Minden, LA, Louisiana: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,8202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $41,1822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 33.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Minden, 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 | 5,053 | 10,965 | 16,205 | ||
| R | 6,172 | 11,830 | 18,216 | ||
| R | 6,260 | 11,542 | 18,145 | ||
| R | 6,802 | 11,400 | 18,416 | ||
| R | 6,610 | 11,417 | 18,270 | ||
| R | 6,833 | 11,070 | 18,449 | ||
| R | 7,197 | 9,420 | 17,090 | ||
| D | 9,688 | 6,153 | 17,517 | ||
| D | 8,380 | 6,640 | 18,264 | ||
| R | 7,434 | 10,204 | 17,805 | ||
| R | 6,509 | 12,055 | 18,677 | ||
| R | 8,568 | 8,865 | 17,647 | ||
| R | 7,286 | 7,550 | 15,017 | ||
| R | 2,859 | 8,829 | 12,349 | ||
| O | 2,871 | 2,496 | 14,013 | ||
| D | 8,177 | 1,755 | 9,932 | ||
| O | 1,273 | 3,139 | 7,667 | ||
| R | 2,352 | 3,280 | 6,733 | ||
| D | 4,544 | 3,442 | 7,986 | ||
| O | 1,933 | 455 | 5,291 | ||
| D | 3,655 | 899 | 4,554 | ||
| D | 3,777 | 332 | 4,113 | ||
| D | 2,799 | 301 | 3,106 | ||
| D | 3,020 | 73 | 3,093 | ||
| D | 1,430 | 356 | 1,786 | ||
| D | 929 | 52 | 1,033 | ||
| D | 1,009 | 112 | 1,121 | ||
| D | 1,040 | 6 | 1,048 | ||
| D | 696 | 9 | 829 | ||
| D | 853 | 32 | 995 | ||
| D | 698 | 21 | 719 | ||
| D | 604 | 9 | 613 | ||
| D | 774 | 97 | 876 | ||
| D | 1,441 | 288 | 1,729 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
26.4%
English
8.5%
Irish
7.1%
German
5.8%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.4%
Italian
0.6%
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: 41.1 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
$41,182
Minden, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Minden, LA$41,182
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.3%
Working age (18–64)22.0%
Seniors (65+)15.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
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 33.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Minden anchors a rural northwest Louisiana market where oil-and-gas employment and a predominantly Black urban core produce divergent voting patterns within a single compact labor shed.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Minden, LA peaked at ninety-nine points in 1916; 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 thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $41,182 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Minden, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minden, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 36.5 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,205 votes cast, 5,053 went Democratic and 10,965 went Republican.
What is Minden, LA, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Minden, 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 18 times, Republican 13 times, and other 3 times.
When did Minden, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Minden, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Minden, LA, Louisiana has a population of 35,820 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Minden, LA, Louisiana is $41,182 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Minden, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Minden, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.