Louisiana State House District 101

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-101
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
101
Land Area
17.2 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 101

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
East Baton Rouge Parish17.20 sq mi100.0%3.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Baton Rouge city9.65 sq mi56.1%11.1%
Merrydale CDP2.48 sq mi14.4%58.4%
Monticello CDP2.39 sq mi13.9%100.0%

Showing all 3 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 645,346100.0%5.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
25,179
Active Voters
20,989 (83.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,85859.0%
Republican3,56214.1%
Unaffiliated6,47625.7%
Other parties2831.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202416,395 (65.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,169 (44.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202016,704 (66.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,582 (46.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,189 (56.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201410,310 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201213,367 (53.1%)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
46,979 (± 3,899)
Median Age
33.2
Median Household Income
$57,336 (± $6,769)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,20928.1%
18 to 6427,87659.3%
65 and over5,89412.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,51811.7%
White, not Hispanic8,86518.9%
Black, not Hispanic28,59260.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7393.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5321.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6903.6%

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
42,423
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,242

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic40,15994.7%
Hispanic2,2635.3%
White9,17621.6%
Black28,55967.3%
Asian1,2683.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native420.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3020.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,51297.6%
Hispanic7282.4%
White7,84425.9%
Black20,24166.9%
Asian1,2144.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1420.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1070.4%

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