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State Senate District 1·Louisiana

Louisiana 1st State Senate District: R+42 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

One of Louisiana's most reliably Republican legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
LA
Latest
R+42
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
115,622
2024 ACS

Louisiana 1st State Senate District, Louisiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+52 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+42MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
115,6222024 5-year
Median household income
$78,9792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
72.0%2024 5-year
Black
13.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.7%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 2008MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−41.9%
16,20840,29157,432
R
−42.1%
16,28640,82558,227
R
−48.5%
12,13237,24951,750
R
−49.3%
11,37334,48746,898
R
−51.8%
10,55034,12245,487

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.4%
French
13.8%
Irish
12.5%
Italian
10.3%
English
10.2%
American
9.1%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.7%
5.2%
65–74
5.9%
6.4%
55–64
6.8%
6.1%
45–54
6.2%
6.6%
35–44
6.9%
5.6%
25–34
5.9%
4.0%
18–24
3.7%
9.2%
5–17
8.8%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,979
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$78,979
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
52.6%
Baptist
8.8%
Other Christian
6.3%
Methodist
4.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the northwestern corner of Louisiana, this sparsely populated district recorded a 64-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided state senate districts in the country.

The Republican margin in Louisiana 1st State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,979, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 115,622 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 1, Louisiana — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/22001/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Louisiana voted Republican by 41.9 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,432 votes cast, 16,208 went Democratic and 40,291 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Louisiana as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Louisiana?
State Senate District 1, Louisiana has a population of 115,622 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 1, Louisiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Louisiana is $78,979 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Louisiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.