Louisiana State House District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-042
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
379.4 sq mi
Water Area
1.95 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Acadia Parish338.52 sq mi89.2%51.7%
Lafayette Parish40.84 sq mi10.8%15.2%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Crowley city5.85 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Egan CDP4.85 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Rayne city3.79 sq mi1.0%99.2%
Duson town3.01 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Mermentau village2.13 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Estherwood village1.86 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Morse village1.40 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Midland CDP0.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 8 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 345,662100.0%5.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
29,922
Active Voters
26,202 (87.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,31331.1%
Republican13,01543.5%
Unaffiliated7,39524.7%
Other parties1990.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202420,452 (68.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,644 (48.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,212 (67.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,152 (47.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,792 (59.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,500 (45.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,055 (53.7%)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
45,794 (± 1,742)
Median Age
37.3
Median Household Income
$46,939 (± $3,849)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,44525.0%
18 to 6426,99859.0%
65 and over7,35116.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,2512.7%
White, not Hispanic34,89476.2%
Black, not Hispanic7,25515.8%
Asian, not Hispanic980.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic290.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4280.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,8394.0%

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
45,641
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,218

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,53097.6%
Hispanic1,1112.4%
White35,31077.4%
Black7,67916.8%
Asian1270.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native290.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races340.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic33,42097.7%
Hispanic7962.3%
White27,10179.2%
Black5,87717.2%
Asian1230.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3501.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races340.1%

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