St. James Parish, Louisiana
Voting in St. James Parish, Louisiana? Find registration links, ID rules, early and absentee voting options and your sample ballot here. Home to about 19,100 people, St. James Parish ranks 47th 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
Voting is how St. James Parish residents shape the decisions made in their name. The next election for St. James 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. With manufacturing and transportation and warehousing among the parish's biggest employers, issues like manufacturing jobs are decided by the officials voters choose.
In the 2024 presidential election, about 11,800 ballots were cast in St. James Parish, down about 6% from 12,600 in 2020. With roughly 15,000 adults living in the parish, that is around 79% of adult residents, above the statewide rate of about 56%.
Put another way, about 3,210 adults in St. James Parish sat that election out. Not all of them can vote, but if even 5% of them did, that would be roughly 161 more ballots, often more than the margin in races for local councils, school boards, the legislature or Congress.
St. James Parish spans about 242 square miles of small towns and countryside, averaging roughly 79 people per square mile. The parish is home to about 0.4% of Louisiana's population.
ZIP codes in or partly in St. James Parish include 70052, 70071, 70086, 70090, 70346, 70723, 70743 and 70763, plus 1 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 St. James 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 St. James 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 St. James 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 St. James 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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