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Lafourche Parish, LA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Houma-Thibodaux, LA
Designated Market Area: New Orleans, LA-MS
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2024 population: 95,342   ( 2,210 from 2020)
Land area: 1067.8 square miles
Population density: 89.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:70,765 74.22% 3.7%
Black:13,28813.94% 1.8%
Indian:2,6082.74% 3.4%
Asian:8610.90% 3.5%
2+ races:1,9662.06% 10.0%
Hispanic:5,8546.14% 4.1%
Total non-White:24,57725.78% 2.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,763 12.2
Deaths:4,72812.1
Net Migration: -2,762-7.1
Net Immigration: 3530.9
Change in White population:-2,736 -2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:526 0.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Lafourche Parish, LA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -1,563 D +755 R + 1.6%
D -808
2024 vs. 2016 R +2,502 R +3,061 R + 4.6%
D -559
2020 vs. 2016 R +4,065 R +3,816 R + 2.9%
D +249
2024 vs. 2012 R +5,869 R +7,628 R + 13.2%
D -1,759
2016 vs. 2008 R +4,870 R +6,109 R + 10.9%
D -1,239
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 58% Donald Trump (R) 34,461 80.4% Kamala Harris (D) 7,864 18.4% 520 [+] 1.2% 42,845 20 31 2.13%
2020 61% Donald Trump* (R) 36,024 79.4% Joe Biden (D) 8,672 19.1% 692 [+] 1.5% 45,388 21 33 2.11%
2016 56% Donald Trump (R) 31,959 76.7% Hillary Clinton (D) 8,423 20.2% 1,263 [+] 3.0% 41,645 19 31 2.05%
2012 53% Mitt Romney (R) 28,592 73.2% Barack Obama* (D) 9,623 24.6% 860 [+] 2.2% 39,075 15 26 1.96%
2008 53% John McCain (R) 27,089 71.5% Barack Obama (D) 9,662 25.5% 1,142 [+] 3.0% 37,893 13 26 1.93%
2004 55% George W. Bush* (R) 22,734 60.0% John Kerry (D) 14,417 38.1% 713 [+] 1.9% 37,864 3 9 1.95%
2000 53% George W. Bush (R) 18,575 53.9% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 14,627 42.5% 1,247 [+] 3.6% 34,449 1 6 1.95%
1996 55% Bill Clinton* (D) 18,810 54.4% Robert Dole (R) 12,105 35.0% 3,681 [+] 10.6% 34,596 -5 -6 1.94%
1992 58% Bill Clinton (D) 16,182 45.4% George Bush* (R) 12,744 35.8% 6,719 [+] 18.8% 35,645 -5 -2 1.99%
1988 55% George Bush (R) 16,152 50.2% Michael Dukakis (D) 15,013 46.7% 1,014 [+] 3.2% 32,179 -4 -3 1.98%
1984 56% Ronald Reagan* (R) 20,930 65.4% Walter Mondale (D) 10,186 31.8% 889 2.8% 32,005 5 7 1.88%
1980 56% Ronald Reagan (R) 14,951 48.5% Jimmy Carter* (D) 14,222 46.1% 1,645 [+] 5.3% 30,818 -3 -2 1.99%
1976 56% Jimmy Carter (D) 14,131 53.8% Gerald Ford* (R) 11,434 43.5% 701 [+] 2.7% 26,266 -2 -4 2.05%
1972 47% Richard Nixon* (R) 13,936 67.2% George McGovern (D) 5,713 27.5% 1,088 [+] 5.2% 20,737 2 7 1.97%
1968 60% George Wallace (AIP) 10,910 51.4% Hubert Humphrey (D) 5,516 26.0% 4,797 [+] 22.6% 21,223 -1 -21 1.93%
1964 56% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 12,045 66.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 6,164 33.9% 0 0.0% 18,209 -23 -5 2.03%
1960 54% John Kennedy (D) 12,244 76.3% Richard Nixon (R) 2,930 18.2% 881 5.5% 16,055 -10 -31 1.99%
1956 34% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 5,741 60.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,466 36.4% 321 3.4% 9,528 7 3 1.54%
1952 36% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,396 59.1% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,739 40.9% 0 0.0% 9,135 -6 -14 1.40%
1948 26% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 3,052 51.6% Harry Truman* (D) 1,586 26.8% 1,275 [+] 21.6% 5,913 4 -24 1.42%
1944 26% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,980 85.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 875 14.9% 0 0.0% 5,855 -4 -31 1.68%
1940 21% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,531 76.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 1,065 23.2% 0 0.0% 4,596 9 -22 1.23%
1936 20% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,195 57.4% Alf Landon (R) 1,630 42.6% 2 [+] 0.1% 3,827 31 6 1.16%
1932 17% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,623 87.8% Herbert Hoover* (R) 364 12.2% 1 [+] 0.0% 2,988 5 -27 1.11%
1928 14% Al Smith (D) 1,994 89.1% Herbert Hoover (R) 243 10.9% 0 0.0% 2,237 -13 -47 1.04%
1924 8% John Davis (D) 678 52.6% Calvin Coolidge (R) 611 47.4% 0 0.0% 1,289 27 -7 1.05%
1920 9% Warren Harding (R) 1,044 75.6% James Cox (D) 337 24.4% 0 0.0% 1,381 45 15 1.09%
1916 13% Write-ins (I) 1,149 59.4% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 629 32.5% 157 [+] 8.1% 1,935 1 -38 2.08%
1912 8% Woodrow Wilson (D) 677 57.3% William Taft* (R) 315 26.7% 189 [+] 16.0% 1,181 22 3 1.49%
1908 9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,072 78.1% William Taft (R) 296 21.6% 5 [+] 0.4% 1,373 10 -30 1.82%
1904 8% Alton Parker (D) 931 84.6% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 168 15.3% 2 [+] 0.2% 1,101 6 -41 2.04%
1900 16% William J. Bryan (D) 1,230 59.8% William McKinley* (R) 828 40.2% 0 0.0% 2,058 19 -11 3.03%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lafourche Parish, LA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2023 G 28% Jeff Landry (R) 14,029 67.0% Other (Write-in) 2,221 10.6% 4,704 [+] 22.4% 20,954 38 1.97%
2022 S3 41% John Kennedy* (R) 24,016 79.6% Luke Mixon (D) 2,253 7.5% 3,908 [+] 13.0% 30,177 23 2.18%
2020 S2 59% Bill Cassidy* (R) 34,345 78.6% Adrian Perkins (D) 2,869 6.6% 6,488 [+] 14.8% 43,702 21 2.11%
2019 G 40% Eddie Rispone (R) 19,104 64.2% John Bel Edwards* (D) 10,651 35.8% 0 0.0% 29,755 16 1.97%
2016 S3 23% John Kennedy (R) 13,670 81.5% Foster Campbell (D) 3,098 18.5% 0 0.0% 16,768 21 1.90%
2015 G 31% David Vitter (R) 12,520 55.7% John Bel Edwards (D) 9,976 44.3% 0 0.0% 22,496 12 1.95%
2014 S2 32% Bill Cassidy (R) 14,876 64.0% Mary Landrieu* (D) 8,360 36.0% 0 0.0% 23,236 8 1.82%
2011 G 29% Bobby Jindal* (R) 16,470 78.3% Tara Hollis (D) 2,151 10.2% 2,407 [+] 11.4% 21,028 13 2.06%
2010 S3 35% David Vitter* (R) 16,509 65.3% Charlie Melancon (D) 7,512 29.7% 1,277 [+] 5.0% 25,298 10 2.00%
2008 S2 51% Mary Landrieu* (D) 17,778 49.1% John Kennedy (R) 17,513 48.4% 896 [+] 2.5% 36,187 3 1.91%
2007 G 39% Bobby Jindal (R) 15,726 57.1% John Georges (I) 4,990 18.1% 6,819 [+] 24.8% 27,535 3 2.12%
2004 S3 51% David Vitter (R) 18,818 53.6% Chris John (D) 9,816 28.0% 6,458 [+] 18.4% 35,092 3 1.90%
2003 G 43% Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D) 15,695 53.9% Bobby Jindal (R) 13,429 46.1% 0 0.0% 29,124 -2 2.07%
2002 S2 35% Mary Landrieu* (D) 12,838 54.9% Suzanne Terrell (R) 10,557 45.1% 0 0.0% 23,395 -3 1.89%
1999 G 45% Mike Foster* (R) 18,687 64.0% Bill Jefferson (D) 6,031 20.6% 4,500 [+] 15.4% 29,218 6 2.26%
1998 S3 31% John Breaux* (D) 13,471 67.8% Jim Donelon (R) 5,420 27.3% 986 [+] 5.0% 19,877 -4 2.05%
1996 S2 52% Mary Landrieu (D) 16,629 50.2% Woody Jenkins (R) 16,479 49.8% 0 0.0% 33,108 0 1.95%
1995 G 52% Mike Foster (R) 24,479 75.5% Cleo Fields (D) 7,927 24.5% 0 0.0% 32,406 12 2.09%
1992 S3 20% John Breaux* (D) 9,052 73.6% John Khachaturian (I) 1,369 11.1% 1,885 [+] 15.3% 12,306 0 1.46%
1991 G 59% Eddie Edwards (D) 21,346 59.3% David Duke (R) 14,655 40.7% 0 0.0% 36,001 2 2.08%
1990 S2 46% Bennett Johnston* (D) 14,035 50.3% David Duke (R) 12,908 46.2% 968 [+] 3.5% 27,911 3 2.00%
1987 G 56% Billy Tauzin (D) 16,623 50.4% Eddie Edwards (D) 6,034 18.3% 10,356 [+] 31.4% 33,013 -6 2.12%
1986 S3 47% John Breaux (D) 17,379 63.3% Henson Moore (R) 10,074 36.7% 0 0.0% 27,453 -10 2.00%
1984 S2 8% Bennett Johnston* (D) 4,293 90.9% Robert Ross (R) 239 5.1% 193 [+] 4.1% 4,725 0 0.48%
1983 G 61% Eddie Edwards (D) 23,524 68.9% David Treen (R) 10,066 29.5% 576 [+] 1.7% 34,166 -6 2.12%
1980 S3 County data not available for this election: Russell Long* (D) defeated Woody Jenkins (D) statewide.
1979 G 58% David Treen (R) 17,433 59.8% Louis Lambert (D) 11,714 40.2% 0 0.0% 29,147 9 5.02%
1978 S2 13% Bennett Johnston* (D) 3,376 53.2% Woody Jenkins (D) 2,974 46.8% 0 0.0% 6,350 n/a 0.76%
1975 G County data not available for this election: Eddie Edwards* (D) defeated Bob Jones (D) statewide.
1974 S3 County data not available for this election: Russell Long* (D) was unopposed.
1972 S2 46% Bennett Johnston (D) 11,621 57.5% John McKeithen (I) 4,485 22.2% 4,114 [+] 20.3% 20,220 0 1.86%
1972 G 57% Eddie Edwards (D) 20,006 79.8% David Treen (R) 5,062 20.2% 0 0.0% 25,068 -23 2.24%
1968 S3 County data not available for this election: Russell Long* (D) was unopposed.
1968 G County data not available for this election: John McKeithen* (D) was unopposed.
1966 S2 County data not available for this election: Allen Ellender* (D) was unopposed.
1964 G 49% John McKeithen (D) 10,955 69.4% Charlton Lyons (R) 4,673 29.6% 147 [+] 0.9% 15,775 -9 2.04%
1962 S3 15% Russell Long* (D) 4,303 91.2% Taylor O'Hearn (R) 413 8.8% 0 0.0% 4,716 -16 1.12%
1960 S2 6% Allen Ellender* (D) 1,221 68.8% George Reese (R) 555 31.2% 0 0.0% 1,776 11 0.33%
1960 G 10% Jimmie Davis (D) 2,923 94.9% Francis Grevemberg (R) 99 3.2% 57 [+] 1.9% 3,079 -14 0.61%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Lafourche Parish, LA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 LA01Steve Scalise* (R) 15,251 80.8% Mel Manuel (D) 1,682 8.9% 1,941 10.3% 18,874
2024-11-05 LA03Clay Higgins* (R) 10,726 76.3% Priscilla Gonzalez (D) 1,845 13.1% 1,492 10.6% 14,063
County Total for 2024-11-05:   32,937
2022-11-08 LA01Steve Scalise* (R) 11,476 89.3% Katie Darling (D) 1,144 8.9% 225 1.8% 12,845
2022-11-08 LA06Garret Graves* (R) 13,767 83.3% Rufus Craig (Libertarian) 1,551 9.4% 1,212 7.3% 16,530
County Total for 2022-11-08:   29,375
2020-11-03 LA01Steve Scalise* (R) 16,742 88.7% Lee Ann Dugas (D) 1,752 9.3% 377 2.0% 18,871
2020-11-03 LA06Garret Graves* (R) 18,309 78.3% Dartanyon Williams (D) 4,260 18.2% 821 3.5% 23,390
County Total for 2020-11-03:   42,261
2018-11-06 LA01Steve Scalise* (R) 11,621 86.8% Tammy Savoie (D) 892 6.7% 868 6.5% 13,381
2018-11-06 LA06Garret Graves* (R) 12,118 74.7% Justin DeWitt (D) 2,849 17.6% 1,260 7.8% 16,227
County Total for 2018-11-06:   29,608
2016-11-08 LA01Steve Scalise* (R) 14,041 83.7% Lee Ann Dugas (D) 1,288 7.7% 1,446 8.6% 16,775
2016-11-08 LA06Garret Graves* (R) 12,253 60.6% Richard Lieberman (D) 2,804 13.9% 5,158 25.5% 20,215
County Total for 2016-11-08:   36,990
2014-12-06 LA06Garret Graves (R) 8,638 62.8% Eddie Edwards (D) 5,111 37.2% 0 0.0% 13,749
County Total for 2014-12-06:   13,749
2014-11-04 LA01Steve Scalise* (R) 9,673 80.0% Vinny Mendoza (D) 812 6.7% 1,612 13.3% 12,097
County Total for 2014-11-04:   12,097
2012-11-06 LA01Steve Scalise* (R) 8,888 56.2% Vinny Mendoza (D) 2,072 13.1% 4,855 30.7% 15,815
2012-11-06 LA06Bill Cassidy* (R) 13,876 77.2% Rufus Craig (Libertarian) 1,821 10.1% 2,277 12.7% 17,974
County Total for 2012-11-06:   33,789
2010-11-02 LA03Jeff Landry (R) 16,777 68.4% Ravi Sangisetty (D) 7,752 31.6% 0 0.0% 24,529
County Total for 2010-11-02:   24,529
2006-11-07 LA03Charlie Melancon* (D) 12,452 59.4% Craig Romero (R) 7,762 37.0% 738 3.5% 20,952
County Total for 2006-11-07:   20,952
2004-12-04 LA03Billy Tauzin III (R) 10,111 53.9% Charlie Melancon (D) 8,645 46.1% 0 0.0% 18,756
County Total for 2004-12-04:   18,756
2002-11-05 LA03Billy Tauzin* (R) 19,075 86.6% William Beier (I) 1,955 8.9% 987 4.5% 22,017
County Total for 2002-11-05:   22,017
2000-11-07 LA03Billy Tauzin* (R) 19,518 76.9% Eddie Albares (I) 2,109 8.3% 3,740 14.7% 25,367
County Total for 2000-11-07:   25,367
1994-11-08 LA03Billy Tauzin* (D) 12,592 76.6% Nick Accardo (I) 3,836 23.4% 0 0.0% 16,428
County Total for 1994-11-08:   16,428
1992-10-03 LA03Billy Tauzin* (D) 9,859 80.5% Paul Boynton (R) 2,383 19.5% 0 0.0% 12,242
County Total for 1992-10-03:   12,242
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Lafourche Parish, LA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 60,235 25,872 43.0% 16,872 28.0% 17,491 29.0% Rep +9,000 Rep +14.9% 81%
2022 59,747 24,146 40.4% 18,700 31.3% 16,901 28.3% Rep +5,446 Rep +9.1% 81%
2020 61,054 23,686 38.8% 20,667 33.9% 16,701 27.4% Rep +3,019 Rep +4.9% 83%
2018 59,060 18,685 31.6% 24,033 40.7% 16,342 27.7% Dem +5,348 Dem +9.1% 80%
2016 58,981 17,367 29.4% 25,879 43.9% 15,735 26.7% Dem +8,512 Dem +14.4% 80%
2014 57,295 14,629 25.5% 27,776 48.5% 14,890 26.0% Dem +13,147 Dem +22.9% 78%
2012 57,691 14,139 24.5% 29,390 50.9% 14,162 24.5% Dem +15,251 Dem +26.4% 79%
2010 56,747 12,686 22.4% 31,013 54.7% 13,048 23.0% Dem +18,327 Dem +32.3% 78%
2008 56,532 11,236 19.9% 33,060 58.5% 12,236 21.6% Dem +21,824 Dem +38.6% 79%
2006 56,011 10,488 18.7% 34,194 61.0% 11,329 20.2% Dem +23,706 Dem +42.3% 80%
2004 55,540 10,107 18.2% 34,835 62.7% 10,598 19.1% Dem +24,728 Dem +44.5% 81%
2002 52,375 8,689 16.6% 34,875 66.6% 8,811 16.8% Dem +26,186 Dem +50.0% 78%
2000 52,486 8,128 15.5% 36,041 68.7% 8,317 15.8% Dem +27,913 Dem +53.2% 80%
1998 50,530 7,439 14.7% 36,202 71.6% 6,889 13.6% Dem +28,763 Dem +56.9% 79%
1994 43,240 5,134 11.9% 34,611 80.0% 3,495 8.1% Dem +29,477 Dem +68.2% 69%
1986 42,790 3,102 7.2% 37,070 86.6% 2,618 6.1% Dem +33,968 Dem +79.4% 74%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.