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State Senate District 2·Louisiana

Louisiana 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 19 points.

One of Louisiana's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
90,556
2024 ACS

Louisiana 2nd State Senate District, Louisiana: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
90,5562024 5-year
Median household income
$76,5472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.8%2024 5-year
Black
33.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+69 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
7 counties · 1 D · 6 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
−18.6%
18,16326,60845,400
R
−15.3%
19,70726,95347,421
R
−14.9%
17,98724,49643,752
R
−9.0%
19,27923,16643,071
R
−10.6%
18,26122,64741,533
R
−4.1%
17,43318,96036,906
D
+7.0%
17,03714,74232,795
D
+28.3%
19,26810,14432,281
D
+18.8%
17,01010,90132,576
D
+14.2%
16,61512,40029,683
D
+0.5%
14,93714,80030,100
D
+21.6%
15,81710,05726,634
D
+25.1%
12,3297,27320,164
R
−15.2%
5,9008,27115,632
O
+24.1%
6,3402,36416,485
R
−29.2%
4,7408,64413,385
D
+63.0%
9,0401,62311,774
D
+0.1%
3,8103,8067,798
D
+28.4%
5,1512,8758,025
O
+18.4%
1,8449544,849
D
+67.1%
3,5446984,242
D
+56.2%
3,8251,0734,898
D
+52.1%
3,2891,0364,326
D
+67.7%
3,2076163,830
D
+69.1%
2,7164973,213
D
+16.8%
1,0587531,820
R
−19.7%
7501,1181,868
D
+40.9%
1,0113481,620
D
+36.6%
8013061,353
D
+57.3%
9312481,191
D
+59.0%
9352351,187
D
+12.0%
1,1318882,019
R
−45.8%
7502,0862,914
D
+26.3%
2,5031,4603,963
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
13.9%
American
8.7%
German
7.4%
English
5.9%
Italian
4.8%
Irish
4.6%
Scottish
0.6%
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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.8%
1.9%
75–84
2.6%
4.7%
65–74
5.0%
6.4%
55–64
6.8%
5.7%
45–54
6.3%
7.0%
35–44
7.2%
6.3%
25–34
6.5%
4.2%
18–24
3.8%
9.4%
5–17
8.8%
2.9%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,547
State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 2$76,547
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
41.3%
Other Christian
8.5%
Baptist
5.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Methodist
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the New Orleans metro, this district delivered a 58-point Democratic margin in 2024, making it a reliable stronghold in an otherwise Republican-dominant state legislative map.

The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Louisiana 2nd State Senate District, by a four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-six points in 1896. The 2024 margin was nineteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Louisiana 2nd State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,547, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 2, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 2, Louisiana voted Republican by 18.6 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,400 votes cast, 18,163 went Democratic and 26,608 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 2, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, 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 22 times, Republican 10 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 2, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 2, Louisiana voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 2, Louisiana?
State Senate District 2, Louisiana has a population of 90,556 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 2, Louisiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 2, Louisiana is $76,547 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State Senate District 2, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.