Simmesport, LA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+13.5 |
| 2012 | D+5.2 |
| 2016 | D+1.5 |
| 2020 | D+2.1 |
| 2024 | even |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,625 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | a near-tie (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $29,712 |
| County | Avoyelles Parish |
| State | LA |
Place narrative
Simmesport sits at the confluence of the Atchafalaya and Red rivers in one of Louisiana's most rural parishes, where a majority-Black population and persistent poverty shape a Democratic-leaning electorate in an otherwise deeply red state.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | Tied | 274 | 276 | 8 | 558 |
| 2020 | D | +2.1% | 353 | 338 | 23 | 714 |
| 2016 | D | +1.5% | 355 | 344 | 15 | 714 |
| 2012 | D | +5.2% | 395 | 355 | 13 | 763 |
| 2008 | D | +13.5% | 428 | 324 | 19 | 771 |
| 2004† | D | +28.1% | 471 | 264 | 1 | 736 |
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 | 43.5% |
| Black | 42.5% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.3% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $29,712 |
| Poverty rate | 37.6% |
| Median age | 40.1 |
| Age 18–29 | 16.1% |
| Age 65 and older | 19.6% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 3.4% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 5.2% |
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 Avoyelles Parish county page and the LA state page.