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2022 population: 769,243
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 207,374 | 26.96% | |
| Black: | 458,076 | 59.55% | |
| Indian: | 1,415 | 0.18% | |
| Asian: | 19,241 | 2.50% | |
| 2+ races: | 21,528 | 2.80% | |
| Hispanic: | 57,278 | 7.45% | |
| Total non-White: | 561,869 | 73.04% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 357,071 | |
| Median Value | $196,900 | |
| Occupied | 297,804 | 83.4% |
| Vacant | 59,267 | 16.6% |
| Owned | 164,979 | 55.4% |
| Rented | 132,825 | 44.6% |
| Median Rent | $1,078 | |
| Single-Family Units | 228,293 | 63.9% |
| Detached | 205,298 | 57.5% |
| Attached | 22,995 | 6.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 61,190 | 17.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 12,500 | 3.5% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 29,505 | 9.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 23,432 | 7.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 15,986 | 5.4% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 17,598 | 5.9% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 16,438 | 5.5% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 14,249 | 4.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,817 | 4.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,509 | 3.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,171 | 3.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 19,419 | 6.5% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 27,311 | 9.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 29,901 | 10.0% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 21,772 | 7.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 14,532 | 4.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 17,067 | 5.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 16,097 | 5.4% |
| Median Household Income | 48,648 | |
| Per Capita Income | 30,011 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 27,189 | 9.1% |
| Public Assistance | 6,792 | 2.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 64,632 | 21.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 288,309 | 62.4% |
| Unemployed | 30,515 | 6.6% |
| In Armed Forces | 1,615 | 0.3% |
| Total Labor Force | 320,439 | 69.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 141,926 | 30.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 37.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 114,823 | 106,377 | 51.9% |
| Non-Profit | 9,896 | 20,960 | 32.1% |
| Self-Employed | 19,019 | 11,723 | 61.9% |
| Local Government | 9,274 | 15,218 | 37.9% |
| State Government | 5,847 | 10,676 | 35.4% |
| Federal Government | 4,916 | 5,701 | 46.3% |
| Total Private + Self | 133,842 | 118,100 | 53.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 29,933 | 52,555 | 36.3% |
| Total | 163,775 | 170,655 | 49.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 15.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 44,130 | 13.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 65,215 | 19.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 77,962 | 23.3% |
| Service Occupations | 75,381 | 22.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,041 | 0.3% |
| All others | 72,437 | 21.6% |
| White Collar | 55.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 36,240 | 10.8% |
| Retail trade | 34,900 | 10.4% |
| Educational services and health care | 34,192 | 10.2% |
| Construction | 24,370 | 7.3% |
| Manufacturing | 20,907 | 6.2% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 20,014 | 6.0% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 19,167 | 5.7% |
| Public administration | 18,459 | 5.5% |
| Other services | 17,244 | 5.1% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 9,049 | 2.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,463 | 1.9% |
| Information | 4,780 | 1.4% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,429 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 11,694 | 1.52% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,704 | 0.35% |
| Cuban | 3,398 | 0.44% |
| Dominican | 4,446 | 0.58% |
| Total Central American | 25,865 | 3.36% |
| Costa Rican | 148 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 2,864 | 0.37% |
| Honduran | 18,975 | 2.47% |
| Nicaraguan | 1,553 | 0.20% |
| Panamanian | 170 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 1,491 | 0.19% |
| Other Central American | 664 | 0.09% |
| Total South American | 2,617 | 0.34% |
| Argentinean | 215 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 67 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 100 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 803 | 0.10% |
| Ecuadorian | 517 | 0.07% |
| Paraguayan | 6 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 433 | 0.06% |
| Uruguayan | 11 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 410 | 0.05% |
| Other South American | 55 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 6,554 | 0.85% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Vietnamese | 12,372 | 1.61% |
| Chinese | 2,044 | 0.27% |
| Indian | 1,400 | 0.18% |
| Filipino | 1,391 | 0.18% |
| Korean | 310 | 0.04% |
| Japanese | 237 | 0.03% |
| Laotian | 105 | 0.01% |
| Thai | 104 | 0.01% |
| Indonesian | 102 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 650,400 | 90.2% |
| Spanish | 41,437 | 5.7% |
| Vietnamese | 10,028 | 1.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 7,237 | 1.0% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,083 | 0.4% |
| Arabic | 2,272 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 1,722 | 0.2% |
| Other | 1,676 | 0.2% |
| Tagalog | 996 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| French | 43,271 | 5.6% |
| German | 35,165 | 4.6% |
| Irish | 28,827 | 3.7% |
| American | 27,722 | 3.6% |
| Italian | 24,933 | 3.2% |
| English | 24,427 | 3.2% |
| African | 23,065 | 3.0% |
| French Canadian | 5,550 | 0.7% |
| European | 5,335 | 0.7% |
| Scottish | 4,304 | 0.6% |
| Polish | 3,506 | 0.5% |
| British | 2,779 | 0.4% |
| Cajun | 2,711 | 0.4% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,676 | 0.3% |
| Haitian | 2,153 | 0.3% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 740,282 | 96.2% |
| Not a citizen | 28,961 | 3.8% |
| Native | 718,810 | 93.4% |
| Foreign-born | 50,433 | 6.6% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 25,928 | 4.9% | 53,401 | 10.1% | 156,610 | 29.6% | 151,449 | 28.7% | 85,009 | 16.1% | 56,212 | 10.6% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 25,928 | 4.9% |
| 9-12 Years | 53,401 | 10.1% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 156,610 | 29.6% |
| Some College | 151,449 | 28.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 85,009 | 16.1% |
| Grad Degree | 56,212 | 10.6% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | LA02 | Troy Carter* (D) | 158,120 | 77.1% | Dan Lux (R) | 46,927 | 22.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 205,047 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2021-04-24 sp | LA02 | Troy Carter (D) | 48,513 | 55.2% | Karen Carter Peterson (D) | 39,297 | 44.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 87,810 |
| 2020-11-03 | LA02 | Cedric Richmond* (D) | 201,636 | 63.6% | David Schilling (R) | 47,575 | 15.0% | 67,771 | 21.4% | 316,982 |
| 2018-11-06 | LA02 | Cedric Richmond* (D) | 190,182 | 80.6% | Jesse Schmidt (I) | 20,465 | 8.7% | 25,335 | 10.7% | 235,982 |
| 2016-11-08 | LA02 | Cedric Richmond* (D) | 198,289 | 69.8% | Kip Holden (D) | 57,125 | 20.1% | 28,855 | 10.2% | 284,269 |
| 2014-11-04 | LA02 | Cedric Richmond* (D) | 152,201 | 68.7% | Gary Landrieu (D) | 37,805 | 17.1% | 31,564 | 14.2% | 221,570 |
| 2012-11-06 | LA02 | Cedric Richmond* (D) | 158,501 | 55.2% | Gary Landrieu (D) | 71,916 | 25.0% | 56,937 | 19.8% | 287,354 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | LA02 | Cedric Richmond (D) | 83,705 | 64.6% | Joseph Cao* (R) | 43,378 | 33.5% | 2,521 | 1.9% | 129,604 |
| 2008-11-04 | LA02 | Joseph Cao (R) | 33,132 | 49.5% | Bill Jefferson* (D) | 31,318 | 46.8% | 2,432 | 3.6% | 66,882 |
| 2006-12-09 | LA02 | Bill Jefferson* (D) | 35,153 | 56.5% | Karen Carter (D) | 27,011 | 43.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 62,164 |
| 2004-11-02 | LA02 | Bill Jefferson* (D) | 173,510 | 79.0% | Art Schwertz (R) | 46,097 | 21.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 219,607 |
| 2002-11-05 | LA02 | Bill Jefferson* (D) | 90,310 | 63.5% | Irma Dixon (D) | 28,480 | 20.0% | 23,366 | 16.4% | 142,156 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | LA02 | Bill Jefferson* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1998-11-03 | LA02 | Bill Jefferson* (D) | 102,247 | 86.0% | David Reed (D) | 10,803 | 9.1% | 5,899 | 5.0% | 118,949 |
| 1996-09-21 | LA02 | Bill Jefferson* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1996); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1992. | ||||||||||
| 1994-11-08 | LA02 | Bill Jefferson* (D) | 60,906 | 74.7% | Robert Namer (R) | 15,113 | 18.5% | 5,549 | 6.8% | 81,568 |
| 1992-10-03 | LA02 | Bill Jefferson* (D) | 67,030 | 73.5% | Wilma Irvin (D) | 14,121 | 15.5% | 10,090 | 11.1% | 91,241 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | LA02 | Bill Jefferson (D) | 55,621 | 52.5% | Marc Morial (D) | 50,232 | 47.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 105,853 |
| 1988-10-01 | LA02 | Lindy Boggs* (D) | 63,762 | 89.5% | Roger Johnson (R) | 7,505 | 10.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 71,267 |
| 1986-09-27 | LA02 | Lindy Boggs* (D) | 105,661 | 90.7% | Roger Johnson (R) | 8,474 | 7.3% | 2,387 | 2.0% | 116,522 |
| 1984-11-06 | LA02 | Lindy Boggs* (D) | 76,272 | 60.1% | Israel Augustine (D) | 48,976 | 38.6% | 1,603 | 1.3% | 126,851 |
| 1982-11-02 | LA02 | Lindy Boggs* (D) | 44,968 | 77.0% | Roger Johnson (D) | 13,404 | 23.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 58,372 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-09-13 | LA02 | Lindy Boggs* (D) | 45,091 | 60.8% | Rob Couhig (R) | 25,521 | 34.4% | 3,571 | 4.8% | 74,183 |
| 1978-09-16 | LA02 | Lindy Boggs* (D) | 57,056 | 87.2% | Christine Gauvreau (I) | 4,348 | 6.6% | 4,063 | 6.2% | 65,467 |
| 1976-11-02 | LA02 | Lindy Boggs* (D) | 85,923 | 92.6% | Jules Hillery (I) | 6,904 | 7.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 92,827 |
| 1974-11-04 | LA02 | Lindy Boggs* (D) | 53,802 | 81.8% | Diane Morphos (R) | 9,632 | 14.6% | 2,322 | 3.5% | 65,756 |
| 1973-03-20 sp | LA02 | Lindy Boggs (D) | 43,255 | 80.7% | Robert E. Lee (R) | 10,315 | 19.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 53,570 |
| 1972-11-07 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 68,093 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 68,093 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 51,812 | 69.3% | Robert E. Lee (R) | 19,703 | 26.3% | 3,279 | 4.4% | 74,794 |
| 1968-11-05 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 81,537 | 51.2% | David Treen (R) | 77,633 | 48.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,170 |
| 1966-11-08 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 90,149 | 68.6% | Leonard Limes (R) | 41,209 | 31.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 131,358 |
| 1964-11-03 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 77,009 | 55.0% | David Treen (R) | 62,881 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 139,890 |
| 1962-11-06 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 57,395 | 67.2% | David Treen (R) | 27,971 | 32.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 85,366 |
| 1960-11-08 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 81,034 | 78.0% | Elliott Buckley (R) | 22,818 | 22.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 103,852 |
| 1958-11-04 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 46,614 | 91.8% | John Conway (R) | 4,160 | 8.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 50,774 |
| 1956-11-06 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 69,715 | 64.5% | George Blue (R) | 38,344 | 35.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,059 |
| 1954-11-02 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 37,583 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 37,583 | |||
| 1952-11-04 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 68,112 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 68,112 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 39,232 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 39,232 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | LA02 | Hale Boggs* (D) | 61,316 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 61,316 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | LA02 | Hale Boggs (D) | 29,457 | 90.7% | Harold Herbst (R) | 3,037 | 9.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,494 |
| 1944-11-07 | LA02 | Paul Maloney* (D) | 56,636 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 56,636 | |||
| 1942-11-03 | LA02 | Paul Maloney (D) | 19,007 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19,007 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | LA02 | Hale Boggs (D) | 56,026 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 56,026 | |||
| 1938-11-08 | LA02 | Paul Maloney* (D) | 47,746 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 47,746 | |||
| 1936-11-03 | LA02 | Paul Maloney* (D) | 65,345 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 65,345 | |||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 260,653 | 75.4% | Donald Trump* (R) | 79,318 | 22.9% | 5,751 | 1.7% | 345,722 | -36 | -24 | 16.09% | |
| 2020 | 56% | Joe Biden (D) | 259,909 | 75.5% | Donald Trump* (R) | 78,732 | 22.9% | 5,744 | 1.7% | 344,385 | -36 | -24 | 16.03% |
| 2016 | 55% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 247,490 | 74.6% | Donald Trump (R) | 73,779 | 22.2% | 10,433 | 3.1% | 331,702 | -36 | -24 | 16.35% |
| 2012 | 56% | Barack Obama* (D) | 248,947 | 75.8% | Mitt Romney (R) | 74,987 | 22.8% | 4,431 | 1.3% | 328,365 | -35 | -24 | 16.47% |
| 2008 | 57% | Barack Obama (D) | 150,191 | 75.6% | John McCain (R) | 46,666 | 23.5% | 1,873 | 0.9% | 198,730 | -35 | -22 | 10.14% |
| 2004 | 58% | John Kerry (D) | 183,928 | 75.2% | George W. Bush* (R) | 58,855 | 24.1% | 1,858 | 0.8% | 244,641 | -33 | -27 | 12.59% |
| 2000 | 50% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 161,382 | 77.4% | George W. Bush (R) | 43,347 | 20.8% | 3,851 | 1.8% | 208,580 | -32 | -27 | 11.81% |
| 1996 | 51% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 169,930 | 78.6% | Robert Dole (R) | 40,739 | 18.9% | 5,400 | 2.5% | 216,069 | -21 | -22 | 12.11% |
| 1992 | 52% | Bill Clinton (D) | 153,134 | 68.9% | George Bush* (R) | 55,362 | 24.9% | 13,895 | 6.2% | 222,391 | -16 | -13 | 12.42% |
| 1988 | 46% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 112,977 | 68.6% | George Bush (R) | 51,739 | 31.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 164,716 | -23 | -22 | 10.12% |
| 1984 | 52% | Walter Mondale (D) | 116,480 | 62.3% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 70,452 | 37.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 186,932 | -23 | -21 | 10.95% |
| 1980 | 47% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 75,187 | 52.8% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 63,625 | 44.7% | 3,527 | 2.5% | 142,339 | -6 | -6 | 9.19% |
| 1976 | 41% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 67,964 | 55.7% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 54,014 | 44.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,978 | -2 | -4 | 9.54% |
| 1972 | 37% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 65,036 | 59.8% | George McGovern (D) | 43,702 | 40.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,738 | -6 | -1 | 10.34% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 46,656 | 38.2% | George Wallace (AIP) | 44,479 | 36.4% | 31,152 | 25.5% | 122,287 | 2 | -18 | 11.14% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 51.7% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 48.3% | 0.0% | -9 | 10 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 27% | John Kennedy (D) | 44,971 | 56.7% | Richard Nixon (R) | 19,700 | 24.9% | 14,603 | 18.4% | 79,274 | -4 | -25 | 9.81% |
| 1956 | 45% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 68,011 | 57.1% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 46,877 | 39.3% | 4,314 | 3.6% | 119,202 | 4 | 0 | 19.30% |
| 1952 | 50% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 62,341 | 51.5% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 58,697 | 48.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,038 | 1 | -7 | 18.57% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 762,623 | 26.9% | 59.0% | 0.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 7.2% |
| 2020 | 788,021 | 27.4% | 61.5% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 6.6% | |
| 2012 | 767,984 | 26.4% | 62.9% | 0.3% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| 2010 | 493,352 | 29.4% | 58.2% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 7.3% |
| 2002 | 638,562 | 28.3% | 63.7% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 1.0% | 3.8% |
| 2000 | 590,824 | 25.4% | 66.9% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.6% |
| 1992 | 602,689 | 32.9% | 61.0% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 3.7% | |
| 1990 | 467,234 | 29.0% | 65.7% | 2.0% | 3.3% | ||
| 1982 | 526,888 | 50.9% | 44.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 3.5% | |
| 1980 | 462,641 | 41.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% | |||
| 1972 | 454,772 | 40.0% | 4.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 428,750 | 37.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 499,561 | ||||||
| 1950 | 392,891 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 507,181 | 60,523 | 11.9% | 314,540 | 62.0% | 132,118 | 26.0% | Dem +254,017 | Dem +50.1% | 89% |
| 2022 | 516,329 | 61,325 | 11.9% | 322,500 | 62.5% | 132,504 | 25.7% | Dem +261,175 | Dem +50.6% | 90% |