Louisiana State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-sd-009
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
19.4 sq mi
Water Area
1.34 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson Parish16.52 sq mi85.3%5.5%
Orleans Parish2.94 sq mi15.2%1.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Metairie CDP14.25 sq mi73.6%61.5%
New Orleans city2.94 sq mi15.2%1.7%
Jefferson CDP2.24 sq mi11.6%82.8%
Elmwood CDP0.03 sq mi0.1%0.8%

Showing all 4 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 1120,13296.5%15.5%97.4%
LA District 24,4053.5%0.6%2.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,375
Active Voters
65,668 (84.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic23,19130.0%
Republican29,70938.4%
Unaffiliated23,58430.5%
Other parties8911.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202453,000 (68.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202237,505 (48.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202053,373 (69.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201837,150 (48.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201644,838 (57.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201430,986 (40.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201238,790 (50.1%)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
120,415 (± 2,963)
Median Age
39.3
Median Household Income
$73,827 (± $4,123)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,76718.9%
18 to 6472,93960.6%
65 and over24,70920.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,76613.9%
White, not Hispanic80,24266.6%
Black, not Hispanic13,86811.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3,8653.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic500.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6000.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,0244.2%

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
111,466
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
89,872

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic100,44590.1%
Hispanic11,0209.9%
White80,30572.0%
Black13,59812.2%
Asian2,7132.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native490.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races6990.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic82,30791.6%
Hispanic7,5618.4%
White66,83574.4%
Black11,60812.9%
Asian2,7253.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6480.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races5770.6%

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