Election Results for Lake Charles, LA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,848	12.2
Deaths:	9,817	11.0
Net Migration:	-13,519	-15.2
Net Immigration:	2,316	2.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +447	R +2,616	R + 3.9%
D -2,169
2024 vs. 2016	R +1,737	R +4,219	R + 5.4%
D -2,482
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,290	R +1,603	R + 1.5%
D -313
2024 vs. 2012	R +4,074	R +8,704	R + 10.7%
D -4,630

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,909	R +8,147	R + 9.8%
D -4,238
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	54%	Donald Trump (R)	59,184	70.0%	Kamala Harris (D)	24,137	28.5%	1,242 [+]	1.5%	84,563	20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 335 (0.4%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 278 (0.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 210 (0.2%);
2020	52%	Donald Trump* (R)	58,737	67.7%	Joe Biden (D)	26,306	30.3%	1,659 [+]	1.9%	86,702	21	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,106 (1.3%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	57,447	65.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	26,619	30.4%	3,411 [+]	3.9%	87,477	20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,843 (2.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 567 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 474 (0.5%);
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	55,110	64.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	28,767	33.7%	1,593 [+]	1.9%	85,470	17	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 844 (1.0%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	53,538	62.3%	Barack Obama (D)	30,857	35.9%	1,529 [+]	1.8%	85,924	17	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 547 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	49,265	58.4%	John Kerry (D)	34,231	40.6%	842 [+]	1.0%	84,338	8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 390 (0.5%);
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	40,679	52.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	35,354	45.4%	1,786 [+]	2.3%	77,819	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 941 (1.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 572 (0.7%);
1996	58%	Bill Clinton* (D)	40,341	51.8%	Robert Dole (R)	27,859	35.8%	9,609 [+]	12.3%	77,809	-5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 8,875 (11.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 261 (0.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 243 (0.3%);
1992	58%	Bill Clinton (D)	35,555	47.9%	George Bush* (R)	26,176	35.3%	12,469 [+]	16.8%	74,200	-2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 11,975 (16.1%);
1988	55%	Michael Dukakis (D)	36,189	53.1%	George Bush (R)	31,424	46.1%	557 [+]	0.8%	68,170	-7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 119 (0.2%);
1984	60%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	37,831	51.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	34,822	47.6%	463	0.6%	73,116	-7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	37,667	54.9%	Ronald Reagan (R)	29,049	42.3%	1,941 [+]	2.8%	68,657	-8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 1,341 (2.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 422 (0.6%);
1976	53%	Jimmy Carter (D)	36,412	65.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	18,304	32.7%	1,217 [+]	2.2%	55,933	-15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 277 (0.5%);
1972	46%	Richard Nixon* (R)	26,169	57.9%	George McGovern (D)	16,069	35.5%	2,971 [+]	6.6%	45,209	-3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 2,489 (5.5%);
1968	56%	George Wallace (AIP)	21,905	46.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	15,126	32.2%	9,925 [+]	21.1%	46,956	-22	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 9,925 (21.1%);
1964	51%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	24,861	58.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	17,917	41.9%	0	0.0%	42,778	3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	48%	John Kennedy (D)	26,177	65.5%	Richard Nixon (R)	10,565	26.4%	3,225	8.1%	39,967	-23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	37%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	14,307	50.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	13,049	46.4%	737	2.6%	28,093	-6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	46%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,819	58.8%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	11,786	41.2%	0	0.0%	28,605	-14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	26%	Harry Truman* (D)	7,816	57.6%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	3,693	27.2%	2,052 [+]	15.1%	13,561	-30	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 2,027 (14.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 25 (0.2%);
1944	25%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,886	82.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,953	18.0%	0	0.0%	10,839	-28	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	26%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,168	84.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,473	15.3%	11	0.1%	9,652	-30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	27%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,326	87.3%	Alf Landon (R)	1,053	12.5%	13 [+]	0.2%	8,392	-24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	28%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,043	90.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	688	8.9%	22 [+]	0.3%	7,753	-31	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	26%	Al Smith (D)	3,922	65.8%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,038	34.2%	3 [+]	0.1%	5,963	-24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	19%	John Davis (D)	2,847	70.7%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,149	28.5%	33 [+]	0.8%	4,029	-25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 33 (0.8%);
1920	17%	James Cox (D)	2,626	83.8%	Warren Harding (R)	494	15.8%	13 [+]	0.4%	3,133	-45	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	9%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,961	91.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	175	8.2%	11 [+]	0.5%	2,147	-38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	12%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,323	67.4%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	569	16.5%	555 [+]	16.1%	3,447	-18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 371 (10.8%); William Taft* (R) 184 (5.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	13%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,635	74.8%	William Taft (R)	698	19.8%	192 [+]	5.4%	3,525	-32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	8%	Alton Parker (D)	1,280	71.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	416	23.3%	86 [+]	4.8%	1,782	-33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	15%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,744	71.0%	William McKinley* (R)	711	29.0%	0	0.0%	2,455	-23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	139,414	65.90%	5.3%
Black:	51,145	24.18%	7.4%
Indian:	1,033	0.49%	5.1%
Asian:	3,768	1.78%	18.3%
2+ races:	4,169	1.97%	2.6%
Hispanic:	12,010	5.68%	3.5%

Total non-White:	72,125	34.10%	4.1%

Change in White population:	-7,799	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3,067	-1.4

Lake Charles, LA Metro Area

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