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New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS·Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS delivered R+2.2 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
LA
2024 presidential election
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
TrumpR+2.2
2024 presidential margin by county for New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, LAA map of the constituent counties of New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, 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.Washington Parish, LA · R+40.3Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+38.0St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+29.3St. Charles Parish, LA · R+32.3St. James Parish, LA · R+0.9St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+29.1Pearl River County, MS · R+66.6Jefferson Parish, LA · R+13.0Orleans Parish, LA · D+67.0St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+43.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican50.1%302,328
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.9%289,287
OtherAll other candidates2.0%11,798
D+60
R+60
10 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: −2.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+38.8%
1896+32.0%
1900+60.6%
1904+82.2%
1908+76.5%
1912+76.1%
1916+82.6%
1920+32.0%
1924+62.0%
1928+58.5%
1932+87.6%
1936+83.0%
1940+73.1%
1944+66.3%
1948+11.6%
1952+5.4%
1956−15.5%
1960+25.5%
1964+1.2%
1968+5.8%
1972−35.6%
1976+2.6%
1980−6.5%
1984−20.4%
1988−8.4%
1992+4.6%
1996+14.5%
2000+2.5%
2004−2.8%
2008−8.8%
2012−3.0%
2016−2.0%
2020+0.6%
2024−2.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.2%
289,287302,328603,413
D
+0.6%
319,652315,497646,411
R
−2.0%
280,624292,726597,762
R
−3.0%
271,458288,347570,908
R
−8.8%
252,047301,833562,775
R
−2.8%
300,142317,564623,239
D
+2.5%
284,066269,932566,953
D
+14.5%
311,359228,226572,179
D
+4.6%
272,244245,680578,967
R
−8.4%
236,281280,274524,382
R
−20.4%
214,901326,128544,156
R
−6.5%
224,766257,348498,278
D
+2.6%
208,788197,920416,944
R
−35.6%
101,983228,409354,745
O
+5.8%
113,96792,892365,652
D
+1.2%
153,101149,584302,685
D
+25.5%
150,09374,302297,082
R
−15.5%
99,438137,865247,226
D
+5.4%
132,657119,163251,820
O
+11.6%
53,87134,584166,542
D
+66.3%
119,52524,214143,746
D
+73.1%
126,72219,716146,474
D
+83.0%
136,66612,720149,411
D
+87.6%
108,7727,079116,083
D
+58.5%
72,94319,08692,029
D
+62.0%
44,9479,50957,197
D
+32.0%
37,93819,56057,516
D
+82.6%
36,3043,17940,082
D
+76.1%
29,7851,35437,367
D
+76.5%
29,7433,79733,933
D
+82.2%
20,0001,70722,261
D
+60.6%
22,7415,57828,321
D
+32.0%
23,52611,89036,416
D
+38.8%
24,34510,72735,076
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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.
IndicatorNew Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MSCombined statistical areaUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White51.7%61.0%
Black31.3%12.2%
Asian2.6%6.0%
Two or more races9.9%12.6%
Other race4.6%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$65,906$84,427
Poverty rate17.3%12.5%
Median age39.739.1
Age 18–248.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.8%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home12.3%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryFrench 9.8%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 9.5%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 8.2%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic39.3%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant15.6%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed33.3%51.5%
Black Protestant5.0%2.2%

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
9.8%
German
9.5%
Irish
8.2%
Italian
7.3%
English
7.2%
American
5.8%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
5.1%
65–74
5.8%
6.3%
55–64
6.8%
5.8%
45–54
6.0%
6.7%
35–44
7.1%
6.3%
25–34
6.8%
4.0%
18–24
4.1%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,906
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS$65,906
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
17.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.9%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)15.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
39.3%
Evangelical Protestant
15.6%
Black Protestant
5.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Muslim
1.3%
Other Christian
0.8%
Latter-day Saints
0.5%
Jewish
0.4%
Hindu
0.3%
Buddhist
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted33.3%
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.

New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 35.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.2 points.

A population of 1,356,661, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,906 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana voted Republican by 2.2 points (R+2.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 603,413 votes cast, 289,287 went Democratic and 302,328 went Republican.
What is New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, 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 22 times, Republican 10 times, and other 2 times.
When did New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana?
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana has a population of 1,356,661 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana?
Median household income in New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana is $65,906 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.