Iberia Parish, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 68,5992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,9612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 31.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Winn Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Iberia ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Iberia Parish, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +95.6% |
| 1896 | +40.9% |
| 1900 | +21.3% |
| 1904 | +55.0% |
| 1908 | +41.0% |
| 1912 | +34.3% |
| 1916 | +37.4% |
| 1920 | −48.9% |
| 1924 | +4.3% |
| 1928 | +72.2% |
| 1932 | +50.3% |
| 1936 | +35.5% |
| 1940 | +41.1% |
| 1944 | +52.5% |
| 1948 | −30.8% |
| 1952 | −16.8% |
| 1956 | −30.0% |
| 1960 | +36.7% |
| 1964 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | −37.2% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −18.3% |
| 1984 | −26.5% |
| 1988 | −11.5% |
| 1992 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | −18.2% |
| 2004 | −21.7% |
| 2008 | −23.0% |
| 2012 | −26.2% |
| 2016 | −31.4% |
| 2020 | −31.3% |
| 2024 | −34.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,504 | 19,511 | 29,331 | ||
| R | 11,027 | 21,251 | 32,713 | ||
| R | 10,698 | 20,903 | 32,454 | ||
| R | 12,132 | 20,892 | 33,397 | ||
| R | 12,492 | 20,127 | 33,168 | ||
| R | 12,426 | 19,420 | 32,273 | ||
| R | 11,762 | 17,236 | 30,020 | ||
| D | 15,087 | 12,014 | 29,965 | ||
| D | 13,040 | 11,905 | 30,530 | ||
| R | 12,166 | 15,438 | 28,331 | ||
| R | 10,170 | 17,727 | 28,526 | ||
| R | 9,681 | 14,273 | 25,028 | ||
| R | 9,984 | 10,392 | 20,753 | ||
| R | 5,143 | 11,812 | 17,940 | ||
| O | 5,510 | 5,448 | 19,029 | ||
| D | 8,196 | 8,141 | 16,337 | ||
| D | 9,235 | 3,551 | 15,470 | ||
| R | 3,544 | 6,733 | 10,615 | ||
| R | 4,040 | 5,669 | 9,709 | ||
| R | 1,015 | 2,910 | 6,157 | ||
| D | 3,661 | 1,141 | 4,802 | ||
| D | 4,091 | 1,706 | 5,797 | ||
| D | 2,595 | 1,234 | 3,829 | ||
| D | 2,412 | 798 | 3,210 | ||
| D | 2,561 | 413 | 2,974 | ||
| D | 740 | 679 | 1,419 | ||
| R | 438 | 1,275 | 1,713 | ||
| O | 802 | 134 | 1,786 | ||
| D | 666 | 222 | 1,296 | ||
| D | 820 | 328 | 1,200 | ||
| D | 734 | 205 | 962 | ||
| D | 1,030 | 668 | 1,698 | ||
| D | 939 | 391 | 1,341 | ||
| D | 576 | 13 | 589 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
14.9%
American
6.1%
Irish
4.7%
German
4.3%
English
3.4%
Italian
1.7%
African American
25.0%
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: 38.3 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
$56,961
Iberia Parish ranks near the middle of US counties.
Iberia Parish$56,961
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Iberia 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
22.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.3%
Working age (18–64)19.1%
Seniors (65+)17.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.9%
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
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 26.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Iberia Parish anchors Louisiana's Acadiana region, where a Cajun cultural identity and petroleum-industry employment have long reinforced a conservative tilt—the 2024 presidential margin of R+34 reflects a alignment that has deepened steadily over two decades.
The Republican margin here reached forty-nine points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A median household income of $56,961, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 68,599 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winn Parish and Catahoula Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Iberia Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iberia Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,331 votes cast, 9,504 went Democratic and 19,511 went Republican.
What is Iberia Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Iberia 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 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did Iberia Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Iberia Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Iberia Parish, Louisiana?
Iberia Parish, Louisiana has a population of 68,599 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iberia Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Iberia Parish, Louisiana is $56,961 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Iberia Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Iberia Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.