† 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
GroupWestwegoLouisianaUnited States
French14.4%9.6%1.6%
German12.7%6.9%12.5%
Italian12.3%4.3%4.8%
Irish9.9%6.6%9.4%
English8.2%7.3%9.5%
American5.1%7.4%5.3%
French Canadian1.2%1.6%—
Scottish1.1%1.0%1.3%
African American†22.1%29.3%9.9%
African0.8%0.8%0.5%
Haitian0.5%—0.3%
Honduran1.8%1.6%0.3%
Mexican0.7%2.1%11.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Nicaraguan0.3%——
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Spanish0.3%0.7%—
Dominican0.3%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Vietnamese1.2%0.5%0.6%
Chinese0.4%0.2%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%0.2%1.4%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Pakistani0.2%——
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
Westwego
Louisiana
United States
Median age
43.6
38
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Westwego
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$46,261
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.2%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.9%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Westwego
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.8%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
4.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.6%
1.5%
0.7%
Vietnamese
1.8%
0.5%
0.5%
Arabic
2.9%
0.3%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Westwego
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.
Westwego, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−31.5%
2008
−33.3%
2012
−25.2%
2016
−33.3%
2020
−32.4%
2024
−41.9%
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
28.4%Harris935
70.3%Trump2,315
1.3%
R+41.9
R+9.5
R+40.4
3,293
R
33.0%Biden1,500
65.4%Trump2,972
1.5%
R+32.4
D+0.9
R+36.9
4,542
R
31.8%Clinton1,294
65.2%Trump2,650
3.0%
R+33.3
R+8.2
R+35.4
4,066
R
36.4%Obama1,403
61.6%Romney2,373
1.9%
R+25.2
D+8.2
R+29.0
3,851
R
31.8%Obama1,314
65.2%McCain2,691
3.0%
R+33.3
R+1.8
R+40.6
4,129
R
34.0%Kerry1,460
65.6%Bush2,813
0.4%
R+31.5
—
R+29.1
4,289
Westwego sits on the west bank of the Mississippi just outside New Orleans, embedded in Jefferson Parish's dense suburban electorate. Its modest population punches above its weight in parish-level margin calculations during statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.9 points.
A population of 8,335, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,261 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Raceland and Waveland.
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, Westwego, Louisiana voted Republican by 41.9 points (R+41.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,293 votes cast, 935 went Democratic and 2,315 went Republican.
How many people live in Westwego, Louisiana?
Westwego, Louisiana has a population of 8,335 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Westwego, Louisiana?
Median household income in Westwego, Louisiana is $46,261 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Westwego, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Westwego, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
