† 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
GroupNatchitochesLouisianaUnited States
African American†55.6%29.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.8%0.5%
English5.6%7.3%9.5%
American4.7%7.4%5.3%
French4.1%9.6%1.6%
Irish3.9%6.6%9.4%
German3.2%6.9%12.5%
Italian1.0%4.3%4.8%
Scottish0.7%1.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.6%——
Mexican2.0%2.1%11.3%
Spanish0.7%0.7%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.4%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%0.2%—
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
Natchitoches
Louisiana
United States
Median age
26.5
38
39.1
Age 18–24
26.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.5%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Natchitoches
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$37,133
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
35.9%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.3%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Natchitoches
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.4%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Natchitoches
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.
Natchitoches, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+19.2%
2008
+23.2%
2012
+29.6%
2016
+29.6%
2020
+32.8%
2024
+16.7%
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
57.4%Harris3,331
40.7%Trump2,363
1.9%
D+16.7
R+16.1
D+18.1
5,805
D
65.3%Biden3,741
32.5%Trump1,862
2.2%
D+32.8
D+3.2
D+28.4
5,727
D
62.7%Clinton3,890
33.1%Trump2,054
4.2%
D+29.6
±0.0
D+27.5
6,204
D
64.1%Obama4,394
34.5%Romney2,364
1.4%
D+29.6
D+6.5
D+25.8
6,853
D
60.9%Obama4,222
37.8%McCain2,617
1.3%
D+23.2
D+3.9
D+15.9
6,930
D
59.0%Kerry3,990
39.7%Bush2,688
1.3%
D+19.2
—
D+21.7
6,767
Natchitoches sits along Cane River Lake and blends a majority-minority population with a large Northwestern State University enrollment, producing an electorate that has trended Democratic in local races while remaining competitive statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 16.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.7 points.
A population of 17,577, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,133 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Donaldsonville and Monroe.
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, Natchitoches, Louisiana voted Democratic by 16.7 points (D+16.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,805 votes cast, 3,331 went Democratic and 2,363 went Republican.
How many people live in Natchitoches, Louisiana?
Natchitoches, Louisiana has a population of 17,577 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Natchitoches, Louisiana?
Median household income in Natchitoches, Louisiana is $37,133 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Natchitoches, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Natchitoches, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
