Ascension Parish, Louisiana: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 130,3142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $91,5492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- McCracken County, KY · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ascension ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ascension Parish, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +81.8% |
| 1896 | +1.0% |
| 1900 | +12.7% |
| 1904 | +48.4% |
| 1908 | +66.6% |
| 1912 | +55.9% |
| 1916 | +60.9% |
| 1920 | +11.3% |
| 1924 | +42.1% |
| 1928 | +52.6% |
| 1932 | +73.2% |
| 1936 | +74.1% |
| 1940 | +72.8% |
| 1944 | +72.6% |
| 1948 | +23.2% |
| 1952 | +33.6% |
| 1956 | +16.6% |
| 1960 | +61.5% |
| 1964 | −20.8% |
| 1968 | +17.7% |
| 1972 | −19.6% |
| 1976 | +33.4% |
| 1980 | +25.5% |
| 1984 | −3.9% |
| 1988 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | −11.1% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −35.7% |
| 2012 | −34.3% |
| 2016 | −36.0% |
| 2020 | −32.6% |
| 2024 | −33.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,113 | 41,319 | 62,473 | ||
| R | 20,399 | 40,687 | 62,325 | ||
| R | 16,476 | 36,143 | 54,678 | ||
| R | 16,349 | 33,856 | 51,073 | ||
| R | 14,625 | 31,239 | 46,571 | ||
| R | 13,955 | 24,661 | 39,100 | ||
| R | 13,385 | 16,818 | 30,844 | ||
| D | 15,263 | 10,885 | 29,400 | ||
| D | 13,036 | 10,275 | 27,748 | ||
| D | 12,147 | 10,726 | 23,240 | ||
| R | 11,048 | 11,945 | 23,170 | ||
| D | 12,381 | 7,238 | 20,200 | ||
| D | 9,100 | 4,435 | 13,978 | ||
| R | 3,324 | 5,187 | 9,521 | ||
| O | 3,203 | 1,338 | 10,545 | ||
| R | 3,197 | 4,879 | 8,076 | ||
| D | 5,689 | 1,012 | 7,610 | ||
| D | 2,606 | 1,853 | 4,535 | ||
| D | 3,593 | 1,787 | 5,380 | ||
| O | 1,126 | 433 | 2,983 | ||
| D | 2,291 | 364 | 2,655 | ||
| D | 2,451 | 385 | 2,836 | ||
| D | 2,359 | 350 | 2,710 | ||
| D | 1,800 | 279 | 2,079 | ||
| D | 1,402 | 436 | 1,838 | ||
| D | 679 | 277 | 956 | ||
| D | 622 | 496 | 1,118 | ||
| D | 531 | 106 | 698 | ||
| D | 413 | 64 | 624 | ||
| D | 551 | 107 | 667 | ||
| D | 504 | 175 | 680 | ||
| D | 824 | 638 | 1,462 | ||
| D | 737 | 722 | 1,502 | ||
| D | 2,099 | 210 | 2,309 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
14.8%
German
9.4%
English
8.6%
American
7.1%
Irish
6.8%
Italian
6.5%
Scottish
0.9%
African American
18.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$91,549
Ascension Parish ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Ascension Parish$91,549
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Ascension Parish ranks in the top 10% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ascension Parish sits along the Mississippi between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, its population swelled by refinery and chemical plant workers. It has shifted from a competitive Cajun-country parish to one of the most reliably Republican suburban counties in Louisiana over the past two decades.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached eighty-two points in 1892; the Republican margin reached thirty-six points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $91,549, and a 10% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McCracken County and Pontotoc County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ascension Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ascension Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,473 votes cast, 20,113 went Democratic and 41,319 went Republican.
What is Ascension Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Ascension Parish, Louisiana in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 10 times, and other 2 times.
When did Ascension Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ascension Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Ascension Parish, Louisiana?
Ascension Parish, Louisiana has a population of 130,314 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ascension Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Ascension Parish, Louisiana is $91,549 — above the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Ascension Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ascension Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.