Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,9052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $39,3252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cross County, AR · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Avoyelles ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Avoyelles 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 | +86.3% |
| 1896 | +76.6% |
| 1900 | +70.1% |
| 1904 | +92.0% |
| 1908 | +91.0% |
| 1912 | +80.0% |
| 1916 | +92.4% |
| 1920 | +32.5% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | +74.7% |
| 1932 | +92.1% |
| 1936 | +81.4% |
| 1940 | +92.8% |
| 1944 | +85.1% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +28.0% |
| 1956 | +5.1% |
| 1960 | +63.3% |
| 1964 | −2.3% |
| 1968 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | +26.5% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −15.6% |
| 1988 | −2.0% |
| 1992 | +23.2% |
| 1996 | +32.0% |
| 2000 | −4.3% |
| 2004 | −8.5% |
| 2008 | −23.1% |
| 2012 | −27.0% |
| 2016 | −37.0% |
| 2020 | −40.8% |
| 2024 | −43.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,460 | 11,379 | 16,037 | ||
| R | 4,979 | 12,028 | 17,292 | ||
| R | 5,035 | 11,165 | 16,586 | ||
| R | 6,077 | 10,670 | 17,032 | ||
| R | 6,327 | 10,236 | 16,938 | ||
| R | 6,976 | 8,302 | 15,525 | ||
| R | 6,701 | 7,329 | 14,653 | ||
| D | 9,689 | 4,433 | 16,410 | ||
| D | 8,696 | 4,851 | 16,549 | ||
| R | 7,353 | 7,659 | 15,600 | ||
| R | 6,808 | 9,402 | 16,673 | ||
| R | 7,174 | 8,216 | 16,071 | ||
| D | 8,104 | 4,574 | 13,315 | ||
| R | 3,395 | 6,225 | 10,778 | ||
| O | 2,973 | 2,459 | 12,192 | ||
| R | 4,874 | 5,102 | 9,976 | ||
| D | 7,625 | 1,270 | 10,035 | ||
| D | 3,628 | 3,255 | 7,319 | ||
| D | 4,405 | 2,479 | 6,884 | ||
| O | 1,356 | 285 | 7,105 | ||
| D | 3,789 | 306 | 4,095 | ||
| D | 4,883 | 183 | 5,066 | ||
| D | 4,408 | 452 | 4,860 | ||
| D | 3,148 | 130 | 3,278 | ||
| D | 2,896 | 419 | 3,315 | ||
| D | 1,010 | 314 | 1,324 | ||
| D | 1,422 | 724 | 2,146 | ||
| D | 1,253 | 44 | 1,309 | ||
| D | 949 | 38 | 1,139 | ||
| D | 1,240 | 50 | 1,307 | ||
| D | 1,054 | 37 | 1,106 | ||
| D | 951 | 167 | 1,118 | ||
| D | 1,657 | 214 | 1,883 | ||
| D | 1,696 | 125 | 1,821 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
20.5%
American
8.8%
Irish
4.4%
English
3.8%
Italian
3.7%
German
3.5%
African American
21.9%
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: 39.0 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
$39,325
Avoyelles Parish ranks in the bottom 5% of US counties.
Avoyelles Parish$39,325
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Avoyelles Parish ranks in the bottom 5% 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
27.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1838.4%
Working age (18–64)24.0%
Seniors (65+)26.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European6.5%
Spanish1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Avoyelles Parish sits in central Louisiana's Red River lowlands, where a shrinking population and an economy still tied to agriculture have tracked a steady rightward shift in federal elections over the past decade and a half.
The Republican margin here reached forty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.
A median household income of $39,325, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 38,905 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cross County and Prairie County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 43.1 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,037 votes cast, 4,460 went Democratic and 11,379 went Republican.
What is Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Avoyelles 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 20 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana?
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana has a population of 38,905 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana is $39,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.