Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+16%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 943,8682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,9982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 34.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+31 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Baton Rouge
TrumpR+16
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 57.0% | 240,642 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 41.3% | 174,549 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 7,301 |
D+60R+60
13 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 | +60.4% |
| 1896 | +35.7% |
| 1900 | +48.2% |
| 1904 | +75.2% |
| 1908 | +74.6% |
| 1912 | +68.6% |
| 1916 | +67.4% |
| 1920 | +35.9% |
| 1924 | +46.7% |
| 1928 | +44.0% |
| 1932 | +74.6% |
| 1936 | +71.9% |
| 1940 | +73.9% |
| 1944 | +69.0% |
| 1948 | +19.2% |
| 1952 | +13.0% |
| 1956 | −7.2% |
| 1960 | +27.6% |
| 1964 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | +9.9% |
| 1972 | −30.5% |
| 1976 | +11.1% |
| 1980 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | −16.7% |
| 1988 | −8.3% |
| 1992 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | −7.8% |
| 2004 | −14.8% |
| 2008 | −13.5% |
| 2012 | −12.2% |
| 2016 | −13.6% |
| 2020 | −12.5% |
| 2024 | −15.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 174,549 | 240,642 | 422,492 | ||
| R | 191,803 | 247,614 | 447,603 | ||
| R | 172,096 | 228,799 | 416,269 | ||
| R | 178,859 | 229,382 | 414,812 | ||
| R | 171,888 | 226,512 | 403,937 | ||
| R | 155,467 | 209,905 | 368,866 | ||
| R | 149,548 | 175,383 | 332,784 | ||
| D | 169,388 | 135,958 | 331,265 | ||
| D | 144,960 | 139,960 | 325,158 | ||
| R | 131,052 | 155,261 | 290,447 | ||
| R | 125,225 | 175,757 | 303,376 | ||
| D | 132,589 | 123,817 | 264,725 | ||
| D | 112,028 | 89,216 | 206,129 | ||
| R | 50,190 | 98,867 | 159,591 | ||
| O | 50,749 | 34,323 | 166,066 | ||
| D | 65,227 | 59,137 | 124,364 | ||
| D | 56,390 | 26,799 | 107,403 | ||
| R | 34,353 | 39,908 | 77,668 | ||
| D | 46,211 | 35,572 | 81,783 | ||
| O | 16,398 | 7,746 | 44,980 | ||
| D | 33,531 | 6,159 | 39,690 | ||
| D | 34,813 | 5,225 | 40,038 | ||
| D | 26,586 | 4,329 | 30,934 | ||
| D | 21,401 | 3,094 | 24,539 | ||
| D | 16,902 | 6,569 | 23,471 | ||
| D | 8,477 | 3,045 | 11,630 | ||
| D | 7,762 | 3,657 | 11,427 | ||
| D | 7,219 | 941 | 9,317 | ||
| D | 5,857 | 612 | 7,642 | ||
| D | 5,938 | 824 | 6,856 | ||
| D | 5,391 | 760 | 6,161 | ||
| D | 7,031 | 2,443 | 9,523 | ||
| D | 9,678 | 4,503 | 14,484 | ||
| D | 14,468 | 3,491 | 18,159 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
9.6%
English
7.6%
American
6.8%
German
6.4%
Irish
6.3%
Italian
4.6%
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: 36.5 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
$68,998
Baton Rouge ranks near the middle of US counties.
Baton Rouge$68,998
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
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.7%
Working age (18–64)15.8%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Baton Rouge DMA spans East Baton Rouge Parish's urban Democratic lean alongside heavily Republican rural parishes to the north and west, producing some of Louisiana's sharpest intra-market margin swings.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-five points in 1904 and a Republican high of thirty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.
A population of 943,868, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,998 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Baton Rouge, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Baton Rouge, Louisiana voted Republican by 15.6 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 422,492 votes cast, 174,549 went Democratic and 240,642 went Republican.
What is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Baton Rouge, 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 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Baton Rouge, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Baton Rouge, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?
Baton Rouge, Louisiana has a population of 943,868 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?
Median household income in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is $68,998 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Baton Rouge, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.