Lafayette Parish, Louisiana: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 247,9972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,4512024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Habersham County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lafayette ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lafayette 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 | +100.0% |
| 1896 | +65.1% |
| 1900 | +34.6% |
| 1904 | +81.5% |
| 1908 | +61.2% |
| 1912 | +39.5% |
| 1916 | +61.5% |
| 1920 | −11.9% |
| 1924 | +24.4% |
| 1928 | +68.8% |
| 1932 | +86.5% |
| 1936 | +87.4% |
| 1940 | +54.7% |
| 1944 | +73.2% |
| 1948 | −3.7% |
| 1952 | −0.2% |
| 1956 | −17.2% |
| 1960 | +35.6% |
| 1964 | −7.8% |
| 1968 | −8.8% |
| 1972 | −42.8% |
| 1976 | −6.6% |
| 1980 | −21.9% |
| 1984 | −38.9% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | −5.3% |
| 1996 | −5.3% |
| 2000 | −27.2% |
| 2004 | −29.5% |
| 2008 | −31.3% |
| 2012 | −33.7% |
| 2016 | −33.6% |
| 2020 | −28.7% |
| 2024 | −31.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 37,170 | 72,007 | 111,086 | ||
| R | 39,685 | 72,519 | 114,521 | ||
| R | 32,726 | 68,195 | 105,603 | ||
| R | 31,768 | 64,992 | 98,642 | ||
| R | 32,145 | 62,055 | 95,642 | ||
| R | 31,210 | 57,732 | 89,923 | ||
| R | 27,190 | 48,491 | 78,293 | ||
| R | 32,504 | 36,419 | 74,468 | ||
| R | 28,583 | 32,406 | 71,762 | ||
| R | 24,133 | 36,648 | 61,658 | ||
| R | 19,265 | 44,344 | 64,458 | ||
| R | 19,694 | 31,429 | 53,526 | ||
| R | 19,918 | 22,805 | 43,699 | ||
| R | 8,740 | 22,939 | 33,198 | ||
| O | 7,983 | 10,669 | 30,375 | ||
| R | 12,398 | 14,487 | 26,885 | ||
| D | 14,132 | 6,047 | 22,684 | ||
| R | 4,695 | 6,711 | 11,753 | ||
| R | 6,443 | 6,470 | 12,913 | ||
| O | 1,787 | 2,068 | 7,599 | ||
| D | 4,801 | 742 | 5,543 | ||
| D | 6,323 | 1,850 | 8,173 | ||
| D | 4,570 | 306 | 4,876 | ||
| D | 4,019 | 291 | 4,312 | ||
| D | 3,197 | 592 | 3,789 | ||
| D | 978 | 531 | 1,833 | ||
| R | 823 | 1,045 | 1,868 | ||
| D | 1,066 | 73 | 1,615 | ||
| D | 646 | 244 | 1,019 | ||
| D | 725 | 128 | 976 | ||
| D | 496 | 41 | 558 | ||
| D | 696 | 338 | 1,034 | ||
| D | 825 | 167 | 1,010 | ||
| D | 664 | 0 | 664 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
17.5%
German
7.9%
English
6.0%
Irish
5.8%
American
4.8%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
1.0%
African American
20.3%
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: 36.5 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
$67,451
Lafayette Parish ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lafayette Parish$67,451
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Lafayette 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
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.2%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)15.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.4%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lafayette Parish anchors Louisiana's Acadiana region, where a Catholic Franco-American heritage and a petroleum-dependent economy have combined to produce some of the state's most consistent Republican presidential margins over the past two decades.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached 100 points in 1892; the Republican margin reached forty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,451, and a 17% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Habersham County and Boyle County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lafayette Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 31.4 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 111,086 votes cast, 37,170 went Democratic and 72,007 went Republican.
What is Lafayette Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 14 times, Republican 18 times, and other 2 times.
When did Lafayette Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lafayette Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana?
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana has a population of 247,997 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana is $67,451 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.