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

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,639	12.4
Deaths:	11,790	11.6
Net Migration:	-14,165	-13.9
Net Immigration:	2,311	2.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +502	R +3,180	R + 4.2%
D -2,678
2024 vs. 2016	R +2,440	R +5,303	R + 5.6%
D -2,863
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,938	R +2,123	R + 1.4%
D -185
2024 vs. 2012	R +5,538	R +10,953	R + 11.2%
D -5,415

2016 vs. 2008	R +5,406	R +10,487	R + 10.6%
D -5,081
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	54%	Donald Trump (R)	70,662	71.4%	Kamala Harris (D)	26,836	27.1%	1,423 [+]	1.4%	98,921	22	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 387 (0.4%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 311 (0.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 236 (0.2%);
2020	53%	Donald Trump* (R)	70,160	69.1%	Joe Biden (D)	29,514	29.1%	1,869 [+]	1.8%	101,543	22	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,237 (1.2%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	68,222	67.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	29,699	29.2%	3,833 [+]	3.8%	101,754	21	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,028 (2.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 638 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 532 (0.5%);
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	65,124	65.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	32,251	32.5%	1,829 [+]	1.8%	99,204	18	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 941 (0.9%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	62,816	63.2%	Barack Obama (D)	34,780	35.0%	1,829 [+]	1.8%	99,425	18	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 647 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	57,320	58.9%	John Kerry (D)	38,976	40.0%	1,049 [+]	1.1%	97,345	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 441 (0.5%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	47,624	52.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	40,516	44.8%	2,225 [+]	2.5%	90,365	5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,084 (1.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 739 (0.8%);
1996	58%	Bill Clinton* (D)	47,238	52.1%	Robert Dole (R)	32,170	35.4%	11,344 [+]	12.5%	90,752	-5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 10,418 (11.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 315 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 302 (0.3%);
1992	59%	Bill Clinton (D)	42,577	48.4%	George Bush* (R)	30,689	34.9%	14,772 [+]	16.8%	88,038	-3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 14,196 (16.1%);
1988	56%	Michael Dukakis (D)	42,988	53.1%	George Bush (R)	37,275	46.0%	698 [+]	0.9%	80,961	-7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 148 (0.2%);
1984	61%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	46,127	52.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	40,784	46.6%	669	0.8%	87,580	-6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	43,807	54.2%	Ronald Reagan (R)	34,716	43.0%	2,261 [+]	2.8%	80,784	-8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 1,542 (1.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 489 (0.6%);
1976	53%	Jimmy Carter (D)	42,788	64.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	21,907	33.1%	1,516 [+]	2.3%	66,211	-15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 332 (0.5%);
1972	46%	Richard Nixon* (R)	32,072	59.2%	George McGovern (D)	18,620	34.4%	3,466 [+]	6.4%	54,158	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 2,881 (5.3%);
1968	57%	George Wallace (AIP)	26,802	47.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	17,767	31.3%	12,138 [+]	21.4%	56,707	-22	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 12,138 (21.4%);
1964	52%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	29,827	58.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	21,590	42.0%	0	0.0%	51,417	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	49%	John Kennedy (D)	32,081	65.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	12,816	26.3%	3,782	7.8%	48,679	-23	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	38%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	18,477	53.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	15,395	44.3%	847	2.4%	34,719	-4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	46%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,403	57.3%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	15,233	42.7%	0	0.0%	35,636	-12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	26%	Harry Truman* (D)	9,533	55.4%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	4,815	28.0%	2,854 [+]	16.6%	17,202	-29	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 2,820 (16.4%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 34 (0.2%);
1944	25%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,215	78.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,109	21.7%	0	0.0%	14,324	-24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	26%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,699	80.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,527	19.1%	11	0.1%	13,237	-26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	27%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,893	85.5%	Alf Landon (R)	1,661	14.4%	13 [+]	0.1%	11,567	-22	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	28%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	9,351	88.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,200	11.3%	26 [+]	0.2%	10,577	-28	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	27%	Al Smith (D)	5,625	64.0%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,158	35.9%	3 [+]	0.0%	8,786	-22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	19%	John Davis (D)	3,820	64.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,032	34.5%	33 [+]	0.6%	5,885	-19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 33 (0.6%);
1920	17%	James Cox (D)	3,354	70.5%	Warren Harding (R)	1,389	29.2%	13 [+]	0.3%	4,756	-31	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	10%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,617	86.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	375	12.4%	43 [+]	1.4%	3,035	-34	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	11%	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 Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 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: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	16%	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: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	163,736	67.39%	5.0%
Black:	56,208	23.13%	7.2%
Indian:	1,267	0.52%	3.0%
Asian:	3,965	1.63%	18.1%
2+ races:	4,899	2.02%	3.1%
Hispanic:	12,900	5.31%	4.3%

Total non-White:	79,239	32.61%	3.7%

Change in White population:	-8,593	-3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3,086	-1.2

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