Louisiana State House District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-038
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
1,149.4 sq mi
Water Area
24.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Evangeline Parish583.23 sq mi50.7%88.0%
Rapides Parish566.13 sq mi49.3%42.8%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ville Platte city4.02 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Reddell CDP3.81 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Forest Hill village3.76 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Turkey Creek village2.48 sq mi0.2%100.0%
McNary village1.84 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Glenmora town1.73 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Pine Prairie village1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mamou town1.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lecompte town1.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cheneyville town1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chataignier village0.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 11 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 440,31495.3%5.2%91.9%
LA District 61,9954.7%0.3%8.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
27,129
Active Voters
24,148 (89.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,85336.3%
Republican11,27541.6%
Unaffiliated5,85121.6%
Other parties1500.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202418,729 (69.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,672 (54.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202018,632 (68.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,545 (46.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,517 (60.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,094 (48.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201215,469 (57.0%)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
41,040 (± 1,266)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$43,012 (± $4,816)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,08627.0%
18 to 6423,34656.9%
65 and over6,60816.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7086.6%
White, not Hispanic26,93065.6%
Black, not Hispanic9,39722.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2870.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic20.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3280.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3523.3%

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
40,062
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,042

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,22595.4%
Hispanic1,8394.6%
White27,35568.3%
Black9,40723.5%
Asian2340.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native350.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races840.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,31197.5%
Hispanic7292.5%
White20,65671.1%
Black7,07624.4%
Asian1600.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4541.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races850.3%

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