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Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA·Louisiana

Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+17.6 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
LA
2024 presidential election
Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA
TrumpR+17.6
2024 presidential margin by county for Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, LAA map of the constituent counties of Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Iberville Parish, LA · R+0.7West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+11.7East Feliciana Parish, LA · R+22.2West Feliciana Parish, LA · R+31.9Assumption Parish, LA · R+35.6Ascension Parish, LA · R+33.9Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · R+27.5St. Helena Parish, LA · D+0.8Livingston Parish, LA · R+68.5East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+11.1Tangipahoa Parish, LA · R+37.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.9%258,912
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.4%180,361
OtherAll other candidates1.7%7,680
D+60
R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −17.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−17.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+59.5%
1896+34.9%
1900+49.2%
1904+75.2%
1908+76.7%
1912+69.5%
1916+69.8%
1920+41.4%
1924+49.1%
1928+39.3%
1932+75.7%
1936+68.1%
1940+71.9%
1944+64.1%
1948+20.3%
1952+13.9%
1956−6.8%
1960+27.2%
1964+11.7%
1968+9.2%
1972−30.1%
1976+12.8%
1980+2.5%
1984−17.1%
1988−9.3%
1992+0.7%
1996+8.9%
2000−8.6%
2004−16.5%
2008−16.0%
2012−14.2%
2016−15.5%
2020−14.3%
2024−17.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−17.6%
180,361258,912446,953
R
−14.3%
197,266264,782470,755
R
−15.5%
175,370242,792434,540
R
−14.2%
180,477241,258428,712
R
−16.0%
172,099238,958416,847
R
−16.5%
155,459217,499376,725
R
−8.6%
150,316179,379337,623
D
+8.9%
169,972139,920336,469
D
+0.7%
143,688141,336325,337
R
−9.3%
128,703155,529288,408
R
−17.1%
123,417174,877300,547
D
+2.5%
131,145124,531263,990
D
+12.8%
111,97186,010202,888
R
−30.1%
48,38894,903154,623
O
+9.2%
46,74331,979161,334
D
+11.7%
69,22354,704123,927
D
+27.2%
55,81326,635107,424
R
−6.8%
35,72741,10479,623
D
+13.9%
46,12834,84580,973
O
+20.3%
17,5668,17146,380
D
+64.1%
32,0707,02639,096
D
+71.9%
34,6505,66040,313
D
+68.1%
27,0805,13932,223
D
+75.7%
21,6832,98524,704
D
+39.3%
16,0266,98123,007
D
+49.1%
8,1832,76511,028
D
+41.4%
7,7303,20410,935
D
+69.8%
6,4099147,877
D
+69.5%
5,2214926,807
D
+76.7%
6,2877917,170
D
+75.2%
5,2657376,020
D
+49.2%
5,8982,0087,906
D
+34.9%
8,9724,26113,513
D
+59.5%
13,1093,32416,433
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorBaton Rouge-Hammond, LACombined statistical areaLouisianaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White55.1%56.9%61.0%
Black33.4%30.7%12.2%
Asian1.9%1.7%6.0%
Two or more races6.5%7.4%12.6%
Other race3.1%3.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%7.2%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$68,787$60,756$84,427
Poverty rate17.0%19.0%12.5%
Median age363839.1
Age 18–2411.2%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.3%16.8%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home7.4%8.5%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryFrench 9.5%French 9.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 7.9%American 7.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 6.8%English 7.3%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic19.1%26.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant25.5%25.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed44.1%36.8%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
9.5%
English
7.9%
German
6.8%
Irish
6.6%
American
6.6%
Italian
5.3%
Scottish
1.0%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
2.0%
75–84
2.5%
4.4%
65–74
5.1%
5.6%
55–64
6.1%
5.6%
45–54
5.7%
6.6%
35–44
6.8%
6.8%
25–34
6.8%
5.6%
18–24
5.6%
8.8%
5–17
8.5%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,787
Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA$68,787
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)15.6%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
25.5%
Catholic
19.1%
Black Protestant
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
4.2%
Latter-day Saints
0.8%
Other Christian
0.7%
Muslim
0.4%
Other faiths
0.3%
Hindu
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted44.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.7 points in 1908 and a Republican high of 30.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.6 points.

A population of 1,012,051, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,787 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 17.6 points (R+17.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 446,953 votes cast, 180,361 went Democratic and 258,912 went Republican.
What is Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana?
Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana has a population of 1,012,051 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana is $68,787 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.