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Louisiana 15th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+46.32012D+50.62016D+58.12020D+59.22024D+59.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+59.3
2024
median income$48,899U.S. $80,734 · LA $60,756
median age35.8U.S. 39.1 · LA 38
poverty rate25.6%U.S. 12.5% · LA 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)38.5%U.S. 35.6% · LA 27.1%
non-english9.3%U.S. 22.3% · LA 8.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†71.7%
African1.4%
Nigerian0.5%
French2.7%
English2.6%
German2.2%
Honduran2.0%
Mexican1.5%
Spanish0.5%
Vietnamese0.7%
Asian Indian0.5%
Chinese0.4%
religion

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

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

Louisiana 15th State Senate District

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Louisiana 15th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+59.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Louisiana 15th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Louisiana 15th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+59.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Louisiana 15th State Senate District · D+59.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic78.8%34,050
Donald TrumpRepublican19.5%8,422
Jill SteinGreen1.7%737
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Louisiana 15th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
East Baton Rouge Parish, LADemocraticD+11.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
78.8%Harris34,050
19.5%Trump8,422
1.7%Stein737
+59.3%
43,209
D
78.8%Biden41,617
19.6%Trump10,356
1.6%Jorgensen867
+59.2%
52,840
D
77.8%Clinton38,304
19.6%Trump9,658
2.6%Johnson1,302
+58.1%
49,264
D
75.3%Obama35,406
24.7%Romney11,611
0.0%
+50.6%
47,017
D
72.7%Obama37,385
26.4%McCain13,568
0.9%Paul459
+46.3%
51,412
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: +59.3% in 2024.+59.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+46.3%
2012+50.6%
2016+58.1%
2020+59.2%
2024+59.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DRegina BarrowState Senate · 15

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43.3, this district ranks among the state's most one-sided, suggesting a predominantly rural, white-majority electorate where statewide Republican candidates routinely post landslide totals.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.3 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 59.3 points.

A population of 115,848, a 16% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,899 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 30 and State Senate District 55.

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 30
Tennessee
97.7twin score
elasticity2020–2024 trajectory% Black
State Senate District 55
Georgia
96.7twin score
2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity% Black≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 15
Arkansas
96.5twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity

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 15th State Senate District

counties it covers1
East Baton Rouge Parish

Frequently asked questions

How did Louisiana 15th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 15th State Senate District voted Democratic by 59.3 points (D+59.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 43,209 votes cast, 34,050 went Democratic and 8,422 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 15th State Senate District?
Louisiana 15th State Senate District has a population of 115,848 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 15th State Senate District?
Median household income in Louisiana 15th State Senate District is $48,899 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 15th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Louisiana 15th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.