Louisiana State Senate District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-sd-027
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
027
Land Area
290.6 sq mi
Water Area
15.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State Senate District 27

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Calcasieu Parish290.53 sq mi100.0%27.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lake Charles city24.40 sq mi8.4%51.4%
Moss Bluff CDP15.23 sq mi5.2%100.0%
Carlyss CDP11.06 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Sulphur city11.06 sq mi3.8%98.4%
Westlake city3.69 sq mi1.3%96.4%
Gillis CDP1.67 sq mi0.6%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 366,09556.4%8.5%27.6%
LA District 451,13643.6%6.6%72.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
67,793
Active Voters
57,440 (84.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic22,14832.7%
Republican25,57137.7%
Unaffiliated19,41628.6%
Other parties6581.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202443,750 (64.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202228,204 (41.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202041,122 (60.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201828,431 (41.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201637,504 (55.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201426,365 (38.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201233,673 (49.7%)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
111,648 (± 2,930)
Median Age
38.7
Median Household Income
$66,460 (± $3,178)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,43024.6%
18 to 6465,02058.2%
65 and over19,19817.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,9184.4%
White, not Hispanic71,13863.7%
Black, not Hispanic28,99626.0%
Asian, not Hispanic9270.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1160.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1941.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3593.9%

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
109,558
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
82,320

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic106,01596.8%
Hispanic3,5443.2%
White72,69366.4%
Black29,56527.0%
Asian6970.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1130.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.0%
Two or More Races840.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic79,86397.0%
Hispanic2,4633.0%
White55,75767.7%
Black22,62127.5%
Asian7520.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6820.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races470.1%

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