† 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
GroupMinden, LALouisianaUnited States
American26.4%7.4%5.3%
English8.5%7.3%9.5%
Irish7.1%6.6%9.4%
German5.8%6.9%12.5%
Scottish1.7%1.0%1.3%
French1.4%9.6%1.6%
Dutch1.1%——
Scotch-Irish0.7%——
African American†32.8%29.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.8%0.5%
Mexican1.8%2.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
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
Minden, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median age
41.1
38
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.6%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Minden, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$41,182
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.1%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.3%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Minden, LA
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.8%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Minden, LA
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
1.7%
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.5%
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
33.1%
36.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.3%
3.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
11.2%
5.4%
2.2%
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.
Minden, LA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+66.7%
1896
+77.3%
1900
+97.1%
1904
+94.2%
1908
+82.5%
1912
+82.9%
1916
+98.7%
1920
+80.0%
1924
+84.9%
1928
+60.1%
1932
+95.3%
1936
+80.4%
1940
+83.8%
1944
+60.5%
1948
+27.9%
1952
+13.8%
1956
−13.8%
1960
−24.3%
1964
−64.7%
1968
+2.7%
1972
−48.3%
1976
−1.8%
1980
−1.7%
1984
−29.7%
1988
−15.6%
1992
+9.5%
1996
+20.2%
2000
−13.0%
2004
−23.0%
2008
−26.3%
2012
−25.0%
2016
−29.1%
2020
−31.1%
2024
−36.5%
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
31.2%Harris5,053
67.7%Trump10,965
1.2%
R+36.5
R+5.4
R+35.0
16,205
R
33.9%Biden6,172
64.9%Trump11,830
1.2%
R+31.1
R+2.0
R+35.5
18,216
R
34.5%Clinton6,260
63.6%Trump11,542
1.9%
R+29.1
R+4.1
R+31.2
18,145
R
36.9%Obama6,802
61.9%Romney11,400
1.2%
R+25.0
D+1.3
R+28.8
18,416
R
36.2%Obama6,610
62.5%McCain11,417
1.3%
R+26.3
R+3.3
R+33.6
18,270
R
37.0%Kerry6,833
60.0%Bush11,070
3.0%
R+23.0
R+10.0
R+20.5
18,449
R
42.1%Gore7,197
55.1%Bush9,420
2.8%
R+13.0
R+33.2
R+13.5
17,090
D
55.3%Clinton9,688
35.1%Dole6,153
9.6%
D+20.2
D+10.7
D+11.7
17,517
D
45.9%Clinton8,380
36.4%Bush6,640
17.8%
D+9.5
D+25.1
D+4.0
18,264
R
41.8%Dukakis7,434
57.3%Bush10,204
0.9%
R+15.6
D+14.1
R+7.8
17,805
R
34.9%Mondale6,509
64.5%Reagan12,055
0.6%
R+29.7
R+28.0
R+11.5
18,677
R
48.6%Carter8,568
50.2%Reagan8,865
1.2%
R+1.7
D+0.1
D+8.1
17,647
R
48.5%Carter7,286
50.3%Ford7,550
1.2%
R+1.8
D+46.6
R+3.8
15,017
R
23.2%McGovern2,859
71.5%Nixon8,829
5.4%
R+48.3
R+51.0
R+25.2
12,349
O
20.5%Humphrey2,871
17.8%Nixon2,496
61.7%
Wallace +41.2
D+67.3
D+3.4
14,013
R
17.7%Johnson1,755
82.3%Goldwater8,177
0.0%
R+64.7
R+40.3
R+87.2
9,932
O
16.6%Kennedy1,273
40.9%Nixon3,139
42.5%
Other +1.5
R+10.6
R+24.5
7,667
R
34.9%Stevenson2,352
48.7%Eisenhower3,280
16.4%
R+13.8
R+27.6
D+1.6
6,733
D
56.9%Stevenson4,544
43.1%Eisenhower3,442
0.0%
D+13.8
R+14.1
D+24.6
7,986
O
36.5%Truman1,933
8.6%Dewey455
54.9%
Thurmond +18.3
R+32.6
D+23.5
5,291
D
80.3%Roosevelt3,655
19.7%Dewey899
0.0%
D+60.5
R+23.2
D+53.0
4,554
D
91.8%Roosevelt3,777
8.1%Willkie332
0.1%
D+83.8
D+3.3
D+73.8
4,113
D
90.1%Roosevelt2,799
9.7%Landon301
0.2%
D+80.4
R+14.9
D+56.2
3,106
D
97.6%Roosevelt3,020
2.4%Hoover73
0.0%
D+95.3
D+35.1
D+77.5
3,093
D
80.1%Smith1,430
19.9%Hoover356
0.0%
D+60.1
R+24.8
D+77.6
1,786
D
89.9%Davis929
5.0%Coolidge52
5.0%
D+84.9
D+4.9
D+110.1
1,033
D
90.0%Cox1,009
10.0%Harding112
0.0%
D+80.0
R+18.6
D+106.2
1,121
D
99.2%Wilson1,040
0.6%Hughes6
0.2%
D+98.7
D+15.8
D+95.5
1,048
D
84.0%Wilson696
1.1%Taft9
15.0%
D+82.9
D+0.4
D+63.3
829
D
85.7%Bryan853
3.2%Taft32
11.1%
D+82.5
R+11.6
D+92.1
995
D
97.1%Parker698
2.9%Roosevelt21
0.0%
D+94.2
R+2.9
D+113.8
719
D
98.5%Bryan604
1.5%McKinley9
0.0%
D+97.1
D+19.8
D+104.6
613
D
88.4%Bryan774
11.1%McKinley97
0.6%
D+77.3
D+10.6
D+83.4
876
D
83.3%Cleveland1,441
16.7%Harrison288
0.0%
D+66.7
—
D+65.0
1,729
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
16.1%1,931
68.3%8,188
11,990
2020
R
23.1%4,079
64.0%11,306
17,652
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+5.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+36.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 31 points more Democratic.
23,368 registered voters · 2024
Democratic35.0%Republican40.0%Other25.0%
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−91 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −3,637 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Minden, LA in Minden, LA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+23
2012
−403
2013
−202
2014
−324
2015
−270
2016
−303
2017
−418
2018
−410
2019
−376
2021
−550
2022
−110
2023
−74
2024
−129
2025
−91
Minden anchors a rural northwest Louisiana market where oil-and-gas employment and a predominantly Black urban core produce divergent voting patterns within a single compact labor shed.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.7 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 64.7 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.5 points.
A population of 35,820, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,182 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC and Tifton, GA.
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In 2024, Minden, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 36.5 points (R+36.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,205 votes cast, 5,053 went Democratic and 10,965 went Republican.
When did Minden, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Minden, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Minden, LA, Louisiana has a population of 35,820 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Minden, LA, Louisiana is $41,182 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Minden, LA, Louisiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
