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1876–2024
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Caddo Parish·Louisiana

Caddo Parish votes the way the country votes.

Shreveport anchors a rare Democratic-leaning parish in northwest Louisiana

18762024·38 elections
Caddo Parish, Louisiana · Michael Barera · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+5
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
230,004
2024 ACS
Most similar
Sumter County
GA · similarity 0.92
128 precincts · 94,699 votes cast
Harris · D+5
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+4.6%
48,86444,47194,699
2020D
+6.8%
55,11048,021104,912
2016D
+4.2%
53,48349,006105,804
2012D
+5.0%
58,04252,459111,765
2008D
+3.0%
55,53652,228108,660
2004R
−2.4%
51,73954,292106,595
2000D
+0.8%
47,53046,80795,639
1996D
+17.2%
55,54338,44599,379
1992D
+4.9%
47,73342,665102,678
1988R
−16.2%
39,20454,49894,402
1984R
−27.8%
35,72763,42999,601
1980R
−16.6%
36,42251,20289,184
1976R
−16.2%
30,59342,62774,340
1972R
−47.9%
15,64947,21565,867
1968R
−5.3%
17,67521,22467,362
1964D
+61.2%
42,19710,15852,355
1960R
−29.5%
11,48125,13946,301
1956R
−32.6%
10,78023,43238,849
1952R
−31.4%
14,55427,85042,404
1948D
+5.5%
5,9854,77722,117
1944D
+37.3%
12,8965,88518,810
1940D
+69.1%
17,1923,12420,345
1936D
+75.5%
12,1561,69713,857
1932D
+80.1%
12,1591,30913,553
1928D
+30.8%
6,9343,66510,599
1924D
+57.7%
4,5171,0625,990
1920D
+82.8%
4,2644014,665
1916D
+90.6%
3,1091513,264
1912D
+86.9%
1,946342,200
1908D
+84.7%
1,7331251,899
1904D
+94.1%
1,592471,642
1900D
+92.1%
1,338551,393
1896D
+70.5%
1,8122852,165
1892D
+81.1%
2,2522352,487
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.8%
African American
39.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
39.6%
Other Christian
13.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
10.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.0%
Methodist
7.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 19.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Caddo Parish bucked northwest Louisiana's strong Republican trend in 2024, returning a D+4.6 margin driven by Shreveport's majority-Black urban electorate offsetting rural and suburban precincts that lean heavily the other way.

The Democratic margin in Caddo Parish has rarely exceeded ninety-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-eight points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by five points.

Caddo Parish's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 43% non-Hispanic-white share, a 22% poverty rate, and a median household income of $50,705 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sumter County and Merrimack County.