Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+37%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 136,7382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,7602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Schley County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Tangipahoa ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Tangipahoa 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 | +71.2% |
| 1896 | +55.7% |
| 1900 | +60.8% |
| 1904 | +56.3% |
| 1908 | +63.3% |
| 1912 | +77.0% |
| 1916 | +78.0% |
| 1920 | +54.7% |
| 1924 | +54.5% |
| 1928 | +33.4% |
| 1932 | +81.2% |
| 1936 | +54.2% |
| 1940 | +64.2% |
| 1944 | +47.5% |
| 1948 | +12.1% |
| 1952 | +6.2% |
| 1956 | −8.6% |
| 1960 | +23.4% |
| 1964 | +15.6% |
| 1968 | +9.9% |
| 1972 | −34.6% |
| 1976 | +21.3% |
| 1980 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | −20.8% |
| 1988 | −10.2% |
| 1992 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | −12.3% |
| 2004 | −25.7% |
| 2008 | −30.9% |
| 2012 | −27.7% |
| 2016 | −32.6% |
| 2020 | −32.8% |
| 2024 | −37.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,886 | 37,500 | 55,104 | ||
| R | 18,887 | 37,806 | 57,661 | ||
| R | 16,878 | 33,959 | 52,416 | ||
| R | 17,722 | 31,590 | 50,099 | ||
| R | 16,438 | 31,434 | 48,602 | ||
| R | 15,345 | 26,181 | 42,135 | ||
| R | 15,843 | 20,421 | 37,155 | ||
| D | 18,617 | 15,517 | 37,591 | ||
| D | 15,194 | 14,128 | 34,245 | ||
| R | 13,527 | 16,669 | 30,688 | ||
| R | 12,799 | 19,580 | 32,579 | ||
| D | 15,272 | 15,187 | 31,342 | ||
| D | 14,432 | 9,242 | 24,311 | ||
| R | 5,227 | 11,607 | 18,457 | ||
| O | 4,983 | 2,907 | 20,978 | ||
| D | 9,732 | 7,109 | 16,841 | ||
| D | 6,648 | 3,285 | 14,351 | ||
| R | 4,831 | 5,788 | 11,185 | ||
| D | 5,850 | 5,166 | 11,016 | ||
| O | 2,184 | 1,287 | 7,408 | ||
| D | 4,419 | 1,572 | 5,991 | ||
| D | 5,900 | 1,284 | 7,187 | ||
| D | 4,624 | 1,374 | 6,000 | ||
| D | 4,404 | 455 | 4,862 | ||
| D | 2,834 | 1,415 | 4,249 | ||
| D | 1,626 | 479 | 2,105 | ||
| D | 1,501 | 440 | 1,941 | ||
| D | 1,326 | 159 | 1,497 | ||
| D | 1,061 | 40 | 1,326 | ||
| D | 1,116 | 240 | 1,384 | ||
| D | 623 | 170 | 805 | ||
| D | 938 | 229 | 1,167 | ||
| D | 1,429 | 395 | 1,856 | ||
| D | 786 | 132 | 918 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
9.0%
French
8.9%
English
8.6%
German
8.5%
Irish
8.3%
American
4.2%
Scottish
1.0%
African American
23.4%
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: 35.9 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
$56,760
Tangipahoa Parish ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tangipahoa Parish$56,760
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Tangipahoa 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
19.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.2%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
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 47.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tangipahoa Parish stretches from the Mississippi border to Lake Pontchartrain's north shore, blending small agricultural communities with commuter towns tied to Hammond's Southeastern Louisiana University economy.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 2024. 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 $56,760, a 19% 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 Schley County and St. Charles Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 37.4 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,104 votes cast, 16,886 went Democratic and 37,500 went Republican.
What is Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Tangipahoa 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 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana has a population of 136,738 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana is $56,760 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.