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State House District 98·Louisiana

Louisiana 98th State House District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Louisiana's most Democratic-leaning legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
Latest
D+67
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
6,950
2024 ACS

Louisiana 98th State House District, Louisiana: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+67%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+67MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
6,9502024 5-year
Median household income
$56,6312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
31.2%2024 5-year
Black
54.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+17 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
+67.0%
2,4444512,974
D
+68.2%
2,7634983,323
D
+66.2%
2,5044543,099
D
+62.6%
2,3685232,949
D
+60.4%
2,1895262,755
D
+55.7%
2,8528013,684
D
+54.2%
2,5727363,387
D
+55.4%
2,7057403,549
D
+41.2%
2,4919723,688
D
+28.4%
2,1841,2103,435
D
+16.0%
2,2331,6133,868
D
+17.3%
1,9971,3893,512
D
+13.2%
1,7411,3263,145
R
−16.9%
1,1361,6463,017
D
+13.8%
1,3548923,339
R
−0.6%
1,5151,5333,048
D
+22.8%
1,6308803,285
R
−17.1%
1,2141,7403,077
D
+2.5%
1,6821,5993,281
O
+10.1%
7835502,313
D
+63.5%
1,6903772,067
D
+71.3%
1,8303072,137
D
+82.6%
2,0191922,211
D
+87.9%
1,5941011,698
D
+58.9%
1,0452701,315
D
+62.6%
706147893
D
+29.5%
612333945
D
+83.6%
57847635
D
+77.3%
49417617
D
+76.6%
48061547
D
+81.8%
30126336
D
+60.0%
34085425
D
+34.6%
327155497
D
+51.4%
359115475
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.4%
Irish
6.3%
English
5.5%
French
5.5%
Italian
3.8%
American
2.4%
Scottish
1.2%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.7%
4.9%
65–74
5.8%
5.8%
55–64
6.7%
5.5%
45–54
6.0%
7.1%
35–44
8.0%
7.0%
25–34
8.1%
4.1%
18–24
4.9%
7.2%
5–17
7.1%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,631
State House District 98 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 98$56,631
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1832.5%
Working age (18–64)20.1%
Seniors (65+)19.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.4%
Baptist
12.3%
Other Christian
4.4%
Non-Christian
3.5%
Methodist
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+53.6, this district ranks among the state's most reliably Democratic constituencies, a pattern typical of majority-Black urban districts in Louisiana's legislative map.

The Democratic margin in Louisiana 98th State House District reached its widest at eighty-eight points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was sixty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,631, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,950 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 98, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 98, Louisiana voted Democratic by 67.0 points (D+67), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,974 votes cast, 2,444 went Democratic and 451 went Republican.
What is State House District 98, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 98, 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 30 times, Republican 3 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 98, Louisiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 98, Louisiana voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State House District 98, Louisiana?
State House District 98, Louisiana has a population of 6,950 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 98, Louisiana?
Median household income in State House District 98, Louisiana is $56,631 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State House District 98, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 98, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.