Louisiana State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-sd-002
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
701.2 sq mi
Water Area
68.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Assumption Parish187.80 sq mi26.8%54.6%
St. James Parish166.20 sq mi23.7%69.9%
Iberville Parish123.52 sq mi17.6%20.0%
Ascension Parish92.12 sq mi13.1%31.8%
St. John the Baptist Parish79.08 sq mi11.3%36.9%
Lafourche Parish29.65 sq mi4.2%2.8%
West Baton Rouge Parish22.84 sq mi3.3%11.9%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
St. Gabriel city29.66 sq mi4.2%100.0%
Edgard CDP11.38 sq mi1.6%100.0%
St. James CDP8.39 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Union CDP8.28 sq mi1.2%86.7%
Wallace CDP6.45 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Laplace CDP6.03 sq mi0.9%28.8%
North Vacherie CDP5.62 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Reserve CDP5.41 sq mi0.8%37.2%
Belle Rose CDP5.36 sq mi0.8%100.0%
South Vacherie CDP5.08 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Gonzales city4.76 sq mi0.7%51.9%
Welcome CDP4.54 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Pleasure Bend CDP4.20 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Donaldsonville city3.78 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Supreme CDP3.39 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Port Allen city2.82 sq mi0.4%99.3%
Garyville CDP2.66 sq mi0.4%18.6%
Bayou Goula CDP2.44 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Thibodaux city2.35 sq mi0.3%34.7%
Gramercy town2.01 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lutcher town1.87 sq mi0.3%55.3%
Paincourtville CDP1.74 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Addis town1.66 sq mi0.2%39.5%
Plaquemine city1.35 sq mi0.2%46.1%
Lemannville CDP1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 31 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 2102,94788.9%13.3%96.7%
LA District 612,83311.1%1.7%3.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
75,527
Active Voters
66,341 (87.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic45,04859.6%
Republican13,61918.0%
Unaffiliated16,45921.8%
Other parties4010.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202452,916 (70.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202235,947 (47.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202053,183 (70.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201835,659 (47.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201646,928 (62.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201435,038 (46.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201244,282 (58.6%)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
118,896 (± 2,605)
Median Age
37.6
Median Household Income
$56,316 (± $3,208)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,29823.0%
18 to 6472,84461.3%
65 and over18,75415.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,4077.1%
White, not Hispanic39,06332.9%
Black, not Hispanic67,38656.7%
Asian, not Hispanic7100.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4360.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic440.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4590.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3912.0%

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
115,942
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
88,769

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic109,84994.7%
Hispanic6,0895.3%
White39,35133.9%
Black67,39758.1%
Asian5040.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4360.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander430.0%
Two or More Races3850.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic85,06795.8%
Hispanic3,7064.2%
White32,81737.0%
Black50,63957.0%
Asian5720.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native8290.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander460.1%
Two or More Races3770.4%

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