Election Results for Lafayette, LA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	14,119	14.8
Deaths:	12,348	12.9
Net Migration:	-277	-0.3
Net Immigration:	1,073	1.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -4,222	R +2,091	R + 2.8%
D -6,313
2024 vs. 2016	R +5,081	R +3,976	R + 0.7%
D +1,105
2020 vs. 2016	R +9,303	R +1,885	D + 2.2%
D +7,418
2024 vs. 2012	R +11,899	R +14,211	R + 5.0%
D -2,312

2016 vs. 2008	R +13,273	R +18,438	R + 7.5%
D -5,165
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	61%	Donald Trump (R)	152,277	69.7%	Kamala Harris (D)	63,290	29.0%	3,005 [+]	1.4%	218,572	20	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 770 (0.4%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 640 (0.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 621 (0.3%);
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	156,499	68.0%	Joe Biden (D)	69,603	30.3%	3,919 [+]	1.7%	230,021	21	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,439 (1.1%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	147,196	67.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	62,185	28.7%	7,447 [+]	3.4%	216,828	22	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,256 (2.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,364 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 805 (0.4%);
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	140,378	67.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	65,602	31.3%	3,314 [+]	1.6%	209,294	20	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,876 (0.9%);
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	133,923	65.5%	Barack Obama (D)	67,350	32.9%	3,333 [+]	1.6%	204,606	20	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 714 (0.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	120,399	61.8%	John Kerry (D)	71,979	36.9%	2,424 [+]	1.2%	194,802	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 750 (0.4%);
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	101,997	58.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	66,401	38.0%	6,166 [+]	3.5%	174,564	11	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,677 (1.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,023 (1.2%);
1996	60%	Bill Clinton* (D)	84,992	49.5%	Robert Dole (R)	71,628	41.7%	15,137 [+]	8.8%	171,757	1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 12,874 (7.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 890 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 425 (0.2%);
1992	63%	Bill Clinton (D)	77,475	45.4%	George Bush* (R)	66,299	38.8%	26,956 [+]	15.8%	170,730	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 22,306 (13.1%);
1988	59%	George Bush (R)	80,170	52.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	70,137	45.8%	2,887 [+]	1.9%	153,194	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 466 (0.3%);
1984	63%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	99,396	62.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	56,319	35.5%	2,840	1.8%	158,555	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	74,417	54.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	56,826	41.4%	5,860 [+]	4.3%	137,103	4	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,843 (2.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 952 (0.7%);
1976	54%	Jimmy Carter (D)	59,954	53.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	49,738	44.3%	2,691 [+]	2.4%	112,383	-4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 505 (0.4%);
1972	47%	Richard Nixon* (R)	59,695	66.3%	George McGovern (D)	25,367	28.2%	4,911 [+]	5.5%	89,973	6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,555 (4.0%);
1968	59%	George Wallace (AIP)	42,392	46.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	24,718	27.1%	24,198 [+]	26.5%	91,308	-17	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 24,198 (26.5%);
1964	56%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	45,970	56.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	35,077	43.3%	0	0.0%	81,047	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	55%	John Kennedy (D)	51,570	68.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	15,242	20.4%	8,084	10.8%	74,896	-29	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	34%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	23,140	51.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,994	46.3%	1,226	2.7%	45,360	-6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	37%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	23,619	52.1%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	21,728	47.9%	0	0.0%	45,347	-7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	26%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	15,503	50.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	7,662	25.1%	7,354 [+]	24.1%	30,519	-20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Harry Truman* (D) 7,297 (23.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 56 (0.2%);
1944	21%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	19,969	84.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,735	15.8%	0	0.0%	23,704	-30	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	29%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	23,693	76.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	7,498	24.0%	2	0.0%	31,193	-21	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	22%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	18,448	87.7%	Alf Landon (R)	2,577	12.2%	15 [+]	0.1%	21,040	-24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	18%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	14,379	88.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,816	11.2%	2 [+]	0.0%	16,197	-28	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	21%	Al Smith (D)	13,863	83.4%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,769	16.6%	0	0.0%	16,632	-42	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	10%	John Davis (D)	4,258	59.1%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,489	34.5%	463 [+]	6.4%	7,210	-19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 463 (6.4%);
1920	12%	Warren Harding (R)	5,300	62.4%	James Cox (D)	3,187	37.5%	7 [+]	0.1%	8,494	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	12%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,344	63.2%	Write-ins (I)	2,583	30.6%	523 [+]	6.2%	8,450	-40	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R) 523 (6.2%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,325	63.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	802	15.2%	1,148 [+]	21.8%	5,275	-10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 709 (13.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 439 (8.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	8%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,760	75.0%	William Taft (R)	865	17.3%	385 [+]	7.7%	5,010	-34	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	7%	Alton Parker (D)	3,261	84.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	513	13.2%	108 [+]	2.8%	3,882	-43	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	10%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,466	66.6%	William McKinley* (R)	1,737	33.4%	0	0.0%	5,203	-18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

69,603

30.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

156,499

68.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,439

1.1%

Other

1,480

0.6%

TOTAL

230,021

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

62,185

28.7%

Donald Trump (R)

147,196

67.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,256

2.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,364

0.6%

Evan McMullin (I)

805

0.4%

Other

1,022

0.5%

TOTAL

216,828

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

65,602

31.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

140,378

67.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,876

0.9%

Other

1,438

0.7%

TOTAL

209,294

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

67,350

32.9%

John McCain (R)

133,923

65.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

714

0.3%

Other

2,619

1.3%

TOTAL

204,606

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

120,399

61.8%

John Kerry (D)

71,979

36.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

750

0.4%

Other

1,674

0.9%

TOTAL

194,802

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

101,997

58.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

66,401

38.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,677

1.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,023

1.2%

Other

1,466

0.8%

TOTAL

174,564

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

84,992

49.5%

Robert Dole (R)

71,628

41.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

12,874

7.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

425

0.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

890

0.5%

Other

948

0.6%

TOTAL

171,757

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 1

1992 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

77,475

45.4%

George Bush* (R)

66,299

38.8%

Ross Perot (I)

22,306

13.1%

Other

4,650

2.7%

TOTAL

170,730

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

80,170

52.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

70,137

45.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

466

0.3%

Other

2,421

1.6%

TOTAL

153,194

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -1

1984 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

99,396

62.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

56,319

35.5%

Other

2,840

1.8%

TOTAL

158,555

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

74,417

54.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

56,826

41.4%

John Anderson (I)

2,843

2.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

952

0.7%

Other

2,065

1.5%

TOTAL

137,103

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

59,954

53.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

49,738

44.3%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

505

0.4%

Other

2,186

1.9%

TOTAL

112,383

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

59,695

66.3%

George McGovern (D)

25,367

28.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

3,555

4.0%

Other

1,356

1.5%

TOTAL

89,973

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 6

1964 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

45,970

56.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

35,077

43.3%

TOTAL

81,047

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

51,570

68.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

15,242

20.4%

Other

8,084

10.8%

TOTAL

74,896

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -29

1956 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

23,140

51.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

20,994

46.3%

Other

1,226

2.7%

TOTAL

45,360

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -6

1948 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

7,297

23.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

7,662

25.1%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

15,503

50.8%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

30,519

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): -20

1944 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

19,969

84.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

3,735

15.8%

TOTAL

23,704

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -30

1940 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

23,693

76.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

7,498

24.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

31,193

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): -21

1936 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

18,448

87.7%

Alf Landon (R)

2,577

12.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

21,040

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): -24

1932 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

14,379

88.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,816

11.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

16,197

Turnout: 18%	Diff (US): -28

1928 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,769

16.6%

Al Smith (D)

13,863

83.4%

TOTAL

16,632

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -42

1924 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,489

34.5%

John Davis (D)

4,258

59.1%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

463

6.4%

TOTAL

7,210

Turnout: 10%	Diff (US): -19

1920 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

5,300

62.4%

James Cox (D)

3,187

37.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,494

Turnout: 12%	Diff (US): 2

1916 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

5,344

63.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

523

6.2%

Other

2,583

30.6%

TOTAL

8,450

Turnout: 12%	Diff (US): -40

1912 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

3,325

63.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

802

15.2%

William Taft* (R)

709

13.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

439

8.3%

TOTAL

5,275

Turnout: 8%	Diff (US): -10

1908 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

865

17.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,760

75.0%

Other

385

7.7%

TOTAL

5,010

Turnout: 8%	Diff (US): -34

1904 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

513

13.2%

Alton Parker (D)

3,261

84.0%

Other

108

2.8%

TOTAL

3,882

Turnout: 7%	Diff (US): -43

1900 President, Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,737

33.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,466

66.6%

TOTAL

5,203

Turnout: 10%	Diff (US): -18

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	319,544	66.42%	0.8%
Black:	122,103	25.38%	5.9%
Indian:	1,785	0.37%	19.1%
Asian:	8,681	1.80%	27.6%
2+ races:	7,811	1.62%	31.4%
Hispanic:	21,201	4.41%	47.1%

Total non-White:	161,581	33.58%	11.8%

Change in White population:	-2,621	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	16,996	3.6

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