Registered voters in Louisiana has grown every month since March

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—In little over a month, Americans from coast to coast will engage in the collective quadrennial act of selecting a new national leader, and voter registration in Louisiana is up from 2023.

The Lousiana 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.

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 35/44

Bienville8,8143,9954,8151891,6921,319

Bossier76,32234,40841,8912,02815,80014,499

Caddo155,20666,09189,0543,39231,62027,566

Claiborne8,6203,8464,7701591,5771,220

DeSoto19,3368,68410,6474183,7323,402

Natchitoches23,62110,44613,1646035,1223,980

Red River5,5662,4703,094841,175924

Sabine14,3026,5937,7032972,4302,095

Webster 22,99810,15412,8323494,2193,433

Source: Louisiana Secretary of State Report of Registered Voters

Voter Registration in North Louisiana parishes: 2023

ParishTotalMaleFemaleAges 18/20Ages 21/34Ages 35/44

Bienville8,8214,0134,8031681,7351,312

Bossier74,11933,43840,6631,43815,74014,052

Caddo153,87265,45188,3632,51232,50027,369

Claiborne8,6413,8504,7871531,6341,186

DeSoto18,8968,50810,3832773,7523,306

Natchitoches23,29110,27913,0024215,2163,924

Red River5,5942,4983,094651,228917

Sabine14,5026,6717,8252422,5462,185

Webster23,04210,20212,8292954,3823,428

Source: 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 October 7. The registration deadline through the GeauxVote Online Registration portal is October 15.

Early voting is October 18-29, excluding Sunday, October 20, and Sunday, October 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.