Louisiana State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-sd-001
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
727.1 sq mi
Water Area
1,832.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Bernard Parish348.90 sq mi48.0%92.4%
St. Tammany Parish299.65 sq mi41.2%35.5%
Orleans Parish78.48 sq mi10.8%46.3%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Orleans city78.48 sq mi10.8%46.3%
Slidell city15.04 sq mi2.1%98.9%
Poydras CDP3.91 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Pearl River town3.73 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Eden Isle CDP3.03 sq mi0.4%99.5%
Violet CDP2.13 sq mi0.3%54.2%
Meraux CDP1.62 sq mi0.2%39.2%
Chalmette CDP0.24 sq mi<0.1%3.3%
Delacroix CDP0.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lacombe CDP0.05 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 10 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 1115,622100.0%14.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
80,220
Active Voters
68,324 (85.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic23,20628.9%
Republican30,46538.0%
Unaffiliated25,69632.0%
Other parties8531.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202453,391 (66.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202234,601 (43.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202052,416 (65.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201834,673 (43.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201644,206 (55.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201429,647 (37.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201238,053 (47.4%)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
119,925 (± 2,788)
Median Age
39.2
Median Household Income
$73,013 (± $3,583)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,23624.4%
18 to 6469,24857.7%
65 and over21,44117.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,5229.6%
White, not Hispanic73,37561.2%
Black, not Hispanic24,58820.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7631.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3680.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic4010.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2111.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,6975.6%

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
116,440
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
87,909

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic107,52092.3%
Hispanic8,9217.7%
White74,82964.3%
Black25,65622.0%
Asian1,6211.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3680.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4020.3%
Two or More Races4960.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic82,18293.5%
Hispanic5,7296.5%
White59,94168.2%
Black19,17421.8%
Asian1,5301.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0841.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3630.4%
Two or More Races3790.4%

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