Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Lafayette Parish, LA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+31.4 — 37,170 Democratic to 72,007 Republican of 111,086 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 9.4 points more Republican than Louisiana overall (R+22.0).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Lafayette Parish
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37,170 | 72,007 | 1,909 | 33.5% | 64.8% | R+31.4 |
| 2020 | 39,685 | 72,519 | 2,317 | 34.7% | 63.3% | R+28.7 |
| 2016 | 32,726 | 68,195 | 4,682 | 31.0% | 64.6% | R+33.6 |
| 2012 | 31,768 | 64,992 | 1,882 | 32.2% | 65.9% | R+33.7 |
| 2008 | 32,145 | 62,055 | 1,442 | 33.6% | 64.9% | R+31.3 |
| 2004 | 31,210 | 57,732 | 981 | 34.7% | 64.2% | R+29.5 |
| 2000 | 27,190 | 48,491 | 2,612 | 34.7% | 61.9% | R+27.2 |
Lafayette Parish presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Lafayette Parish in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in 2024 by R+31.4, with 111,086 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Lafayette Parish shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Lafayette Parish shifted 2.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+28.7) and 2024 (R+31.4).
Is Lafayette Parish more Democratic or Republican than Louisiana overall?+
In 2024, Lafayette Parish went R+31.4 while Louisiana overall went R+22.0 — 9.4 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.