Madison Parish, Louisiana: Black Belt county. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,5132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $35,4562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 33.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 61.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clay County, MS · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison Parish, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +99.0% |
| 1896 | +85.0% |
| 1900 | +93.7% |
| 1904 | +100.0% |
| 1908 | +92.6% |
| 1912 | +95.4% |
| 1916 | +98.9% |
| 1920 | +97.6% |
| 1924 | +90.9% |
| 1928 | +35.6% |
| 1932 | +78.2% |
| 1936 | +87.7% |
| 1940 | +69.6% |
| 1944 | +38.7% |
| 1948 | +5.1% |
| 1952 | −28.6% |
| 1956 | −10.9% |
| 1960 | −20.9% |
| 1964 | +66.3% |
| 1968 | +35.3% |
| 1972 | −3.5% |
| 1976 | +39.8% |
| 1980 | +12.4% |
| 1984 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | +21.0% |
| 1996 | +29.5% |
| 2000 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | +22.2% |
| 2016 | +17.3% |
| 2020 | +15.5% |
| 2024 | +6.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,094 | 1,846 | 3,992 | ||
| D | 2,654 | 1,930 | 4,670 | ||
| D | 2,744 | 1,927 | 4,732 | ||
| D | 3,154 | 2,000 | 5,187 | ||
| D | 3,100 | 2,152 | 5,300 | ||
| D | 2,334 | 2,291 | 4,673 | ||
| D | 2,489 | 2,127 | 4,743 | ||
| D | 3,085 | 1,591 | 5,065 | ||
| D | 2,773 | 1,702 | 5,106 | ||
| D | 2,416 | 2,334 | 4,911 | ||
| D | 2,906 | 2,849 | 5,864 | ||
| D | 3,264 | 2,531 | 5,928 | ||
| D | 4,933 | 2,096 | 7,128 | ||
| R | 2,249 | 2,420 | 4,917 | ||
| D | 2,659 | 649 | 5,688 | ||
| D | 2,061 | 417 | 2,478 | ||
| O | 235 | 629 | 1,888 | ||
| O | 276 | 461 | 1,692 | ||
| R | 695 | 1,253 | 1,948 | ||
| O | 197 | 127 | 1,366 | ||
| D | 764 | 338 | 1,102 | ||
| D | 1,017 | 182 | 1,199 | ||
| D | 1,085 | 71 | 1,156 | ||
| D | 548 | 67 | 615 | ||
| D | 318 | 151 | 469 | ||
| D | 274 | 13 | 287 | ||
| D | 331 | 4 | 335 | ||
| D | 187 | 1 | 188 | ||
| D | 146 | 0 | 153 | ||
| D | 156 | 6 | 162 | ||
| D | 150 | 0 | 150 | ||
| D | 153 | 5 | 158 | ||
| D | 1,248 | 96 | 1,356 | ||
| D | 3,433 | 17 | 3,450 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
6.2%
English
3.8%
Irish
2.2%
French
1.8%
German
1.2%
Italian
1.1%
African American
49.5%
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: 35.3 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
$35,456
Madison Parish ranks in the bottom 5% of US counties.
Madison Parish$35,456
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Madison Parish ranks in the bottom 5% 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
34.5%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1851.2%
Working age (18–64)28.4%
Seniors (65+)22.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
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 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Madison's majority-Black population anchors a consistent Democratic lean unusual for rural Louisiana, though the county's total electorate of roughly 6,000 registered voters limits its statewide influence.
The Democratic margin here reached 100 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points. The recent movement, modest against a deep Democratic baseline, mirrors a broader rightward drift across the Black Belt.
The economic context is part of the story: a median household income of $35,456 and a 35% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clay County and Warren County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Madison Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic by 6.2 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,992 votes cast, 2,094 went Democratic and 1,846 went Republican.
What is Madison Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Madison Parish, Louisiana in the "Black Belt" typology — Black-majority counties of the rural South — long the most Democratic ground in the region, now trending Republican at the margins. 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 29 times, Republican 2 times, and other 3 times.
When did Madison Parish, Louisiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison Parish, Louisiana voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Madison Parish, Louisiana?
Madison Parish, Louisiana has a population of 9,513 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Madison Parish, Louisiana is $35,456 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Madison Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The county's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.