East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 54.5% | 103,820 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 43.4% | 82,720 |
| Chase OliverLibertarian | 0.3% | 664 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.4% |
| 1896 | +39.6% |
| 1900 | +69.8% |
| 1904 | +90.7% |
| 1908 | +84.3% |
| 1912 | +81.8% |
| 1916 | +82.1% |
| 1920 | +68.2% |
| 1924 | +63.4% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +71.5% |
| 1936 | +80.5% |
| 1940 | +76.6% |
| 1944 | +66.0% |
| 1948 | +18.5% |
| 1952 | +8.0% |
| 1956 | −16.4% |
| 1960 | +15.2% |
| 1964 | −17.1% |
| 1968 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | −36.0% |
| 1976 | −1.6% |
| 1980 | −10.2% |
| 1984 | −25.5% |
| 1988 | −18.6% |
| 1992 | −7.5% |
| 1996 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | −7.5% |
| 2004 | −9.6% |
| 2008 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | +11.1% |
Home to Baton Rouge and a majority-Black electorate, East Baton Rouge Parish has voted Democratic in presidential races by growing margins, anchored by state-government employment and two major university communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 90.7 points in 1904 and a Republican high of 36.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.1 points.
A population of 452,938, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,071 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson County and Somerset County.
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East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/22033/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.