Alexandria, LA, Louisiana: Old Confederacy market. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 235,6442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,6932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Alexandria, 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 | 24,506 | 68,949 | 94,599 | ||
| R | 28,509 | 72,599 | 102,817 | ||
| R | 27,203 | 68,860 | 98,884 | ||
| R | 30,717 | 67,095 | 99,328 | ||
| R | 31,462 | 65,700 | 98,786 | ||
| R | 31,892 | 59,737 | 92,814 | ||
| R | 32,353 | 49,738 | 84,559 | ||
| D | 41,868 | 34,547 | 87,599 | ||
| D | 38,696 | 36,760 | 91,076 | ||
| R | 32,907 | 49,491 | 84,497 | ||
| R | 29,593 | 56,650 | 88,102 | ||
| R | 37,098 | 43,272 | 82,957 | ||
| D | 38,827 | 28,590 | 69,180 | ||
| R | 14,021 | 38,382 | 55,548 | ||
| O | 14,194 | 15,345 | 61,544 | ||
| D | 29,984 | 20,112 | 50,096 | ||
| D | 21,640 | 12,670 | 43,859 | ||
| R | 13,289 | 16,362 | 32,531 | ||
| D | 24,459 | 15,801 | 40,260 | ||
| O | 9,145 | 2,561 | 27,587 | ||
| D | 17,935 | 3,596 | 21,531 | ||
| D | 19,956 | 1,595 | 21,551 | ||
| D | 17,103 | 3,148 | 20,256 | ||
| D | 15,560 | 937 | 16,553 | ||
| D | 10,580 | 3,918 | 14,498 | ||
| D | 5,136 | 1,645 | 6,923 | ||
| D | 6,004 | 1,483 | 7,488 | ||
| D | 4,831 | 253 | 5,602 | ||
| D | 3,483 | 143 | 4,804 | ||
| D | 3,548 | 565 | 4,474 | ||
| D | 2,630 | 490 | 3,191 | ||
| D | 3,243 | 903 | 4,146 | ||
| D | 5,734 | 514 | 6,315 | ||
| D | 5,709 | 1,454 | 7,163 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.7%
French
7.3%
English
6.9%
Irish
5.1%
German
4.4%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
0.9%
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: 37.0 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
$53,693
Alexandria, LA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alexandria, LA$53,693
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.0%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)18.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Alexandria market spans the Red River parishes at Louisiana's geographic center, where rural evangelical communities and a sizeable Black Belt population produce lopsided statewide margins alongside competitive local races.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Alexandria, LA, by a twenty-one points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-seven points in 2024. The 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alexandria, LA, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 65% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $53,693, and a 21% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alexandria, LA, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alexandria, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,599 votes cast, 24,506 went Democratic and 68,949 went Republican.
What is Alexandria, LA, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Alexandria, LA, Louisiana as a "Old Confederacy" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Alexandria, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alexandria, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Alexandria, LA, Louisiana?
Alexandria, LA, Louisiana has a population of 235,644 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alexandria, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Alexandria, LA, Louisiana is $53,693 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Alexandria, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alexandria, LA, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.