Presidential elections · 2000–2024
St. James Parish, LA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, St. James Parish, Louisiana voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+0.9 — 5,792 Democratic to 5,902 Republican of 11,789 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.3 points toward Republicans. That makes it 21.1 points more Democratic 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 St. James Parish
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,792 | 5,902 | 95 | 49.1% | 50.1% | R+0.9 |
| 2020 | 6,510 | 5,954 | 126 | 51.7% | 47.3% | D+4.4 |
| 2016 | 6,418 | 5,456 | 211 | 53.1% | 45.1% | D+8.0 |
| 2012 | 7,059 | 5,209 | 127 | 57.0% | 42.0% | D+14.9 |
| 2008 | 6,994 | 5,432 | 138 | 55.7% | 43.2% | D+12.4 |
| 2004 | 6,407 | 4,545 | 156 | 57.7% | 40.9% | D+16.8 |
| 2000 | 6,523 | 3,813 | 369 | 60.9% | 35.6% | D+25.3 |
St. James Parish presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried St. James Parish in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried St. James Parish, Louisiana in 2024 by R+0.9, with 11,789 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did St. James Parish shift between 2020 and 2024?+
St. James Parish shifted 5.3 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+4.4) and 2024 (R+0.9).
Is St. James Parish more Democratic or Republican than Louisiana overall?+
In 2024, St. James Parish went R+0.9 while Louisiana overall went R+22.0 — 21.1 points more Democratic 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.