Lafayette, LA, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative market. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 627,6812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,5002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Lafayette, LA
TrumpR+39
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 69.0% | 196,050 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 29.7% | 84,348 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 3,751 |
D+60R+60
8 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 | +45.7% |
| 1896 | +63.6% |
| 1900 | +41.6% |
| 1904 | +73.9% |
| 1908 | +60.8% |
| 1912 | +55.4% |
| 1916 | +57.6% |
| 1920 | −17.0% |
| 1924 | +28.7% |
| 1928 | +61.9% |
| 1932 | +79.6% |
| 1936 | +76.8% |
| 1940 | +59.0% |
| 1944 | +66.7% |
| 1948 | +3.9% |
| 1952 | +3.6% |
| 1956 | −5.2% |
| 1960 | +51.3% |
| 1964 | −12.5% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −34.9% |
| 1976 | +14.0% |
| 1980 | −8.0% |
| 1984 | −21.3% |
| 1988 | −2.5% |
| 1992 | +10.8% |
| 1996 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | −15.5% |
| 2004 | −20.9% |
| 2008 | −27.9% |
| 2012 | −31.4% |
| 2016 | −36.2% |
| 2020 | −35.8% |
| 2024 | −39.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 84,348 | 196,050 | 284,149 | ||
| R | 94,341 | 202,146 | 301,428 | ||
| R | 86,682 | 190,302 | 285,964 | ||
| R | 94,084 | 182,048 | 280,445 | ||
| R | 97,394 | 174,644 | 276,576 | ||
| R | 100,647 | 154,718 | 258,548 | ||
| R | 95,393 | 131,681 | 234,873 | ||
| D | 120,372 | 93,490 | 235,007 | ||
| D | 113,444 | 87,841 | 237,759 | ||
| R | 103,720 | 109,248 | 216,842 | ||
| R | 87,212 | 135,427 | 226,086 | ||
| R | 86,813 | 102,436 | 196,369 | ||
| D | 89,521 | 67,012 | 160,462 | ||
| R | 38,258 | 83,631 | 130,068 | ||
| O | 39,081 | 31,468 | 137,859 | ||
| R | 53,645 | 68,906 | 122,551 | ||
| D | 79,964 | 21,681 | 113,634 | ||
| R | 31,111 | 34,621 | 67,636 | ||
| D | 35,362 | 32,923 | 68,285 | ||
| O | 11,342 | 9,490 | 47,680 | ||
| D | 29,750 | 5,950 | 35,700 | ||
| D | 36,151 | 9,333 | 45,486 | ||
| D | 30,138 | 3,957 | 34,110 | ||
| D | 23,568 | 2,677 | 26,251 | ||
| D | 20,833 | 4,907 | 25,740 | ||
| D | 7,188 | 3,882 | 11,524 | ||
| R | 5,474 | 7,724 | 13,205 | ||
| D | 6,947 | 866 | 10,560 | ||
| D | 4,760 | 841 | 7,076 | ||
| D | 5,155 | 1,103 | 6,659 | ||
| D | 4,148 | 573 | 4,837 | ||
| D | 4,763 | 1,966 | 6,729 | ||
| D | 6,013 | 1,306 | 7,399 | ||
| D | 3,441 | 1,281 | 4,722 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
16.2%
German
6.3%
American
5.6%
English
5.1%
Irish
4.7%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
0.5%
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: 37.6 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
$57,500
Lafayette, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lafayette, LA$57,500
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
20.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.3%
Working age (18–64)17.9%
Seniors (65+)19.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.3%
Spanish2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Lafayette media market anchors south-central Louisiana's Acadiana region, where a historically Democratic Creole and Cajun Catholic electorate has shifted sharply Republican over two decades as energy-sector identity and cultural realignment converged.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty points in 1932 and a Republican high of thirty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A population of 627,681, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,500 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lafayette, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lafayette, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 39.3 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 284,149 votes cast, 84,348 went Democratic and 196,050 went Republican.
What is Lafayette, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Lafayette, 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 market has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Lafayette, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lafayette, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lafayette, LA, Louisiana?
Lafayette, LA, Louisiana has a population of 627,681 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lafayette, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Lafayette, LA, Louisiana is $57,500 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Lafayette, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lafayette, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.