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State Senate District 27·Louisiana

Louisiana 27th State Senate District: R+40 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

A reliably red district anchored in south-central Louisiana's bayou parishes

2008 — 2024·5 elections
LA
Latest
R+40
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
117,231
2024 ACS

Louisiana 27th State Senate District, Louisiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+40 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
117,2312024 5-year
Median household income
$67,5642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
65.7%2024 5-year
Black
23.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−39.6%
13,54031,73745,967
R
−35.2%
14,70831,17246,795
R
−33.3%
14,88630,67747,430
R
−28.7%
16,05429,35246,264
R
−24.6%
17,12128,55946,494

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
French
10.8%
English
8.2%
American
7.2%
Irish
6.5%
German
6.3%
Italian
2.4%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.6%
65–74
5.3%
6.1%
55–64
6.5%
5.6%
45–54
5.7%
6.4%
35–44
6.7%
6.8%
25–34
6.9%
4.2%
18–24
4.1%
9.3%
5–17
9.0%
3.4%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,564
State Senate District 27 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 27$67,564
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.2%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.6%
Baptist
18.1%
Other Christian
10.2%
Methodist
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+22.1, District 27 has voted consistently Republican at the top of the ticket, reflecting the cultural and demographic shifts that have reshaped rural and exurban Louisiana over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Louisiana 27th State Senate District reached its widest at forty points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,564, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 117,231 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State Senate District 27, Louisiana — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/22027/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 27, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 27, Louisiana voted Republican by 39.6 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,967 votes cast, 13,540 went Democratic and 31,737 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 27, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 27, 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 27, Louisiana?
State Senate District 27, Louisiana has a population of 117,231 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 27, Louisiana?
Median household income in State Senate District 27, Louisiana is $67,564 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State Senate District 27, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 27, 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.