Louisiana State House District 65

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-065
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
065
Land Area
71.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.38 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 65

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
East Baton Rouge Parish71.59 sq mi100.0%15.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Central city60.97 sq mi85.2%97.9%
Baton Rouge city1.53 sq mi2.1%1.8%

Showing all 2 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 534,27177.6%4.4%91.3%
LA District 69,91822.4%1.3%8.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
28,219
Active Voters
25,426 (90.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,92828.1%
Republican12,95745.9%
Unaffiliated7,05025.0%
Other parties2841.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202421,057 (74.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,325 (54.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,437 (72.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,892 (52.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,672 (62.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,800 (45.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,421 (58.2%)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
42,985 (± 1,654)
Median Age
37.7
Median Household Income
$84,227 (± $9,231)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,87325.3%
18 to 6425,48959.3%
65 and over6,62315.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,42010.3%
White, not Hispanic25,96060.4%
Black, not Hispanic9,71222.6%
Asian, not Hispanic7231.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic170.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic190.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2060.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9284.5%

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
41,586
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,994

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,42492.4%
Hispanic3,1617.6%
White26,23963.1%
Black9,78323.5%
Asian7031.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native130.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races3190.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,44895.0%
Hispanic1,5445.0%
White20,61266.5%
Black7,58524.5%
Asian8252.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2170.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.1%
Two or More Races2150.7%

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