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1876–2024
Lake Charles·Louisiana

Lake Charles has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+47 in 2024.

Petrochemical coast where industrial employment shapes the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+47in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population271,2562024 ACS

Lake Charles, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South market. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+47MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
271,2562024 5-year
Median household income
$65,7402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.3%2024 5-year
Black
21.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+84 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Lake Charles
TrumpR+47
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lake Charles, LAA map of the constituent counties of Lake Charles, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Cameron Parish, LA · R+86Allen Parish, LA · R+61Beauregard Parish, LA · R+71Calcasieu Parish, LA · R+40
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican73.0%79,691
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.6%27,990
OtherAll other candidates1.4%1,507
D+60
R+60
4 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: −47.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−47.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+30.8%
1896+51.1%
1900+42.1%
1904+48.5%
1908+49.5%
1912+61.4%
1916+83.8%
1920+66.9%
1924+47.3%
1928+35.2%
1932+84.3%
1936+71.7%
1940+71.0%
1944+62.7%
1948+43.2%
1952+21.2%
1956−4.9%
1960+34.8%
1964−13.9%
1968+10.1%
1972−25.5%
1976+32.5%
1980+13.1%
1984−6.2%
1988+5.1%
1992+12.2%
1996+14.3%
2000−9.5%
2004−20.8%
2008−30.9%
2012−35.3%
2016−40.6%
2020−43.4%
2024−47.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−47.4%
27,99079,691109,188
R
−43.4%
30,95679,886112,869
R
−40.6%
31,11876,552111,800
R
−35.3%
34,21272,717109,002
R
−30.9%
36,81970,589109,465
R
−20.8%
41,68863,875106,743
R
−9.5%
43,22652,57698,316
D
+14.3%
50,19635,97499,152
D
+12.2%
46,21834,36496,768
D
+5.1%
46,09741,56488,443
R
−6.2%
43,86349,65894,146
D
+13.1%
49,28037,62789,280
D
+32.5%
47,10723,58072,392
R
−25.5%
19,82634,70558,376
O
+10.1%
18,72112,54461,447
R
−13.9%
23,97031,69755,667
D
+34.8%
32,79914,67352,147
R
−4.9%
17,60919,48738,132
D
+21.2%
21,56914,03635,605
D
+43.2%
11,4652,71720,253
D
+62.7%
13,3173,04816,365
D
+71.0%
13,4372,27815,726
D
+71.7%
11,7141,92613,653
D
+84.3%
11,43796412,427
D
+35.2%
6,7433,2319,977
D
+47.3%
5,0501,7946,878
D
+66.9%
4,7809385,745
D
+83.8%
3,6373153,966
D
+61.4%
2,2631843,387
D
+49.5%
2,2556983,145
D
+48.5%
1,2804161,782
D
+42.1%
1,7447112,455
D
+51.1%
2,9099283,873
D
+30.8%
1,2736731,946
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
10.5%
English
8.6%
American
7.1%
Irish
6.9%
German
6.6%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.7%
65–74
5.3%
6.2%
55–64
6.4%
5.9%
45–54
5.7%
6.6%
35–44
6.5%
7.1%
25–34
6.7%
4.2%
18–24
3.9%
9.3%
5–17
8.9%
3.4%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,740
Lake Charles ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lake Charles$65,740
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
17.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.4%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
21.2%
Baptist
20.9%
Other Christian
10.3%
Methodist
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Lake Charles media market anchors Louisiana's southwestern corner, where refinery and chemical plant payrolls have historically anchored working-class Democratic loyalty that has since shifted sharply toward Republican margins over two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.

A population of 271,256, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,740 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Lake Charles, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lake Charles, Louisiana voted Republican by 47.4 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 109,188 votes cast, 27,990 went Democratic and 79,691 went Republican.
What is Lake Charles, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Lake Charles, Louisiana in the "Evangelical Deep South" 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lake Charles, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lake Charles, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lake Charles, Louisiana?
Lake Charles, Louisiana has a population of 271,256 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake Charles, Louisiana?
Median household income in Lake Charles, Louisiana is $65,740 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Lake Charles, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lake Charles, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The market's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.