West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,3272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,4522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 51.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 43.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marion County, GA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of West Feliciana ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for West Feliciana 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 | +100.0% |
| 1896 | +89.1% |
| 1900 | +88.8% |
| 1904 | +92.2% |
| 1908 | +88.2% |
| 1912 | +88.5% |
| 1916 | +92.3% |
| 1920 | +82.6% |
| 1924 | +91.7% |
| 1928 | +64.8% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +76.3% |
| 1940 | +66.6% |
| 1944 | +41.1% |
| 1948 | −0.2% |
| 1952 | −28.6% |
| 1956 | −18.6% |
| 1960 | +8.4% |
| 1964 | +60.2% |
| 1968 | +37.7% |
| 1972 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | +30.8% |
| 1980 | +29.7% |
| 1984 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | +18.9% |
| 1996 | +17.8% |
| 2000 | −6.7% |
| 2004 | −13.8% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −14.1% |
| 2016 | −19.7% |
| 2020 | −25.0% |
| 2024 | −31.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,004 | 3,923 | 6,008 | ||
| R | 2,298 | 3,863 | 6,268 | ||
| R | 2,248 | 3,390 | 5,799 | ||
| R | 2,441 | 3,257 | 5,777 | ||
| R | 2,415 | 3,150 | 5,620 | ||
| R | 2,214 | 2,932 | 5,218 | ||
| R | 2,187 | 2,512 | 4,860 | ||
| D | 2,416 | 1,616 | 4,506 | ||
| D | 2,328 | 1,501 | 4,374 | ||
| D | 2,146 | 1,854 | 4,089 | ||
| D | 2,296 | 2,097 | 4,426 | ||
| D | 2,341 | 1,237 | 3,722 | ||
| D | 1,890 | 990 | 2,926 | ||
| D | 1,079 | 1,001 | 2,376 | ||
| D | 1,303 | 296 | 2,672 | ||
| D | 897 | 223 | 1,120 | ||
| O | 271 | 196 | 891 | ||
| R | 296 | 442 | 784 | ||
| R | 279 | 503 | 782 | ||
| O | 101 | 102 | 582 | ||
| D | 426 | 178 | 604 | ||
| D | 633 | 127 | 760 | ||
| D | 564 | 76 | 640 | ||
| D | 557 | 49 | 606 | ||
| D | 421 | 90 | 511 | ||
| D | 347 | 15 | 362 | ||
| D | 356 | 34 | 390 | ||
| D | 261 | 8 | 274 | ||
| D | 281 | 3 | 314 | ||
| D | 350 | 22 | 372 | ||
| D | 319 | 13 | 332 | ||
| D | 320 | 19 | 339 | ||
| D | 919 | 44 | 982 | ||
| D | 1,593 | 0 | 1,593 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.6%
American
8.9%
French
8.8%
Irish
7.4%
German
6.3%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
1.4%
African American
34.5%
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: 42.7 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
$77,452
West Feliciana Parish ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
West Feliciana Parish$77,452
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
West Feliciana Parish ranks in the top 25% 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
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
West Feliciana's workforce is anchored by the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, shaping local employment and demographics in ways that set it apart from neighboring rural parishes along the Mississippi bluffs.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at thirty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A median household income of $77,452, a 12% poverty rate, and a 51% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marion County and De Soto Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 31.9 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,008 votes cast, 2,004 went Democratic and 3,923 went Republican.
What is West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places West Feliciana 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 23 times, Republican 9 times, and other 2 times.
When did West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana?
West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana has a population of 15,327 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana is $77,452 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.