Orleans Parish, Louisiana: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+67%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+67MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 371,8532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,6312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 31.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 54.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+17 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Suffolk County, MA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Orleans ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Orleans 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 | +51.5% |
| 1896 | +34.6% |
| 1900 | +60.0% |
| 1904 | +82.0% |
| 1908 | +76.5% |
| 1912 | +77.3% |
| 1916 | +83.6% |
| 1920 | +29.5% |
| 1924 | +62.6% |
| 1928 | +59.0% |
| 1932 | +87.9% |
| 1936 | +82.6% |
| 1940 | +71.3% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +10.1% |
| 1952 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | −17.1% |
| 1960 | +22.8% |
| 1964 | −0.6% |
| 1968 | +13.8% |
| 1972 | −16.9% |
| 1976 | +13.2% |
| 1980 | +17.3% |
| 1984 | +16.0% |
| 1988 | +28.3% |
| 1992 | +41.2% |
| 1996 | +55.4% |
| 2000 | +54.2% |
| 2004 | +55.7% |
| 2008 | +60.3% |
| 2012 | +62.6% |
| 2016 | +66.2% |
| 2020 | +68.2% |
| 2024 | +67.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 130,749 | 24,119 | 159,130 | ||
| D | 147,854 | 26,664 | 177,819 | ||
| D | 133,996 | 24,292 | 165,812 | ||
| D | 126,722 | 28,003 | 157,813 | ||
| D | 117,102 | 28,130 | 147,439 | ||
| D | 152,610 | 42,847 | 197,103 | ||
| D | 137,630 | 39,404 | 181,221 | ||
| D | 144,720 | 39,576 | 189,911 | ||
| D | 133,261 | 52,019 | 197,349 | ||
| D | 116,851 | 64,763 | 183,800 | ||
| D | 119,478 | 86,316 | 206,956 | ||
| D | 106,858 | 74,302 | 187,904 | ||
| D | 93,130 | 70,925 | 168,304 | ||
| R | 60,790 | 88,075 | 161,446 | ||
| D | 72,451 | 47,728 | 178,668 | ||
| R | 81,049 | 82,045 | 163,094 | ||
| D | 87,242 | 47,111 | 175,767 | ||
| R | 64,958 | 93,082 | 164,634 | ||
| D | 89,999 | 85,572 | 175,571 | ||
| O | 41,900 | 29,442 | 123,785 | ||
| D | 90,411 | 20,190 | 110,608 | ||
| D | 97,930 | 16,406 | 114,364 | ||
| D | 108,012 | 10,254 | 118,282 | ||
| D | 85,288 | 5,407 | 90,860 | ||
| D | 55,919 | 14,424 | 70,343 | ||
| D | 37,785 | 7,865 | 47,791 | ||
| D | 32,724 | 17,819 | 50,543 | ||
| D | 30,936 | 2,531 | 33,983 | ||
| D | 26,433 | 904 | 33,029 | ||
| D | 25,678 | 3,288 | 29,255 | ||
| D | 16,103 | 1,380 | 17,963 | ||
| D | 18,168 | 4,549 | 22,717 | ||
| D | 17,487 | 8,295 | 26,571 | ||
| D | 19,234 | 6,165 | 25,399 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.4%
Irish
6.3%
English
5.5%
French
5.5%
Italian
3.8%
American
2.4%
Scottish
1.2%
African American
43.7%
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: 38.8 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
$56,631
Orleans Parish ranks near the middle of US counties.
Orleans Parish$56,631
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Orleans 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
22.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1832.5%
Working age (18–64)20.1%
Seniors (65+)19.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Orleans Parish, coterminous with New Orleans, posted a D+67 margin in 2024, driven by a majority-Black electorate and a dense urban core that consistently produces some of the widest presidential margins in Louisiana.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached eighty-eight points in 1932; the Republican margin reached seventeen points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $56,631, and a 23% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Suffolk County and Holmes County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Orleans Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Orleans Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic by 67.0 points (D+67), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 159,130 votes cast, 130,749 went Democratic and 24,119 went Republican.
What is Orleans Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Orleans 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 30 times, Republican 3 times, and other 1 times.
When did Orleans Parish, Louisiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Orleans Parish, Louisiana voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Orleans Parish, Louisiana?
Orleans Parish, Louisiana has a population of 371,853 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Orleans Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Orleans Parish, Louisiana is $56,631 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Orleans Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Orleans Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.