Louisiana State House District 37

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-037
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
037
Land Area
775.1 sq mi
Water Area
10.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 37

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson Davis Parish636.86 sq mi82.2%97.7%
Calcasieu Parish138.26 sq mi17.8%13.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Jennings city10.40 sq mi1.3%98.5%
Welsh town6.32 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Iowa town3.17 sq mi0.4%93.5%
Hayes CDP2.78 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lake Arthur town1.85 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lacassine CDP1.75 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Elton town1.66 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fenton village0.48 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Roanoke CDP0.43 sq mi0.1%99.9%

Showing all 9 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
LA District 343,76795.8%5.6%96.7%
LA District 41,9054.2%0.2%3.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
27,983
Active Voters
24,994 (89.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,07428.9%
Republican11,82842.3%
Unaffiliated7,90328.2%
Other parties1780.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,291 (68.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,039 (46.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202018,373 (65.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,442 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,389 (58.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,915 (42.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,503 (51.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/11/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
43,887 (± 1,726)
Median Age
38.7
Median Household Income
$58,077 (± $4,424)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,83024.7%
18 to 6425,64658.4%
65 and over7,41116.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3483.1%
White, not Hispanic32,75674.6%
Black, not Hispanic6,84615.6%
Asian, not Hispanic800.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic890.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic430.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2140.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5115.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
43,730
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,899

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic42,52497.2%
Hispanic1,2052.8%
White33,05175.6%
Black7,17116.4%
Asian760.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native860.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander440.1%
Two or More Races3200.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,06997.5%
Hispanic8332.5%
White25,61777.9%
Black5,70017.3%
Asian730.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4511.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.1%
Two or More Races2380.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).