Louisiana State Senate District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-sd-022
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
022
Land Area
862.4 sq mi
Water Area
478.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State Senate District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Martin Parish489.12 sq mi56.7%66.3%
Iberia Parish340.83 sq mi39.5%59.3%
Lafayette Parish31.31 sq mi3.6%11.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Broussard city12.21 sq mi1.4%67.2%
New Iberia city11.14 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Lafayette city11.12 sq mi1.3%19.8%
Cade CDP6.72 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Breaux Bridge city5.63 sq mi0.7%73.0%
Catahoula CDP3.06 sq mi0.4%100.0%
St. Martinville city3.05 sq mi0.4%96.3%
Henderson town2.99 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Cecilia CDP1.77 sq mi0.2%83.3%
Parks village0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Loreauville village0.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Delcambre town0.28 sq mi<0.1%23.5%

Showing all 12 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 3125,286100.0%16.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
81,364
Active Voters
70,649 (86.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic25,28131.1%
Republican33,68241.4%
Unaffiliated21,88826.9%
Other parties5130.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202455,686 (68.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202236,786 (45.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202055,563 (68.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201836,844 (45.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201648,811 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201433,773 (41.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201244,565 (54.8%)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
125,543 (± 2,481)
Median Age
37.5
Median Household Income
$61,649 (± $2,768)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1830,60824.4%
18 to 6474,92359.7%
65 and over20,01215.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,9675.5%
White, not Hispanic77,06661.4%
Black, not Hispanic33,26526.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,5612.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1210.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic540.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3700.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,1394.1%

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
123,389
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
92,997

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic117,70695.4%
Hispanic5,6864.6%
White78,17263.4%
Black33,25827.0%
Asian2,0111.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1210.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander540.0%
Two or More Races6890.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic89,52496.3%
Hispanic3,4733.7%
White62,76667.5%
Black24,11825.9%
Asian1,6461.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native8660.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races2260.2%

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