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Louisiana 33rd 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

American18.1%7.4%5.3%

English11.9%7.3%9.5%

Irish8.1%6.6%9.4%

German5.3%6.9%12.5%

French2.8%9.6%1.6%

Italian1.7%4.3%4.8%

Scottish1.6%1.0%1.3%

Scotch-Irish0.7%——

African American†23.2%29.3%9.9%

African0.3%0.8%0.5%

Mexican2.0%2.1%11.3%

Honduran0.2%1.6%0.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%

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 33	Louisiana	United States
Median age	41.6	38	39.1
Age 18–24	11.7%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.3%	16.8%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	LA SD 33	Louisiana	United States
Median household income	$56,015	$60,756	$84,427
Poverty rate	18.8%	19.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.8%	27.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	LA SD 33	Louisiana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	75.7%	67.4%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	24.3%	32.6%	34.8%
Median home value	$163,600	$216,500	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$811	$1,064	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	55.8%	54.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	16.1%	14.4%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	LA SD 33	Louisiana	United States
Mean commute	26.5 min	25.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.5%	8.0%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	82.6%	78.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Works from home	6.6%	8.1%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	LA SD 33	Louisiana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.5%	8.5%	22.3%
Spanish	2.2%	4.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	LA SD 33	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 33	Louisiana	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.7%	4.9%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.7%	2.0%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.9%	2.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.9%	6.1%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.487	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

HarrisDemocratic22.9%12,609TrumpRepublican76.0%41,953OtherAll other candidates1.1%613

R+53.2

Lead: 29,344
Total: 55,175
vs nation: R+51.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic23.6%13,895TrumpRepublican75.1%44,149OtherAll other candidates1.2%719

R+51.5

Lead: 30,254
Total: 58,763
vs nation: R+55.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic23.1%13,062TrumpRepublican74.5%42,043OtherAll other candidates2.3%1,323

R+51.4

Lead: 28,981
Total: 56,428
vs nation: R+53.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic25.9%14,581RomneyRepublican72.8%41,074OtherAll other candidates1.3%748

R+47.0

Lead: 26,493
Total: 56,403
vs nation: R+50.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic25.1%14,385McCainRepublican73.8%42,397OtherAll other candidates1.1%631

R+48.8

Lead: 28,012
Total: 57,413
vs nation: R+56.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic24.8%14,055BushRepublican74.0%42,011OtherAll other candidates1.3%720

R+49.2

Lead: 27,956
Total: 56,786
vs nation: R+46.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic27.5%14,088BushRepublican69.3%35,459OtherAll other candidates3.2%1,621

R+41.8

Lead: 21,371
Total: 51,168
vs nation: R+42.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic36.0%17,973DoleRepublican55.0%27,455OtherAll other candidates9.1%4,527

R+19.0

Lead: 9,482
Total: 49,955
vs nation: R+27.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+53.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 116,8962024 5-year
Population density: 36 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,247 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $56,0152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 69.3%2024 5-year
Black: 23.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+99.0 in 1888MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+77.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 31, LA · twin score 97.6

presidential history

Party record book

Louisiana 33rd 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

Grover Cleveland1888

99.4%

5,473 votes · D+99.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 96.7%

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

88.8%

27,414 votes · R+77.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 77.2%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Bill Clinton1996

17,973votes

36.0% of the vote · R+19.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · 16,605 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

44,149votes

75.1% of the vote · R+51.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 42,397 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

Alton B. Parker1904

+111.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+91.6 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +104.9 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+100.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+77.6 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · +56.1 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RStewart CatheyState Senate · 33

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	29.5%10,653	70.5%25,483	36,136

Louisiana 33rd State Senate District sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.0 points in 1888 and a Republican high of 77.6 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.2 points.

A population of 116,896, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,015 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 31 and State Senate District 32.

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 31

% Evangelical2008–2020 trajectoryelasticity≠ American ancestry

State Senate District 32

2008–2024 trajectory≠ French ancestry

State Senate District 30

2008–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ American ancestry

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 33rd State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Louisiana 33rd State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Louisiana 33rd State Senate District voted Republican by 53.2 points (R+53.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,175 votes cast, 12,609 went Democratic and 41,953 went Republican.

When did Louisiana 33rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Louisiana 33rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1944.

How many people live in Louisiana 33rd State Senate District?

Louisiana 33rd State Senate District has a population of 116,896 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Louisiana 33rd State Senate District?

Median household income in Louisiana 33rd State Senate District is $56,015 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.

What is the political history of Louisiana 33rd State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Louisiana 33rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.