New Iberia, LA, Louisiana: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 68,5992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,9612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 31.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for New Iberia, 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 | 9,504 | 19,511 | 29,331 | ||
| R | 11,027 | 21,251 | 32,713 | ||
| R | 10,698 | 20,903 | 32,454 | ||
| R | 12,132 | 20,892 | 33,397 | ||
| R | 12,492 | 20,127 | 33,168 | ||
| R | 12,426 | 19,420 | 32,273 | ||
| R | 11,762 | 17,236 | 30,020 | ||
| D | 15,087 | 12,014 | 29,965 | ||
| D | 13,040 | 11,905 | 30,530 | ||
| R | 12,166 | 15,438 | 28,331 | ||
| R | 10,170 | 17,727 | 28,526 | ||
| R | 9,681 | 14,273 | 25,028 | ||
| R | 9,984 | 10,392 | 20,753 | ||
| R | 5,143 | 11,812 | 17,940 | ||
| O | 5,510 | 5,448 | 19,029 | ||
| D | 8,196 | 8,141 | 16,337 | ||
| D | 9,235 | 3,551 | 15,470 | ||
| R | 3,544 | 6,733 | 10,615 | ||
| R | 4,040 | 5,669 | 9,709 | ||
| R | 1,015 | 2,910 | 6,157 | ||
| D | 3,661 | 1,141 | 4,802 | ||
| D | 4,091 | 1,706 | 5,797 | ||
| D | 2,595 | 1,234 | 3,829 | ||
| D | 2,412 | 798 | 3,210 | ||
| D | 2,561 | 413 | 2,974 | ||
| D | 740 | 679 | 1,419 | ||
| R | 438 | 1,275 | 1,713 | ||
| O | 802 | 134 | 1,786 | ||
| D | 666 | 222 | 1,296 | ||
| D | 820 | 328 | 1,200 | ||
| D | 734 | 205 | 962 | ||
| D | 1,030 | 668 | 1,698 | ||
| D | 939 | 391 | 1,341 | ||
| D | 576 | 13 | 589 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
14.9%
American
6.1%
Irish
4.7%
German
4.3%
English
3.4%
Italian
1.7%
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: 38.3 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
$56,961
New Iberia, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Iberia, LA$56,961
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.3%
Working age (18–64)19.1%
Seniors (65+)17.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.9%
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Iberia anchors Iberia Parish in Louisiana's Acadiana region, where a historically Catholic, French-Creole demographic base has gradually shifted toward Republican margins in statewide races over the past two decades.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in New Iberia, LA, by a eighteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1920. The 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
The political shift has tracked, in New Iberia, LA, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $56,961, and a 23% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New Iberia, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Iberia, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,331 votes cast, 9,504 went Democratic and 19,511 went Republican.
What is New Iberia, LA, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies New Iberia, 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 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did New Iberia, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Iberia, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana?
New Iberia, LA, Louisiana has a population of 68,599 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana is $56,961 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of New Iberia, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Iberia, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.