Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+15%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1908.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 875,3132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,6662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 34.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1908MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Baton Rouge, LA, LAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 163,475 | 221,412 | 391,849 | ||
| R | 178,379 | 226,976 | 413,094 | ||
| R | 158,492 | 208,833 | 382,124 | ||
| R | 162,755 | 209,668 | 378,613 | ||
| R | 155,661 | 207,524 | 368,245 | ||
| R | 140,114 | 191,318 | 334,590 | ||
| R | 134,473 | 158,958 | 300,468 | ||
| D | 151,355 | 124,403 | 298,878 | ||
| D | 128,494 | 127,208 | 291,092 | ||
| R | 115,176 | 138,860 | 257,720 | ||
| R | 110,618 | 155,297 | 267,968 | ||
| D | 115,873 | 109,344 | 232,648 | ||
| D | 97,539 | 76,768 | 178,577 | ||
| R | 43,161 | 83,296 | 136,166 | ||
| O | 41,760 | 29,072 | 140,356 | ||
| D | 59,491 | 47,595 | 107,086 | ||
| D | 49,165 | 23,350 | 93,073 | ||
| R | 30,896 | 35,316 | 68,438 | ||
| D | 40,278 | 29,679 | 69,957 | ||
| O | 15,382 | 6,884 | 38,972 | ||
| D | 27,651 | 5,454 | 33,105 | ||
| D | 28,750 | 4,376 | 33,126 | ||
| D | 22,456 | 3,765 | 26,223 | ||
| D | 17,279 | 2,530 | 19,842 | ||
| D | 13,192 | 5,566 | 18,758 | ||
| D | 6,557 | 2,286 | 8,923 | ||
| D | 6,229 | 2,764 | 8,994 | ||
| D | 5,083 | 755 | 6,380 | ||
| D | 4,160 | 452 | 5,481 | ||
| D | 5,171 | 551 | 5,786 | ||
| D | 4,642 | 567 | 5,215 | ||
| D | 4,960 | 1,779 | 6,739 | ||
| D | 7,543 | 3,866 | 11,657 | ||
| D | 12,323 | 3,192 | 15,515 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
9.6%
English
7.8%
American
6.9%
German
6.5%
Irish
6.4%
Italian
4.8%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,666
Baton Rouge, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Baton Rouge, LA$70,666
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)15.5%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Baton Rouge metro divides sharply between a majority-Black urban core that trends heavily Democratic and suburban parishes to the north and east that have shifted decisively Republican over the past two decades.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Baton Rouge, LA, by a eight points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was fifteen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Baton Rouge, LA, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,666, and a 17% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/12940/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 14.8 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 391,849 votes cast, 163,475 went Democratic and 221,412 went Republican.
What is Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana?
Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana has a population of 875,313 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana is $70,666 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.