Vernon Parish, Louisiana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,1172024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,2702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bowie County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Vernon ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Vernon 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 | +2.6% |
| 1896 | +89.8% |
| 1900 | +33.3% |
| 1904 | +25.4% |
| 1908 | +30.3% |
| 1912 | +55.6% |
| 1916 | +55.6% |
| 1920 | +69.6% |
| 1924 | +79.5% |
| 1928 | +62.8% |
| 1932 | +95.0% |
| 1936 | +50.6% |
| 1940 | +83.4% |
| 1944 | +50.1% |
| 1948 | +35.9% |
| 1952 | +28.5% |
| 1956 | −4.5% |
| 1960 | +18.7% |
| 1964 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | −0.9% |
| 1972 | −60.8% |
| 1976 | +21.3% |
| 1980 | +9.9% |
| 1984 | −37.1% |
| 1988 | −19.2% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | −29.9% |
| 2004 | −45.9% |
| 2008 | −53.3% |
| 2012 | −57.5% |
| 2016 | −65.0% |
| 2020 | −64.9% |
| 2024 | −67.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,513 | 13,474 | 16,149 | ||
| R | 2,898 | 14,107 | 17,268 | ||
| R | 2,665 | 13,471 | 16,633 | ||
| R | 3,173 | 12,150 | 15,610 | ||
| R | 3,534 | 11,946 | 15,769 | ||
| R | 4,035 | 11,032 | 15,229 | ||
| R | 4,655 | 8,794 | 13,827 | ||
| D | 6,195 | 5,449 | 13,966 | ||
| D | 6,005 | 5,912 | 14,767 | ||
| R | 4,998 | 7,453 | 12,761 | ||
| R | 4,076 | 9,035 | 13,369 | ||
| D | 7,198 | 5,869 | 13,436 | ||
| D | 6,202 | 3,970 | 10,465 | ||
| R | 1,345 | 6,225 | 8,020 | ||
| O | 1,496 | 1,574 | 8,606 | ||
| D | 3,696 | 3,564 | 7,260 | ||
| D | 3,145 | 1,991 | 6,160 | ||
| R | 2,158 | 2,372 | 4,762 | ||
| D | 3,832 | 2,130 | 5,962 | ||
| O | 1,939 | 296 | 4,582 | ||
| D | 3,075 | 1,022 | 4,097 | ||
| D | 3,439 | 311 | 3,750 | ||
| D | 2,831 | 928 | 3,764 | ||
| D | 2,868 | 46 | 2,969 | ||
| D | 2,191 | 500 | 2,691 | ||
| D | 1,372 | 142 | 1,547 | ||
| D | 1,143 | 205 | 1,348 | ||
| D | 754 | 44 | 1,276 | ||
| D | 754 | 44 | 1,276 | ||
| D | 618 | 273 | 1,140 | ||
| D | 469 | 275 | 765 | ||
| D | 522 | 261 | 783 | ||
| D | 697 | 35 | 737 | ||
| D | 361 | 343 | 704 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.0%
English
8.3%
Irish
5.7%
German
5.4%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.5%
Scottish
1.2%
African American
9.9%
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: 32.4 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
$57,270
Vernon Parish ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vernon Parish$57,270
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Vernon 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
19.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.8%
Working age (18–64)16.7%
Seniors (65+)19.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
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 44.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Vernon Parish runs heavily Republican in federal contests while hosting one of Louisiana's largest military installations — Fort Johnson — making it unusually dependent on Washington-directed payroll even as its electorate favors limited-government candidates by wide margins.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A median household income of $57,270, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 47,117 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bowie County and Grant Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vernon Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vernon Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 67.9 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,149 votes cast, 2,513 went Democratic and 13,474 went Republican.
What is Vernon Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Vernon 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 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Vernon Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vernon Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Vernon Parish, Louisiana?
Vernon Parish, Louisiana has a population of 47,117 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vernon Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Vernon Parish, Louisiana is $57,270 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Vernon Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vernon Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.