North Shore suburbs reshaped by post-Katrina population growth
The Lake Pontchartrain corridor absorbed tens of thousands of New Orleans evacuees after 2005, accelerating demographic and political shifts in St. Tammany Parish, one of the fastest-growing and most reliably Republican-leaning metros in Louisiana.
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Tammany | 272K | R+43.8 | 37,777 | 98,377 | 138,384 | 25.0% |
| St. Tammany | 246K | R+43.8 | 37,777 | 98,377 | 138,384 | 25.0% |
| St. Tammany | 226K | R+43.8 | 37,777 | 98,377 | 138,384 | 25.0% |
| St. Tammany | 191K | R+43.8 | 37,777 | 98,377 | 138,384 | 25.0% |
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 79.1% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 11.4% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(16) | 5.1% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.5% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.3% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 0.7% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(3) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +42.5pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.2% | 67.6% | — | — | |
| 16.2% | 20.6% | — | — | |
| 5.7% | 7.3% | — | — | |
| 2.1% | 2.6% | — | — | |
| 1.5% | 1.9% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 0.8% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 21.3% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area? 935,491 residents across 4 counties.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+44.2 | R+60.0 | 15.9pp |