Louisiana 86th State House District, Louisiana: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+37%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,7892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,7602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 86, 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 | 4,914 | 10,912 | 16,035 | ||
| R | 5,496 | 11,001 | 16,779 | ||
| R | 4,911 | 9,882 | 15,253 | ||
| R | 5,157 | 9,192 | 14,578 | ||
| R | 4,783 | 9,147 | 14,143 | ||
| R | 4,465 | 7,618 | 12,261 | ||
| R | 4,610 | 5,942 | 10,812 | ||
| D | 5,417 | 4,515 | 10,939 | ||
| D | 4,421 | 4,111 | 9,965 | ||
| R | 3,936 | 4,851 | 8,930 | ||
| R | 3,724 | 5,698 | 9,480 | ||
| D | 4,444 | 4,419 | 9,120 | ||
| D | 4,200 | 2,689 | 7,074 | ||
| R | 1,521 | 3,378 | 5,371 | ||
| O | 1,450 | 846 | 6,104 | ||
| D | 2,832 | 2,069 | 4,901 | ||
| D | 1,934 | 956 | 4,176 | ||
| R | 1,406 | 1,684 | 3,255 | ||
| D | 1,702 | 1,503 | 3,206 | ||
| O | 636 | 375 | 2,156 | ||
| D | 1,286 | 457 | 1,743 | ||
| D | 1,717 | 374 | 2,091 | ||
| D | 1,346 | 400 | 1,746 | ||
| D | 1,282 | 132 | 1,415 | ||
| D | 825 | 412 | 1,236 | ||
| D | 473 | 139 | 613 | ||
| D | 437 | 128 | 565 | ||
| D | 386 | 46 | 436 | ||
| D | 309 | 12 | 386 | ||
| D | 325 | 70 | 403 | ||
| D | 181 | 49 | 234 | ||
| D | 273 | 67 | 340 | ||
| D | 416 | 115 | 540 | ||
| D | 229 | 38 | 267 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
9.0%
French
8.9%
English
8.6%
German
8.5%
Irish
8.3%
American
4.2%
Scottish
1.0%
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: 35.9 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
$56,760
State House District 86 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 86$56,760
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.2%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+48.4, this district sits at the far end of Louisiana's partisan spectrum. Districts this one-sided typically feature a predominantly rural, non-Hispanic white electorate with low two-party competition at most ballot levels.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Louisiana 86th State House District, by a twelve points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 2024. The 2024 margin was thirty-seven points.
The political shift has tracked, in Louisiana 86th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $56,760, and a 19% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 86, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 86, Louisiana voted Republican by 37.4 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,035 votes cast, 4,914 went Democratic and 10,912 went Republican.
What is State House District 86, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 86, 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 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 86, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 86, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 86, Louisiana?
State House District 86, Louisiana has a population of 39,789 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 86, Louisiana?
Median household income in State House District 86, Louisiana is $56,760 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State House District 86, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 86, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.