Presidential elections · 2000–2024
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+11.7 — 6,008 Democratic to 7,627 Republican of 13,836 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 10.3 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 West Baton Rouge Parish
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,008 | 7,627 | 201 | 43.4% | 55.1% | R+11.7 |
| 2020 | 6,200 | 7,684 | 213 | 44.0% | 54.5% | R+10.5 |
| 2016 | 5,383 | 6,927 | 402 | 42.3% | 54.5% | R+12.1 |
| 2012 | 5,692 | 6,922 | 160 | 44.6% | 54.2% | R+9.6 |
| 2008 | 5,043 | 6,654 | 169 | 42.5% | 56.1% | R+13.6 |
| 2004 | 4,932 | 5,822 | 81 | 45.5% | 53.7% | R+8.2 |
| 2000 | 5,058 | 4,924 | 187 | 49.7% | 48.4% | D+1.3 |
West Baton Rouge Parish presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried West Baton Rouge Parish in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana in 2024 by R+11.7, with 13,836 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did West Baton Rouge Parish shift between 2020 and 2024?+
West Baton Rouge Parish shifted 1.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+10.5) and 2024 (R+11.7).
Is West Baton Rouge Parish more Democratic or Republican than Louisiana overall?+
In 2024, West Baton Rouge Parish went R+11.7 while Louisiana overall went R+22.0 — 10.3 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.