State Senate District 9 State Senate District (LA) — Elections 1876–2024

Louisiana 9th State Senate District, Louisiana: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 18,2982024 5-year
Median household income: $63,4322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 45.9%2024 5-year
Black: 31.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 16.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+4.4%	3,895	3,560	7,623
2020	D	+6.5%	4,366	3,826	8,337
2016	D	+3.1%	3,860	3,615	7,807
2012	R	−0.7%	3,674	3,726	7,546
2008	R	−9.0%	3,397	4,084	7,599
2004	R	−4.6%	4,002	4,394	8,468
2000	R	−1.8%	3,788	3,927	7,884
1996	D	+8.3%	4,197	3,520	8,152
1992	R	−4.4%	3,538	3,907	8,315
1988	R	−18.7%	2,990	4,389	7,482
1984	R	−31.5%	2,621	5,050	7,711
1980	R	−18.0%	2,814	4,102	7,148
1976	R	−6.5%	2,751	3,141	6,021
1972	R	−41.4%	1,334	3,439	5,089
1968	O	−1.1%	1,429	1,483	4,924
1964	D	+4.2%	2,087	1,918	4,004
1960	D	+23.3%	1,982	1,066	3,924
1956	R	−17.6%	1,230	1,782	3,134
1952	D	+4.0%	1,584	1,461	3,045
1948	O	+10.8%	591	394	1,828
1944	D	+65.3%	1,283	269	1,553
1940	D	+72.9%	1,297	203	1,500
1936	D	+83.2%	1,425	130	1,556
1932	D	+87.9%	1,134	72	1,208
1928	D	+62.5%	759	175	934
1924	D	+62.6%	448	92	569
1920	D	+33.0%	381	192	573
1916	D	+84.1%	356	28	390
1912	D	+77.4%	295	10	368
1908	D	+78.4%	304	35	343
1904	D	+84.0%	204	15	225
1900	D	+65.1%	232	49	281
1896	D	+38.9%	228	98	334
1892	D	+54.5%	243	72	314
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

French

9.4%

German

8.7%

Italian

7.9%

Irish

7.0%

English

5.9%

American

3.4%

Scottish

0.9%

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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

5.1%

65–74

6.0%

6.3%

55–64

6.9%

5.7%

45–54

5.9%

6.7%

35–44

7.0%

6.6%

25–34

7.2%

3.8%

18–24

4.0%

8.1%

5–17

7.7%

3.1%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$63,432

State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 9$63,432

Louisiana$60,756

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.9%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1825.4%

Working age (18–64)15.8%

Seniors (65+)15.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

81.0%

speak English only

Spanish12.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

41.3%

Other Christian

9.1%

Baptist

8.6%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Methodist

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43.1, this north-central Louisiana district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies, reflecting a rural electorate that has shifted decisively over the past two decades.

The Democratic margin in Louisiana 9th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eighty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 46% non-Hispanic-white share, a 18% poverty rate, and a median household income of $63,432 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, Louisiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 9, Louisiana voted Democratic by 4.4 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,623 votes cast, 3,895 went Democratic and 3,560 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 9, Louisiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, Louisiana as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.

When did State Senate District 9, Louisiana last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Louisiana voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 9, Louisiana?

State Senate District 9, Louisiana has a population of 18,298 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 9, Louisiana?

Median household income in State Senate District 9, Louisiana is $63,432 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.

What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Louisiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Louisiana 9th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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