Washington Parish, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,1202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,3802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gila County, AZ · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Washington ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Washington 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 | +47.2% |
| 1896 | +91.2% |
| 1900 | +78.5% |
| 1904 | +81.9% |
| 1908 | +83.4% |
| 1912 | +80.0% |
| 1916 | +87.6% |
| 1920 | +73.8% |
| 1924 | +66.8% |
| 1928 | +13.9% |
| 1932 | +86.8% |
| 1936 | +88.4% |
| 1940 | +90.2% |
| 1944 | +84.4% |
| 1948 | +37.1% |
| 1952 | +50.6% |
| 1956 | +19.6% |
| 1960 | +33.6% |
| 1964 | +21.3% |
| 1968 | +8.4% |
| 1972 | −42.8% |
| 1976 | +26.9% |
| 1980 | +8.9% |
| 1984 | −18.5% |
| 1988 | −5.6% |
| 1992 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | +16.4% |
| 2000 | −9.4% |
| 2004 | −25.0% |
| 2008 | −32.7% |
| 2012 | −28.7% |
| 2016 | −36.8% |
| 2020 | −37.6% |
| 2024 | −40.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,411 | 12,846 | 18,455 | ||
| R | 5,970 | 13,307 | 19,513 | ||
| R | 5,692 | 12,556 | 18,628 | ||
| R | 6,466 | 11,798 | 18,581 | ||
| R | 6,122 | 12,215 | 18,624 | ||
| R | 6,554 | 11,006 | 17,841 | ||
| R | 7,399 | 8,983 | 16,887 | ||
| D | 9,603 | 6,642 | 18,023 | ||
| D | 9,095 | 7,227 | 18,753 | ||
| R | 8,369 | 9,374 | 18,094 | ||
| R | 7,680 | 11,185 | 18,988 | ||
| D | 10,413 | 8,681 | 19,472 | ||
| D | 10,000 | 5,677 | 16,073 | ||
| R | 2,947 | 8,162 | 12,196 | ||
| O | 3,021 | 1,695 | 15,718 | ||
| D | 7,438 | 4,825 | 12,263 | ||
| D | 5,678 | 1,847 | 11,400 | ||
| D | 4,658 | 3,081 | 8,047 | ||
| D | 7,420 | 2,432 | 9,852 | ||
| O | 3,267 | 371 | 7,801 | ||
| D | 4,810 | 406 | 5,216 | ||
| D | 6,062 | 314 | 6,376 | ||
| D | 5,667 | 350 | 6,017 | ||
| D | 3,997 | 283 | 4,281 | ||
| D | 2,020 | 1,528 | 3,548 | ||
| D | 1,278 | 179 | 1,646 | ||
| D | 1,094 | 165 | 1,259 | ||
| D | 1,094 | 66 | 1,174 | ||
| D | 491 | 18 | 591 | ||
| D | 550 | 49 | 601 | ||
| D | 367 | 36 | 404 | ||
| D | 449 | 54 | 503 | ||
| D | 1,168 | 48 | 1,228 | ||
| D | 399 | 143 | 542 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.6%
English
12.8%
Irish
11.0%
German
5.9%
French
4.3%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.0%
African American
21.5%
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: 40.9 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
$45,380
Washington Parish ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Washington Parish$45,380
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Washington Parish ranks in the bottom 10% 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
24.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.6%
Working age (18–64)22.1%
Seniors (65+)14.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 46.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washington Parish, anchored by Franklinton in Louisiana's Florida Parishes region, recorded a 40-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, consistent with the broader rural shift across the state's historically Democratic-leaning north and east.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A median household income of $45,380, a 24% poverty rate, and a 63% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gila County and Cook County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washington Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 40.3 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,455 votes cast, 5,411 went Democratic and 12,846 went Republican.
What is Washington Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Washington 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 22 times, Republican 10 times, and other 2 times.
When did Washington Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Washington Parish, Louisiana?
Washington Parish, Louisiana has a population of 45,120 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Washington Parish, Louisiana is $45,380 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Washington Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.