Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Your guide to voting in Orleans Parish, Louisiana: registration, sample ballots, ID requirements and where to get local help. Home to about 363,000 people, Orleans Parish ranks 3rd in population among Louisiana's 64 parishes. In Louisiana, each parish's registrar of voters handles registration and early voting, and the clerk of court runs Election Day.
Next Election
April 17, 2027
Voter Portal
Register Online
What's On My Ballot?
ID Requirements
Absentee / Early Voting
Registration Deadline
Register at least 30 days before an election by mail or in person, or about three weeks before online.
Why Voting Matters
In Orleans Parish, the people who show up to vote decide who represents everyone. The next election for Orleans Parish voters is Louisiana's special statewide election on April 17, 2027, which includes a proposed constitutional amendment; local elections can come sooner, so check your local election office. Local work in restaurants and hospitality and health care means debates over tourism and small businesses directly affect Orleans Parish families.
Orleans Parish voters cast about 159,000 ballots for president in 2024, down about 11% from 178,000 in 2020. Compared with the parish's roughly 294,000 adult residents, that works out to about 54%, close to the statewide rate of about 56%.
Put another way, about 135,000 adults in Orleans Parish sat that election out. Not all of them can vote, but if even 5% of them did, that would be roughly 6,740 more ballots, often more than the margin in races for local councils, school boards, the legislature or Congress.
Orleans Parish packs about 2,141 people into each square mile across 169 square miles, so a single precinct can hold thousands of voters. The parish is home to about 7.9% of Louisiana's population.
ZIP codes in or partly in Orleans Parish include 70112, 70113, 70114, 70115, 70116, 70117, 70118 and 70119, plus 37 more. Take two minutes to confirm your registration, preview your ballot with the links on this page, and decide when and how you will vote. Bring a neighbor along.
Voter Assistance Resources
Who runs elections in Orleans Parish? In Louisiana, each parish's registrar of voters handles registration and early voting, and the clerk of court runs Election Day. For registration, polling places, early voting and absentee ballots, contact the Orleans Parish registrar of voters.
Statewide directory, Louisiana Voter Portal registrar of voters lookup:
https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/registrar
See your sample ballot. Louisiana Secretary of State sample ballot page:
https://www.sos.la.gov/electionsandvoting/getelectioninformation/reviewsampleballots/pages/default.aspx
You can also preview a personalized ballot at Vote411.org.
Free, nonpartisan help is available before and on every Election Day: call or text the Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683). Spanish: 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682). Asian languages: 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683).
Voters with disabilities in Orleans Parish can ask for an accessible voting machine, curbside voting where offered, and help from a person of their choice. If you run into barriers, contact the Advocacy Center, Louisiana's Protection and Advocacy agency, at (800) 960-7705. VoteRiders (844-338-8743) offers free help with voter ID.
Need a ride? Many local transit agencies and ride services offer free or discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, so check what is available before the next election. See our Louisiana voter page for statewide options. Details can change, so confirm with the official election office.
Military and overseas voters can get help from the Federal Voting Assistance Program at 1-800-438-VOTE (8683) or fvap.gov.
Sign up to be an election worker
Election workers (often called poll workers) keep voting running smoothly in Orleans Parish. Most are paid for their time, get free training, and help their neighbors cast their ballots. You can work a full day, a shorter shift, or help before Election Day. County and municipal election offices recruit and train their own workers, and the EAC's Help America Vote page links to yours. Find out how to sign up:
https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote
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