Early voting for Tuesday’s election ended this week.

We have already reported on the participation rate herebut since then, state officials have updated the number of registered voters.

When we first looked at the numbers, the most recent registration statistics we had were from October 1. Since voters could register for this election until mid-October, that skewed the numbers a bit. We have revised them to reflect the percentage of participation compared to the number of registered voters as of November 1.

We also extracted early voting participation figures from the last presidential election, which took place in November 2020, for comparison.

Most turnout rates were quite close, with only a few percentage points difference. In almost every case, there were more registered voters in 2020 than there are today, in 2024.

Statewide turnout did not change: As of November 1, there were 3,044,473 registered voters in Louisiana. Among them, 965,824 voted in advance. That’s 32 percent.
As of November 1, 2020, there were 3,091,340 registered voters in Louisiana on November 1, 2020, of whom 986,428 voted early. This also represents 32 percent.

Here are the updated numbers for Acadiana parishes, along with the 2020 turnout rate. The parish with the largest increase in turnout from 2020 was Lafayette, with an increase of four percentage points; The parish with the largest drop in participation is Calcasieu, with a decrease of six percentage points.

In Acadia, 39,352 people were registered on the electoral lists as of November 1, and 9,678 people voted in advance. That’s about 25 percent.
Four years ago, Acadia had 40,238 registered voters on November 1, 2020, including 9,597 people who voted in advance. This represents approximately 24 percent

In Calcasieu, 128,659 people were registered to vote as of November 1, and 38,167 people voted early. That’s about 30 percent.
Calcasieu had 130,596 registered voters as of November 1, 2020 and 47,302 people voted early. That’s about 36 percent.

In Évangéline, 21,389 people were registered on the electoral lists as of November 1, and 4,499 people voted in advance. That’s about 21 percent.
Évangéline had 22,048 registered voters as of November 1, 2020, and 5,256 people voted in advance. That’s about 24 percent.

In the Iberian Peninsula, 45,726 people were registered on the electoral lists as of November 1, and 13,746 people voted in advance. That’s about 30 percent.
Iberia had 47,793 registered voters as of November 1, 2020, and 14,697 people voted early. That’s about 31 percent.

In Jeff Davis, 20,960 people were registered to vote as of November 1, and 7,051 people voted in advance. That’s about 34 percent.
Jeff Davis had 21,313 registered voters as of November 1, 2020 and 7,273 people voted early. That’s about 34 percent.

In Lafayette, 163,003 people were registered to vote on November 1, and 54,928 people voted early. That’s about 34 percent.
Lafayette had 161,493 registered voters as of November 1, 2020 and 49,161 people voted early. That’s about 30 percent.

In Saint-Landry, 58,117 people were registered on the electoral lists as of November 1, and 14,775 people voted in advance. That’s about 25 percent.
Saint-Landry had 60,302 registered voters as of November 1, 2020, and 13,575 people voted in advance. That’s about 23 percent.

In Saint-Martin, 37,009 people were registered on the electoral lists on November 1, and 12,745 people voted in advance. That’s about 34 percent.
Saint-Martin had 37,770 registered voters on November 1, 2020 and 13,640 people voted in advance. That’s about 36 percent.

In St. Mary, 31,991 people were registered to vote as of November 1, and 9,452 people voted in advance. That’s about 30 percent.
St. Mary had 33,400 registered voters as of November 1, 2020 and 11,087 people voted early. That’s about 33 percent.

In Vermilion, 38,669 people were registered to vote as of October 1, and 10,749 people voted in advance. That’s about 28 percent.
Vermilion had 38,507 registered voters as of November 1, 2020 and 10,592 people voted early. That’s about 27 percent.