Louisiana State House District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-055
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
055
Land Area
255 sq mi
Water Area
7.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lafourche Parish254.98 sq mi100.0%23.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chackbay CDP27.75 sq mi10.9%100.0%
Raceland CDP12.95 sq mi5.1%60.0%
Thibodaux city6.64 sq mi2.6%97.8%
Choctaw CDP6.25 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Kraemer CDP5.25 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Lafourche Crossing CDP4.21 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Bayou Country Club CDP0.78 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Mathews CDP0.45 sq mi0.2%11.3%
Bayou Blue CDP0.34 sq mi0.1%1.5%

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 325,70657.0%3.3%81.1%
LA District 215,83035.1%2.0%9.7%
LA District 13,5888.0%0.5%9.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
28,657
Active Voters
26,177 (91.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,49429.6%
Republican12,16742.5%
Unaffiliated7,77427.1%
Other parties2220.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202421,443 (74.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,410 (53.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,020 (73.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201813,921 (48.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201618,155 (63.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,082 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,217 (56.6%)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
46,180 (± 1,547)
Median Age
40.1
Median Household Income
$56,881 (± $5,665)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,18822.1%
18 to 6427,47059.5%
65 and over8,52218.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2024.8%
White, not Hispanic33,26372.0%
Black, not Hispanic8,34118.1%
Asian, not Hispanic3360.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3790.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2380.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4213.1%

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
45,810
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,637

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic43,85495.7%
Hispanic1,9544.3%
White33,45073.0%
Black8,33918.2%
Asian3330.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3800.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic34,45696.7%
Hispanic1,1783.3%
White27,06175.9%
Black6,39317.9%
Asian4941.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5261.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

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