Assumption Parish, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,4842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,4232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lincoln County, AR · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Assumption ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Assumption Parish, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +27.0% |
| 1896 | −49.9% |
| 1900 | +7.1% |
| 1904 | +57.4% |
| 1908 | +44.1% |
| 1912 | +36.8% |
| 1916 | +24.7% |
| 1920 | −56.4% |
| 1924 | −32.7% |
| 1928 | +51.1% |
| 1932 | +59.9% |
| 1936 | −21.9% |
| 1940 | +41.8% |
| 1944 | +53.8% |
| 1948 | −5.8% |
| 1952 | +15.3% |
| 1956 | −13.8% |
| 1960 | +53.5% |
| 1964 | −18.3% |
| 1968 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | −26.5% |
| 1976 | +16.7% |
| 1980 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | −7.5% |
| 1988 | +15.9% |
| 1992 | +25.9% |
| 1996 | +36.4% |
| 2000 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | −11.2% |
| 2012 | −12.1% |
| 2016 | −25.5% |
| 2020 | −30.6% |
| 2024 | −35.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,273 | 6,963 | 10,367 | ||
| R | 3,833 | 7,271 | 11,235 | ||
| R | 3,931 | 6,714 | 10,904 | ||
| R | 4,754 | 6,083 | 10,992 | ||
| R | 4,756 | 5,981 | 10,960 | ||
| D | 5,585 | 4,966 | 10,735 | ||
| D | 5,222 | 4,388 | 10,053 | ||
| D | 6,416 | 2,698 | 10,212 | ||
| D | 5,639 | 2,928 | 10,453 | ||
| D | 5,610 | 4,017 | 9,995 | ||
| R | 4,660 | 5,433 | 10,363 | ||
| D | 4,679 | 4,001 | 9,073 | ||
| D | 4,401 | 3,117 | 7,711 | ||
| R | 2,065 | 3,751 | 6,365 | ||
| O | 2,085 | 1,222 | 6,205 | ||
| R | 2,112 | 3,056 | 5,168 | ||
| D | 3,019 | 766 | 4,211 | ||
| R | 1,282 | 1,708 | 3,096 | ||
| D | 1,647 | 1,210 | 2,857 | ||
| O | 362 | 469 | 1,834 | ||
| D | 1,419 | 426 | 1,845 | ||
| D | 1,759 | 722 | 2,481 | ||
| R | 712 | 1,111 | 1,823 | ||
| D | 1,538 | 386 | 1,924 | ||
| D | 948 | 307 | 1,255 | ||
| R | 305 | 601 | 906 | ||
| R | 202 | 725 | 927 | ||
| D | 489 | 221 | 1,083 | ||
| D | 423 | 149 | 744 | ||
| D | 511 | 198 | 710 | ||
| D | 592 | 160 | 752 | ||
| D | 584 | 507 | 1,091 | ||
| R | 344 | 1,070 | 1,454 | ||
| D | 1,276 | 733 | 2,009 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
16.9%
American
7.5%
German
4.0%
English
3.5%
Italian
2.3%
Irish
2.1%
African American
22.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.8 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
$51,423
Assumption Parish ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Assumption Parish$51,423
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Assumption Parish ranks in the bottom 25% 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
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.0%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.9%
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Assumption Parish sits along Bayou Lafourche in south-central Louisiana, where the energy industry and Cajun heritage define a working-class electorate that has moved steadily toward Republican margins since the early 2000s.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-six points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
A median household income of $51,423, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 20,484 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lincoln County and Pointe Coupee Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assumption Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assumption Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,367 votes cast, 3,273 went Democratic and 6,963 went Republican.
What is Assumption Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Assumption Parish, Louisiana in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 19 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Assumption Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assumption Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Assumption Parish, Louisiana?
Assumption Parish, Louisiana has a population of 20,484 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assumption Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Assumption Parish, Louisiana is $51,423 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Assumption Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assumption Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.