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Louisiana 23rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+55.52012R+60.72016R+53.72020R+45.42024R+45.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+45.2
2024
median income$80,491U.S. $80,734 · LA $60,756
median age36.4U.S. 39.1 · LA 38
poverty rate12.4%U.S. 12.5% · LA 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.3%U.S. 35.6% · LA 27.1%
non-english9.6%U.S. 22.3% · LA 8.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
French21.2%
German9.6%
English7.3%
African American†12.6%
Mexican2.2%
Honduran1.5%
Spanish0.8%
Asian Indian1.3%
Vietnamese1.0%
religion

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

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

Louisiana 23rd State Senate District

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Louisiana 23rd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+45.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Louisiana 23rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Louisiana 23rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+45.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Louisiana 23rd State Senate District · R+45.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.6%44,896
Kamala HarrisDemocratic26.5%16,577
Jill SteinGreen1.9%1,190
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 23rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Lafayette Parish, LARepublicanR+31.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
26.5%Harris16,577
71.6%Trump44,896
1.9%Stein1,190
−45.2%
62,663
R
26.2%Biden16,329
71.6%Trump44,585
2.2%Jorgensen1,364
−45.4%
62,278
R
20.5%Clinton11,650
74.3%Trump42,118
5.2%Johnson2,950
−53.7%
56,718
R
19.7%Obama9,877
80.3%Romney40,340
0.0%
−60.7%
50,217
R
21.3%Obama10,722
76.8%McCain38,616
1.8%Paul917
−55.5%
50,255
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: −45.2% in 2024.−45.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−55.5%
2012−60.7%
2016−53.7%
2020−45.4%
2024−45.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBrach MyersState Senate · 23

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+86.3, this rural district ranks among the most politically uniform constituencies in the state, reflecting the heavily Republican realignment that has reshaped Louisiana's legislative map over the past two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 60.7 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 45.2 points.

A population of 125,014, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,491 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 1.

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 11
Louisiana
93.8twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ median age
State Senate District 1
Louisiana
93.5twin score
2008–2016 trajectory% Catholic≠ Italian ancestry
State Senate District 10
Louisiana
90.7twin score
2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend% Catholic≠ elasticity

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 23rd State Senate District

counties it covers1
Lafayette Parish

Frequently asked questions

How did Louisiana 23rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 23rd State Senate District voted Republican by 45.2 points (R+45.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,663 votes cast, 16,577 went Democratic and 44,896 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 23rd State Senate District?
Louisiana 23rd State Senate District has a population of 125,014 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 23rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Louisiana 23rd State Senate District is $80,491 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 23rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Louisiana 23rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.