Winn Parish, Louisiana: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,4672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $48,8712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Iberia Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Winn ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Winn 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 | −57.7% |
| 1896 | +87.7% |
| 1900 | +11.2% |
| 1904 | +33.9% |
| 1908 | +42.2% |
| 1912 | +55.2% |
| 1916 | +89.1% |
| 1920 | +45.5% |
| 1924 | +73.8% |
| 1928 | +37.1% |
| 1932 | +95.1% |
| 1936 | +80.8% |
| 1940 | +74.0% |
| 1944 | +22.9% |
| 1948 | +20.7% |
| 1952 | +7.1% |
| 1956 | −14.6% |
| 1960 | −17.8% |
| 1964 | +57.1% |
| 1968 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | −45.6% |
| 1976 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −29.8% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | −29.3% |
| 2004 | −35.5% |
| 2008 | −38.2% |
| 2012 | −40.1% |
| 2016 | −46.5% |
| 2020 | −49.4% |
| 2024 | −54.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,292 | 4,437 | 5,781 | ||
| R | 1,543 | 4,619 | 6,225 | ||
| R | 1,644 | 4,608 | 6,372 | ||
| R | 1,919 | 4,541 | 6,534 | ||
| R | 2,047 | 4,632 | 6,772 | ||
| R | 2,056 | 4,366 | 6,507 | ||
| R | 2,167 | 4,028 | 6,361 | ||
| D | 3,779 | 2,803 | 7,463 | ||
| D | 3,537 | 2,932 | 7,549 | ||
| R | 2,699 | 4,165 | 7,057 | ||
| R | 2,633 | 4,934 | 7,727 | ||
| R | 3,411 | 3,944 | 7,547 | ||
| D | 3,543 | 3,209 | 6,889 | ||
| R | 1,490 | 4,235 | 6,016 | ||
| O | 1,230 | 1,050 | 6,295 | ||
| D | 4,366 | 1,193 | 5,559 | ||
| R | 1,108 | 1,839 | 4,096 | ||
| R | 1,225 | 1,736 | 3,503 | ||
| D | 2,206 | 1,915 | 4,121 | ||
| O | 940 | 333 | 2,930 | ||
| D | 1,403 | 881 | 2,284 | ||
| D | 2,552 | 382 | 2,934 | ||
| D | 2,393 | 254 | 2,647 | ||
| D | 2,172 | 36 | 2,246 | ||
| D | 1,161 | 533 | 1,694 | ||
| D | 797 | 120 | 917 | ||
| D | 963 | 291 | 1,477 | ||
| D | 868 | 50 | 918 | ||
| D | 600 | 26 | 1,039 | ||
| D | 527 | 153 | 886 | ||
| D | 277 | 128 | 439 | ||
| D | 293 | 234 | 527 | ||
| D | 682 | 42 | 730 | ||
| R | 211 | 787 | 998 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
9.0%
American
7.0%
English
6.4%
German
5.8%
French
2.3%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
0.6%
African American
21.3%
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: 40.1 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
$48,871
Winn Parish ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Winn Parish$48,871
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Winn Parish ranks in the bottom 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
24.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1839.1%
Working age (18–64)19.9%
Seniors (65+)20.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Winn Parish, birthplace of Huey Long, sits in Louisiana's rural north-central hills and has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, recording a 54-point margin in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A median household income of $48,871, a 24% poverty rate, and a 62% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Iberia Parish and Jackson Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Winn Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Winn Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 54.4 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,781 votes cast, 1,292 went Democratic and 4,437 went Republican.
What is Winn Parish, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Winn 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 18 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Winn Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Winn Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Winn Parish, Louisiana?
Winn Parish, Louisiana has a population of 13,467 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winn Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Winn Parish, Louisiana is $48,871 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Winn Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Winn Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.