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Louisiana 7th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+37.52012D+49.22016D+51.52020D+55.02024D+51.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+51.9
2024
median income$54,140U.S. $80,734 · LA $60,756
median age38.7U.S. 39.1 · LA 38
poverty rate21.8%U.S. 12.5% · LA 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.1%U.S. 35.6% · LA 27.1%
non-english14.2%U.S. 22.3% · LA 8.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†53.2%
African4.0%
Haitian0.5%
French4.8%
German4.4%
Irish3.7%
Honduran3.7%
Mexican2.7%
Cuban0.9%
Vietnamese2.0%
Chinese0.5%
Asian Indian0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Plaquemines Parish.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Louisiana 7th State Senate District

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Louisiana 7th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+51.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Louisiana 7th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Louisiana 7th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+51.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Louisiana 7th State Senate District · D+51.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic74.9%32,189
Donald TrumpRepublican22.9%9,868
Jill SteinGreen2.2%946
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Louisiana 7th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Jefferson Parish, LARepublicanR+13.0
Orleans Parish, LADemocraticD+67.0
Plaquemines Parish, LARepublicanR+38.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
74.9%Harris32,189
22.9%Trump9,868
2.2%Stein946
+51.9%
43,003
D
76.7%Biden37,619
21.7%Trump10,642
1.5%Jorgensen754
+55.0%
49,015
D
74.2%Clinton33,625
22.7%Trump10,279
3.1%Johnson1,409
+51.5%
45,313
D
74.6%Obama32,587
25.4%Romney11,093
0.0%
+49.2%
43,680
D
68.0%Obama31,171
30.6%McCain13,998
1.4%Paul641
+37.5%
45,810
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +51.9% in 2024.+51.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+37.5%
2012+49.2%
2016+51.5%
2020+55.0%
2024+51.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DGary CarterState Senate · 7

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+35.6, this north-central Louisiana district has delivered consistent lopsided margins, reflecting the heavily Republican voting patterns typical of rural communities in the state's interior.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.9 points.

A population of 124,487, a 22% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,140 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 4 and State Senate District 3.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 4
Louisiana
95.9twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 3
Louisiana
95.2twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity
State Senate District 15
Louisiana
93.2twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic

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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Places within Louisiana 7th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Orleans ParishPlaquemines Parish

Frequently asked questions

How did Louisiana 7th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 7th State Senate District voted Democratic by 51.9 points (D+51.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 43,003 votes cast, 32,189 went Democratic and 9,868 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 7th State Senate District?
Louisiana 7th State Senate District has a population of 124,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 7th State Senate District?
Median household income in Louisiana 7th State Senate District is $54,140 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 7th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Louisiana 7th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.