Bossier Parish, Louisiana: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1900.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 129,7892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,6172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1900MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Walton County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bossier ParishPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bossier Parish, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,467 | 37,105 | 52,232 | ||
| R | 15,662 | 38,074 | 54,655 | ||
| R | 12,641 | 35,474 | 49,848 | ||
| R | 12,956 | 34,988 | 48,562 | ||
| R | 12,703 | 32,713 | 45,835 | ||
| R | 12,317 | 30,040 | 42,705 | ||
| R | 11,933 | 23,224 | 35,915 | ||
| R | 15,504 | 16,852 | 35,382 | ||
| R | 11,313 | 15,628 | 32,801 | ||
| R | 9,035 | 20,807 | 30,085 | ||
| R | 7,006 | 22,638 | 29,782 | ||
| R | 9,377 | 16,515 | 26,339 | ||
| R | 8,062 | 12,132 | 20,487 | ||
| R | 2,914 | 12,856 | 16,350 | ||
| O | 2,782 | 3,745 | 15,776 | ||
| D | 9,822 | 1,937 | 11,759 | ||
| R | 2,198 | 3,429 | 8,720 | ||
| R | 1,954 | 3,107 | 6,345 | ||
| R | 2,683 | 3,677 | 6,360 | ||
| O | 1,147 | 338 | 3,876 | ||
| D | 2,430 | 622 | 3,053 | ||
| D | 3,045 | 275 | 3,340 | ||
| D | 1,975 | 193 | 2,170 | ||
| D | 2,191 | 56 | 2,247 | ||
| D | 1,187 | 225 | 1,412 | ||
| D | 751 | 48 | 822 | ||
| D | 731 | 44 | 775 | ||
| D | 675 | 9 | 684 | ||
| D | 427 | 6 | 487 | ||
| D | 470 | 8 | 487 | ||
| D | 475 | 10 | 485 | ||
| D | 635 | 6 | 641 | ||
| D | 1,146 | 22 | 1,178 | ||
| D | 2,914 | 63 | 2,977 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.2%
American
8.5%
German
7.5%
Irish
7.1%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.6%
African American
19.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,617
Bossier Parish ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bossier Parish$69,617
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.5%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bossier Parish sits across the Red River from Shreveport and combines a large active-duty military population at Barksdale AFB with fast-growing suburban communities, producing some of the widest Republican margins in the state.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Bossier Parish peaked at ninety-eight points in 1900; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1964 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of sixty-seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $69,617 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Walton County and Blount County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bossier Parish, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bossier Parish, Louisiana voted Republican by 43.3 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,232 votes cast, 14,467 went Democratic and 37,105 went Republican.
What is Bossier Parish, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bossier Parish, Louisiana as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did Bossier Parish, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bossier Parish, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bossier Parish, Louisiana?
Bossier Parish, Louisiana has a population of 129,789 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bossier Parish, Louisiana?
Median household income in Bossier Parish, Louisiana is $69,617 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Bossier Parish, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bossier Parish, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.