Louisiana 11th State Senate District, Louisiana: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 56,3252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,2022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 11, LAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,811 | 20,340 | 28,612 | ||
| R | 7,804 | 20,607 | 28,969 | ||
| R | 5,731 | 18,797 | 25,719 | ||
| R | 5,319 | 17,517 | 23,343 | ||
| R | 5,085 | 17,177 | 22,648 | ||
| R | 5,100 | 15,535 | 20,798 | ||
| R | 4,698 | 12,238 | 17,313 | ||
| R | 5,020 | 9,255 | 15,409 | ||
| R | 4,080 | 7,823 | 13,836 | ||
| R | 3,233 | 7,926 | 11,335 | ||
| R | 2,423 | 7,994 | 10,498 | ||
| R | 2,928 | 5,627 | 8,828 | ||
| R | 3,037 | 3,271 | 6,492 | ||
| R | 816 | 3,192 | 4,306 | ||
| O | 919 | 1,002 | 4,292 | ||
| D | 1,630 | 1,384 | 3,014 | ||
| D | 1,071 | 589 | 2,287 | ||
| R | 697 | 820 | 1,579 | ||
| D | 923 | 744 | 1,667 | ||
| O | 241 | 163 | 1,042 | ||
| D | 713 | 145 | 859 | ||
| D | 925 | 138 | 1,063 | ||
| D | 719 | 123 | 842 | ||
| D | 663 | 37 | 701 | ||
| D | 374 | 195 | 570 | ||
| D | 200 | 56 | 271 | ||
| D | 200 | 57 | 257 | ||
| D | 162 | 20 | 184 | ||
| D | 138 | 6 | 168 | ||
| D | 156 | 22 | 194 | ||
| D | 94 | 12 | 112 | ||
| D | 106 | 33 | 139 | ||
| D | 131 | 66 | 216 | ||
| D | 104 | 49 | 153 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.9%
French
14.1%
Irish
13.1%
English
10.8%
Italian
10.3%
American
9.6%
Scottish
1.6%
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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,202
State Senate District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 11$81,202
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.0%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 19.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 71-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this north-central Louisiana district ranks among the most politically homogeneous state senate seats in the country, reflecting a predominantly rural, majority-white demographic base.
The shift began with civil rights. 1960 marked the realignment in Louisiana 11th State Senate District, by a twenty-one points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-four points.
The political shift has tracked, in Louisiana 11th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $81,202, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 11, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 11, Louisiana voted Republican by 43.8 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,612 votes cast, 7,811 went Democratic and 20,340 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 11, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 11, 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 17 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 11, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 11, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 11, Louisiana?
State Senate District 11, Louisiana has a population of 56,325 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 11, Louisiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 11, Louisiana is $81,202 — above the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State Senate District 11, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 11, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.