Louisiana State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-sd-023
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
102.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.19 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lafayette Parish102.50 sq mi100.0%38.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lafayette city24.92 sq mi24.3%44.4%
Youngsville city12.18 sq mi11.9%97.1%
Scott city9.55 sq mi9.3%81.4%
Broussard city5.68 sq mi5.5%31.3%
Milton CDP4.65 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Ossun CDP3.39 sq mi3.3%100.0%

Showing all 6 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 3125,014100.0%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
87,389
Active Voters
76,452 (87.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic18,66321.4%
Republican42,04648.1%
Unaffiliated25,72129.4%
Other parties9591.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202462,356 (71.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202240,943 (46.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202061,001 (69.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201840,819 (46.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201652,410 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201435,775 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201245,545 (52.1%)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
129,943 (± 2,487)
Median Age
36.4
Median Household Income
$80,491 (± $3,221)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,99224.6%
18 to 6478,66860.5%
65 and over19,28314.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,6798.2%
White, not Hispanic94,66272.8%
Black, not Hispanic16,75212.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3,2292.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic850.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3180.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,2183.2%

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
124,519
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
93,411

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic117,85294.6%
Hispanic6,6665.4%
White95,34076.6%
Black16,94913.6%
Asian2,5072.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native880.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races6030.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic89,41195.7%
Hispanic3,9994.3%
White73,58378.8%
Black12,88513.8%
Asian2,1482.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6170.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3660.4%

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