https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2004&fips=22071&off=0&elect=0&f=0There was a large drop in turnout in New Orleans due to Katrina making residents leave.
152,610 to 117,102. Which is a drop of 35,508 voters.
East Baton Rogue whether its higher blackturnout or a migration of New Orleanians to the area. Increased its turnout for the democrat candidate about 17K.
Meanwhile in 2008 while the voter totals for the GOP candidate dropped in most of the country there was a noticeable uptick of votes for the GOP candidates mainly in Southern States.
But there was a shift of voters from Kerry to McCain which is likely that a lot of white democrats simply didn't like Obama and its likely because of race.
