† 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
GroupRacelandLouisianaUnited States
French18.2%9.6%1.6%
American9.6%7.4%5.3%
German6.0%6.9%12.5%
English5.2%7.3%9.5%
French Canadian5.2%1.6%—
Italian4.0%4.3%4.8%
Irish3.4%6.6%9.4%
Scottish0.8%1.0%1.3%
African American†18.5%29.3%9.9%
Aztec0.2%——
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
Raceland
Louisiana
United States
Median age
43.4
38
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.9%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Raceland
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$60,286
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.5%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Raceland
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.3%
8.5%
22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
3.5%
1.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Raceland
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.
Raceland, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−0.6%
2008
−27.4%
2012
−29.9%
2016
−37.8%
2020
−37.4%
2024
−42.6%
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
28.0%Harris1,136
70.6%Trump2,863
1.4%
R+42.6
R+5.2
R+41.1
4,055
R
30.5%Biden1,358
67.9%Trump3,024
1.7%
R+37.4
D+0.4
R+41.8
4,456
R
29.9%Clinton1,506
67.7%Trump3,410
2.4%
R+37.8
R+7.9
R+39.9
5,039
R
33.9%Obama1,706
63.8%Romney3,209
2.2%
R+29.9
R+2.5
R+33.8
5,026
R
34.5%Obama1,509
61.9%McCain2,709
3.5%
R+27.4
R+26.8
R+34.7
4,373
R
49.0%Kerry2,241
49.6%Bush2,270
1.4%
R+0.6
—
D+1.8
4,576
Raceland sits in Lafourche Parish along Bayou Lafourche, and its working-class households are closely tied to the oil and gas industry — an economic anchor that has long oriented local political preferences toward energy-friendly candidates.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 42.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.6 points.
A population of 9,585, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,286 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jennings and Larose.
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, Raceland, Louisiana voted Republican by 42.6 points (R+42.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,055 votes cast, 1,136 went Democratic and 2,863 went Republican.
How many people live in Raceland, Louisiana?
Raceland, Louisiana has a population of 9,585 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Raceland, Louisiana?
Median household income in Raceland, Louisiana is $60,286 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Raceland, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Raceland, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
