Monroe, LA, Louisiana: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 223,6742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,8162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 37.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Monroe, 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 | 31,791 | 61,299 | 94,201 | ||
| R | 36,738 | 63,779 | 101,881 | ||
| R | 35,431 | 62,495 | 100,360 | ||
| R | 38,995 | 60,946 | 101,183 | ||
| R | 37,019 | 62,369 | 100,493 | ||
| R | 33,523 | 62,149 | 96,798 | ||
| R | 33,233 | 52,415 | 88,360 | ||
| R | 39,088 | 41,935 | 88,340 | ||
| R | 34,559 | 41,206 | 88,937 | ||
| R | 25,968 | 52,319 | 80,116 | ||
| R | 26,188 | 58,420 | 86,065 | ||
| R | 28,748 | 46,955 | 77,653 | ||
| R | 26,850 | 37,269 | 65,318 | ||
| R | 12,075 | 39,256 | 54,119 | ||
| O | 10,616 | 14,005 | 53,855 | ||
| D | 36,278 | 6,967 | 43,245 | ||
| R | 8,317 | 16,471 | 32,003 | ||
| R | 7,856 | 11,391 | 27,315 | ||
| D | 17,335 | 14,948 | 32,283 | ||
| O | 7,074 | 2,349 | 19,007 | ||
| D | 12,040 | 4,396 | 16,436 | ||
| D | 16,182 | 2,412 | 18,594 | ||
| D | 14,352 | 1,722 | 16,080 | ||
| D | 12,040 | 610 | 12,687 | ||
| D | 5,747 | 2,384 | 8,133 | ||
| D | 3,677 | 744 | 4,508 | ||
| D | 3,988 | 350 | 4,339 | ||
| D | 3,535 | 67 | 3,607 | ||
| D | 2,402 | 38 | 2,767 | ||
| D | 2,388 | 142 | 2,602 | ||
| D | 1,982 | 68 | 2,066 | ||
| D | 2,178 | 172 | 2,350 | ||
| D | 5,857 | 286 | 6,197 | ||
| D | 5,975 | 1,188 | 7,163 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.8%
American
8.9%
Irish
6.5%
German
3.9%
French
2.2%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 38.0 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
$51,816
Monroe, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Monroe, LA$51,816
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.3%
Working age (18–64)21.5%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Monroe metro, anchored by the University of Louisiana Monroe, splits between a heavily Republican exurban ring and a majority-Black urban core that consistently delivers Democratic margins, making countywide results sensitive to turnout differentials between the two.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Monroe, LA peaked at ninety-six points in 1916; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1964 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of sixty-eight points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $51,816 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Monroe, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,201 votes cast, 31,791 went Democratic and 61,299 went Republican.
What is Monroe, LA, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Monroe, 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 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did Monroe, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Monroe, LA, Louisiana?
Monroe, LA, Louisiana has a population of 223,674 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Monroe, LA, Louisiana is $51,816 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Monroe, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.