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1892–2024
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Monroe, LA
presidential margin
2008R+25.22012R+21.72016R+27.02020R+26.52024R+31.3
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+31.3
2024
median income$51,816U.S. $80,734 · LA $60,756
median age38.0U.S. 39.1 · LA 38
poverty rate24.5%U.S. 12.5% · LA 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)24.7%U.S. 35.6% · LA 27.1%
non-english3.6%U.S. 22.3% · LA 8.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English9.8%
American8.9%
Irish6.5%
African American†36.4%
African0.4%
Mexican1.8%
Honduran0.4%
Puerto Rican0.3%
religion
other traditions
Black Protestant7.3%
Mainline5.0%
Latter-day Saints1.1%
Other Christian0.4%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Monroe, LA, Louisiana

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Monroe, LATrumpR+31.3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Monroe, LA, LAA map of the constituent counties of Monroe, LA, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Morehouse Parish, LA · R+19.3Ouachita Parish, LA · R+27.9Richland Parish, LA · R+39.4Union Parish, LA · R+57.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.1%61,299
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.7%31,791
Jill SteinGreen1.2%1,111
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Monroe, LA, LA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Morehouse Parish, LARepublicanR+19.3
Ouachita Parish, LARepublicanR+27.9
Richland Parish, LARepublicanR+39.4
Union Parish, LARepublicanR+57.0
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
33.7%Harris31,791
65.1%Trump61,299
1.2%Stein1,111
−31.3%
94,201
R
36.1%Biden36,738
62.6%Trump63,779
1.3%Jorgensen1,364
−26.5%
101,881
R
35.3%Clinton35,431
62.3%Trump62,495
2.4%Johnson2,434
−27.0%
100,360
R
38.5%Obama38,995
60.2%Romney60,946
1.2%Johnson1,242
−21.7%
101,183
R
36.8%Obama37,019
62.1%McCain62,369
1.1%Paul1,105
−25.2%
100,493
R
34.6%Kerry33,523
64.2%Bush62,149
1.2%Nader1,126
−29.6%
96,798
R
37.6%Gore33,233
59.3%Bush52,415
3.1%Nader2,712
−21.7%
88,360
R
44.2%Clinton39,088
47.5%Dole41,935
8.3%Perot7,317
−3.2%
88,340
R
38.9%Clinton34,559
46.3%Bush41,206
14.8%Perot13,172
−7.5%
88,937
R
32.4%Dukakis25,968
65.3%Bush52,319
2.3%Duke1,829
−32.9%
80,116
R
30.4%Mondale26,188
67.9%Reagan58,420
1.7%Johnson1,457
−37.5%
86,065
R
37.0%Carter28,748
60.5%Reagan46,955
2.5%Anderson1,950
−23.4%
77,653
R
41.1%Carter26,850
57.1%Ford37,269
1.8%Maddox1,199
−16.0%
65,318
R
22.3%McGovern12,075
72.5%Nixon39,256
5.2%Schmitz2,788
−50.2%
54,119
O
19.7%Humphrey10,616
26.0%Nixon14,005
54.3%Wallace29,234
Wallace +28.3
53,855
R
16.1%Johnson6,967
83.9%Goldwater36,278
0.0%
−67.8%
43,245
R
26.0%Kennedy8,317
51.5%Nixon16,471
22.5%Byrd7,215
−25.5%
32,003
R
28.8%Stevenson7,856
41.7%Eisenhower11,391
29.5%Andrews8,068
−12.9%
27,315
D
53.7%Stevenson17,335
46.3%Eisenhower14,948
0.0%
+7.4%
32,283
O
37.2%Truman7,074
12.4%Dewey2,349
50.4%Thurmond9,584
Thurmond +13.2
19,007
D
73.3%Roosevelt12,040
26.7%Dewey4,396
0.0%
+46.5%
16,436
D
87.0%Roosevelt16,182
13.0%Willkie2,412
0.0%
+74.1%
18,594
D
89.3%Roosevelt14,352
10.7%Landon1,722
0.0%Lemke6
+78.5%
16,080
D
94.9%Roosevelt12,040
4.8%Hoover610
0.3%Thomas37
+90.1%
12,687
D
70.7%Smith5,747
29.3%Hoover2,384
0.0%Thomas2
+41.4%
8,133
D
81.6%Davis3,677
16.5%Coolidge744
1.9%La Follette87
+65.1%
4,508
D
91.9%Cox3,988
8.1%Harding350
0.0%Debs1
+83.8%
4,339
D
98.0%Wilson3,535
1.9%Hughes67
0.1%Benson5
+96.1%
3,607
D
86.8%Wilson2,402
1.4%Taft38
11.8%Roosevelt327
+85.4%
2,767
D
91.8%Bryan2,388
5.5%Taft142
2.8%Debs72
+86.3%
2,602
D
95.9%Parker1,982
3.3%Roosevelt68
0.8%Debs16
+92.6%
2,066
D
92.7%Bryan2,178
7.3%McKinley172
0.0%
+85.4%
2,350
D
94.5%Bryan5,857
4.6%McKinley286
0.9%Palmer54
+89.9%
6,197
D
83.4%Cleveland5,975
16.6%Harrison1,188
0.0%
+66.8%
7,163
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −31.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1956−31.3%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+66.8%
1896+89.9%
1900+85.4%
1904+92.6%
1908+86.3%
1912+85.4%
1916+96.1%
1920+83.8%
1924+65.1%
1928+41.4%
1932+90.1%
1936+78.5%
1940+74.1%
1944+46.5%
1948+24.9%
1952+7.4%
1956−12.9%
1960−25.5%
1964−67.8%
1968−6.3%
1972−50.2%
1976−16.0%
1980−23.4%
1984−37.5%
1988−32.9%
1992−7.5%
1996−3.2%
2000−21.7%
2004−29.6%
2008−25.2%
2012−21.7%
2016−27.0%
2020−26.5%
2024−31.3%
DemocraticRepublican

The Monroe metro, anchored by the University of Louisiana Monroe, splits between a heavily Republican exurban ring and a majority-Black urban core that consistently delivers Democratic margins, making countywide results sensitive to turnout differentials between the two.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.1 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 67.8 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.3 points.

A population of 223,674, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,816 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dublin, GA and Thomasville, GA.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Dublin, GA
92.5twin score
% Black% Evangelical2008 margin≠ population scale
Thomasville, GA
92.2twin score
% Black% Evangelical% unaffiliated
LaGrange, GA-AL
91.9twin score
% Black% EvangelicalAfrican American ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Monroe, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,201 votes cast, 31,791 went Democratic and 61,299 went Republican.
When did Monroe, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1952.
How many people live in Monroe, LA, Louisiana?
Monroe, LA, Louisiana has a population of 223,674 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Monroe, LA, Louisiana is $51,816 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Monroe, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Monroe, LA, Louisiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.