Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 207,0882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,5642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Calcasieu ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Calcasieu 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 | +24.0% |
| 1896 | +49.4% |
| 1900 | +41.9% |
| 1904 | +44.2% |
| 1908 | +45.4% |
| 1912 | +60.8% |
| 1916 | +82.8% |
| 1920 | +67.1% |
| 1924 | +37.3% |
| 1928 | +27.7% |
| 1932 | +79.8% |
| 1936 | +71.4% |
| 1940 | +66.1% |
| 1944 | +61.6% |
| 1948 | +41.3% |
| 1952 | +17.5% |
| 1956 | −5.6% |
| 1960 | +37.2% |
| 1964 | −15.5% |
| 1968 | +11.4% |
| 1972 | −22.0% |
| 1976 | +31.4% |
| 1980 | +12.1% |
| 1984 | −3.4% |
| 1988 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | +12.5% |
| 1996 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | −5.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −24.6% |
| 2012 | −28.7% |
| 2016 | −33.3% |
| 2020 | −35.2% |
| 2024 | −39.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 23,918 | 56,064 | 81,201 | ||
| R | 25,982 | 55,066 | 82,663 | ||
| R | 26,296 | 54,191 | 83,785 | ||
| R | 28,359 | 51,850 | 81,726 | ||
| R | 30,244 | 50,449 | 82,131 | ||
| R | 32,864 | 46,075 | 79,698 | ||
| R | 33,919 | 38,086 | 73,636 | ||
| D | 38,238 | 26,494 | 73,661 | ||
| D | 33,570 | 24,847 | 69,862 | ||
| D | 33,932 | 29,649 | 64,100 | ||
| R | 33,214 | 35,566 | 69,210 | ||
| D | 35,446 | 27,600 | 64,859 | ||
| D | 33,980 | 17,485 | 52,595 | ||
| R | 15,330 | 24,778 | 42,925 | ||
| O | 14,593 | 9,520 | 44,363 | ||
| R | 17,046 | 23,285 | 40,331 | ||
| D | 24,233 | 10,243 | 37,627 | ||
| R | 12,255 | 13,760 | 26,733 | ||
| D | 15,814 | 11,102 | 26,916 | ||
| D | 7,074 | 1,940 | 12,438 | ||
| D | 7,861 | 1,867 | 9,728 | ||
| D | 6,993 | 1,425 | 8,429 | ||
| D | 6,259 | 1,037 | 7,309 | ||
| D | 6,105 | 678 | 6,805 | ||
| D | 3,532 | 1,997 | 5,532 | ||
| D | 2,494 | 1,129 | 3,656 | ||
| D | 2,480 | 483 | 2,976 | ||
| D | 1,798 | 165 | 1,973 | ||
| D | 2,144 | 171 | 3,246 | ||
| D | 1,975 | 683 | 2,848 | ||
| D | 1,102 | 401 | 1,586 | ||
| D | 1,559 | 639 | 2,198 | ||
| D | 2,658 | 891 | 3,579 | ||
| D | 1,089 | 668 | 1,757 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
10.8%
English
8.2%
American
7.2%
Irish
6.5%
German
6.3%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
1.2%
African American
18.7%
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: 37.4 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
$67,564
Calcasieu Parish ranks near the middle of US counties.
Calcasieu Parish$67,564
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Calcasieu Parish ranks near the middle 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
17.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.2%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Calcasieu Parish is dominated by the refining and liquefied-natural-gas industries clustered around Lake Charles, a economic identity that has correlated with steadily widening Republican margins over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A median household income of $67,564, a 17% poverty rate, and a 66% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson Davis Parish and Marshall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 39.6 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,201 votes cast, 23,918 went Democratic and 56,064 went Republican.
What is Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana?
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana has a population of 207,088 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana is $67,564 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.