Oberlin, LA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+13.1 |
| 2012 | D+17.7 |
| 2016 | D+9.8 |
| 2020 | D+4.6 |
| 2024 | R+26.4 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,809 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+26.4 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $31,738 |
| County | Allen Parish |
| State | LA |
Place narrative
Oberlin anchors Allen Parish as a small administrative hub where forestry and row-crop economies have historically kept voter preferences rooted in rural, conservative patterns typical of central Louisiana's piney hills region.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −26.4% | 250 | 432 | 8 | 690 |
| 2020 | D | +4.6% | 274 | 249 | 16 | 539 |
| 2016 | D | +9.8% | 304 | 247 | 31 | 582 |
| 2012 | D | +17.7% | 359 | 249 | 13 | 621 |
| 2008 | D | +13.1% | 393 | 299 | 24 | 716 |
| 2004† | D | +36.1% | 524 | 241 | 18 | 783 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 51.1% |
| Black | 45.5% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.3% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $31,738 |
| Poverty rate | 22.1% |
| Median age | 38 |
| Age 18–29 | 14.6% |
| Age 65 and older | 19.9% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 8.8% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 13.7% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Allen Parish county page and the LA state page.