Louisiana State House District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-049
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
049
Land Area
418.1 sq mi
Water Area
433.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Iberia Parish287.80 sq mi68.8%50.1%
Vermilion Parish112.26 sq mi26.8%9.6%
Lafayette Parish18.62 sq mi4.5%6.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Youngsville city9.07 sq mi2.2%72.3%
Erath town1.76 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lydia CDP1.70 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Delcambre town1.17 sq mi0.3%99.8%
Abbeville city0.57 sq mi0.1%9.4%
New Iberia city0.53 sq mi0.1%4.8%
Perry CDP0.18 sq mi<0.1%10.6%

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 345,670100.0%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
30,724
Active Voters
27,372 (89.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,62321.6%
Republican15,39550.1%
Unaffiliated8,48727.6%
Other parties2190.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202422,152 (72.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,982 (45.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,359 (69.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201813,449 (43.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201618,495 (60.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,267 (39.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,251 (52.9%)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
48,321 (± 2,419)
Median Age
35.7
Median Household Income
$72,282 (± $7,335)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,48727.9%
18 to 6428,42458.8%
65 and over6,41013.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,4255.0%
White, not Hispanic38,92580.6%
Black, not Hispanic4,4039.1%
Asian, not Hispanic6501.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic880.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7943.7%

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
47,961
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,492

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic45,68295.2%
Hispanic2,2854.8%
White39,24981.8%
Black4,4559.3%
Asian5511.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native330.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races2550.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic33,06595.9%
Hispanic1,4284.1%
White28,84283.6%
Black3,57310.4%
Asian3771.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1020.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1730.5%

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