Vermilion Parish, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 57,1232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,7072024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Vermilion ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Vermilion Parish, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +55.8% |
| 1900 | +25.5% |
| 1904 | +74.5% |
| 1908 | +51.9% |
| 1912 | +45.7% |
| 1916 | +56.1% |
| 1920 | −44.2% |
| 1924 | +17.9% |
| 1928 | +70.2% |
| 1932 | +83.3% |
| 1936 | +78.4% |
| 1940 | +30.9% |
| 1944 | +74.8% |
| 1948 | +9.5% |
| 1952 | +15.3% |
| 1956 | +7.9% |
| 1960 | +62.3% |
| 1964 | −29.7% |
| 1968 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | −37.5% |
| 1976 | +28.6% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −16.5% |
| 1988 | +13.5% |
| 1992 | +22.4% |
| 1996 | +21.9% |
| 2000 | −17.0% |
| 2004 | −24.4% |
| 2008 | −47.5% |
| 2012 | −52.8% |
| 2016 | −59.3% |
| 2020 | −61.9% |
| 2024 | −63.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,637 | 21,510 | 26,429 | ||
| R | 5,009 | 21,930 | 27,324 | ||
| R | 4,857 | 20,063 | 25,632 | ||
| R | 5,720 | 18,910 | 24,987 | ||
| R | 6,266 | 18,069 | 24,833 | ||
| R | 9,085 | 15,069 | 24,552 | ||
| R | 8,704 | 12,495 | 22,235 | ||
| D | 12,609 | 7,653 | 22,661 | ||
| D | 12,324 | 7,062 | 23,444 | ||
| D | 12,180 | 9,224 | 21,966 | ||
| R | 9,033 | 12,721 | 22,378 | ||
| R | 9,743 | 10,481 | 21,409 | ||
| D | 11,246 | 6,133 | 17,850 | ||
| R | 3,876 | 8,909 | 13,420 | ||
| O | 3,806 | 3,278 | 15,208 | ||
| R | 4,984 | 9,204 | 14,188 | ||
| D | 11,257 | 2,170 | 14,595 | ||
| D | 4,564 | 3,877 | 8,695 | ||
| D | 5,261 | 3,868 | 9,129 | ||
| O | 1,806 | 1,212 | 6,261 | ||
| D | 4,684 | 676 | 5,360 | ||
| D | 4,969 | 2,621 | 7,590 | ||
| D | 4,141 | 496 | 4,652 | ||
| D | 2,945 | 269 | 3,214 | ||
| D | 2,580 | 451 | 3,031 | ||
| D | 598 | 416 | 1,014 | ||
| R | 549 | 1,420 | 1,970 | ||
| D | 1,340 | 78 | 2,250 | ||
| D | 531 | 124 | 890 | ||
| D | 547 | 156 | 753 | ||
| D | 792 | 111 | 914 | ||
| D | 625 | 371 | 996 | ||
| D | 702 | 196 | 907 | ||
| D | 316 | 222 | 538 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
16.7%
American
8.3%
German
6.7%
English
5.8%
Irish
3.8%
Italian
1.8%
Polish
0.7%
African American
10.3%
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: 39.1 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
$55,707
Vermilion Parish ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vermilion Parish$55,707
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Vermilion 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
20.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.2%
Working age (18–64)18.2%
Seniors (65+)20.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European7.1%
Spanish1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
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 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Vermilion Parish, anchored by the coastal prairies and crawfish-farming communities along the Vermilion Bay shoreline, recorded an R+63.8 presidential margin in 2024—among the steepest in a state already tilted heavily toward Republican candidates.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A median household income of $55,707, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 57,123 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson Davis Parish and Calcasieu Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vermilion Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 63.8 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,429 votes cast, 4,637 went Democratic and 21,510 went Republican.
What is Vermilion Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Vermilion 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 20 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Vermilion Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermilion Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana?
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana has a population of 57,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana is $55,707 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.