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Louisiana 29th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

African American†56.1%29.3%9.9%

African0.9%0.8%0.5%

American7.8%7.4%5.3%

English4.6%7.3%9.5%

Irish3.7%6.6%9.4%

German2.8%6.9%12.5%

French2.7%9.6%1.6%

Italian0.9%4.3%4.8%

Scottish0.7%1.0%1.3%

Scotch-Irish0.4%——

Mexican1.6%2.1%11.3%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	LA SD 29	Louisiana	United States
Median age	34.1	38	39.1
Age 18–24	11.9%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	16.8%	16.8%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	LA SD 29	Louisiana	United States
Median household income	$34,207	$60,756	$84,427
Poverty rate	35.3%	19.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	23.1%	27.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	LA SD 29	Louisiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	47.6%	67.4%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	52.4%	32.6%	34.8%
Median home value	$119,700	$216,500	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$830	$1,064	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	62.0%	54.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	19.7%	14.4%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	LA SD 29	Louisiana	United States
Mean commute	20.4 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.7%	8.0%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.3%	78.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	1.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Works from home	6.4%	8.1%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	LA SD 29	Louisiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.0%	8.5%	22.3%
Spanish	2.7%	4.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	LA SD 29	Louisiana	United States
Catholic	—	26.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	25.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	36.8%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	LA SD 29	Louisiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.5%	4.9%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.9%	2.0%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.6%	2.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.5%	6.1%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.513	0.495	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic57.8%22,633TrumpRepublican40.8%15,967OtherAll other candidates1.4%551

D+17.0

Lead: 6,666
Total: 39,151
vs nation: D+18.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic62.5%27,834TrumpRepublican35.6%15,860OtherAll other candidates1.9%857

D+26.9

Lead: 11,974
Total: 44,551
vs nation: D+22.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic61.5%27,882TrumpRepublican35.5%16,075OtherAll other candidates3.0%1,355

D+26.1

Lead: 11,807
Total: 45,312
vs nation: D+24.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic65.1%31,134RomneyRepublican33.6%16,054OtherAll other candidates1.3%645

D+31.5

Lead: 15,080
Total: 47,833
vs nation: D+27.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic65.6%31,609McCainRepublican33.1%15,964OtherAll other candidates1.3%618

D+32.5

Lead: 15,645
Total: 48,191
vs nation: D+25.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic65.6%30,110BushRepublican33.1%15,171OtherAll other candidates1.3%603

D+32.6

Lead: 14,939
Total: 45,884
vs nation: D+35.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic67.7%29,581BushRepublican29.6%12,939OtherAll other candidates2.7%1,198

D+38.1

Lead: 16,642
Total: 43,718
vs nation: D+37.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic73.3%37,370DoleRepublican18.6%9,468OtherAll other candidates8.1%4,121

D+54.8

Lead: 27,902
Total: 50,959
vs nation: D+46.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 119,8342024 5-year
Population density: 99 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,215 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $34,2072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 34.7%2024 5-year
Black: 57.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+97.6 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 34, LA · twin score 95.7

presidential history

Party record book

Louisiana 29th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

98.7%

14,155 votes · D+97.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · 98.1%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

42.1%

10,901 votes · D+10.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 40.8%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Bill Clinton1996

37,370votes

73.3% of the vote · D+54.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · 34,051 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2016

16,075votes

35.5% of the vote · D+26.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 16,054 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

James M. Cox1920

+115.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+89.0 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +113.3 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+3.3pts R vs U.S.

Place D+19.3 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · −18.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DJay LuneauState Senate · 29

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2018	R	31.6%11,198	68.4%24,275	35,473

Louisiana 29th State Senate District sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 97.6 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.0 points.

A population of 119,834, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $34,207 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 34 and State Senate District 24.

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 34

% Blackmedian income2016–2020 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated

State Senate District 24

% Black2012–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 39

% Blackmedian income% Evangelical≠ % unaffiliated

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 29th State Senate District

counties it covers6

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Frequently asked questions

How did Louisiana 29th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Louisiana 29th State Senate District voted Democratic by 17.0 points (D+17.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 39,151 votes cast, 22,633 went Democratic and 15,967 went Republican.

How many people live in Louisiana 29th State Senate District?

Louisiana 29th State Senate District has a population of 119,834 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Louisiana 29th State Senate District?

Median household income in Louisiana 29th State Senate District is $34,207 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.

What is the political history of Louisiana 29th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Louisiana 29th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 37 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.