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Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA·Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+16.4 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
LA
2024 presidential election
Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA
TrumpR+16.4
2024 presidential margin by county for Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, LAA map of the constituent counties of Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, 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.Bossier Parish, LA · R+43.3Webster Parish, LA · R+36.5De Soto Parish, LA · R+35.5Caddo Parish, LA · D+4.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.6%101,900
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.1%72,810
OtherAll other candidates1.3%2,339
D+60
R+60
4 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: −16.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−16.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+80.6%
1896+80.7%
1900+95.1%
1904+95.0%
1908+86.9%
1912+86.2%
1916+93.9%
1920+84.4%
1924+66.5%
1928+39.5%
1932+85.3%
1936+78.8%
1940+74.3%
1944+44.8%
1948+11.3%
1952−22.7%
1956−27.9%
1960−25.6%
1964+61.9%
1968−1.6%
1972−48.1%
1976−13.0%
1980−14.4%
1984−31.6%
1988−19.3%
1992+2.7%
1996+13.5%
2000−8.2%
2004−14.3%
2008−12.5%
2012−11.9%
2016−14.2%
2020−12.8%
2024−16.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−16.4%
72,810101,900177,049
R
−12.8%
82,401107,037192,519
R
−14.2%
77,549104,090187,297
R
−11.9%
83,353106,200191,794
R
−12.5%
80,091103,241185,022
R
−14.3%
75,915101,613179,085
R
−8.2%
71,69684,711159,240
D
+13.5%
86,95664,976162,798
D
+2.7%
73,09768,576164,764
R
−19.3%
61,03990,531152,808
R
−31.6%
53,884104,111158,799
R
−14.4%
60,22880,931143,497
R
−13.0%
50,57165,910118,192
R
−48.1%
24,01872,917101,719
O
−1.6%
26,72828,439105,715
D
+61.9%
64,15015,10479,254
R
−25.6%
16,13533,31067,127
R
−27.9%
16,29231,83055,698
R
−22.7%
23,45937,27260,731
O
+11.3%
9,6825,84034,062
D
+44.8%
20,8397,94428,813
D
+74.3%
26,8863,94230,881
D
+78.8%
19,2672,28421,563
D
+85.3%
19,7861,52521,398
D
+39.5%
10,9964,76315,761
D
+66.5%
7,3431,2809,120
D
+84.4%
7,2236137,836
D
+93.9%
5,9281836,117
D
+86.2%
3,884604,435
D
+86.9%
3,9371824,321
D
+95.0%
3,673873,776
D
+95.1%
3,500873,587
D
+80.7%
5,6725576,338
D
+80.6%
8,2058799,084
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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.
IndicatorShreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LACombined statistical areaLouisianaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White51.9%56.9%61.0%
Black38.9%30.7%12.2%
Asian1.2%1.7%6.0%
Two or more races6.1%7.4%12.6%
Other race1.9%3.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.0%7.2%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$55,570$60,756$84,427
Poverty rate20.4%19.0%12.5%
Median age38.83839.1
Age 18–248.1%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.9%16.8%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home4.7%8.5%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryAmerican 10.8%French 9.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 8.8%American 7.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 6.4%English 7.3%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic6.4%26.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant44.3%25.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed28.6%36.8%51.5%
Black Protestant11.6%5.4%2.2%
Mainline Protestant6.6%3.6%5.2%

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.
American
10.8%
English
8.8%
Irish
6.4%
German
5.7%
French
2.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.6%
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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
4.9%
65–74
5.8%
6.0%
55–64
6.5%
5.5%
45–54
6.0%
6.4%
35–44
6.8%
6.4%
25–34
6.7%
4.1%
18–24
4.0%
9.0%
5–17
8.7%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,570
Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA$55,570
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
20.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.4%
Working age (18–64)18.5%
Seniors (65+)15.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
44.3%
Black Protestant
11.6%
Mainline Protestant
6.6%
Catholic
6.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.8%
Other Christian
0.7%
Buddhist
0.4%
Muslim
0.3%
Other faiths
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Jewish
0.1%
Hindu
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted28.6%
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.

Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.1 points in 1900 and a Republican high of 48.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.4 points.

A population of 422,639, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,570 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 16.4 points (R+16.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 177,049 votes cast, 72,810 went Democratic and 101,900 went Republican.
What is Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, 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 17 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana has a population of 422,639 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana is $55,570 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.