St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

2024 results by precinct

35 precincts · 26,685 votes cast

Trump · R+32

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−32.3%	8,812	17,443	26,685
2020	R	−29.6%	9,800	18,233	28,517
2016	R	−30.8%	8,559	16,621	26,192
2012	R	−27.8%	8,896	15,937	25,333
2008	R	−31.2%	8,522	16,457	25,397
2004	R	−24.7%	8,856	14,747	23,837
2000	R	−14.2%	8,918	11,981	21,510
1996	D	+6.1%	10,612	9,316	21,393
1992	R	−1.7%	8,810	9,158	20,877
1988	R	−9.5%	7,973	9,685	17,995
1984	R	−19.9%	6,784	10,185	17,082
1980	D	+7.4%	7,898	6,779	15,123
1976	D	+22.6%	6,872	4,270	11,505
1972	R	−29.6%	2,788	5,469	9,052
1968	D	+15.3%	3,070	1,675	9,128
1964	R	−30.4%	2,715	5,085	7,800
1960	D	+50.5%	4,708	1,377	6,602
1956	R	−17.9%	1,671	2,417	4,177
1952	D	+42.3%	2,679	1,086	3,765
1948	D	+26.1%	914	286	2,410
1944	D	+83.6%	1,945	174	2,119
1940	D	+82.0%	1,550	153	1,703
1936	D	+88.0%	1,503	96	1,599
1932	D	+88.4%	1,429	86	1,519
1928	D	+82.4%	1,116	108	1,224
1924	D	+57.4%	488	132	620
1920	D	+33.1%	183	92	275
1916	D	+80.9%	297	30	330
1912	D	+61.4%	157	28	210
1908	D	+81.4%	215	22	237
1904	D	+92.6%	313	12	325
1900	D	+80.5%	435	47	482
1896	R	−37.6%	125	282	418
1892	R	−34.2%	345	704	1,049
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

0.5%

African American

17.7%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

0.9%

1.6%

75–84

2.1%

5.0%

65–74

5.2%

6.9%

55–64

7.3%

6.3%

45–54

6.4%

6.3%

35–44

7.4%

5.9%

25–34

5.9%

4.2%

18–24

3.8%

9.9%

5–17

9.0%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,897

St. Charles Parish ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

St. Charles Parish$80,897

Louisiana$60,756

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

Catholic & Orthodox

41.8%

Other Christian

4.3%

Baptist

4.3%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Methodist

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

St. Charles Parish lines the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, its economy anchored by one of the densest concentrations of industrial plants in the country. That working-class industrial base has trended decisively Republican over recent cycles, with the 2024 presidential margin reaching R+32.3.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in St. Charles Parish peaked at ninety-three points in 1904; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fourteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. St. Charles Parish's median household income of $80,897 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tangipahoa Parish and Vernon Parish.

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