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1876–2024
State House District 72·Louisiana

Louisiana 72nd State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 27 points.

A rare Democratic-leaning pocket in Louisiana's state legislative map

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
Latest
R+27
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
50,494
2024 ACS

Louisiana 72nd State House District, Louisiana: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
50,4942024 5-year
Median household income
$53,5742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
57.7%2024 5-year
Black
33.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 1972MIT 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
R
−27.3%
7,74213,67421,717
R
−21.2%
8,82013,67322,871
R
−19.4%
8,24412,34121,157
R
−13.2%
8,91611,68620,915
R
−16.3%
8,33111,63420,271
R
−12.4%
7,6209,82417,720
R
−1.5%
7,6507,88416,023
D
+19.0%
9,0875,95316,503
D
+14.2%
7,8195,61015,543
D
+0.7%
6,9336,83714,047
R
−9.2%
6,6658,04114,877
D
+12.0%
7,6095,93313,936
D
+28.4%
6,8053,72510,834
R
−28.9%
2,4584,8108,130
O
+18.3%
2,7951,0629,450
D
+19.9%
4,1402,7676,906
D
+22.7%
2,6051,2485,969
D
+3.5%
2,3972,2234,931
D
+10.8%
2,5902,0834,674
O
+20.1%
1,1024323,338
D
+55.4%
1,9645642,527
D
+71.5%
2,7174523,170
D
+67.1%
2,5395003,040
D
+86.8%
2,2381582,397
D
+44.1%
1,4305551,985
D
+61.4%
656157813
D
+66.1%
801164964
D
+84.4%
70355768
D
+79.4%
52125625
D
+69.7%
604104717
D
+67.3%
41479498
D
+60.9%
27266338
D
+67.7%
9361731,127
D
+64.6%
534115649
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
8.4%
English
8.1%
Italian
7.9%
Irish
7.7%
German
7.5%
American
4.6%
Scottish
0.9%
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
0.3%
85+
0.7%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
4.9%
65–74
5.5%
5.9%
55–64
6.4%
5.5%
45–54
5.7%
6.6%
35–44
6.7%
6.1%
25–34
7.5%
5.0%
18–24
4.4%
8.4%
5–17
8.7%
3.5%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,574
State House District 72 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 72$53,574
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.6%
Working age (18–64)19.0%
Seniors (65+)19.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.9%
Other Christian
10.6%
Methodist
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+7, this district stands out in a state that leans heavily Republican statewide, suggesting a demographic or urban concentration that diverges sharply from its surroundings.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Louisiana 72nd State House District, by a one point margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.

The political shift has tracked, in Louisiana 72nd State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $53,574, and a 22% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 72, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 72, Louisiana voted Republican by 27.3 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,717 votes cast, 7,742 went Democratic and 13,674 went Republican.
What is State House District 72, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 72, 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 23 times, Republican 9 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 72, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 72, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 72, Louisiana?
State House District 72, Louisiana has a population of 50,494 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 72, Louisiana?
Median household income in State House District 72, Louisiana is $53,574 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State House District 72, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 72, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.