SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — In little over a month, Americans from coast to coast will engage in the collective quadrennial act of electing a new national leader, and voter registration in Louisiana is up from 2023.
The Louisiana Secretary of State’s website has statewide voter registration statistics available. Comparing data from September 2023 to September 2024, the total number of registered voters in the state has climbed to 3,000,678 from 2,966,162 in the previous year and a little over three weeks before the online voter registration deadline of October 15.
Data for 2024 shows a slight dip in registrations from January to February; however, the number has grown incrementally every month since March, with the most significant increase in August.
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The most considerable voter demographic bump is among younger voters, and increases in female voter registration are slightly more than for males. Registration for ages 18-20 grew by more than 15,000 statewide; it is worth noting that every age demographic has increased over the last year.
Looking at the data in a year-over-year party breakdown, the number of registered Democrats decreased. In contrast, the number of registered Republicans increased by more than 30K.
Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans, the state’s most populated parishes, showed a considerable increase in registered voters in 2024.
Voter Registration in North Louisiana parishes: 2024
ParishTotalMaleFemaleAges 18/20Ages 21/34Ages 35/44Bienville8,8143,9954,8151891,6921,319Bossier76,32234,40841,8912,02815,80014,499Caddo155,20666,09189,0543,39231,62027,566Claiborne8,6203,8464,7701591,5771,220DeSoto19,3368,68410,6474183,7323,402Natchitoches23,62110,44613,1646035,1223,980Red River5,5662,4703,094841,175924Sabine14,3026,5937,7032972,4302,095Webster 22,99810,15412,8323494,2193,433Source: Louisiana Secretary of State Report of Registered Voters
Voter Registration in North Louisiana parishes: 2023
ParishTotalMaleFemaleAges 18/20Ages 21/34Ages 35/44Bienville8,8214,0134,8031681,7351,312Bossier74,11933,43840,6631,43815,74014,052Caddo153,87265,45188,3632,51232,50027,369Claiborne8,6413,8504,7871531,6341,186DeSoto18,8968,50810,3832773,7523,306Natchitoches23,29110,27913,0024215,2163,924Red River5,5942,4983,094651,228917Sabine14,5026,6717,8252422,5462,185Webster23,04210,20212,8292954,3823,428Source: Louisiana Secretary of State Report of Registered Voters
The last day for in-person or mail-in voter registration for the November 5 Presidential/Congressional election is Oct. 7. The registration deadline through the GeauxVote Online Registration portal is Oct. 15.
Early voting is October 18-29, excluding Sunday, Oct. 20, and Sunday, Oct. 27.
Changes to registration, including address updates or party affiliation, may be completed at your parish registrar of voters or online. You may search the inactive voter list on the Secretary of State’s website to see if you are an active voter.
