Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,1202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,3802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bogalusa, 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 | 5,411 | 12,846 | 18,455 | ||
| R | 5,970 | 13,307 | 19,513 | ||
| R | 5,692 | 12,556 | 18,628 | ||
| R | 6,466 | 11,798 | 18,581 | ||
| R | 6,122 | 12,215 | 18,624 | ||
| R | 6,554 | 11,006 | 17,841 | ||
| R | 7,399 | 8,983 | 16,887 | ||
| D | 9,603 | 6,642 | 18,023 | ||
| D | 9,095 | 7,227 | 18,753 | ||
| R | 8,369 | 9,374 | 18,094 | ||
| R | 7,680 | 11,185 | 18,988 | ||
| D | 10,413 | 8,681 | 19,472 | ||
| D | 10,000 | 5,677 | 16,073 | ||
| R | 2,947 | 8,162 | 12,196 | ||
| O | 3,021 | 1,695 | 15,718 | ||
| D | 7,438 | 4,825 | 12,263 | ||
| D | 5,678 | 1,847 | 11,400 | ||
| D | 4,658 | 3,081 | 8,047 | ||
| D | 7,420 | 2,432 | 9,852 | ||
| O | 3,267 | 371 | 7,801 | ||
| D | 4,810 | 406 | 5,216 | ||
| D | 6,062 | 314 | 6,376 | ||
| D | 5,667 | 350 | 6,017 | ||
| D | 3,997 | 283 | 4,281 | ||
| D | 2,020 | 1,528 | 3,548 | ||
| D | 1,278 | 179 | 1,646 | ||
| D | 1,094 | 165 | 1,259 | ||
| D | 1,094 | 66 | 1,174 | ||
| D | 491 | 18 | 591 | ||
| D | 550 | 49 | 601 | ||
| D | 367 | 36 | 404 | ||
| D | 449 | 54 | 503 | ||
| D | 1,168 | 48 | 1,228 | ||
| D | 399 | 143 | 542 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.6%
English
12.8%
Irish
11.0%
German
5.9%
French
4.3%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 40.9 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
$45,380
Bogalusa, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bogalusa, LA$45,380
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.6%
Working age (18–64)22.1%
Seniors (65+)14.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bogalusa, LA sits in the Gulf South. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 2 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Bogalusa, LA peaked at ninety-one points in 1896; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $45,380 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 24% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 40.3 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,455 votes cast, 5,411 went Democratic and 12,846 went Republican.
What is Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 10 times, and other 2 times.
When did Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana?
Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana has a population of 45,120 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana is $45,380 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.