† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupDestrehanLouisianaUnited States
French18.8%9.6%1.6%
German12.9%6.9%12.5%
Italian8.7%4.3%4.8%
Irish7.8%6.6%9.4%
American6.7%7.4%5.3%
English5.2%7.3%9.5%
French Canadian1.6%1.6%—
Polish0.9%—2.2%
African American†15.9%29.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.8%0.5%
Haitian0.2%—0.3%
Honduran3.7%1.6%0.3%
Mexican2.1%2.1%11.3%
Spanish0.7%0.7%—
Colombian0.5%—0.4%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Costa Rican0.4%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Dominican0.2%0.2%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
Destrehan
Louisiana
United States
Median age
41.3
38
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.1%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Destrehan
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$90,509
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.4%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Destrehan
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.5%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
7.2%
4.7%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.9%
0.1%
0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.5%
0.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Destrehan
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
—
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Destrehan, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−47.2%
2008
−53.0%
2012
−48.9%
2016
−45.5%
2020
−40.5%
2024
−41.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
28.1%Harris1,738
69.9%Trump4,329
2.1%
R+41.8
R+1.3
R+40.4
6,194
R
28.6%Biden1,426
69.1%Trump3,443
2.2%
R+40.5
D+5.0
R+44.9
4,981
R
24.6%Clinton1,308
70.0%Trump3,729
5.4%
R+45.5
D+3.5
R+47.6
5,325
R
24.5%Obama1,303
73.5%Romney3,901
2.0%
R+48.9
D+4.0
R+52.8
5,309
R
22.8%Obama1,283
75.7%McCain4,267
1.5%
R+53.0
R+5.8
R+60.2
5,634
R
25.7%Kerry1,349
73.0%Bush3,822
1.3%
R+47.2
—
R+44.7
5,239
Destrehan sits along the east bank of the Mississippi in St. Charles Parish, a suburban corridor where petrochemical employment shapes both the local economy and a reliably conservative voting pattern in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 53.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.8 points.
A population of 11,619, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,509 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Luling and Belle Chasse.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Destrehan, Louisiana voted Republican by 41.8 points (R+41.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,194 votes cast, 1,738 went Democratic and 4,329 went Republican.
How many people live in Destrehan, Louisiana?
Destrehan, Louisiana has a population of 11,619 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Destrehan, Louisiana?
Median household income in Destrehan, Louisiana is $90,509 — above the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Destrehan, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Destrehan, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
