Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 202,4382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, 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 | 17,566 | 65,576 | 84,172 | ||
| R | 19,870 | 70,363 | 91,628 | ||
| R | 19,088 | 63,861 | 85,541 | ||
| R | 21,697 | 58,095 | 81,416 | ||
| R | 21,243 | 55,299 | 78,589 | ||
| R | 28,101 | 49,092 | 78,438 | ||
| R | 29,041 | 39,889 | 71,124 | ||
| D | 37,360 | 26,049 | 70,957 | ||
| D | 29,507 | 27,406 | 70,309 | ||
| R | 27,699 | 34,897 | 64,391 | ||
| R | 19,826 | 44,626 | 66,094 | ||
| R | 25,026 | 31,595 | 59,499 | ||
| D | 24,758 | 24,329 | 50,548 | ||
| R | 10,128 | 27,689 | 39,919 | ||
| O | 10,143 | 10,011 | 39,900 | ||
| R | 12,893 | 20,622 | 33,515 | ||
| D | 21,236 | 6,056 | 29,265 | ||
| R | 5,926 | 10,724 | 17,212 | ||
| D | 9,648 | 7,587 | 17,235 | ||
| O | 2,848 | 2,295 | 10,247 | ||
| D | 8,519 | 1,425 | 9,944 | ||
| D | 6,748 | 1,666 | 8,414 | ||
| D | 4,089 | 2,156 | 6,247 | ||
| D | 4,749 | 579 | 5,329 | ||
| D | 3,636 | 511 | 4,147 | ||
| D | 1,160 | 1,026 | 2,186 | ||
| R | 814 | 1,757 | 2,571 | ||
| O | 1,235 | 270 | 3,242 | ||
| D | 1,122 | 404 | 1,993 | ||
| D | 1,706 | 668 | 2,386 | ||
| D | 1,633 | 312 | 1,952 | ||
| D | 1,970 | 1,318 | 3,288 | ||
| D | 1,726 | 734 | 2,488 | ||
| D | 4,132 | 779 | 4,911 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
19.5%
American
9.3%
English
5.8%
German
5.3%
Irish
3.5%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
0.7%
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: 38.7 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
$64,027
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$64,027
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)16.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.5%
Spanish3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes anchor this coastal metro, where the energy industry's boom-bust cycles and a deep Cajun Catholic heritage have driven a dramatic rightward shift in federal and statewide elections since the 2000s.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA peaked at seventy-eight points in 1932; 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 fifteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $64,027 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,172 votes cast, 17,566 went Democratic and 65,576 went Republican.
What is Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, 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 17 times, Republican 14 times, and other 3 times.
When did Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana?
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana has a population of 202,438 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana is $64,027 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.