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Louisiana 71st State House District
presidential margin
2008R+68.82012R+67.92016R+62.92020R+56.02024R+55.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+55.6
2024
median income$79,530U.S. $80,734 · LA $60,756
median age35.2U.S. 39.1 · LA 38
poverty rate12.1%U.S. 12.5% · LA 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)20.5%U.S. 35.6% · LA 27.1%
non-english5.3%U.S. 22.3% · LA 8.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English11.0%
Irish9.9%
French9.1%
African American†11.2%
African0.3%
Mexican2.5%
Honduran2.3%
Spanish0.9%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Livingston Parish.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Louisiana 71st State House District

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Louisiana 71st State House DistrictTrumpR+55.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Louisiana 71st State House DistrictThe boundary of Louisiana 71st State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+55.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Louisiana 71st State House District · R+55.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.0%14,576
Kamala HarrisDemocratic21.4%4,052
Jill SteinGreen1.7%314
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Louisiana 71st State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Livingston Parish, LARepublicanR+68.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
21.4%Harris4,052
77.0%Trump14,576
1.7%Stein314
−55.6%
18,942
R
20.9%Biden3,265
76.8%Trump12,019
2.3%Jorgensen361
−56.0%
15,645
R
16.5%Clinton2,410
79.4%Trump11,607
4.1%Johnson596
−62.9%
14,613
R
16.1%Obama2,579
83.9%Romney13,472
0.0%
−67.9%
16,051
R
14.7%Obama2,333
83.5%McCain13,255
1.8%Paul286
−68.8%
15,874
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −55.6% in 2024.−55.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−68.8%
2012−67.9%
2016−62.9%
2020−56.0%
2024−55.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RRoger WilderState House · 71

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+67, this majority-Black urban district in Louisiana ranks among the most reliably Democratic state house seats in the South, reflecting concentrated minority-community representation in the lower chamber.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 68.8 points in 2008. The 2024 margin was 55.6 points.

A population of 43,001, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,530 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 73 and State House District 116.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 73
Louisiana
95.2twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ median income
State House District 116
Mississippi
94.4twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ median income
State House District 64
Louisiana
94.3twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity≠ college share

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Louisiana 71st State House District

counties it covers1
Livingston Parish

Frequently asked questions

How did Louisiana 71st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 71st State House District voted Republican by 55.6 points (R+55.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,942 votes cast, 4,052 went Democratic and 14,576 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 71st State House District?
Louisiana 71st State House District has a population of 43,001 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 71st State House District?
Median household income in Louisiana 71st State House District is $79,530 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 71st State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Louisiana 71st State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.