† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupNew Iberia, LALouisianaUnited States
French14.9%9.6%1.6%
American6.1%7.4%5.3%
Irish4.7%6.6%9.4%
German4.3%6.9%12.5%
English3.4%7.3%9.5%
French Canadian2.7%1.6%—
Italian1.7%4.3%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.8%——
African American†30.4%29.3%9.9%
African0.6%0.8%0.5%
Spanish2.8%0.7%—
Mexican1.5%2.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.4%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.2%1.6%0.3%
Laotian1.7%——
Chinese0.2%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.5%0.6%
Pakistani0.2%——
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
New Iberia, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median age
38.3
38
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
New Iberia, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$56,961
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.8%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.8%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
New Iberia, LA
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.2%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.2%
4.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
3.5%
1.5%
0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
0.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
New Iberia, LA
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
51.7%
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.6%
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
26.8%
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.
New Iberia, LA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+95.6%
1896
+40.9%
1900
+21.3%
1904
+55.0%
1908
+41.0%
1912
+34.3%
1916
+37.4%
1920
−48.9%
1924
+4.3%
1928
+72.2%
1932
+50.3%
1936
+35.5%
1940
+41.1%
1944
+52.5%
1948
−30.8%
1952
−16.8%
1956
−30.0%
1960
+36.7%
1964
−0.3%
1968
+0.3%
1972
−37.2%
1976
−2.0%
1980
−18.3%
1984
−26.5%
1988
−11.5%
1992
+3.7%
1996
+10.3%
2000
−18.2%
2004
−21.7%
2008
−23.0%
2012
−26.2%
2016
−31.4%
2020
−31.3%
2024
−34.1%
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
32.4%Harris9,504
66.5%Trump19,511
1.1%
R+34.1
R+2.9
R+32.6
29,331
R
33.7%Biden11,027
65.0%Trump21,251
1.3%
R+31.3
D+0.2
R+35.7
32,713
R
33.0%Clinton10,698
64.4%Trump20,903
2.6%
R+31.4
R+5.2
R+33.5
32,454
R
36.3%Obama12,132
62.6%Romney20,892
1.1%
R+26.2
R+3.2
R+30.1
33,397
R
37.7%Obama12,492
60.7%McCain20,127
1.7%
R+23.0
R+1.3
R+30.3
33,168
R
38.5%Kerry12,426
60.2%Bush19,420
1.3%
R+21.7
R+3.4
R+19.2
32,273
R
39.2%Gore11,762
57.4%Bush17,236
3.4%
R+18.2
R+28.5
R+18.8
30,020
D
50.3%Clinton15,087
40.1%Dole12,014
9.6%
D+10.3
D+6.5
D+1.7
29,965
D
42.7%Clinton13,040
39.0%Bush11,905
18.3%
D+3.7
D+15.3
R+1.8
30,530
R
42.9%Dukakis12,166
54.5%Bush15,438
2.6%
R+11.5
D+14.9
R+3.8
28,331
R
35.7%Mondale10,170
62.1%Reagan17,727
2.2%
R+26.5
R+8.1
R+8.3
28,526
R
38.7%Carter9,681
57.0%Reagan14,273
4.3%
R+18.3
R+16.4
R+8.6
25,028
R
48.1%Carter9,984
50.1%Ford10,392
1.8%
R+2.0
D+35.2
R+4.0
20,753
R
28.7%McGovern5,143
65.8%Nixon11,812
5.5%
R+37.2
R+37.5
R+14.0
17,940
O
29.0%Humphrey5,510
28.6%Nixon5,448
42.4%
Wallace +13.5
D+0.7
D+1.0
19,029
R
49.8%Johnson8,141
50.2%Goldwater8,196
0.0%
R+0.3
R+37.1
R+22.9
16,337
D
59.7%Kennedy9,235
23.0%Nixon3,551
17.3%
D+36.7
D+66.8
D+36.6
15,470
R
33.4%Stevenson3,544
63.4%Eisenhower6,733
3.2%
R+30.0
R+13.3
R+14.6
10,615
R
41.6%Stevenson4,040
58.4%Eisenhower5,669
0.0%
R+16.8
D+14.0
R+6.0
9,709
R
16.5%Truman1,015
47.3%Dewey2,910
36.3%
R+30.8
R+83.3
R+35.3
6,157
D
76.2%Roosevelt3,661
23.8%Dewey1,141
0.0%
D+52.5
D+11.3
D+45.0
4,802
D
70.6%Roosevelt4,091
29.4%Willkie1,706
0.0%
D+41.1
D+5.6
D+31.2
5,797
D
67.8%Roosevelt2,595
32.2%Landon1,234
0.0%
D+35.5
R+14.7
D+11.3
3,829
D
75.1%Roosevelt2,412
24.9%Hoover798
0.0%
D+50.3
R+21.9
D+32.5
3,210
D
86.1%Smith2,561
13.9%Hoover413
0.0%
D+72.2
D+67.9
D+89.7
2,974
D
52.1%Davis740
47.9%Coolidge679
0.0%
D+4.3
D+53.2
D+29.5
1,419
R
25.6%Cox438
74.4%Harding1,275
0.0%
R+48.9
R+86.3
R+22.7
1,713
O
44.9%Wilson802
7.5%Hughes134
47.6%
Other +2.7
D+3.1
D+34.3
1,786
D
51.4%Wilson666
17.1%Taft222
31.5%
D+34.3
R+6.7
D+14.7
1,296
D
68.3%Bryan820
27.3%Taft328
4.3%
D+41.0
R+14.0
D+50.6
1,200
D
76.3%Parker734
21.3%Roosevelt205
2.4%
D+55.0
D+33.7
D+74.7
962
D
60.7%Bryan1,030
39.3%McKinley668
0.0%
D+21.3
R+19.5
D+28.9
1,698
D
70.0%Bryan939
29.2%McKinley391
0.8%
D+40.9
R+54.7
D+46.9
1,341
D
97.8%Cleveland576
2.2%Harrison13
0.0%
D+95.6
—
D+93.9
589
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
14.8%2,908
70.3%13,796
19,632
2020
R
13.8%4,294
65.4%20,399
31,180
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+1.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+34.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 33 points more Democratic.
45,726 registered voters · 2024
Democratic35.6%Republican36.6%Other27.8%
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−765 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −10,282 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in New Iberia, LA in New Iberia, LA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−317
2012
−101
2013
−304
2014
−533
2015
−439
2016
−1,187
2017
−1,290
2018
−1,275
2019
−1,221
2021
−747
2022
−1,037
2023
−771
2024
−295
2025
−765
New Iberia anchors Iberia Parish in Louisiana's Acadiana region, where a historically Catholic, French-Creole demographic base has gradually shifted toward Republican margins in statewide races over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.6 points in 1892 and a Republican high of 48.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.1 points.
A population of 68,599, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,961 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morgan City, LA and Lafayette, LA.
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In 2024, New Iberia, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,331 votes cast, 9,504 went Democratic and 19,511 went Republican.
When did New Iberia, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Iberia, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana?
New Iberia, LA, Louisiana has a population of 68,599 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana is $56,961 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of New Iberia, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
