† 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
GroupLake ProvidenceLouisianaUnited States
African American†71.0%29.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.8%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
American5.0%7.4%5.3%
French3.2%9.6%1.6%
German2.7%6.9%12.5%
Irish2.7%6.6%9.4%
Italian2.7%4.3%4.8%
English2.3%7.3%9.5%
Dutch0.8%——
Canadian0.5%——
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
Lake Providence
Louisiana
United States
Median age
31.1
38
39.1
Age 18–24
12.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lake Providence
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$27,580
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
39.2%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.3%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lake Providence
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.2%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lake Providence
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.
Lake Providence, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+46.7%
2008
+54.5%
2012
+38.2%
2016
+58.4%
2020
+57.4%
2024
+38.0%
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
D
68.1%Harris908
30.1%Trump401
1.9%
D+38.0
R+19.4
D+39.5
1,334
D
77.4%Biden1,284
20.0%Trump332
2.6%
D+57.4
R+1.0
D+52.9
1,659
D
78.4%Clinton1,314
20.0%Trump335
1.7%
D+58.4
D+20.1
D+56.3
1,677
D
68.9%Obama1,797
30.6%Romney799
0.5%
D+38.2
R+16.2
D+34.4
2,610
D
76.6%Obama1,571
22.1%McCain453
1.4%
D+54.5
D+7.8
D+47.2
2,052
D
72.8%Kerry1,362
26.1%Bush489
1.1%
D+46.7
—
D+49.1
1,871
Lake Providence anchors East Carroll Parish, Louisiana's smallest and one of its poorest parishes, where roughly 80% of residents are Black and Democratic margins in federal races have historically exceeded 70 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 19.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.0 points.
A population of 3,349, a 24% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $27,580 describe the city.
In 2024, Lake Providence, Louisiana voted Democratic by 38.0 points (D+38.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,334 votes cast, 908 went Democratic and 401 went Republican.
How many people live in Lake Providence, Louisiana?
Lake Providence, Louisiana has a population of 3,349 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake Providence, Louisiana?
Median household income in Lake Providence, Louisiana is $27,580 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Lake Providence, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lake Providence, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
