Election Results for Lafayette, LA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23,432	14.4
Deaths:	18,713	11.5
Net Migration:	2,282	1.4
Net Immigration:	4,482	2.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -4,222	R +2,091	R + 2.8%
D -6,313
2024 vs. 2016	R +5,081	R +3,976	R + 0.7%
D +1,105
2020 vs. 2016	R +9,303	R +1,885	D + 2.2%
D +7,418
2024 vs. 2012	R +11,899	R +14,211	R + 5.0%
D -2,312

2016 vs. 2008	R +13,273	R +18,438	R + 7.5%
D -5,165
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	70%	Donald Trump (R)	152,277	69.7%	Kamala Harris (D)	63,290	29.0%	3,005 [+]	1.4%	218,572	20	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 770 (0.4%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 640 (0.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 621 (0.3%);
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	156,499	68.0%	Joe Biden (D)	69,603	30.3%	3,919 [+]	1.7%	230,021	21	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,439 (1.1%);
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	147,196	67.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	62,185	28.7%	7,447 [+]	3.4%	216,828	22	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,256 (2.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,364 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 805 (0.4%);
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	140,378	67.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	65,602	31.3%	3,314 [+]	1.6%	209,294	20	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,876 (0.9%);
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	133,923	65.5%	Barack Obama (D)	67,350	32.9%	3,333 [+]	1.6%	204,606	20	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 714 (0.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	120,399	61.8%	John Kerry (D)	71,979	36.9%	2,424 [+]	1.2%	194,802	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 750 (0.4%);
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	101,997	58.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	66,401	38.0%	6,166 [+]	3.5%	174,564	11	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,677 (1.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,023 (1.2%);
1996	72%	Bill Clinton* (D)	84,992	49.5%	Robert Dole (R)	71,628	41.7%	15,137 [+]	8.8%	171,757	1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 12,874 (7.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 890 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 425 (0.2%);
1992	76%	Bill Clinton (D)	77,475	45.4%	George Bush* (R)	66,299	38.8%	26,956 [+]	15.8%	170,730	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 22,306 (13.1%);
1988	71%	George Bush (R)	80,170	52.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	70,137	45.8%	2,887 [+]	1.9%	153,194	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 466 (0.3%);
1984	77%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	99,396	62.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	56,319	35.5%	2,840	1.8%	158,555	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	69%	Ronald Reagan (R)	74,417	54.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	56,826	41.4%	5,860 [+]	4.3%	137,103	4	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,843 (2.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 952 (0.7%);
1976	54%	Jimmy Carter (D)	59,954	53.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	49,738	44.3%	2,691 [+]	2.4%	112,383	-4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 505 (0.4%);
1972	47%	Richard Nixon* (R)	59,695	66.3%	George McGovern (D)	25,367	28.2%	4,911 [+]	5.5%	89,973	6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,555 (4.0%);
1968	59%	George Wallace (AIP)	42,392	46.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	24,718	27.1%	24,198 [+]	26.5%	91,308	-17	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 24,198 (26.5%);
1964	55%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	45,970	56.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	35,077	43.3%	0	0.0%	81,047	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	55%	John Kennedy (D)	51,570	68.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	15,242	20.4%	8,084	10.8%	74,896	-29	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	34%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	23,140	51.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,994	46.3%	1,226	2.7%	45,360	-6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	36%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	23,619	52.1%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	21,728	47.9%	0	0.0%	45,347	-7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	26%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	15,503	50.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	7,662	25.1%	7,354 [+]	24.1%	30,519	-20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Harry Truman* (D) 7,297 (23.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 56 (0.2%);
1944	21%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	19,969	84.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,735	15.8%	0	0.0%	23,704	-30	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	29%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	23,693	76.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	7,498	24.0%	2	0.0%	31,193	-21	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	22%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	18,448	87.7%	Alf Landon (R)	2,577	12.2%	15 [+]	0.1%	21,040	-24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	18%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	14,379	88.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,816	11.2%	2 [+]	0.0%	16,197	-28	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	21%	Al Smith (D)	13,863	83.4%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,769	16.6%	0	0.0%	16,632	-42	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	10%	John Davis (D)	4,258	59.1%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,489	34.5%	463 [+]	6.4%	7,210	-19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 463 (6.4%);
1920	12%	Warren Harding (R)	5,300	62.4%	James Cox (D)	3,187	37.5%	7 [+]	0.1%	8,494	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	12%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,344	63.2%	Write-ins (I)	2,583	30.6%	523 [+]	6.2%	8,450	-40	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R) 523 (6.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1912	8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,325	63.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	802	15.2%	1,148 [+]	21.8%	5,275	-10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 709 (13.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 439 (8.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	8%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,760	75.0%	William Taft (R)	865	17.3%	385 [+]	7.7%	5,010	-34	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	7%	Alton Parker (D)	3,261	84.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	513	13.2%	108 [+]	2.8%	3,882	-43	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	10%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,466	66.6%	William McKinley* (R)	1,737	33.4%	0	0.0%	5,203	-18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	276,646	65.91%	0.2%
Black:	101,684	24.23%	5.3%
Indian:	1,467	0.35%	7.2%
Asian:	7,436	1.77%	12.8%
2+ races:	6,964	1.66%	16.9%
Hispanic:	25,507	6.08%	18.9%

Total non-White:	143,058	34.09%	8.4%

Change in White population:	484	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,143	2.7

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