† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
14 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNew OrleansUnited States
French10.9%1.6%
German9.0%12.5%
Irish7.7%9.4%
English7.3%9.5%
Italian6.9%4.8%
American6.3%5.3%
French Canadian1.1%—
Scottish1.0%1.3%
African American†26.4%9.9%
African1.3%0.5%
Haitian0.2%0.3%
Honduran2.9%0.3%
Mexican2.1%11.3%
Spanish0.8%—
Cuban0.6%0.7%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%
Nicaraguan0.5%—
Puerto Rican0.5%1.8%
Dominican0.4%0.7%
Vietnamese0.9%0.6%
Chinese0.3%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
New Orleans
United States
Median age
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
New Orleans
United States
Median household income
$65,017
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
New Orleans
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.2%
22.3%
Spanish
6.8%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
New Orleans
United States
Catholic
36.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
36.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
New Orleans, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+43.4%
1896
+33.9%
1900
+56.6%
1904
+80.2%
1908
+73.9%
1912
+74.2%
1916
+78.6%
1920
+29.9%
1924
+59.5%
1928
+58.0%
1932
+86.9%
1936
+79.8%
1940
+72.1%
1944
+66.1%
1948
+11.2%
1952
+5.8%
1956
−16.0%
1960
+27.8%
1964
−1.7%
1968
+5.3%
1972
−36.9%
1976
+3.3%
1980
−6.8%
1984
−22.6%
1988
−9.2%
1992
+4.0%
1996
+13.9%
2000
−0.8%
2004
−7.4%
2008
−15.3%
2012
−10.6%
2016
−11.2%
2020
−9.4%
2024
−12.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
42.9%Harris328,001
55.3%Trump422,088
1.8%
R+12.3
R+2.9
R+10.8
763,834
R
44.4%Biden362,913
53.9%Trump439,798
1.7%
R+9.4
D+1.8
R+13.9
816,657
R
42.5%Clinton319,934
53.7%Trump404,357
3.9%
R+11.2
R+0.6
R+13.3
753,356
R
43.7%Obama314,794
54.3%Romney390,996
1.9%
R+10.6
D+4.7
R+14.4
719,590
R
41.5%Obama293,496
56.8%McCain401,586
1.7%
R+15.3
R+7.8
R+22.6
707,022
R
45.8%Kerry348,695
53.2%Bush405,418
1.0%
R+7.4
R+6.6
R+5.0
761,681
R
48.4%Gore333,751
49.2%Bush339,568
2.4%
R+0.8
R+14.7
R+1.4
689,780
D
53.7%Clinton371,639
39.8%Dole275,612
6.5%
D+13.9
D+9.9
D+5.4
692,104
D
46.1%Clinton321,596
42.1%Bush293,636
11.7%
D+4.0
D+13.3
R+1.5
696,961
R
44.6%Dukakis281,267
53.8%Bush339,603
1.6%
R+9.2
D+13.4
R+1.5
631,148
R
38.3%Mondale250,156
60.9%Reagan397,996
0.8%
R+22.6
R+15.8
R+4.4
653,173
R
44.9%Carter268,608
51.7%Reagan309,218
3.4%
R+6.8
R+10.1
D+2.9
598,034
D
50.4%Carter251,833
47.1%Ford235,256
2.5%
D+3.3
D+40.2
D+1.3
499,645
R
28.2%McGovern118,083
65.1%Nixon272,838
6.7%
R+36.9
R+42.3
R+13.8
419,070
O
30.1%Humphrey129,997
24.7%Nixon106,875
45.2%
Wallace +15.2
D+7.0
D+6.0
432,571
R
49.2%Johnson175,542
50.8%Goldwater181,550
0.0%
R+1.7
R+29.5
R+24.3
357,092
D
52.3%Kennedy180,109
24.5%Nixon84,362
23.1%
D+27.8
D+43.8
D+27.7
344,051
R
40.0%Stevenson111,374
56.0%Eisenhower155,798
4.0%
R+16.0
R+21.8
R+0.6
278,297
D
52.9%Stevenson149,733
47.1%Eisenhower133,263
0.0%
D+5.8
R+5.4
D+16.6
282,996
O
31.8%Truman59,125
20.6%Dewey38,317
47.6%
Thurmond +15.8
R+54.9
D+6.7
185,972
D
83.1%Roosevelt134,105
16.9%Dewey27,348
0.0%
D+66.1
R+5.9
D+58.6
161,460
D
86.0%Roosevelt140,920
14.0%Willkie22,863
0.0%
D+72.1
R+7.8
D+62.1
163,823
D
89.9%Roosevelt146,663
10.1%Landon16,414
0.0%
D+79.8
R+7.1
D+55.6
163,122
D
93.4%Roosevelt119,274
6.4%Hoover8,222
0.2%
D+86.9
D+29.0
D+69.1
127,746
D
79.0%Smith80,697
21.0%Hoover21,468
0.0%
D+58.0
R+1.5
D+75.4
102,165
D
77.5%Davis48,200
18.0%Coolidge11,206
4.5%
D+59.5
D+29.6
D+84.7
62,197
D
64.9%Cox40,558
35.0%Harding21,887
0.0%
D+29.9
R+48.7
D+56.1
62,466
D
86.7%Wilson39,377
8.1%Hughes3,676
5.2%
D+78.6
D+4.5
D+75.5
45,403
D
78.6%Wilson32,333
4.4%Taft1,826
17.0%
D+74.2
D+0.3
D+54.6
41,138
D
86.4%Bryan32,565
12.5%Taft4,705
1.1%
D+73.9
R+6.3
D+83.4
37,703
D
89.0%Parker22,256
8.7%Roosevelt2,189
2.3%
D+80.2
D+23.6
D+99.9
25,018
D
78.3%Bryan25,959
21.7%McKinley7,196
0.0%
D+56.6
D+22.7
D+64.1
33,163
D
65.7%Bryan27,029
31.7%McKinley13,067
2.6%
D+33.9
R+9.5
D+40.0
41,167
D
71.7%Cleveland29,519
28.3%Harrison11,649
0.1%
D+43.4
—
D+41.7
41,190
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in New Orleans
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
69,517
2018 (partial)
72,167
2020 (partial)
74,786
2022 (partial)
75,013
2024
1,176,771
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−7,038 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −55,578 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in New Orleans in New Orleans: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+9,817
2012
+4,370
2013
+6,419
2014
+3,269
2015
+3,468
2016
−1,436
2017
−4,119
2018
−5,451
2019
−5,222
2021
−7,276
2022
−26,606
2023
−16,914
2024
−8,859
2025
−7,038
The New Orleans DMA stretches from dense urban precincts that vote Democratic by wide margins to rural parishes along the Gulf Coast that trend sharply Republican, making it one of the more internally polarized media markets in the Deep South.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 36.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.3 points.
A population of 1,742,004, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,017 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baton Rouge and Lafayette, LA.
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In 2024, New Orleans, Louisiana voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 763,834 votes cast, 328,001 went Democratic and 422,088 went Republican.
When did New Orleans, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Orleans, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in New Orleans, Louisiana?
New Orleans, Louisiana has a population of 1,742,004 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Orleans, Louisiana?
Median household income in New Orleans, Louisiana is $65,017 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of New Orleans, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
