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State Senate District 30·Louisiana

Louisiana 30th State Senate District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 51 points.

One of Louisiana's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
Latest
R+51
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
213,360
2024 ACS

Louisiana 30th State Senate District, Louisiana: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+51MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
213,3602024 5-year
Median household income
$62,8002024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.2%2024 5-year
Black
20.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 0 D · 6 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
−50.5%
20,19862,54583,827
R
−46.4%
22,71463,44487,686
R
−44.9%
22,13260,62985,673
R
−39.4%
24,50057,25183,227
R
−35.9%
25,96655,85883,267
R
−29.1%
27,87151,12879,842
R
−17.5%
29,25042,06673,185
D
+7.8%
34,88429,09073,895
D
+4.5%
32,10828,77573,637
R
−8.7%
30,06635,91266,923
R
−20.0%
27,78841,86670,482
D
+5.0%
34,23030,90966,946
D
+23.3%
32,76520,16454,183
R
−37.5%
12,36728,75743,659
O
+3.7%
12,14010,42245,923
D
+0.1%
19,95419,90139,855
D
+23.1%
19,66111,37635,847
R
−8.4%
11,63713,87826,767
D
+19.3%
15,85110,72226,573
D
+34.5%
8,1302,11017,425
D
+57.3%
11,4813,11414,596
D
+74.6%
11,9011,72813,633
D
+62.9%
10,1512,30712,469
D
+86.7%
10,13069310,888
D
+43.6%
6,5882,5899,178
D
+56.2%
4,3071,1805,567
D
+69.4%
4,2047524,977
D
+76.1%
3,1632163,871
D
+61.2%
2,0991343,210
D
+44.1%
1,8786232,847
D
+41.0%
1,2024851,747
D
+43.7%
1,6326392,271
D
+69.0%
2,6424733,144
D
+41.0%
1,8577772,634
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.1%
English
8.4%
French
7.5%
Irish
6.5%
German
6.3%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.5%
65–74
5.1%
5.8%
55–64
6.1%
5.5%
45–54
5.6%
6.5%
35–44
6.5%
7.4%
25–34
6.9%
4.8%
18–24
4.1%
9.3%
5–17
8.9%
3.6%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,800
State Senate District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 30$62,800
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.7%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
29.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
14.6%
Other Christian
11.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.0%
Methodist
3.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+50.2, this north-central Louisiana district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting a rural, heavily white electorate where Democratic candidates rarely remain competitive at any level.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Louisiana 30th State Senate District, by a eighteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-one points in 2024. The 2024 margin was fifty-one points.

The political shift has tracked, in Louisiana 30th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $62,800, and a 18% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 30, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 30, Louisiana voted Republican by 50.5 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,827 votes cast, 20,198 went Democratic and 62,545 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 30, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 30, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 30, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 30, Louisiana?
State Senate District 30, Louisiana has a population of 213,360 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 30, Louisiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 30, Louisiana is $62,800 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State Senate District 30, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.