How do the numbers compare?

Early voting ended this week for Tuesday’s election.

We previously reported turnout here, but state officials have since updated the number of registered voters.

When we first looked at the numbers, the most recent enrollment statistics we had were as of October 1st. Since voters were able to register for this election as early as mid-October, that changed the numbers slightly. We have revised them to reflect the percentage of turnout compared to the number of registered voters as of November 1st.

For comparison, we also extracted early voting data from the most recent presidential election, which took place in November 2020.

Most turnout figures were fairly close, with differences of only a few percentage points. In almost all cases, there were more registered voters in 2020 than there are today in 2024.

Statewide turnout numbers remained unchanged, with 3,044,473 registered voters in Louisiana as of Nov. 1. Of these, 965,824 voted early. This is 32 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, there were 3,091,340 registered voters in Louisiana, of which 986,428 voted early. This is also 32 percent.

Here are updated numbers for Acadiana parishes, as well as turnout for 2020. The parish with the highest turnout jump from 2020 was Lafayette, with an increase of four percentage points; the parish with the largest drop in turnout was Calcasieu, where turnout dropped by six percentage points.

In Acadia, 39,352 people were registered as of Nov. 1, and 9,678 people had voted early. This is about 25 percent.
Four years ago, as of November 1, 2020, Acadia had 40,238 registered voters, with 9,597 voting early. That’s about 24 percent

In Calcasieu, 128,659 people were registered as of November 1, and 38,167 people voted early. This is about 30 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, Calcasieu had 130,596 registered voters and 47,302 people voted early. This is about 36 percent.

In Evangeline, 21,389 people were registered as of Nov. 1, with 4,499 voting early. This is about 21 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, Evangeline had 22,048 registered voters and 5,256 people voted early. This is about 24 percent.

In Iberia, 45,726 people were registered as of November 1, and 13,746 people voted early. This is about 30 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, there were 47,793 registered voters in Iberia and 14,697 people voted early. This is about 31 percent.

In Jeff Davis, 20,960 people were registered as of Nov. 1, and 7,051 people had voted early. This is about 34 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, Jeff Davis had 21,313 registered voters and 7,273 people voted early. This is about 34 percent.

As of November 1, 163,003 people were registered to vote in Lafayette, and 54,928 people had voted early. This is about 34 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, there were 161,493 registered voters in Lafayette and 49,161 people voted early. This is about 30 percent.

In St. Landry, 58,117 people were registered as of November 1, and 14,775 people voted early. This is about 25 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, there were 60,302 registered voters in St. Landry and 13,575 people voted early. This is about 23 percent.

In St. Maarten, 37,009 people were registered as of November 1, and 12,745 people voted early. This is about 34 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, there were 37,770 registered voters in St. Maarten and 13,640 people voted early. This is about 36 percent.

As of November 1, 31,991 people were registered to vote in St. Mary’s, and 9,452 people voted early. This is about 30 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, there were 33,400 registered voters in St. Mary’s and 11,087 people voted early. This is about 33 percent.

As of Oct. 1, 38,669 people were registered to vote in Vermilion, and 10,749 people had voted early. This is about 28 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, there were 38,507 registered voters in Vermilion and 10,592 people voted early. This is about 27 percent.