Livingston Parish, Louisiana: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1900.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 148,1152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,1222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1900MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- McClain County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Livingston ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Livingston 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 | +19.4% |
| 1896 | +80.9% |
| 1900 | +92.8% |
| 1904 | +76.6% |
| 1908 | +86.3% |
| 1912 | +79.5% |
| 1916 | +84.2% |
| 1920 | +51.1% |
| 1924 | +71.3% |
| 1928 | +3.6% |
| 1932 | +91.3% |
| 1936 | +65.9% |
| 1940 | +84.4% |
| 1944 | +75.5% |
| 1948 | +45.4% |
| 1952 | +42.7% |
| 1956 | +21.6% |
| 1960 | +29.1% |
| 1964 | +22.2% |
| 1968 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | −54.5% |
| 1976 | +27.2% |
| 1980 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | −32.2% |
| 1988 | −23.8% |
| 1992 | −10.5% |
| 1996 | −8.5% |
| 2000 | −37.7% |
| 2004 | −54.4% |
| 2008 | −71.9% |
| 2012 | −70.4% |
| 2016 | −72.5% |
| 2020 | −69.9% |
| 2024 | −68.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,965 | 55,101 | 65,906 | ||
| R | 9,249 | 54,877 | 65,230 | ||
| R | 6,950 | 48,824 | 57,730 | ||
| R | 7,451 | 45,513 | 54,062 | ||
| R | 6,681 | 43,269 | 50,892 | ||
| R | 9,895 | 33,976 | 44,253 | ||
| R | 11,008 | 24,889 | 36,865 | ||
| R | 13,276 | 16,159 | 34,095 | ||
| R | 11,499 | 14,808 | 31,421 | ||
| R | 9,659 | 15,779 | 25,743 | ||
| R | 8,913 | 17,465 | 26,576 | ||
| D | 11,319 | 10,666 | 22,609 | ||
| D | 9,875 | 5,555 | 15,895 | ||
| R | 1,898 | 7,481 | 10,253 | ||
| O | 1,400 | 947 | 12,254 | ||
| D | 5,508 | 3,509 | 9,017 | ||
| D | 2,881 | 954 | 6,628 | ||
| D | 2,571 | 1,628 | 4,372 | ||
| D | 3,578 | 1,436 | 5,014 | ||
| D | 1,841 | 264 | 3,471 | ||
| D | 2,460 | 343 | 2,803 | ||
| D | 2,971 | 252 | 3,223 | ||
| D | 2,414 | 496 | 2,910 | ||
| D | 1,953 | 89 | 2,042 | ||
| D | 1,047 | 975 | 2,022 | ||
| D | 657 | 110 | 767 | ||
| D | 674 | 218 | 893 | ||
| D | 503 | 35 | 556 | ||
| D | 379 | 3 | 473 | ||
| D | 448 | 19 | 497 | ||
| D | 358 | 47 | 406 | ||
| D | 399 | 15 | 414 | ||
| D | 693 | 72 | 768 | ||
| D | 333 | 225 | 558 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.6%
Irish
10.4%
French
9.6%
American
7.7%
German
7.5%
Italian
5.3%
Scottish
1.8%
African American
7.2%
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: 36.4 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
$80,122
Livingston Parish ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Livingston Parish$80,122
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Livingston Parish ranks in the top 25% 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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Livingston Parish, southeast of Baton Rouge, has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 68.5-point margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-three points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 148,115, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,122 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McClain County and Wagoner County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Livingston Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Livingston Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 68.5 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,906 votes cast, 9,965 went Democratic and 55,101 went Republican.
What is Livingston Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Livingston Parish, Louisiana in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Livingston Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Livingston Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Livingston Parish, Louisiana?
Livingston Parish, Louisiana has a population of 148,115 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Livingston Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Livingston Parish, Louisiana is $80,122 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Livingston Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Livingston Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.