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1892–2024
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Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
presidential margin
2008R+11.02012R+10.52016R+12.62020R+10.92024R+14.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+14.4
2024
median income$56,902U.S. $80,734 · LA $60,756
median age38.6U.S. 39.1 · LA 38
poverty rate20.2%U.S. 12.5% · LA 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)26.1%U.S. 35.6% · LA 27.1%
non-english4.9%U.S. 22.3% · LA 8.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American9.3%
English8.8%
Irish6.3%
African American†38.3%
African0.6%
Mexican3.3%
Honduran0.5%
Spanish0.3%
Filipino0.3%
Chinese0.2%
religion
other traditions
Black Protestant11.6%
Mainline6.5%
Latter-day Saints0.8%
Other Christian0.7%
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.

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana

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Shreveport-Bossier City, LATrumpR+14.4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, LAA map of the constituent counties of Shreveport-Bossier City, 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.Bossier Parish, LA · R+43.3Caddo Parish, LA · D+4.6De Soto Parish, LA · R+35.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.5%90,935
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.1%67,757
Jill SteinGreen1.3%2,152
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, LA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bossier Parish, LARepublicanR+43.3
Caddo Parish, LADemocraticD+4.6
De Soto Parish, LARepublicanR+35.5
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.1%Harris67,757
56.5%Trump90,935
1.3%Stein2,152
−14.4%
160,844
R
43.7%Biden76,229
54.6%Trump95,207
1.6%Jorgensen2,867
−10.9%
174,303
R
42.1%Clinton71,289
54.7%Trump92,548
3.1%Johnson5,315
−12.6%
169,152
R
44.2%Obama76,551
54.7%Romney94,800
1.2%Johnson2,027
−10.5%
173,378
R
44.1%Obama73,481
55.1%McCain91,824
0.9%Paul1,447
−11.0%
166,752
R
43.0%Kerry69,082
56.4%Bush90,543
0.6%Nader1,011
−13.4%
160,636
R
45.4%Gore64,499
53.0%Bush75,291
1.7%Nader2,360
−7.6%
142,150
D
53.2%Clinton77,268
40.5%Dole58,823
6.3%Perot9,190
+12.7%
145,281
D
44.2%Clinton64,717
42.3%Bush61,936
13.5%Perot19,847
+1.9%
146,500
R
39.7%Dukakis53,605
59.5%Bush80,327
0.8%Duke1,071
−19.8%
135,003
R
33.8%Mondale47,375
65.7%Reagan92,056
0.5%Johnson691
−31.9%
140,122
R
41.0%Carter51,660
57.3%Reagan72,066
1.7%Anderson2,124
−16.2%
125,850
R
42.0%Carter43,285
56.6%Ford58,360
1.5%Maddox1,530
−14.6%
103,175
R
23.7%McGovern21,159
71.7%Nixon64,088
4.6%Schmitz4,123
−48.0%
89,370
O
26.0%Humphrey23,857
28.3%Nixon25,943
45.7%Wallace41,902
Wallace +17.4
91,702
R
19.3%Johnson13,349
80.7%Goldwater55,973
0.0%
−61.5%
69,322
R
25.0%Kennedy14,862
50.7%Nixon30,171
24.3%Byrd14,427
−25.7%
59,460
R
28.5%Stevenson13,940
58.3%Eisenhower28,550
13.2%Andrews6,475
−29.8%
48,965
R
35.9%Stevenson18,915
64.1%Eisenhower33,830
0.0%
−28.3%
52,745
O
26.9%Truman7,749
18.7%Dewey5,385
54.3%Thurmond15,637
Thurmond +27.4
28,771
D
70.8%Roosevelt17,184
29.0%Dewey7,045
0.1%Thomas30
+41.8%
24,259
D
86.3%Roosevelt23,109
13.5%Willkie3,610
0.2%Thomas49
+72.8%
26,768
D
89.2%Roosevelt16,468
10.7%Landon1,983
0.0%Lemke6
+78.5%
18,457
D
91.6%Roosevelt16,766
7.9%Hoover1,452
0.5%Thomas87
+83.7%
18,305
D
68.5%Smith9,566
31.5%Hoover4,407
0.0%Thomas2
+36.9%
13,975
D
79.3%Davis6,414
15.2%Coolidge1,228
5.5%La Follette445
+64.1%
8,087
D
92.5%Cox6,214
7.5%Harding501
0.0%
+85.1%
6,715
D
96.4%Wilson4,888
3.5%Hughes177
0.1%Benson4
+92.9%
5,069
D
88.4%Wilson3,188
1.4%Taft51
10.2%Roosevelt367
+87.0%
3,606
D
92.7%Bryan3,084
4.5%Taft150
2.8%Debs92
+88.2%
3,326
D
97.3%Parker2,975
2.2%Roosevelt66
0.5%Debs16
+95.2%
3,057
D
97.4%Bryan2,896
2.6%McKinley78
0.0%
+94.8%
2,974
D
89.7%Bryan4,898
8.4%McKinley460
1.9%Palmer104
+81.3%
5,462
D
92.0%Cleveland6,764
8.0%Harrison591
0.0%
+83.9%
7,355
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: −14.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−14.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+83.9%
1896+81.3%
1900+94.8%
1904+95.2%
1908+88.2%
1912+87.0%
1916+92.9%
1920+85.1%
1924+64.1%
1928+36.9%
1932+83.7%
1936+78.5%
1940+72.8%
1944+41.8%
1948+8.2%
1952−28.3%
1956−29.8%
1960−25.7%
1964−61.5%
1968−2.3%
1972−48.0%
1976−14.6%
1980−16.2%
1984−31.9%
1988−19.8%
1992+1.9%
1996+12.7%
2000−7.6%
2004−13.4%
2008−11.0%
2012−10.5%
2016−12.6%
2020−10.9%
2024−14.4%
DemocraticRepublican

Shreveport and Bossier City straddle the Red River and a persistent partisan divide: Shreveport's Black population regularly delivers Democratic margins while surrounding Bossier and Webster parishes offset them by wide Republican spreads.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.2 points in 1904 and a Republican high of 61.5 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.4 points.

A population of 386,819, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,902 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mobile, AL and Jackson, MS.

Political twins — metros

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

Mobile, AL
95.7twin score
% Black% unaffiliated% Evangelical
Jackson, MS
88.3twin score
% Black% Evangelical% unaffiliated≠ elasticity
Grenada, MS
87.0twin score
% Black% unaffiliated% Evangelical≠ population scale

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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 14.4 points (R+14.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 160,844 votes cast, 67,757 went Democratic and 90,935 went Republican.
When did Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana?
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana has a population of 386,819 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana is $56,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, Louisiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.