† 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
GroupGardereLouisianaUnited States
African American†43.4%29.3%9.9%
African0.8%0.8%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
Honduran8.5%1.6%0.3%
Mexican6.2%2.1%11.3%
Spanish2.3%0.7%—
Salvadoran1.5%—0.7%
Puerto Rican1.2%0.4%1.8%
Cuban0.8%0.3%0.7%
Nicaraguan0.8%——
Spaniard0.8%0.2%—
French4.1%9.6%1.6%
English4.1%7.3%9.5%
German3.4%6.9%12.5%
American3.4%7.4%5.3%
Irish3.2%6.6%9.4%
Italian2.4%4.3%4.8%
Scottish0.5%1.0%1.3%
French Canadian0.5%1.6%—
Vietnamese1.0%0.5%0.6%
Asian Indian0.6%0.2%1.4%
Chinese0.5%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.3%—0.9%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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
Gardere
Louisiana
United States
Median age
25.8
38
39.1
Age 18–24
15.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
5.8%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Gardere
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$55,409
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
35.3%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.8%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Gardere
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.8%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
21.1%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Gardere
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.
Gardere, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.8%
2008
+20.0%
2012
+7.5%
2016
+34.4%
2020
+43.1%
2024
+43.2%
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
D
70.9%Harris2,138
27.7%Trump836
1.3%
D+43.2
D+0.1
D+44.7
3,014
D
70.7%Biden2,263
27.6%Trump883
1.7%
D+43.1
D+8.8
D+38.7
3,201
D
64.0%Clinton1,633
29.7%Trump757
6.3%
D+34.4
D+26.8
D+32.3
2,550
D
53.0%Obama1,110
45.4%Romney952
1.6%
D+7.5
R+12.4
D+3.7
2,096
D
59.3%Obama1,273
39.3%McCain844
1.4%
D+20.0
D+11.2
D+12.7
2,147
D
54.3%Kerry1,043
45.6%Bush875
0.1%
D+8.8
—
D+11.2
1,920
Gardere is a census-designated place that has resisted formal incorporation for decades, leaving residents reliant on parish services. Its demographics and location on Baton Rouge's southwestern fringe make it a notable pocket of unincorporated urban density in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.2 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 43.2 points.
A population of 12,223, a 24% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,409 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawrenceville and McDonough.
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, Gardere, Louisiana voted Democratic by 43.2 points (D+43.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,014 votes cast, 2,138 went Democratic and 836 went Republican.
How many people live in Gardere, Louisiana?
Gardere, Louisiana has a population of 12,223 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gardere, Louisiana?
Median household income in Gardere, Louisiana is $55,409 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Gardere, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Gardere, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
