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1876–2024
Cameron Parish, Louisiana
Cameron Parish·Louisiana

For one hundred four years, Cameron Parish voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

One of the most lopsided presidential margins of any U.S. county

18762024·38 elections
Cameron Parish, Louisiana · Hillebrand, Steve - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+86
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
5,015
2024 ACS
Most similar
Acadia Parish
LA · similarity 1.00
11 precincts · 3,362 votes cast
Trump · R+86
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−86.3%
2193,1203,362
2020R
−82.9%
3243,6714,039
2016R
−79.4%
3233,2563,692
2012R
−76.2%
4083,2603,744
2008R
−65.3%
6133,0893,793
2004R
−39.3%
1,3673,1904,640
2000R
−27.7%
1,4352,5934,183
1996D
+17.8%
2,1031,3654,148
1992D
+15.1%
1,9851,3294,338
1988D
+11.8%
2,2571,7754,070
1984R
−16.8%
1,6082,2653,906
1980D
+20.3%
2,2211,4493,798
1976D
+48.3%
2,4328193,338
1972R
−28.5%
7391,3912,284
1968D
+4.9%
5334052,593
1964R
−28.8%
8711,5762,447
1960D
+69.3%
1,9443222,340
1956D
+18.2%
7945471,360
1952D
+19.0%
1,0056841,689
1948D
+58.3%
742871,123
1944D
+84.5%
1,025861,111
1940D
+92.2%
1,175481,223
1936D
+97.0%
1,067161,083
1932D
+97.9%
93810948
1928D
+81.0%
39041431
1924D
+89.3%
35320373
1920D
+86.0%
14611157
1916D
+88.4%
16310173
1912D
+75.2%
11913141
1908D
+89.2%
28015297
1904D
+83.2%
17815196
1900D
+44.0%
18572257
1896D
+72.8%
25137294
1892D
+94.7%
1845189
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
35.5%
Baptist
28.9%
Other Christian
2.7%
Methodist
2.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cameron Parish, a sparsely populated stretch of Louisiana Gulf Coast, recorded an R+86.3 margin in 2024 — among the widest presidential gaps nationally — reflecting a rural, energy-sector workforce that has shifted decisively over recent cycles.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Cameron Parish peaked at ninety-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Cameron Parish's median household income of $75,278 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Acadia Parish and Sabine County.