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Bossier·Louisiana

Bossier delivered R+25.1 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
LA
Bossier
TrumpR+25.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican61.9%13,033
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.7%7,740
OtherAll other candidates1.4%291
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −25.1% in 2024.−25.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−34.9%
2012−34.9%
2016−30.4%
2020−20.7%
2024−25.1%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.7%Harris7,740
61.9%Trump13,033
1.4%
−25.1%
21,064
R
38.6%Biden9,235
59.4%Trump14,193
2.0%incl. Jorgensen
−20.7%
23,900
R
32.8%Clinton7,504
63.2%Trump14,466
4.1%incl. Johnson
−30.4%
22,907
R
32.6%Obama7,456
67.4%Romney15,437
0.0%
−34.9%
22,893
R
32.0%Obama7,297
66.9%McCain15,241
1.1%
−34.9%
22,791

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorBossierCityLouisianaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White55.7%56.9%61.0%
Black27.8%30.7%12.2%
Asian2.0%1.7%6.0%
Two or more races11.3%7.4%12.6%
Other race3.1%3.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino12.7%7.2%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$55,819$60,756$84,427
Poverty rate20.8%19.0%12.5%
Median age35.43839.1
Age 18–248.4%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.3%16.8%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)28.4%27.1%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home7.9%8.5%22.3%
Spanish5.5%4.7%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 10.2%French 9.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryAmerican 8.5%American 7.4%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 7.5%English 7.3%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic5.3%County context26.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant39.2%County context25.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed41.1%County context36.8%51.5%
Black Protestant6.4%County context5.4%2.2%
Mainline Protestant5.0%County context3.6%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
10.2%
American
8.5%
German
7.5%
Irish
7.1%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.6%
Dutch
1.0%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.3%
Guyanese
0.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
5.3%
Honduran
1.0%
Puerto Rican
0.3%
Dominican
0.3%
Spanish
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Spaniard
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Filipino
0.5%
Asian Indian
0.2%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.4%
Other languages0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Korean0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
39.2%
Black Protestant
6.4%
Catholic
5.3%
Mainline Protestant
5.0%
Buddhist
1.2%
Latter-day Saints
1.0%
Other Christian
0.4%
Muslim
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted41.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Bossier sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.1 points.

A population of 62,901, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,819 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bossier, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bossier, Louisiana voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,064 votes cast, 7,740 went Democratic and 13,033 went Republican.
What is Bossier, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Bossier, Louisiana in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Bossier, Louisiana?
Bossier, Louisiana has a population of 62,901 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bossier, Louisiana?
Median household income in Bossier, Louisiana is $55,819 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Bossier, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Bossier, Louisiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.