Rapides Parish, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+37%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 127,5272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,9672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Tattnall County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rapides ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rapides 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 | +76.1% |
| 1896 | +88.4% |
| 1900 | +63.3% |
| 1904 | +76.3% |
| 1908 | +76.1% |
| 1912 | +77.0% |
| 1916 | +87.5% |
| 1920 | +72.3% |
| 1924 | +34.6% |
| 1928 | +28.4% |
| 1932 | +83.5% |
| 1936 | +72.9% |
| 1940 | +82.6% |
| 1944 | +68.4% |
| 1948 | +23.1% |
| 1952 | +16.4% |
| 1956 | −18.6% |
| 1960 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | +28.9% |
| 1968 | −4.0% |
| 1972 | −43.4% |
| 1976 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | −13.3% |
| 1984 | −33.5% |
| 1988 | −24.6% |
| 1992 | −3.7% |
| 1996 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | −20.3% |
| 2004 | −28.8% |
| 2008 | −28.7% |
| 2012 | −29.6% |
| 2016 | −32.5% |
| 2020 | −32.1% |
| 2024 | −36.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,537 | 36,171 | 53,395 | ||
| R | 19,475 | 38,347 | 58,865 | ||
| R | 18,322 | 36,816 | 56,844 | ||
| R | 20,045 | 37,193 | 58,019 | ||
| R | 20,127 | 36,611 | 57,521 | ||
| R | 18,904 | 34,492 | 54,069 | ||
| R | 18,898 | 28,831 | 49,024 | ||
| D | 23,004 | 21,548 | 49,931 | ||
| R | 20,873 | 22,783 | 51,882 | ||
| R | 17,928 | 29,977 | 48,891 | ||
| R | 16,121 | 32,879 | 49,963 | ||
| R | 19,436 | 25,576 | 46,302 | ||
| D | 20,851 | 17,766 | 39,264 | ||
| R | 8,422 | 22,306 | 32,011 | ||
| O | 8,793 | 10,199 | 35,231 | ||
| D | 18,122 | 9,992 | 28,114 | ||
| D | 9,651 | 8,155 | 23,782 | ||
| R | 5,961 | 9,105 | 16,911 | ||
| D | 13,576 | 9,749 | 23,325 | ||
| O | 4,730 | 1,707 | 13,060 | ||
| D | 9,132 | 1,712 | 10,844 | ||
| D | 9,100 | 869 | 9,969 | ||
| D | 8,017 | 1,257 | 9,274 | ||
| D | 7,578 | 680 | 8,258 | ||
| D | 4,470 | 2,494 | 6,964 | ||
| D | 2,159 | 1,022 | 3,290 | ||
| D | 2,765 | 445 | 3,211 | ||
| D | 2,184 | 134 | 2,342 | ||
| D | 1,334 | 46 | 1,672 | ||
| D | 1,302 | 159 | 1,502 | ||
| D | 827 | 107 | 944 | ||
| D | 1,420 | 319 | 1,739 | ||
| D | 2,600 | 142 | 2,779 | ||
| D | 3,446 | 467 | 3,913 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
14.1%
English
7.5%
French
5.8%
Irish
5.2%
German
4.4%
Italian
1.6%
Scottish
1.0%
African American
24.6%
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: 37.9 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
$54,967
Rapides Parish ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Rapides Parish$54,967
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Rapides Parish ranks in the bottom 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
19.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.3%
Working age (18–64)17.6%
Seniors (65+)14.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
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 26.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rapides Parish, home to Alexandria and the sprawling Fort Johnson installation, has shifted toward lopsided Republican margins over the past decade even as its economy remains tied to federal defense spending and a large regional hospital corridor.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-seven points.
A median household income of $54,967, a 20% poverty rate, and a 61% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tattnall County and Upson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rapides Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rapides Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 36.8 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,395 votes cast, 16,537 went Democratic and 36,171 went Republican.
What is Rapides Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Rapides 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 Rapides Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rapides Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Rapides Parish, Louisiana?
Rapides Parish, Louisiana has a population of 127,527 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rapides Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Rapides Parish, Louisiana is $54,967 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Rapides Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rapides 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.