024 ACS

Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana: Black Belt market. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+36MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
456,9662024 5-year
Median household income
$49,0752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.8%2024 5-year
Black
34.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Monroe-El Dorado
TrumpR+36
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2024 presidential margin by county for Monroe-El Dorado, LAA map of the constituent counties of Monroe-El Dorado, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Concordia Parish, LA · R+29West Carroll Parish, LA · R+74Caldwell Parish, LA · R+73Ashley County, AR · R+48Franklin Parish, LA · R+49Madison Parish, LA · D+6Richland Parish, LA · R+39Morehouse Parish, LA · R+19Tensas Parish, LA · R+4Jackson Parish, LA · R+48Catahoula Parish, LA · R+51Winn Parish, LA · R+54Union County, AR · R+34LaSalle Parish, LA · R+83East Carroll Parish, LA · D+18Union Parish, LA · R+57Lincoln Parish, LA · R+25Ouachita Parish, LA · R+28
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.4%129,975
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.4%60,447
OtherAll other candidates1.2%2,305
D+60
R+60
18 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: −36.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−36.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+64.7%
1896+82.3%
1900+65.5%
1904+72.6%
1908+61.1%
1912+67.4%
1916+85.2%
1920+65.0%
1924+62.8%
1928+39.9%
1932+90.7%
1936+81.3%
1940+75.9%
1944+51.2%
1948+30.6%
1952+11.3%
1956−5.0%
1960−12.8%
1964+50.9%
1968+0.5%
1972−46.4%
1976−2.9%
1980−14.6%
1984−33.2%
1988−25.8%
1992+1.3%
1996+5.0%
2000−19.7%
2004−27.0%
2008−26.0%
2012−24.2%
2016−30.2%
2020−31.1%
2024−36.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−36.1%
60,447129,975192,727
R
−31.1%
70,772136,068210,103
R
−30.2%
69,706132,093206,482
R
−24.2%
78,221129,144210,089
R
−26.0%
77,235132,502212,443
R
−27.0%
73,798129,364205,605
R
−19.7%
73,446110,799189,987
D
+5.0%
92,48482,819193,231
D
+1.3%
87,10584,408201,306
R
−25.8%
66,186113,847184,957
R
−33.2%
65,083131,406199,893
R
−14.6%
77,479104,792187,463
R
−2.9%
79,50984,296166,633
R
−46.4%
34,28799,027139,520
O
+0.5%
32,78232,043146,187
D
+50.9%
87,73128,508116,466
R
−12.8%
27,19838,27886,327
R
−5.0%
27,08330,77973,989
D
+11.3%
48,27838,43886,754
O
+30.6%
22,6585,65655,603
D
+51.2%
35,31611,37546,728
D
+75.9%
45,5406,22651,794
D
+81.3%
38,8543,99442,877
D
+90.7%
37,6941,75739,609
D
+39.9%
19,2798,28027,572
D
+62.8%
12,5292,68415,679
D
+65.0%
14,5192,93717,807
D
+85.2%
13,0171,02514,072
D
+67.4%
8,67373311,785
D
+61.1%
9,1061,93811,740
D
+72.6%
7,0821,0798,270
D
+65.5%
8,1871,6889,920
D
+82.3%
18,5991,66520,574
D
+64.7%
23,4284,93728,563
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.6%
English
9.3%
Irish
6.7%
German
4.3%
French
2.2%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
3.0%
4.9%
65–74
5.7%
6.0%
55–64
6.4%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
6.2%
35–44
6.0%
6.5%
25–34
6.2%
5.5%
18–24
5.1%
8.8%
5–17
8.3%
3.0%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,075
Monroe-El Dorado ranks near the middle of US counties.
Monroe-El Dorado$49,075
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
25.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.1%
Working age (18–64)22.3%
Seniors (65+)16.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
40.6%
Other Christian
9.1%
Methodist
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Straddling the state line along the Ouachita River corridor, this media market blends Arkansas's oil-patch economy around El Dorado with Monroe's Louisiana agricultural and manufacturing base, producing a reliably conservative electorate with limited urban-rural variation.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-one points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.

A population of 456,966, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,075 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana voted Republican by 36.1 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 192,727 votes cast, 60,447 went Democratic and 129,975 went Republican.
What is Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana in the "Black Belt" 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 18 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana?
Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana has a population of 456,966 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana?
Median household income in Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana is $49,075 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe-El Dorado, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.