| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,004 | 3,923 | 6,008 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,298 | 3,863 | 6,268 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,248 | 3,390 | 5,799 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,441 | 3,257 | 5,777 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,415 | 3,150 | 5,620 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,214 | 2,932 | 5,218 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,187 | 2,512 | 4,860 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,416 | 1,616 | 4,506 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,328 | 1,501 | 4,374 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,146 | 1,854 | 4,089 | |
| 1984 | D | 2,296 | 2,097 | 4,426 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,341 | 1,237 | 3,722 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,890 | 990 | 2,926 | |
| 1972 | D | 1,079 | 1,001 | 2,376 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,303 | 296 | 2,672 | |
| 1964 | D | 897 | 223 | 1,120 | |
| 1960 | D | 271 | 196 | 891 | |
| 1956 | R | 296 | 442 | 784 | |
| 1952 | R | 279 | 503 | 782 | |
| 1948 | R | 101 | 102 | 582 | |
| 1944 | D | 426 | 178 | 604 | |
| 1940 | D | 633 | 127 | 760 | |
| 1936 | D | 564 | 76 | 640 | |
| 1932 | D | 557 | 49 | 606 | |
| 1928 | D | 421 | 90 | 511 | |
| 1924 | D | 347 | 15 | 362 | |
| 1920 | D | 356 | 34 | 390 | |
| 1916 | D | 261 | 8 | 274 | |
| 1912 | D | 281 | 3 | 314 | |
| 1908 | D | 350 | 22 | 372 | |
| 1904 | D | 319 | 13 | 332 | |
| 1900 | D | 320 | 19 | 339 | |
| 1896 | D | 919 | 44 | 982 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,593 | 0 | 1,593 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
West Feliciana's workforce is anchored by the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, shaping local employment and demographics in ways that set it apart from neighboring rural parishes along the Mississippi bluffs.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in West Feliciana Parish, by a seven points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at thirty-two points in 2024. The 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in West Feliciana Parish, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,452, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marion County and De Soto Parish.
