Louisiana State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-sd-007
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
464.2 sq mi
Water Area
1,237.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Plaquemines Parish426.13 sq mi91.8%54.6%
Jefferson Parish20.77 sq mi4.5%6.9%
Orleans Parish16.76 sq mi3.6%9.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Orleans city16.76 sq mi3.6%9.9%
Harvey CDP5.04 sq mi1.1%77.7%
Port Sulphur CDP4.92 sq mi1.1%90.8%
Woodmere CDP3.50 sq mi0.8%95.9%
Terrytown CDP2.63 sq mi0.6%71.8%
Gretna city2.16 sq mi0.5%53.4%
Pointe a la Hache CDP1.76 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Empire CDP0.05 sq mi<0.1%1.0%

Showing all 8 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 2120,46196.8%15.5%8.1%
LA District 14,0263.2%0.5%91.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
72,382
Active Voters
60,306 (83.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic43,13459.6%
Republican8,59511.9%
Unaffiliated20,03527.7%
Other parties6180.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202443,781 (60.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202228,033 (38.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202044,274 (61.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201830,322 (41.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201638,116 (52.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201426,149 (36.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201234,856 (48.2%)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.

Browse the voter list for this district (premium access; sign-in required)

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
119,975 (± 3,491)
Median Age
38.7
Median Household Income
$54,140 (± $3,286)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1828,56323.8%
18 to 6472,07060.1%
65 and over19,34216.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19,04815.9%
White, not Hispanic21,99218.3%
Black, not Hispanic69,60758.0%
Asian, not Hispanic5,0554.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1650.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7040.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,4042.8%

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
109,840
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
83,210

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic98,81090.0%
Hispanic11,03010.0%
White22,38320.4%
Black69,40663.2%
Asian4,4744.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1730.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3420.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic76,91592.4%
Hispanic6,2997.6%
White19,11023.0%
Black53,44564.2%
Asian3,6394.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8361.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2880.3%

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