† 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
GroupOpelousas, LALouisianaUnited States
French11.7%9.6%1.6%
French Canadian7.2%1.6%—
English4.7%7.3%9.5%
American4.3%7.4%5.3%
German3.6%6.9%12.5%
Irish3.4%6.6%9.4%
Italian1.6%4.3%4.8%
Scottish0.3%1.0%1.3%
African American†39.6%29.3%9.9%
Mexican1.6%2.1%11.3%
Honduran0.4%1.6%0.3%
Spanish0.3%0.7%—
Native Hawaiian0.2%——
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
Opelousas, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median age
37.8
38
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Opelousas, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$44,462
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.8%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.9%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Opelousas, LA
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.1%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.3%
4.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
5.0%
1.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Opelousas, LA
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
53.6%
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.7%
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
31.2%
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.
Opelousas, LA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+10.6%
1896
+75.2%
1900
+70.0%
1904
+86.6%
1908
+70.2%
1912
+68.9%
1916
+5.8%
1920
+3.8%
1924
+58.3%
1928
+65.1%
1932
+85.4%
1936
+85.5%
1940
+83.8%
1944
+69.9%
1948
+4.5%
1952
−5.4%
1956
−7.1%
1960
+57.0%
1964
+3.9%
1968
+22.1%
1972
−23.2%
1976
+21.6%
1980
+6.7%
1984
−3.0%
1988
+9.3%
1992
+23.1%
1996
+23.6%
2000
+7.7%
2004
−0.4%
2008
−3.3%
2012
−4.3%
2016
−11.9%
2020
−14.1%
2024
−18.8%
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
40.0%Harris14,833
58.9%Trump21,812
1.1%
R+18.8
R+4.7
R+17.4
37,043
R
42.2%Biden17,372
56.3%Trump23,171
1.5%
R+14.1
R+2.2
R+18.5
41,154
R
43.0%Clinton17,209
55.0%Trump21,971
2.0%
R+11.9
R+7.6
R+14.0
39,977
R
47.2%Obama19,668
51.6%Romney21,475
1.2%
R+4.3
R+1.1
R+8.2
41,647
R
47.7%Obama20,268
50.9%McCain21,650
1.4%
R+3.3
R+2.8
R+10.5
42,493
R
49.4%Kerry18,166
49.8%Bush18,315
0.8%
R+0.4
R+8.1
D+2.1
36,760
D
52.9%Gore18,067
45.2%Bush15,449
1.9%
D+7.7
R+15.9
D+7.1
34,151
D
58.2%Clinton20,636
34.6%Dole12,273
7.2%
D+23.6
D+0.5
D+15.1
35,453
D
55.4%Clinton20,383
32.3%Bush11,882
12.4%
D+23.1
D+13.8
D+17.5
36,815
D
53.8%Dukakis19,091
44.5%Bush15,790
1.6%
D+9.3
D+12.3
D+17.0
35,457
R
48.2%Mondale17,950
51.2%Reagan19,055
0.6%
R+3.0
R+9.7
D+15.3
37,223
D
52.4%Carter17,125
45.7%Reagan14,940
1.9%
D+6.7
R+14.9
D+16.4
32,678
D
59.5%Carter15,613
37.9%Ford9,956
2.6%
D+21.6
D+44.7
D+19.5
26,243
R
33.8%McGovern7,421
57.0%Nixon12,510
9.2%
R+23.2
R+45.2
±0.0
21,945
O
36.0%Humphrey9,075
13.9%Nixon3,508
50.2%
Wallace +14.2
D+18.2
D+22.8
25,242
D
52.0%Johnson11,807
48.0%Goldwater10,920
0.0%
D+3.9
R+53.1
R+18.7
22,727
D
72.2%Kennedy14,625
15.2%Nixon3,083
12.6%
D+57.0
D+64.0
D+56.8
20,262
R
44.5%Stevenson4,435
51.6%Eisenhower5,141
4.0%
R+7.1
R+1.7
D+8.3
9,970
R
47.3%Stevenson4,761
52.7%Eisenhower5,303
0.0%
R+5.4
R+9.9
D+5.4
10,064
O
15.2%Truman1,179
10.7%Dewey829
74.1%
Thurmond +58.9
R+65.4
±0.0
7,747
D
84.9%Roosevelt4,423
15.1%Dewey784
0.0%
D+69.9
R+13.9
D+62.4
5,207
D
91.9%Roosevelt6,358
8.1%Willkie561
0.0%
D+83.8
R+1.7
D+73.8
6,919
D
92.7%Roosevelt5,639
7.3%Landon441
0.0%
D+85.5
D+0.1
D+61.2
6,080
D
92.7%Roosevelt3,766
7.3%Hoover297
0.0%
D+85.4
D+20.3
D+67.6
4,063
D
82.5%Smith3,394
17.5%Hoover718
0.0%
D+65.1
D+6.8
D+82.5
4,112
D
79.1%Davis1,354
20.9%Coolidge357
0.0%
D+58.3
D+54.4
D+83.4
1,711
D
51.9%Cox1,017
48.1%Harding942
0.0%
D+3.8
R+2.0
D+30.0
1,959
D
36.9%Wilson139
31.0%Hughes117
32.1%
D+5.8
R+63.1
D+2.7
377
D
77.2%Wilson938
8.3%Taft101
14.5%
D+68.9
R+1.3
D+49.3
1,215
D
84.6%Bryan1,395
14.4%Taft238
1.0%
D+70.2
R+16.4
D+79.7
1,649
D
92.9%Parker887
6.3%Roosevelt60
0.8%
D+86.6
D+16.6
D+106.3
955
D
85.0%Bryan1,297
15.0%McKinley229
0.0%
D+70.0
R+5.3
D+77.5
1,526
D
87.0%Bryan1,786
11.8%McKinley242
1.2%
D+75.2
D+64.7
D+81.3
2,052
D
55.3%Cleveland1,136
44.7%Harrison919
0.0%
D+10.6
—
D+8.9
2,055
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
20.4%5,507
60.2%16,217
26,942
2020
R
18.2%7,083
57.3%22,285
38,917
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+18.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+18.8
Opelousas, LA registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 37-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
58,117 registered voters · 2024
Democratic47.1%Republican29.0%Other23.8%
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−373 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −5,807 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Opelousas, LA in Opelousas, LA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−514
2012
−305
2013
−389
2014
−97
2015
−298
2016
−249
2017
−512
2018
−864
2019
−756
2021
−12
2022
−511
2023
−383
2024
−544
2025
−373
Opelousas anchors a majority-Black metro in the heart of the Acadiana region, where low voter turnout and shifting local coalitions have historically shaped outcomes more than statewide partisan trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.6 points in 1904 and a Republican high of 23.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.8 points.
A population of 81,670, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,462 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morgan City, LA and New Iberia, LA.
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In 2024, Opelousas, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 18.8 points (R+18.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,043 votes cast, 14,833 went Democratic and 21,812 went Republican.
When did Opelousas, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Opelousas, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Opelousas, LA, Louisiana?
Opelousas, LA, Louisiana has a population of 81,670 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Opelousas, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Opelousas, LA, Louisiana is $44,462 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Opelousas, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Opelousas, LA, Louisiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
