† 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
GroupMarksvilleLouisianaUnited States
French16.3%9.6%1.6%
American7.0%7.4%5.3%
Irish3.5%6.6%9.4%
English3.0%7.3%9.5%
Italian2.9%4.3%4.8%
German2.8%6.9%12.5%
French Canadian1.0%1.6%—
Dutch0.6%——
African American†42.1%29.3%9.9%
Mexican1.7%2.1%11.3%
Honduran0.3%1.6%0.3%
Spanish0.3%0.7%—
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
Marksville
Louisiana
United States
Median age
34.8
38
39.1
Age 18–24
6.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.7%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Marksville
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$36,202
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
34.6%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.1%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Marksville
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.7%
8.5%
22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
10.6%
1.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Marksville
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.
Marksville, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+19.5%
2008
+4.1%
2012
+4.8%
2016
+2.6%
2020
−1.0%
2024
−10.4%
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
43.9%Harris812
54.3%Trump1,005
1.8%
R+10.4
R+9.4
R+9.0
1,850
R
48.1%Biden816
49.1%Trump833
2.9%
R+1.0
R+3.6
R+5.5
1,698
D
49.8%Clinton927
47.3%Trump879
2.9%
D+2.6
R+2.3
D+0.5
1,860
D
51.6%Obama1,224
46.7%Romney1,109
1.7%
D+4.8
D+0.7
D+1.0
2,373
D
50.9%Obama1,072
46.7%McCain985
2.4%
D+4.1
R+15.3
R+3.1
2,108
D
58.7%Kerry1,191
39.2%Bush796
2.1%
D+19.5
—
D+21.9
2,030
Marksville anchors Avoyelles Parish, a historically Creole and Catholic enclave in central Louisiana where cultural identity has long complicated straightforward partisan alignment at the local level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.5 points in 2004 and a Republican high of 10.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.4 points.
A population of 4,905, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $36,202 describe the city.
In 2024, Marksville, Louisiana voted Republican by 10.4 points (R+10.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,850 votes cast, 812 went Democratic and 1,005 went Republican.
When did Marksville, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marksville, Louisiana voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Marksville, Louisiana?
Marksville, Louisiana has a population of 4,905 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marksville, Louisiana?
Median household income in Marksville, Louisiana is $36,202 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Marksville, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Marksville, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
