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Louisiana·Louisiana

Louisiana has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+22 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
LatestR+22in 2024
Typologycluster typology
Population4,611,9612024 ACS

Louisiana: state. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+22MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Akashic typology
Population
4,611,9612024 5-year
Median household income
$60,7562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.9%2024 5-year
Black
30.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+86 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Louisiana
TrumpR+22
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2024 presidential margin by county for Louisiana, LAA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Acadia Parish, LA · R+64Allen Parish, LA · R+61Ascension Parish, LA · R+34Assumption Parish, LA · R+36Avoyelles Parish, LA · R+43Beauregard Parish, LA · R+71Bienville Parish, LA · R+18Bossier Parish, LA · R+43Caddo Parish, LA · D+5Caldwell Parish, LA · R+73Cameron Parish, LA · R+86Catahoula Parish, LA · R+51Claiborne Parish, LA · R+22Concordia Parish, LA · R+29De Soto Parish, LA · R+35East Carroll Parish, LA · D+18East Feliciana Parish, LA · R+22Evangeline Parish, LA · R+49Franklin Parish, LA · R+49Grant Parish, LA · R+77Iberia Parish, LA · R+34Iberville Parish, LA · R+1Jackson Parish, LA · R+48Jefferson Parish, LA · R+13Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · R+61Lafayette Parish, LA · R+31Lafourche Parish, LA · R+62LaSalle Parish, LA · R+83Lincoln Parish, LA · R+25Livingston Parish, LA · R+68Madison Parish, LA · D+6Morehouse Parish, LA · R+19Natchitoches Parish, LA · R+22Orleans Parish, LA · D+67Ouachita Parish, LA · R+28Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+38Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · R+28Rapides Parish, LA · R+37Red River Parish, LA · R+27Richland Parish, LA · R+39Sabine Parish, LA · R+70St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+29St. Charles Parish, LA · R+32St. Helena Parish, LA · D+1St. James Parish, LA · R+1St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+29St. Landry Parish, LA · R+19St. Martin Parish, LA · R+41St. Mary Parish, LA · R+32Tangipahoa Parish, LA · R+37Tensas Parish, LA · R+4Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+52Union Parish, LA · R+57Vermilion Parish, LA · R+64Vernon Parish, LA · R+68Washington Parish, LA · R+40Webster Parish, LA · R+36West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+12West Carroll Parish, LA · R+74West Feliciana Parish, LA · R+32Winn Parish, LA · R+54Calcasieu Parish, LA · R+40East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+11St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+44
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.2%1,208,505
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.2%766,870
OtherAll other candidates1.6%31,600
D+60
R+60
64 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: −22.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−22.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+53.1%
1896+54.6%
1900+58.1%
1904+78.9%
1908+72.7%
1912+72.0%
1916+78.9%
1920+38.8%
1924+56.2%
1928+52.6%
1932+85.8%
1936+77.7%
1940+71.8%
1944+61.2%
1948+15.3%
1952+5.8%
1956−13.8%
1960+21.8%
1964+13.6%
1968+4.7%
1972−37.0%
1976+5.8%
1980−5.5%
1984−22.6%
1988−10.2%
1992+4.6%
1996+12.1%
2000−7.7%
2004−14.5%
2008−18.6%
2012−17.2%
2016−19.6%
2020−18.6%
2024−22.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−22.0%
766,8701,208,5052,006,975
R
−18.6%
856,0341,255,7762,148,062
R
−19.6%
780,1541,178,6382,029,032
R
−17.2%
809,1411,152,2621,994,065
R
−18.6%
782,9891,148,2751,960,761
R
−14.5%
820,2991,102,1691,943,106
R
−7.7%
792,344927,8711,765,656
D
+12.1%
927,837712,5861,783,959
D
+4.6%
815,971733,3861,790,017
R
−10.2%
717,460883,7021,628,202
R
−22.6%
651,5861,037,2991,706,822
R
−5.5%
708,453792,8531,548,591
D
+5.8%
661,365587,4461,278,439
R
−37.0%
298,142686,8521,051,491
O
+4.7%
309,615257,5351,097,450
D
+13.6%
509,225387,068896,293
D
+21.8%
407,339230,980807,891
R
−13.8%
243,977329,047617,544
D
+5.8%
345,027306,925651,952
O
+15.3%
136,34472,657416,336
D
+61.2%
281,56467,750349,383
D
+71.8%
319,75152,446372,305
D
+77.7%
292,89436,791329,778
D
+85.8%
249,41818,853268,804
D
+52.6%
164,65551,160215,833
D
+56.2%
93,21824,670121,941
D
+38.8%
87,51938,539126,397
D
+78.9%
80,6296,51093,966
D
+72.0%
60,8723,83379,249
D
+72.7%
63,5688,95875,122
D
+78.9%
47,7475,20553,947
D
+58.1%
53,66814,23467,902
D
+54.6%
77,17222,037101,043
D
+53.1%
87,92626,963114,889
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Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022R34.8%63.4%1,383,290
2020R35.3%61.2%2,071,543
2016R35.3%62.1%1,997,218
2014R44.9%54.8%3,523,183
2010R37.7%56.6%1,264,994
2008D52.1%45.7%1,896,574
2004R47.5%51.0%1,848,056
2002D49.8%49.5%2,481,629
1998D65.0%32.5%969,165
1996D50.2%49.8%1,700,102
1992D100.0%0.0%1
1990D100.0%0.0%1
1986D52.8%47.2%1,369,897
1984D100.0%0.0%1
1980D96.4%2.8%841,013
1978D100.0%0.0%1

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
9.6%
American
7.4%
English
7.3%
German
6.9%
Irish
6.6%
Italian
4.3%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.8%
65–74
5.5%
6.1%
55–64
6.5%
5.7%
45–54
5.8%
6.6%
35–44
6.7%
6.6%
25–34
6.7%
4.6%
18–24
4.5%
8.8%
5–17
8.5%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,756
Louisiana ranks near the middle of US counties.
Louisiana$60,756
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
19.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.6%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)15.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
26.8%
Baptist
17.8%
Other Christian
9.8%
Methodist
3.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Louisiana sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-six points in 1932 and a Republican high of thirty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.

A population of 4,611,961, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,756 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana voted Republican by 22.0 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,006,975 votes cast, 766,870 went Democratic and 1,208,505 went Republican.
What is Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Louisiana in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Louisiana?
Louisiana has a population of 4,611,961 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana?
Median household income in Louisiana is $60,756 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.