Louisiana State House District 72

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-072
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
072
Land Area
650.8 sq mi
Water Area
3.58 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 72

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Helena Parish408.53 sq mi62.8%100.0%
Tangipahoa Parish242.28 sq mi37.2%30.6%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Kentwood town7.11 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Hammond city4.23 sq mi0.7%29.7%
Amite City town3.88 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Greensburg town2.52 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Roseland town2.08 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Montpelier village1.87 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Natalbany CDP1.44 sq mi0.2%32.5%
Independence town1.12 sq mi0.2%46.3%
Tangipahoa village1.00 sq mi0.2%100.0%

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 540,98595.7%5.3%99.9%
LA District 11,8324.3%0.2%0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
28,089
Active Voters
21,105 (75.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,61752.0%
Republican6,89824.6%
Unaffiliated6,42522.9%
Other parties1490.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202418,061 (64.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,821 (42.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202018,455 (65.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,387 (44.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,285 (58.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,887 (42.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201215,321 (54.5%)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
44,090 (± 2,122)
Median Age
36.8
Median Household Income
$42,238 (± $3,049)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,32925.7%
18 to 6425,18757.1%
65 and over7,57417.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4803.4%
White, not Hispanic17,47239.6%
Black, not Hispanic23,21952.7%
Asian, not Hispanic880.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1190.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic400.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6723.8%

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
43,755
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,428

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic42,59597.3%
Hispanic1,1562.6%
White17,95241.0%
Black23,23653.1%
Asian740.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1170.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races620.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic31,70097.8%
Hispanic7202.2%
White14,31444.1%
Black16,97352.3%
Asian1200.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3321.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races310.1%

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