Louisiana 48th State House District, Louisiana: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 30,5752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,8262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 48, LAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,439 | 8,909 | 13,543 | ||
| R | 4,909 | 9,260 | 14,418 | ||
| R | 4,364 | 8,850 | 13,704 | ||
| R | 4,578 | 8,578 | 13,362 | ||
| R | 4,663 | 8,200 | 13,070 | ||
| R | 4,622 | 7,692 | 12,469 | ||
| R | 4,214 | 6,605 | 11,208 | ||
| D | 5,235 | 4,762 | 10,930 | ||
| D | 4,576 | 4,449 | 10,823 | ||
| R | 4,079 | 5,390 | 9,667 | ||
| R | 3,351 | 6,387 | 9,913 | ||
| R | 3,268 | 4,802 | 8,437 | ||
| R | 3,343 | 3,461 | 6,947 | ||
| R | 1,581 | 3,791 | 5,666 | ||
| O | 1,593 | 1,704 | 5,629 | ||
| R | 2,323 | 2,532 | 4,855 | ||
| D | 2,720 | 1,040 | 4,404 | ||
| R | 991 | 1,640 | 2,715 | ||
| R | 1,193 | 1,445 | 2,638 | ||
| O | 304 | 650 | 1,692 | ||
| D | 1,030 | 246 | 1,276 | ||
| D | 1,241 | 433 | 1,674 | ||
| D | 848 | 229 | 1,077 | ||
| D | 733 | 156 | 889 | ||
| D | 718 | 119 | 837 | ||
| D | 208 | 156 | 387 | ||
| R | 142 | 299 | 441 | ||
| D | 244 | 29 | 461 | ||
| D | 169 | 56 | 307 | ||
| D | 211 | 64 | 293 | ||
| D | 179 | 38 | 222 | ||
| D | 239 | 138 | 377 | ||
| D | 239 | 79 | 321 | ||
| D | 160 | 3 | 163 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
16.7%
German
6.4%
American
5.3%
Irish
5.2%
English
4.9%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
0.6%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,826
State House District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 48$62,826
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.9%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)16.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.0%
Spanish3.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+55.7, this district ranks among the most one-sided in Louisiana's lower chamber, reflecting a rural or exurban electorate with little competitive history at the top of the ticket.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Louisiana 48th State House District, by a twenty-one points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
The political shift has tracked, in Louisiana 48th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $62,826, and a 19% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 48, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 48, Louisiana voted Republican by 33.0 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,543 votes cast, 4,439 went Democratic and 8,909 went Republican.
What is State House District 48, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 48, Louisiana as a "Old Confederacy" 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 48, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 48, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 48, Louisiana?
State House District 48, Louisiana has a population of 30,575 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 48, Louisiana?
Median household income in State House District 48, Louisiana is $62,826 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State House District 48, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 48, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.