Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic68.1%908TrumpRepublican30.1%401OtherAll other candidates1.9%25
D+38.0
Lead
507
Total
1,334
vs nation
D+39.5
BidenDemocratic77.4%1,284TrumpRepublican20.0%332OtherAll other candidates2.6%43
D+57.4
Lead
952
Total
1,659
vs nation
D+52.9
ClintonDemocratic78.4%1,314TrumpRepublican20.0%335OtherAll other candidates1.7%28
D+58.4
Lead
979
Total
1,677
vs nation
D+56.3
ObamaDemocratic68.9%1,797RomneyRepublican30.6%799OtherAll other candidates0.5%14
D+38.2
Lead
998
Total
2,610
vs nation
D+34.4
ObamaDemocratic76.6%1,571McCainRepublican22.1%453OtherAll other candidates1.4%28
D+54.5
Lead
1,118
Total
2,052
vs nation
D+47.2
KerryDemocratic72.8%1,362BushRepublican26.1%489OtherAll other candidates1.1%20
D+46.7
Lead
873
Total
1,871
vs nation
D+49.1
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+38.0MIT Election Lab
Population
3,3492024 5-year
Population density
930 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
3.6 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$27,5802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
23.6%2024 5-year
Black
75.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
0.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+58.4 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20247 cycles · 4 audited
2024 turnout
57.1%1,350 participants ÷ 2,365 CVAP
2016→2018 drop-off
-6.7 ptsHigh-turnout, durable
Drop-off vs state
-22.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
75.3%
61.4%
2004200820122016201820222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,350
2,365 ± 193
57.1%
Audited
E/A
2022Mid
1,371
2,234 ± 182
61.4%
Audited
E/A
2018Mid
1,490
1,978 ± 343
75.3%
Audited
E/D
1,727
2,517 ± 614
68.6%
Audited
E/D
2,610
2,709
96.3%
Derived
—
2,052
2,699
76.0%
Derived
—
1,871
2,689 extrapolated
69.6%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Lake Providence, LA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Hillary Clinton2016
78.4%
1,314 votes · D+58.4
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 77.4%
Republican
Mitt Romney2012
30.6%
799 votes · D+38.2
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 30.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
1,797votes
68.9% of the vote · D+38.2
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 1,571 votes
Republican
Mitt Romney2012
799votes
30.6% of the vote · D+38.2
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 489 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Hillary Clinton2016
+56.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+58.4 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +52.9 pts
Republican
Mitt Romney2012
−34.4pts R vs U.S.
Place D+38.2 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · −39.5 pts
presidential primaries
Nominating contests
Lake Providence · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, the county containing Lake Providence — Lake Providence’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Lake Providence, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Lake Providence anchors East Carroll Parish, Louisiana's smallest and one of its poorest parishes, where roughly 80% of residents are Black and Democratic margins in federal races have historically exceeded 70 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 19.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.0 points.
A population of 3,349, a 24% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $27,580 describe the city.
In 2024, Lake Providence, Louisiana voted Democratic by 38.0 points (D+38.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,334 votes cast, 908 went Democratic and 401 went Republican.
How many people live in Lake Providence, Louisiana?
Lake Providence, Louisiana has a population of 3,349 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake Providence, Louisiana?
Median household income in Lake Providence, Louisiana is $27,580 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Lake Providence, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lake Providence, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
