Jackson Parish, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,8842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $44,9252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Caldwell Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jackson ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jackson 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 | +12.8% |
| 1896 | +94.8% |
| 1900 | +60.5% |
| 1904 | +82.6% |
| 1908 | +66.6% |
| 1912 | +70.7% |
| 1916 | +94.4% |
| 1920 | +76.2% |
| 1924 | +77.1% |
| 1928 | +100.0% |
| 1932 | +96.2% |
| 1936 | +82.9% |
| 1940 | +81.4% |
| 1944 | +63.2% |
| 1948 | +23.8% |
| 1952 | +27.1% |
| 1956 | −22.3% |
| 1960 | −9.8% |
| 1964 | +48.9% |
| 1968 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | −45.1% |
| 1976 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | −4.1% |
| 1984 | −31.8% |
| 1988 | −19.4% |
| 1992 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | −24.8% |
| 2004 | −32.9% |
| 2008 | −35.3% |
| 2012 | −37.5% |
| 2016 | −40.6% |
| 2020 | −42.6% |
| 2024 | −47.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,852 | 5,291 | 7,226 | ||
| R | 2,143 | 5,394 | 7,632 | ||
| R | 2,139 | 5,169 | 7,464 | ||
| R | 2,305 | 5,132 | 7,529 | ||
| R | 2,456 | 5,190 | 7,736 | ||
| R | 2,525 | 5,038 | 7,647 | ||
| R | 2,582 | 4,347 | 7,106 | ||
| D | 3,368 | 3,030 | 7,067 | ||
| D | 3,370 | 3,072 | 7,566 | ||
| R | 2,842 | 4,251 | 7,249 | ||
| R | 2,568 | 5,034 | 7,761 | ||
| R | 3,609 | 3,923 | 7,730 | ||
| D | 3,605 | 3,310 | 7,060 | ||
| R | 1,477 | 4,152 | 5,935 | ||
| O | 1,525 | 1,104 | 6,570 | ||
| D | 4,521 | 1,552 | 6,073 | ||
| R | 1,398 | 1,799 | 4,100 | ||
| R | 916 | 1,553 | 2,862 | ||
| D | 2,817 | 1,614 | 4,431 | ||
| O | 713 | 169 | 2,289 | ||
| D | 1,840 | 414 | 2,257 | ||
| D | 2,734 | 280 | 3,014 | ||
| D | 1,807 | 169 | 1,976 | ||
| D | 1,748 | 34 | 1,782 | ||
| D | 907 | 0 | 907 | ||
| D | 682 | 88 | 770 | ||
| D | 1,229 | 166 | 1,395 | ||
| D | 980 | 27 | 1,009 | ||
| D | 561 | 19 | 767 | ||
| D | 493 | 77 | 625 | ||
| D | 576 | 53 | 633 | ||
| D | 333 | 82 | 415 | ||
| D | 705 | 18 | 725 | ||
| D | 396 | 306 | 702 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
17.0%
Irish
10.0%
English
8.3%
German
4.0%
French
3.5%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
0.7%
African American
18.9%
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: 41.6 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
$44,925
Jackson Parish ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Jackson Parish$44,925
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Jackson 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
22.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1838.8%
Working age (18–64)19.3%
Seniors (65+)5.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other languages1.9%
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 12.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A rural parish in north-central Louisiana, Jackson posted an R+47.6 margin in 2024, reflecting the deep Republican alignment typical of the state's upland piney-woods counties, where small-town economies and low population density define the electorate.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A median household income of $44,925, a 22% 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 Caldwell Parish and Morgan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,226 votes cast, 1,852 went Democratic and 5,291 went Republican.
What is Jackson Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson 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 19 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Jackson Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Jackson Parish, Louisiana?
Jackson Parish, Louisiana has a population of 14,884 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Jackson Parish, Louisiana is $44,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Jackson Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.