Louisiana State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-sd-026
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
1,755.4 sq mi
Water Area
361.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Vermilion Parish1173.61 sq mi66.9%100.0%
Acadia Parish528.17 sq mi30.1%80.6%
Lafayette Parish55.17 sq mi3.1%20.5%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Branch CDP7.36 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Abbeville city6.05 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Crowley city5.85 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Egan CDP4.85 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Rayne city3.79 sq mi0.2%99.2%
Duson town3.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Church Point town2.89 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Maurice village2.78 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kaplan city2.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Estherwood village1.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Erath town1.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Perry CDP1.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Iota town1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gueydan town0.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Delcambre town0.89 sq mi0.1%76.3%
Eunice city0.63 sq mi<0.1%12.2%
Midland CDP0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Scott city0.02 sq mi<0.1%0.1%
Basile town0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.4%

Showing all 19 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 3124,178100.0%16.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
81,720
Active Voters
71,277 (87.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic23,68629.0%
Republican36,16744.3%
Unaffiliated21,35026.1%
Other parties5170.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202456,408 (69.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202238,834 (47.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202055,591 (68.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201837,416 (45.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201648,865 (59.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201435,707 (43.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201243,686 (53.5%)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
124,063 (± 1,509)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$50,051 (± $2,142)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,04825.0%
18 to 6473,06458.9%
65 and over19,95116.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,3444.3%
White, not Hispanic92,07574.2%
Black, not Hispanic19,18915.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2421.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1160.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2710.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic5710.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,2554.2%

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
122,339
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
91,670

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic118,20696.6%
Hispanic4,1263.4%
White93,45676.4%
Black19,83116.2%
Asian9540.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1170.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2750.2%
Two or More Races1970.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic89,06697.2%
Hispanic2,6032.8%
White72,12278.7%
Black15,29416.7%
Asian8090.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7880.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander890.1%
Two or More Races1850.2%

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