† 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
GroupMerrydaleLouisianaUnited States
African American†94.7%29.3%9.9%
African1.8%0.8%0.5%
Nigerian0.7%—0.2%
Honduran0.5%1.6%0.3%
Mexican0.4%2.1%11.3%
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
Merrydale
Louisiana
United States
Median age
38.8
38
39.1
Age 18–24
6.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.6%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Merrydale
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$41,500
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
30.0%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.9%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Merrydale
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.6%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Merrydale
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.
Merrydale, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+87.0%
2008
+89.4%
2012
+90.2%
2016
+91.6%
2020
+89.0%
2024
+84.8%
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
D
91.7%Harris3,690
6.9%Trump276
1.4%
D+84.8
R+4.1
D+86.3
4,024
D
93.6%Biden5,091
4.7%Trump253
1.7%
D+89.0
R+2.7
D+84.5
5,439
D
95.0%Clinton4,656
3.4%Trump165
1.7%
D+91.6
D+1.4
D+89.5
4,902
D
94.3%Obama3,876
4.1%Romney168
1.6%
D+90.2
D+0.8
D+86.3
4,111
D
94.4%Obama4,708
5.1%McCain253
0.5%
D+89.4
D+2.4
D+82.1
4,985
D
93.2%Kerry3,885
6.2%Bush259
0.6%
D+87.0
—
D+89.5
4,167
Merrydale sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 84.8 points.
A population of 9,490, a 1% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,500 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Warrensville Heights and Bedford Heights.
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, Merrydale, Louisiana voted Democratic by 84.8 points (D+84.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,024 votes cast, 3,690 went Democratic and 276 went Republican.
How many people live in Merrydale, Louisiana?
Merrydale, Louisiana has a population of 9,490 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Merrydale, Louisiana?
Median household income in Merrydale, Louisiana is $41,500 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Merrydale, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Merrydale, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
