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State House District 50·Louisiana

Louisiana 50th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 34 points.

A reliably Republican district where statewide margins track closely with national trends

18762024·38 elections
LA
Latest
R+34
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
56,820
2024 ACS

Louisiana 50th State House District, Louisiana: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1944.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
56,8202024 5-year
Median household income
$53,3732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.4%2024 5-year
Black
28.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1944MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−34.1%
8,26616,96725,495
R
−30.9%
9,51518,19528,103
R
−29.0%
9,46517,43827,487
R
−20.1%
11,03816,68928,098
R
−17.7%
10,94215,73727,121
R
−13.1%
11,36014,84726,559
R
−5.4%
11,51512,88225,223
D
+21.6%
14,5198,92325,902
D
+11.6%
12,6039,52526,612
R
−1.6%
12,05712,44724,995
R
−20.4%
10,78616,40127,528
D
+1.7%
11,56411,17223,543
D
+7.2%
10,6219,17320,232
R
−39.5%
4,86311,74917,417
O
+6.2%
5,6904,58917,660
R
−15.6%
5,7517,87313,624
D
+39.0%
7,4942,94111,679
R
−20.3%
2,7144,1427,037
R
−0.4%
4,3844,4178,801
O
−0.3%
9149284,178
D
+76.0%
3,8835294,411
D
+67.0%
4,1958285,023
D
+67.9%
2,4514682,920
D
+66.2%
2,2524582,709
D
+54.6%
2,0866132,699
D
+6.0%
7016201,349
R
−18.0%
5738251,398
D
+41.6%
8451571,653
D
+48.4%
6901511,113
D
+52.6%
8662581,156
D
+64.3%
8401811,025
D
+20.7%
8835801,463
D
+13.0%
7145471,289
D
+67.0%
1,3192611,580
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No data
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
14.5%
German
5.8%
American
5.1%
English
4.3%
Irish
4.2%
Italian
3.2%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.1%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
34.2%
Other Christian
9.2%
Baptist
8.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.0%
Methodist
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+30.7, this mid-sized Louisiana district of roughly 43,000 residents sits well within the state's dominant Republican column, offering little recent history of competitive general-election contests.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Louisiana 50th State House District, by a five points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-four points.

The political shift has tracked, in Louisiana 50th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $53,373, and a 20% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 50, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 50, Louisiana voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,495 votes cast, 8,266 went Democratic and 16,967 went Republican.
What is State House District 50, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 50, 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 18 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 50, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 50, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 50, Louisiana?
State House District 50, Louisiana has a population of 56,820 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 50, Louisiana?
Median household income in State House District 50, Louisiana is $53,373 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State House District 50, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 50, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.