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1876–2024
State Senate District 3·Louisiana

Louisiana 3rd State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Louisiana's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
Latest
D+61
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
43,513
2024 ACS

Louisiana 3rd State Senate District, Louisiana: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+61%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+61MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
43,5132024 5-year
Median household income
$56,7582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
32.9%2024 5-year
Black
52.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+20 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
D
+61.5%
14,7073,32318,515
D
+63.1%
16,5953,61120,587
D
+61.1%
15,0023,29319,158
D
+58.4%
14,2103,59318,166
D
+55.2%
13,0583,67717,003
D
+48.8%
17,3505,90323,451
D
+48.5%
15,8135,32021,634
D
+51.0%
16,7525,17322,726
D
+36.7%
15,3726,69623,668
D
+23.6%
13,5178,30722,108
D
+10.7%
13,60110,96724,704
D
+13.6%
12,4189,34122,578
D
+12.2%
11,0118,55920,087
R
−19.7%
6,86310,59318,909
D
+12.8%
8,0995,44920,765
D
+0.0%
9,3849,37818,762
D
+23.1%
9,8555,25519,951
R
−16.8%
7,32610,43418,501
D
+2.4%
10,0019,52519,526
O
+9.9%
4,6013,23613,727
D
+63.8%
10,0422,21912,262
D
+71.4%
10,8471,80612,656
D
+82.8%
11,9861,12613,114
D
+87.9%
9,44860010,066
D
+59.6%
6,2781,5877,865
D
+62.8%
4,1778635,275
D
+29.7%
3,6111,9585,569
D
+83.6%
3,4152793,751
D
+77.3%
2,9131003,638
D
+76.6%
2,8383623,232
D
+82.0%
1,7921531,998
D
+60.1%
2,0175022,519
D
+35.2%
1,9539142,953
D
+51.3%
2,1376882,825
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.6%
Irish
6.3%
French
5.9%
English
5.5%
Italian
4.3%
American
2.5%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.9%
65–74
5.7%
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
4.8%
7.4%
5–17
7.3%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,758
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$56,758
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 1832.3%
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
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.7%
Baptist
11.8%
Other Christian
4.3%
Non-Christian
3.3%
Methodist
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+61, this north Louisiana district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided. Its rural character and small population base have produced consistent supermajority-level results in federal contests.

The Democratic margin in Louisiana 3rd State Senate District reached its widest at eighty-eight points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was sixty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,758, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 43,513 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 3, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Louisiana voted Democratic by 61.5 points (D+61), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 18,515 votes cast, 14,707 went Democratic and 3,323 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, 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 31 times, Republican 2 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 3, Louisiana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Louisiana voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Louisiana?
State Senate District 3, Louisiana has a population of 43,513 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 3, Louisiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Louisiana is $56,758 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.