How did New Orleans vote in the 2024 presidential election?

New Orleans voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+12.3. Kamala D Harris received 328,001 votes and Donald Trump received 422,088 out of 763,834 total votes cast, a 2.9-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is New Orleans's political history?

New Orleans has 40 presidential elections on record, spanning 1868 to 2024. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000. The largest single-election swing was 54.9 points in 1948.

What are the demographics of New Orleans?

New Orleans has a population of 6,878,314 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 58.1% non-Hispanic white, 6.5% Hispanic, 30.7% Black. About 25% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $48,579.

Which places are most similar to New Orleans?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar media markets to New Orleans are Augusta-Aiken, Jackson, MS, Montgomery-Selma. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

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New Orleans

A majority-Black city anchoring a media market split by Louisiana's coastal geography

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.

Presidential margin · 2024

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Geography

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2024FIPS 622

Population6.9M

Median ageU.S. 38.9y

37.1y▼ 1.8

Bachelor's+U.S. 35%

24.6%▼ 10.4

White58.1%
Black30.7%
Hispanic6.5%
Two or more3.5%
Asian2.1%
Other1.9%
Native0.8%

Trajectory · 2008–2024

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Constituent Geography

Counties in New Orleans

2024 presidential results across the counties that make up this geography.

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County	Pop.	Margin	Dem	Rep	Total	Share
Orleans	485K	D+67.0	130,749	24,119	159,130	5.2%
Jefferson	455K	R+12.9	75,731	98,810	178,205	5.8%
Jefferson	440K	R+12.9	75,731	98,810	178,205	5.8%
Jefferson	435K	R+12.9	75,731	98,810	178,205	5.8%
Jefferson	431K	R+12.9	75,731	98,810	178,205	5.8%
Orleans	383K	D+67.0	130,749	24,119	159,130	5.2%
Orleans	372K	D+67.0	130,749	24,119	159,130	5.2%
Orleans	329K	D+67.0	130,749	24,119	159,130	5.2%
St. Tammany	272K	R+43.8	37,777	98,377	138,384	4.5%
St. Tammany	246K	R+43.8	37,777	98,377	138,384	4.5%
St. Tammany	226K	R+43.8	37,777	98,377	138,384	4.5%
St. Tammany	191K	R+43.8	37,777	98,377	138,384	4.5%
Tangipahoa	137K	R+37.4	16,886	37,500	55,104	1.8%
Tangipahoa	127K	R+37.4	16,886	37,500	55,104	1.8%
Tangipahoa	114K	R+37.4	16,886	37,500	55,104	1.8%
Terrebonne	113K	R+51.8	9,702	31,115	41,327	1.4%
Terrebonne	108K	R+51.8	9,702	31,115	41,327	1.4%
Terrebonne	106K	R+51.8	9,702	31,115	41,327	1.4%
Terrebonne	105K	R+51.8	9,702	31,115	41,327	1.4%
Tangipahoa	101K	R+37.4	16,886	37,500	55,104	1.8%
Lafourche	98K	R+62.1	7,864	34,461	42,845	1.4%
Lafourche	96K	R+62.1	7,864	34,461	42,845	1.4%
Lafourche	93K	R+62.1	7,864	34,461	42,845	1.4%
Lafourche	90K	R+62.1	7,864	34,461	42,845	1.4%
St. Bernard	67K	R+29.3	5,967	11,033	17,292	0.6%
Pearl River	57K	R+66.7	3,982	20,438	24,671	0.8%
Pearl River	56K	R+66.7	3,982	20,438	24,671	0.8%
Pearl River	55K	R+66.7	3,982	20,438	24,671	0.8%
St. Charles	53K	R+32.3	8,812	17,443	26,685	0.9%
St. Charles	51K	R+32.3	8,812	17,443	26,685	0.9%
St. Charles	51K	R+32.3	8,812	17,443	26,685	0.9%
Pearl River	49K	R+66.7	3,982	20,438	24,671	0.8%
St. Charles	48K	R+32.3	8,812	17,443	26,685	0.9%
St. John the Baptist	47K	D+29.1	12,043	6,557	18,827	0.6%
Washington	46K	R+40.3	5,411	12,846	18,455	0.6%
Hancock	46K	R+58.7	4,262	16,684	21,175	0.7%
Hancock	46K	R+58.7	4,262	16,684	21,175	0.7%
Washington	45K	R+40.3	5,411	12,846	18,455	0.6%
Washington	45K	R+40.3	5,411	12,846	18,455	0.6%
St. Bernard	44K	R+29.3	5,967	11,033	17,292	0.6%
St. Bernard	44K	R+29.3	5,967	11,033	17,292	0.6%
Washington	44K	R+40.3	5,411	12,846	18,455	0.6%
St. John the Baptist	44K	D+29.1	12,043	6,557	18,827	0.6%
St. John the Baptist	43K	D+29.1	12,043	6,557	18,827	0.6%
Hancock	43K	R+58.7	4,262	16,684	21,175	0.7%
Hancock	41K	R+58.7	4,262	16,684	21,175	0.7%
St. John the Baptist	41K	D+29.1	12,043	6,557	18,827	0.6%
St. Bernard	38K	R+29.3	5,967	11,033	17,292	0.6%
Plaquemines	27K	R+38.0	3,023	6,803	9,945	0.3%
Plaquemines	24K	R+38.0	3,023	6,803	9,945	0.3%
Plaquemines	23K	R+38.0	3,023	6,803	9,945	0.3%
Plaquemines	23K	R+38.0	3,023	6,803	9,945	0.3%
St. James	22K	R+0.9	5,792	5,902	11,789	0.4%
St. James	21K	R+0.9	5,792	5,902	11,789	0.4%
St. James	21K	R+0.9	5,792	5,902	11,789	0.4%
St. James	20K	R+0.9	5,792	5,902	11,789	0.4%

56 countiesTotal votes: 3,055,336

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

New OrleansCensus ACS 2024Ancestry detail available

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 58.1%Black 30.7%Hispanic 6.5%Asian 2.1%Multiracial 1.8%Native American 0.8%

Group	New Orleans	National
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)	58.1%	57.4%
▶Black / African American(13)	30.7%	12.2%
▶Hispanic / Latino(19)	6.5%	19.3%
▶Asian(6)	2.1%	6.0%
Multiracial / Other	1.8%	4.0%
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3)	0.8%	0.9%
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)	0.7%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

Black / African American (estimated remainder) is derived as Black population share minus reported Sub-Saharan African and West Indian ancestry. It is shown as an estimated ancestry detail, not a standalone Census ancestry category.

MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

Religious Adherents

Population that are religious adherents:

64.2%(1.1M people)

U.S. Religion Census 2020

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Catholic-Evangelical edge: +28.4pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.

Ecological pattern — how to read this

Reflects patterns in counties where this religious tradition concentrates — not a claim about individual voters.

Values are derived by joining Religion Census 2020 (U.S. Religion Data Archive) with certified election results at the county level. That means we know what counties with more or fewer of this group did — not how any individual voted.

This is known as ecological inference. It is a valid way to surface geographic correlation but must not be read as a personal-vote claim about anyone in the group.

Tradition	% Pop	% Adherents	US Pop	US Adherents
Catholic	37.2%	57.9%	—	—
Evangelical Protestant	16.1%	25.1%	—	—
Black Protestant	4.7%	7.4%	—	—
Other	3.2%	5.0%	—	—
Mainline Protestant	2.9%	4.6%	—	—
LDS (Mormon)	0.5%	0.8%	—	—
Non-religiousPopulation	35.8%	—	—	—

Click the chevron to expand denominations. Tradition and denomination rows label both share of total population and share of all religious adherents. Non-religious is shown as a share of total population only.

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Who lives in the New Orleans media market? 6,878,314 residents across 56 counties.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

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New Orleans vs National6.9M residents

25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 8pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 on average nationally.

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

6.9M

local

6.9MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

2.05%

local

2.05%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

38.1%

local

38.1%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

$48,579

local

$48,579National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

17.9%

local

17.9%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

24.6%

local

24.6%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

66.3%

local

66.3%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

37.1 yrs

local

37.1 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

11.8%

local

11.8%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

10.8%

local

10.8%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

5.4%

local

5.4%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

10.0%

local

10.0%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

90.0%

local

90.0%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in New Orleans

Turnout % = votes cast ÷ citizen voting-age population (CVAP). Source: CVAP Special Tab 2020-2024.

2024 Turnout

59.2%

vs Previous

-4.1pp

Eligible Non-Voters

527K · 40.8%

Citizen VAP

1,290,522

History

1988–2024

Ticket-Splitting

Do voters in New Orleans split their tickets?

Divergence between offices in the same election reveals persuadable voters.

ConsistencyHeavy splitting (0/100)

2024 Office Comparisons

Offices	Margin A	Margin B	Split
President vs Senate	R+12.3	R+64.0	51.7pp

Average divergence across office pairs: 28.7pp

Containing Geography

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Louisiana(State)Mississippi(State)

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