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State House District 57·Louisiana

Louisiana 57th State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of Louisiana's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
Latest
D+16
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
32,209
2024 ACS

Louisiana 57th State House District, Louisiana: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
32,2092024 5-year
Median household income
$69,3162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
37.2%2024 5-year
Black
50.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+86 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
D
+16.4%
8,7686,26615,230
D
+16.8%
9,8726,98817,118
D
+14.1%
9,1346,81816,401
D
+16.5%
9,5076,77016,544
D
+7.8%
8,9787,66116,893
D
+0.8%
7,6587,54015,401
D
+8.1%
7,3066,17713,904
D
+19.8%
7,6294,96513,466
D
+10.1%
6,8005,39913,918
D
+3.0%
6,3095,93212,531
R
−10.4%
5,7077,03712,829
D
+12.2%
5,8394,53410,679
D
+22.0%
4,4682,8127,524
R
−13.7%
2,1352,9075,615
O
+28.1%
2,4458015,845
R
−38.1%
1,4073,1404,547
D
+65.8%
2,9824763,808
R
−6.7%
1,0171,1662,234
D
+50.9%
1,6845482,232
D
+23.1%
6212771,491
D
+76.2%
1,0791461,225
D
+65.0%
9482011,149
D
+75.7%
1,2951791,475
D
+67.8%
681123823
D
+79.1%
75588843
D
+32.2%
273140413
D
+1.2%
175171346
D
+47.2%
22077303
D
+39.7%
14051224
D
+79.1%
21024235
D
+85.6%
21917236
D
+61.5%
26463327
R
−47.5%
130379524
R
−37.5%
3638001,164
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
9.8%
German
6.8%
American
5.2%
Italian
4.1%
English
3.9%
Irish
3.6%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.7%
1.6%
75–84
2.4%
5.2%
65–74
5.0%
6.7%
55–64
7.5%
5.7%
45–54
6.6%
6.1%
35–44
6.8%
6.1%
25–34
6.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.4%
9.9%
5–17
8.4%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,316
State House District 57 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 57$69,316
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
36.7%
Other Christian
16.2%
Baptist
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Mainline Protestant
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+62.1, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting a rural or heavily homogeneous electorate where statewide and local races rarely produce competitive results.

The Democratic margin in Louisiana 57th State House District reached its widest at eighty-six points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,316, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 32,209 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 57, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 57, Louisiana voted Democratic by 16.4 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,230 votes cast, 8,768 went Democratic and 6,266 went Republican.
What is State House District 57, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 57, Louisiana as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 6 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 57, Louisiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 57, Louisiana voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State House District 57, Louisiana?
State House District 57, Louisiana has a population of 32,209 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 57, Louisiana?
Median household income in State House District 57, Louisiana is $69,316 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State House District 57, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 57, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.