Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 106,1862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,8362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Vernon Parish, LA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Terrebonne ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Terrebonne Parish, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +35.3% |
| 1896 | +25.9% |
| 1900 | +20.3% |
| 1904 | +65.6% |
| 1908 | +25.9% |
| 1912 | +44.5% |
| 1916 | +37.7% |
| 1920 | −19.8% |
| 1924 | +7.5% |
| 1928 | +71.9% |
| 1932 | +81.6% |
| 1936 | +56.5% |
| 1940 | +68.5% |
| 1944 | +73.1% |
| 1948 | +4.9% |
| 1952 | +5.0% |
| 1956 | −32.8% |
| 1960 | +44.4% |
| 1964 | −12.1% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −48.7% |
| 1976 | −9.3% |
| 1980 | −20.4% |
| 1984 | −41.2% |
| 1988 | −18.8% |
| 1992 | −3.9% |
| 1996 | +12.7% |
| 2000 | −18.8% |
| 2004 | −31.2% |
| 2008 | −40.9% |
| 2012 | −41.2% |
| 2016 | −48.4% |
| 2020 | −50.0% |
| 2024 | −51.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,702 | 31,115 | 41,327 | ||
| R | 11,198 | 34,339 | 46,240 | ||
| R | 10,665 | 31,902 | 43,896 | ||
| R | 12,074 | 29,503 | 42,341 | ||
| R | 11,581 | 28,210 | 40,696 | ||
| R | 13,684 | 26,358 | 40,574 | ||
| R | 14,414 | 21,314 | 36,675 | ||
| D | 18,550 | 13,944 | 36,361 | ||
| R | 13,325 | 14,662 | 34,664 | ||
| R | 12,686 | 18,745 | 32,212 | ||
| R | 9,640 | 23,696 | 34,089 | ||
| R | 10,804 | 16,644 | 28,681 | ||
| R | 10,627 | 12,895 | 24,282 | ||
| R | 4,415 | 13,753 | 19,182 | ||
| O | 4,627 | 5,214 | 18,677 | ||
| R | 6,729 | 8,577 | 15,306 | ||
| D | 8,992 | 3,126 | 13,210 | ||
| R | 2,460 | 4,983 | 7,684 | ||
| D | 4,252 | 3,848 | 8,100 | ||
| O | 1,262 | 1,048 | 4,334 | ||
| D | 3,539 | 550 | 4,089 | ||
| D | 3,217 | 601 | 3,818 | ||
| D | 1,894 | 526 | 2,420 | ||
| D | 2,126 | 215 | 2,341 | ||
| D | 1,642 | 268 | 1,910 | ||
| D | 482 | 415 | 897 | ||
| R | 477 | 713 | 1,190 | ||
| D | 606 | 113 | 1,307 | ||
| D | 455 | 89 | 822 | ||
| D | 634 | 372 | 1,013 | ||
| D | 702 | 144 | 851 | ||
| D | 740 | 490 | 1,230 | ||
| D | 597 | 348 | 961 | ||
| D | 1,210 | 579 | 1,789 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
20.1%
American
8.8%
English
6.1%
German
4.5%
Irish
3.5%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
0.7%
African American
14.8%
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: 38.0 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
$64,836
Terrebonne Parish ranks near the middle of US counties.
Terrebonne Parish$64,836
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Terrebonne 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
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.8%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Terrebonne Parish sits at the edge of Louisiana's disappearing coastal wetlands, and its economy—tied to offshore energy and commercial fishing—has tracked with a steady rightward shift over the past two decades, producing one of the state's wider presidential margins in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A median household income of $64,836, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 106,186 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Vernon Parish and Tangipahoa Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 51.8 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,327 votes cast, 9,702 went Democratic and 31,115 went Republican.
What is Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana?
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana has a population of 106,186 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana is $64,836 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.