† 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
GroupPonchatoulaLouisianaUnited States
Italian9.2%4.3%4.8%
French9.1%9.6%1.6%
English8.8%7.3%9.5%
German8.7%6.9%12.5%
Irish8.5%6.6%9.4%
American4.3%7.4%5.3%
Scottish1.0%1.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.7%——
African American†31.8%29.3%9.9%
Mexican1.4%2.1%11.3%
Honduran0.9%1.6%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
Spanish0.3%0.7%—
Cuban0.2%0.3%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
Ponchatoula
Louisiana
United States
Median age
44
38
39.1
Age 18–24
5.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.9%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ponchatoula
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$51,161
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.3%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.9%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ponchatoula
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.7%
8.5%
22.3%
Vietnamese
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ponchatoula
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.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−25.0%
2008
−30.3%
2012
−30.1%
2016
−32.3%
2020
−33.4%
2024
−34.4%
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
32.2%Harris1,084
66.5%Trump2,241
1.3%
R+34.4
R+1.0
R+32.9
3,368
R
32.4%Biden1,210
65.8%Trump2,456
1.7%
R+33.4
R+1.1
R+37.8
3,731
R
31.9%Clinton1,075
64.1%Trump2,164
4.0%
R+32.3
R+2.1
R+34.4
3,374
R
34.2%Obama1,076
64.3%Romney2,025
1.6%
R+30.1
D+0.2
R+34.0
3,150
R
33.8%Obama1,024
64.2%McCain1,942
2.0%
R+30.3
R+5.3
R+37.6
3,026
R
37.1%Kerry959
62.1%Bush1,607
0.8%
R+25.0
—
R+22.6
2,587
Ponchatoula anchors the western edge of Tangipahoa Parish, where suburban pressure from the New Orleans metro has steadily reshaped a formerly rural electorate over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.4 points.
A population of 7,808, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,161 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morgan City and Eunice.
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, Ponchatoula, Louisiana voted Republican by 34.4 points (R+34.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,368 votes cast, 1,084 went Democratic and 2,241 went Republican.
How many people live in Ponchatoula, Louisiana?
Ponchatoula, Louisiana has a population of 7,808 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ponchatoula, Louisiana?
Median household income in Ponchatoula, Louisiana is $51,161 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Ponchatoula, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ponchatoula, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
