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State House District 16·Louisiana

Louisiana 16th State House District peaked at D+96; 2024 delivered R+26.

One of Louisiana's most reliably Democratic state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
Latest
R+26
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
15,101
2024 ACS

Louisiana 16th State House District, Louisiana: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+26MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
15,1012024 5-year
Median household income
$51,2282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
54.4%2024 5-year
Black
39.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+96 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−25.9%
2,2423,8386,156
R
−21.2%
2,5994,0216,711
R
−22.0%
2,5193,9826,665
R
−16.9%
2,7853,9366,805
R
−21.4%
2,6374,0886,796
R
−26.7%
2,3674,1186,558
R
−19.9%
2,3193,5136,008
R
−2.7%
2,6672,8295,987
R
−6.7%
2,3752,7826,042
R
−32.5%
1,7643,5185,400
R
−36.3%
1,8183,9445,857
R
−25.5%
1,8793,2085,216
R
−18.7%
1,7202,5314,333
R
−49.2%
8392,6373,654
O
−7.4%
7279913,584
D
+69.7%
2,4184322,850
R
−28.6%
5351,1322,089
R
−13.5%
5337811,840
D
+6.0%
1,1401,0102,150
O
+26.4%
4751611,189
D
+47.3%
726260986
D
+74.3%
9641421,106
D
+79.2%
9141061,020
D
+88.5%
72143766
D
+36.3%
319149468
D
+54.7%
19555256
D
+84.0%
19617213
D
+95.9%
1683172
D
+84.7%
1242144
D
+86.3%
1277139
D
+91.5%
1235129
D
+91.5%
1135118
D
+91.6%
31913334
D
+84.3%
36331394
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.5%
American
7.5%
Irish
6.7%
German
3.8%
French
2.3%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
1.9%
75–84
2.7%
4.5%
65–74
5.6%
5.8%
55–64
6.4%
5.7%
45–54
6.1%
6.1%
35–44
6.4%
6.5%
25–34
6.6%
4.6%
18–24
4.7%
9.2%
5–17
8.7%
3.1%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,228
State House District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 16$51,228
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.3%
Working age (18–64)21.5%
Seniors (65+)15.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
32.6%
Other Christian
9.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.2%
Methodist
5.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+26.4, this district trends well to the left of the state's overall Republican lean, suggesting a heavily urban or majority-minority constituency that consistently anchors Democratic performance in the legislature.

The Democratic margin in Louisiana 16th State House District peaked at ninety-six points in 1916. By 1964 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $51,228 sits well below state and national norms, and 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 16, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 16, Louisiana voted Republican by 25.9 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,156 votes cast, 2,242 went Democratic and 3,838 went Republican.
What is State House District 16, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 16, Louisiana as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 16 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 16, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 16, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 16, Louisiana?
State House District 16, Louisiana has a population of 15,101 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 16, Louisiana?
Median household income in State House District 16, Louisiana is $51,228 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State House District 16, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 16, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.