Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Orleans Parish.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
Louisiana 5th State Senate District
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Louisiana 5th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+71.8
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
84.5%
42,173
Donald TrumpRepublican
12.7%
6,350
Jill SteinGreen
2.7%
1,365
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Louisiana 5th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Jefferson Parish, LA
Republican
R+13.0
Orleans Parish, LA
Democratic
D+67.0
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Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
84.5%Harris42,173
12.7%Trump6,350
2.7%Stein1,365
+71.8%
49,888
D
86.6%Biden54,316
11.4%Trump7,172
1.9%Jorgensen1,203
+75.2%
62,691
D
84.4%Clinton49,701
11.1%Trump6,523
4.5%Johnson2,680
+73.3%
58,904
D
86.1%Obama45,803
13.9%Romney7,417
0.0%
+72.1%
53,220
D
83.6%Obama41,882
14.7%McCain7,349
1.8%Paul888
+68.9%
50,119
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+68.9%
2012
+72.1%
2016
+73.3%
2020
+75.2%
2024
+71.8%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
DRoyce DuplessisState Senate · 5
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33.9, this north-central Louisiana district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting a rural electorate that has shifted steadily toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.8 points.
A population of 123,995, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,690 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 3 and State Senate District 4.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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How did Louisiana 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 5th State Senate District voted Democratic by 71.8 points (D+71.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 49,888 votes cast, 42,173 went Democratic and 6,350 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 5th State Senate District?
Louisiana 5th State Senate District has a population of 123,995 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Louisiana 5th State Senate District is $56,690 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Louisiana 5th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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