Evangeline Parish, Louisiana: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+49%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,0602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $41,9152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Perry County, AR · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Evangeline ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Evangeline 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +78.0% |
| 1916 | +89.8% |
| 1920 | −4.0% |
| 1924 | +59.4% |
| 1928 | +72.4% |
| 1932 | +96.7% |
| 1936 | +82.6% |
| 1940 | +88.4% |
| 1944 | +83.4% |
| 1948 | +16.3% |
| 1952 | +16.3% |
| 1956 | +20.5% |
| 1960 | +69.2% |
| 1964 | −21.6% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −28.3% |
| 1976 | +33.4% |
| 1980 | −4.8% |
| 1984 | −10.7% |
| 1988 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | +20.9% |
| 1996 | +17.3% |
| 2000 | −11.2% |
| 2004 | −15.7% |
| 2008 | −24.7% |
| 2012 | −30.8% |
| 2016 | −41.3% |
| 2020 | −44.7% |
| 2024 | −49.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,526 | 10,483 | 14,176 | ||
| R | 4,158 | 11,053 | 15,412 | ||
| R | 4,208 | 10,360 | 14,882 | ||
| R | 5,330 | 10,181 | 15,770 | ||
| R | 5,853 | 9,793 | 15,976 | ||
| R | 5,757 | 7,949 | 13,979 | ||
| R | 5,763 | 7,290 | 13,612 | ||
| D | 7,847 | 5,278 | 14,854 | ||
| D | 8,564 | 5,147 | 16,376 | ||
| D | 7,693 | 7,437 | 15,400 | ||
| R | 6,981 | 8,680 | 15,844 | ||
| R | 6,722 | 7,412 | 14,461 | ||
| D | 7,578 | 3,715 | 11,558 | ||
| R | 2,919 | 5,523 | 9,201 | ||
| O | 2,647 | 1,549 | 11,558 | ||
| R | 3,975 | 6,163 | 10,138 | ||
| D | 7,865 | 1,105 | 9,764 | ||
| D | 3,336 | 2,170 | 5,680 | ||
| D | 3,398 | 2,445 | 5,843 | ||
| O | 1,149 | 206 | 5,773 | ||
| D | 3,029 | 275 | 3,304 | ||
| D | 3,569 | 220 | 3,789 | ||
| D | 3,484 | 331 | 3,815 | ||
| D | 3,115 | 52 | 3,167 | ||
| D | 1,873 | 300 | 2,173 | ||
| D | 603 | 153 | 757 | ||
| R | 542 | 587 | 1,129 | ||
| D | 808 | 26 | 871 | ||
| D | 457 | 31 | 546 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
15.4%
American
6.5%
German
5.2%
Irish
4.4%
English
4.0%
Italian
0.5%
African American
20.4%
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: 38.2 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
$41,915
Evangeline Parish ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Evangeline Parish$41,915
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Evangeline Parish ranks in the bottom 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
24.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1832.3%
Working age (18–64)22.0%
Seniors (65+)15.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European12.7%
Spanish3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 50.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Evangeline Parish sits in the Cajun prairie of south-central Louisiana, and its heavily rural, Catholic population has shifted sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past decade, with 2024 margins exceeding 49 points.
The Republican margin here reached forty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A population of 32,060, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,915 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Perry County and San Augustine County. A non-English-speaking share of 16% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Evangeline Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 49.1 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,176 votes cast, 3,526 went Democratic and 10,483 went Republican.
What is Evangeline Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Evangeline Parish, Louisiana in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 15 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Evangeline Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Evangeline Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana?
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana has a population of 32,060 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana is $41,915 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.