Louisiana State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-047
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
2,427.3 sq mi
Water Area
1,016 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cameron Parish1284.64 sq mi52.9%100.0%
Vermilion Parish1019.99 sq mi42.0%87.0%
Calcasieu Parish122.70 sq mi5.1%11.5%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hackberry CDP28.08 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Cameron CDP11.43 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lake Charles city3.87 sq mi0.2%8.2%
Abbeville city2.34 sq mi0.1%38.8%
Kaplan city2.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Perry CDP1.56 sq mi0.1%89.5%
Gueydan town0.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 7 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 337,15779.9%4.8%98.1%
LA District 49,32320.1%1.2%1.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
29,829
Active Voters
26,320 (88.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,81726.2%
Republican13,92646.7%
Unaffiliated7,93126.6%
Other parties1550.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202421,243 (71.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,280 (47.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,287 (68.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201813,197 (44.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,908 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,803 (42.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,025 (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
46,144 (± 2,540)
Median Age
37.8
Median Household Income
$67,920 (± $6,438)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,53727.2%
18 to 6426,29757.0%
65 and over7,31015.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9914.3%
White, not Hispanic34,51074.8%
Black, not Hispanic5,70812.4%
Asian, not Hispanic4621.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1480.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2660.6%
Some other race, not Hispanic1840.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,8756.2%

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
45,593
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,157

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic43,97396.4%
Hispanic1,6193.6%
White35,17377.1%
Black5,89012.9%
Asian4080.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1500.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2650.6%
Two or More Races2630.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,32597.5%
Hispanic8322.5%
White27,19482.0%
Black3,91011.8%
Asian3060.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5601.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander860.3%
Two or More Races2660.8%

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