† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupChalmetteLouisianaUnited States
French11.5%9.6%1.6%
Italian10.6%4.3%4.8%
German9.3%6.9%12.5%
Irish6.7%6.6%9.4%
English4.9%7.3%9.5%
American4.1%7.4%5.3%
French Canadian0.8%1.6%—
Greek0.4%——
African American†26.5%29.3%9.9%
African0.9%0.8%0.5%
Honduran3.9%1.6%0.3%
Spaniard1.9%0.2%—
Spanish1.6%0.7%—
Mexican1.1%2.1%11.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Costa Rican0.4%——
Salvadoran0.4%—0.7%
Vietnamese0.9%0.5%0.6%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.3%—0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Chalmette
Louisiana
United States
Median age
35.2
38
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.4%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Chalmette
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$54,904
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.9%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.6%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Chalmette
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.0%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
10.3%
4.7%
13.6%
Vietnamese
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
Arabic
1.2%
0.3%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Chalmette
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
—
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Chalmette, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−55.6%
2008
−64.4%
2012
−39.7%
2016
−40.0%
2020
−28.0%
2024
−28.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
34.8%Harris2,561
63.1%Trump4,641
2.1%
R+28.3
R+0.3
R+26.8
7,353
R
34.9%Biden2,433
63.0%Trump4,384
2.1%
R+28.0
D+12.0
R+32.5
6,964
R
27.4%Clinton1,760
67.5%Trump4,325
5.1%
R+40.0
R+0.3
R+42.1
6,412
R
28.8%Obama1,647
68.4%Romney3,919
2.8%
R+39.7
D+24.7
R+43.5
5,728
R
16.1%Obama884
80.4%McCain4,426
3.5%
R+64.4
R+8.8
R+71.6
5,503
R
21.8%Kerry2,536
77.4%Bush8,992
0.7%
R+55.6
—
R+53.1
11,615
Chalmette rebuilt slowly after 2005, and its electorate shifted noticeably in the decade that followed — the CDP now leans heavily toward one party in most cycles by double-digit margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 64.4 points in 2008. The 2024 margin was 28.3 points.
A population of 22,616, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,904 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Luling and Prairieville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Chalmette, Louisiana voted Republican by 28.3 points (R+28.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,353 votes cast, 2,561 went Democratic and 4,641 went Republican.
How many people live in Chalmette, Louisiana?
Chalmette, Louisiana has a population of 22,616 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chalmette, Louisiana?
Median household income in Chalmette, Louisiana is $54,904 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Chalmette, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Chalmette, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
