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1876–2024
State Senate District 17·Louisiana

Louisiana 17th State Senate District delivered R+14 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A rare Democratic-leaning pocket in Louisiana's state senate map

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
180,984
2024 ACS

Louisiana 17th State Senate District, Louisiana: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
180,9842024 5-year
Median household income
$60,1582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.1%2024 5-year
Black
39.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+89 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+16 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
10 counties · 2 D · 8 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−14.3%
36,95349,43687,557
R
−10.2%
41,63351,22694,392
R
−8.5%
39,93147,58889,816
R
−3.0%
44,21346,99292,435
R
−4.1%
43,31247,02391,610
R
−1.6%
40,05141,40782,278
D
+5.6%
39,62735,30476,836
D
+23.9%
45,63526,84378,616
D
+18.1%
42,03827,64679,546
D
+8.3%
39,71433,51074,617
D
+0.2%
39,33739,17179,113
D
+15.8%
39,06628,17868,843
D
+24.7%
33,17519,74554,310
R
−16.1%
16,49023,56944,007
O
+22.8%
18,0327,00848,414
D
+1.6%
19,14218,55037,692
D
+49.9%
21,8195,49432,711
D
+0.5%
10,0319,92520,771
D
+10.1%
11,3509,26420,614
O
+15.3%
3,9361,77914,072
D
+69.4%
9,3841,69811,082
D
+77.2%
11,8601,52313,383
D
+83.2%
9,97191410,886
D
+79.2%
7,2748438,119
D
+68.2%
6,8351,2908,125
D
+50.6%
2,7338763,671
D
+27.4%
2,5641,4614,025
D
+64.5%
1,7143072,183
D
+68.1%
2,1142402,750
D
+83.1%
3,0422723,333
D
+88.8%
2,3341352,477
D
+67.8%
2,9015573,459
D
+52.3%
4,4721,3695,936
D
+52.6%
5,9861,8617,847
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
11.9%
American
7.4%
English
5.3%
German
4.8%
Irish
4.4%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
0.5%
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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.4%
75–84
2.9%
4.9%
65–74
5.7%
6.5%
55–64
6.8%
5.8%
45–54
5.7%
6.5%
35–44
6.3%
6.8%
25–34
6.4%
4.6%
18–24
4.0%
9.0%
5–17
8.1%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,158
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$60,158
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.8%
Working age (18–64)18.4%
Seniors (65+)20.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
33.2%
Baptist
11.7%
Other Christian
7.0%
Methodist
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+4.6 in a state that tilts heavily Republican statewide, District 17 stands out as one of Louisiana's more competitive legislative seats, likely anchored by urban or majority-minority population centers.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighty-nine points in 1904; the Republican margin reached sixteen points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 180,984, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $60,158 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, Louisiana voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 87,557 votes cast, 36,953 went Democratic and 49,436 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, Louisiana as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 7 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 17, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, Louisiana voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, Louisiana?
State Senate District 17, Louisiana has a population of 180,984 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 17, Louisiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, Louisiana is $60,158 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.