† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDeRidder, LALouisianaUnited States
English10.2%7.3%9.5%
German9.1%6.9%12.5%
Irish8.9%6.6%9.4%
American7.4%7.4%5.3%
French7.1%9.6%1.6%
French Canadian1.7%1.6%—
Scottish1.5%1.0%1.3%
Dutch1.1%——
African American†10.7%29.3%9.9%
Mexican2.3%2.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.4%1.8%
Spanish0.3%0.7%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
DeRidder, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median age
37.2
38
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.4%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
DeRidder, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$65,944
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.3%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.1%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
DeRidder, LA
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
DeRidder, LA
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
9.9%
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
52.7%
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
29.1%
36.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
DeRidder, LA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1916–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1916
+88.3%
1920
+69.3%
1924
+67.0%
1928
+52.8%
1932
+88.2%
1936
+59.8%
1940
+67.1%
1944
+49.1%
1948
+34.7%
1952
+11.6%
1956
−8.5%
1960
+7.9%
1964
−4.7%
1968
−0.6%
1972
−45.2%
1976
+24.2%
1980
+2.8%
1984
−27.1%
1988
−15.6%
1992
−0.7%
1996
−4.8%
2000
−32.0%
2004
−43.7%
2008
−54.3%
2012
−58.2%
2016
−65.3%
2020
−67.5%
2024
−71.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
13.8%Harris2,192
85.1%Trump13,504
1.1%
R+71.3
R+3.8
R+69.8
15,874
R
15.5%Biden2,542
83.0%Trump13,575
1.5%
R+67.5
R+2.2
R+71.9
16,357
R
15.9%Clinton2,393
81.2%Trump12,238
3.0%
R+65.3
R+7.1
R+67.4
15,078
R
19.9%Obama2,828
78.1%Romney11,112
2.0%
R+58.2
R+3.9
R+62.1
14,225
R
21.8%Obama3,071
76.2%McCain10,718
2.0%
R+54.3
R+10.6
R+61.6
14,074
R
27.6%Kerry3,666
71.3%Bush9,470
1.1%
R+43.7
R+11.7
R+41.2
13,281
R
32.4%Gore3,958
64.4%Bush7,862
3.2%
R+32.0
R+27.2
R+32.5
12,205
R
39.4%Clinton4,925
44.2%Dole5,526
16.4%
R+4.8
R+4.2
R+13.3
12,499
R
40.1%Clinton5,037
40.8%Bush5,119
19.1%
R+0.7
D+15.0
R+6.2
12,551
R
41.7%Dukakis4,704
57.3%Bush6,466
1.0%
R+15.6
D+11.5
R+7.9
11,284
R
36.0%Mondale4,199
63.1%Reagan7,353
0.8%
R+27.1
R+29.8
R+8.9
11,648
D
50.2%Carter5,556
47.5%Reagan5,250
2.3%
D+2.8
R+21.4
D+12.5
11,059
D
60.6%Carter5,322
36.4%Ford3,196
3.1%
D+24.2
D+69.4
D+22.1
8,786
R
24.2%McGovern1,728
69.4%Nixon4,955
6.4%
R+45.2
R+44.6
R+22.0
7,139
O
21.7%Humphrey1,569
22.3%Nixon1,615
56.0%
Wallace +33.6
D+4.1
D+0.1
7,232
R
47.7%Johnson3,049
52.3%Goldwater3,349
0.0%
R+4.7
R+12.6
R+27.3
6,398
D
48.7%Kennedy2,903
40.8%Nixon2,432
10.6%
D+7.9
D+16.3
D+7.7
5,965
R
44.2%Stevenson2,276
52.7%Eisenhower2,711
3.1%
R+8.5
R+20.0
D+6.9
5,146
D
55.8%Stevenson996
44.2%Eisenhower789
0.0%
D+11.6
R+23.1
D+22.4
1,785
D
47.6%Truman1,653
12.9%Dewey449
39.5%
D+34.7
R+14.5
D+30.2
3,473
D
74.6%Roosevelt2,226
25.4%Dewey759
0.0%
D+49.1
R+17.9
D+41.7
2,985
D
83.5%Roosevelt2,677
16.5%Willkie528
0.0%
D+67.1
D+7.3
D+57.1
3,205
D
79.9%Roosevelt2,181
20.1%Landon549
0.0%
D+59.8
R+28.4
D+35.5
2,730
D
94.1%Roosevelt2,319
5.9%Hoover146
0.0%
D+88.2
D+35.4
D+70.4
2,465
D
76.4%Smith1,513
23.6%Hoover468
0.0%
D+52.8
R+14.2
D+70.2
1,981
D
83.5%Davis1,191
16.5%Coolidge235
0.1%
D+67.0
R+2.3
D+92.2
1,427
D
84.1%Cox1,146
14.8%Harding202
1.0%
D+69.3
R+19.0
D+95.5
1,362
D
94.1%Wilson968
5.7%Hughes59
0.2%
D+88.3
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1,029
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Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
5.7%622
82.9%8,979
10,830
2020
R
3.9%607
79.2%12,485
15,755
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+30.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+71.3
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 41 points more Democratic.
23,573 registered voters · 2024
Democratic19.7%Republican50.1%Other30.2%
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−7 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +13 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in DeRidder, LA in DeRidder, LA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+103
2012
+10
2013
−243
2014
−137
2015
+105
2016
+261
2017
−225
2018
+356
2019
+1
2021
−10
2022
−68
2023
+116
2024
−249
2025
−7
DeRidder, LA sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.3 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 71.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.3 points.
A population of 36,676, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,944 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Elk City, OK and Picayune, MS.
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In 2024, DeRidder, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 71.3 points (R+71.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,874 votes cast, 2,192 went Democratic and 13,504 went Republican.
When did DeRidder, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which DeRidder, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in DeRidder, LA, Louisiana?
DeRidder, LA, Louisiana has a population of 36,676 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in DeRidder, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in DeRidder, LA, Louisiana is $65,944 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of DeRidder, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in DeRidder, LA, Louisiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
