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2022 population: 771,697
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 511,753 | 66.32% | |
| Black: | 187,464 | 24.29% | |
| Indian: | 1,803 | 0.23% | |
| Asian: | 11,658 | 1.51% | |
| 2+ races: | 24,300 | 3.15% | |
| Hispanic: | 32,132 | 4.16% | |
| Total non-White: | 259,944 | 33.68% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 344,874 | |
| Median Value | $184,600 | |
| Occupied | 294,796 | 85.5% |
| Vacant | 50,078 | 14.5% |
| Owned | 206,719 | 70.1% |
| Rented | 88,077 | 29.9% |
| Median Rent | $929 | |
| Single-Family Units | 243,359 | 70.6% |
| Detached | 238,539 | 69.2% |
| Attached | 4,820 | 1.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 30,179 | 8.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 53,097 | 15.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 20,260 | 6.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 16,933 | 5.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 13,493 | 4.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 15,656 | 5.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 14,217 | 4.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,354 | 4.5% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,269 | 4.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 10,583 | 3.6% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,391 | 4.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 20,567 | 7.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 25,385 | 8.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 36,051 | 12.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 26,856 | 9.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 18,050 | 6.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 19,860 | 6.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 18,871 | 6.4% |
| Median Household Income | 58,893 | |
| Per Capita Income | 32,774 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 20,721 | 7.0% |
| Public Assistance | 4,289 | 1.5% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 48,122 | 16.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 304,124 | 65.5% |
| Unemployed | 19,028 | 4.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 719 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 323,871 | 69.8% |
| Not in Labor Force | 140,146 | 30.2% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 34.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 130,958 | 106,508 | 55.1% |
| Non-Profit | 5,281 | 11,776 | 31.0% |
| Self-Employed | 25,467 | 13,345 | 65.6% |
| Local Government | 10,066 | 17,571 | 36.4% |
| State Government | 5,555 | 8,094 | 40.7% |
| Federal Government | 2,151 | 2,154 | 50.0% |
| Total Private + Self | 156,425 | 119,853 | 56.6% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 23,053 | 39,595 | 36.8% |
| Total | 179,478 | 159,448 | 53.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 13.5% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 44,914 | 13.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 74,954 | 22.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 72,750 | 21.4% |
| Service Occupations | 61,655 | 18.2% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,408 | 0.4% |
| All others | 85,268 | 25.1% |
| White Collar | 56.7% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 40,725 | 12.0% |
| Educational services and health care | 31,573 | 9.3% |
| Construction | 29,874 | 8.8% |
| Manufacturing | 26,572 | 7.8% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 23,003 | 6.8% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 18,109 | 5.3% |
| Other services | 17,239 | 5.1% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 13,515 | 4.0% |
| Public administration | 13,469 | 4.0% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 11,446 | 3.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,566 | 2.5% |
| Information | 4,214 | 1.2% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 3,342 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 13,845 | 1.79% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,515 | 0.20% |
| Cuban | 925 | 0.12% |
| Dominican | 217 | 0.03% |
| Total Central American | 6,396 | 0.83% |
| Costa Rican | 37 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 784 | 0.10% |
| Honduran | 4,435 | 0.57% |
| Nicaraguan | 354 | 0.05% |
| Panamanian | 162 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 624 | 0.08% |
| Total South American | 1,966 | 0.25% |
| Argentinean | 48 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 68 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 119 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 494 | 0.06% |
| Ecuadorian | 264 | 0.03% |
| Peruvian | 173 | 0.02% |
| Uruguayan | 11 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 728 | 0.09% |
| Other South American | 61 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 7,268 | 0.94% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 3,299 | 0.43% |
| Vietnamese | 2,872 | 0.37% |
| Laotian | 1,551 | 0.20% |
| Chinese | 1,067 | 0.14% |
| Filipino | 485 | 0.06% |
| Cambodian | 267 | 0.03% |
| Korean | 202 | 0.03% |
| Japanese | 113 | 0.01% |
| Thai | 80 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 662,064 | 91.9% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 27,123 | 3.8% |
| Spanish | 18,644 | 2.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,552 | 0.5% |
| Other Asian | 2,641 | 0.4% |
| Vietnamese | 2,577 | 0.4% |
| Arabic | 839 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 803 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog | 703 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| French | 110,779 | 14.4% |
| French Canadian | 49,802 | 6.5% |
| American | 48,604 | 6.3% |
| German | 47,887 | 6.2% |
| Irish | 38,147 | 4.9% |
| English | 37,837 | 4.9% |
| Cajun | 24,506 | 3.2% |
| Italian | 20,061 | 2.6% |
| European | 5,683 | 0.7% |
| Scottish | 5,533 | 0.7% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,216 | 0.5% |
| Polish | 3,477 | 0.5% |
| British | 2,509 | 0.3% |
| Dutch | 2,431 | 0.3% |
| African | 2,277 | 0.3% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 757,495 | 98.2% |
| Not a citizen | 14,202 | 1.8% |
| Native | 747,524 | 96.9% |
| Foreign-born | 24,173 | 3.1% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 23,157 | 4.5% | 47,046 | 9.1% | 187,704 | 36.3% | 138,007 | 26.7% | 82,791 | 16.0% | 38,568 | 7.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 23,157 | 4.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 47,046 | 9.1% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 187,704 | 36.3% |
| Some College | 138,007 | 26.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 82,791 | 16.0% |
| Grad Degree | 38,568 | 7.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.0 | ||
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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 | LA03 | Clay Higgins* (R) | 144,423 | 64.3% | Holden Hoggatt (R) | 24,474 | 10.9% | 55,655 | 24.8% | 224,552 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | LA03 | Clay Higgins* (R) | 230,480 | 67.8% | Braylon Harris (D) | 60,852 | 17.9% | 48,788 | 14.3% | 340,120 |
| 2018-11-06 | LA03 | Clay Higgins* (R) | 136,876 | 55.7% | Mimi Methvin (D) | 43,729 | 17.8% | 65,338 | 26.6% | 245,943 |
| 2016-12-10 | LA03 | Clay Higgins (R) | 77,671 | 56.1% | Scott Angelle (R) | 60,762 | 43.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,433 |
| 2014-11-04 | LA03 | Charles Boustany* (R) | 185,867 | 78.7% | Russell Richard (I) | 28,342 | 12.0% | 22,059 | 9.3% | 236,268 |
| 2012-12-08 | LA03 | Charles Boustany* (R) | 58,820 | 60.9% | Jeff Landry (R) | 37,767 | 39.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 96,587 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | LA07 | Charles Boustany* (R) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 2008-11-04 | LA07 | Charles Boustany* (R) | 177,173 | 61.9% | Don Cravins (D) | 98,280 | 34.3% | 10,846 | 3.8% | 286,299 |
| 2006-11-07 | LA07 | Charles Boustany* (R) | 113,720 | 70.7% | Mike Stagg (D) | 47,133 | 29.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 160,853 |
| 2004-12-04 | LA07 | Charles Boustany (R) | 75,039 | 55.0% | Willie Mount (D) | 61,493 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 136,532 |
| 2002-11-05 | LA07 | Chris John* (D) | 138,659 | 86.8% | Roberto Valletta (I) | 21,051 | 13.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,710 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | LA07 | Chris John* (D) | 152,796 | 83.3% | Michael Harris (I) | 30,687 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 183,483 |
| 1998-11-03 | LA07 | Chris John* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1996-11-05 | LA07 | Chris John (D) | 128,449 | 53.1% | Hunter Lundy (D) | 113,351 | 46.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 241,800 |
| Redistricting effect (1996); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1992. | ||||||||||
| 1994-11-08 | LA07 | Jimmy Hayes* (D) | 72,424 | 53.0% | Clyde Holloway (R) | 54,253 | 39.7% | 9,937 | 7.3% | 136,614 |
| 1992-10-03 | LA07 | Jimmy Hayes* (D) | 84,149 | 73.0% | Fredric Hayes (R) | 23,870 | 20.7% | 7,184 | 6.2% | 115,203 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-10-06 | LA07 | Jimmy Hayes* (D) | 103,308 | 57.7% | David Thibodaux (R) | 68,430 | 38.2% | 7,369 | 4.1% | 179,107 |
| 1988-10-01 | LA07 | Jimmy Hayes* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1986-11-04 | LA07 | Jimmy Hayes (D) | 109,205 | 57.0% | Margaret Lowenthal (D) | 82,293 | 43.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 191,498 |
| 1984-11-06 | LA07 | John Breaux* (D) | 98,674 | 86.2% | Johnny Myers (D) | 15,752 | 13.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 114,426 |
| 1982-11-02 | LA07 | John Breaux* (D) | 62,722 | 79.0% | Johnny Myers (D) | 16,688 | 21.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 79,410 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-09-13 | LA07 | John Breaux* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1978-09-16 | LA07 | John Breaux* (D) | 78,297 | 60.4% | Mike Thompson (R) | 42,247 | 32.6% | 9,126 | 7.0% | 129,670 |
| 1976-11-02 | LA07 | John Breaux* (D) | 117,196 | 83.3% | Charles Huff (R) | 23,414 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 140,610 |
| 1974-11-04 | LA07 | John Breaux* (D) | 59,406 | 89.3% | Jeremy Millett (I) | 7,131 | 10.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 66,537 |
| 1972-11-07 | LA07 | John Breaux* (D) | 71,901 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 71,901 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | LA07 | Eddie Edwards* (D) | 24,517 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24,517 | |||
| 1968-11-05 | LA07 | Eddie Edwards* (D) | 79,709 | 84.9% | Vance Plauche (R) | 14,126 | 15.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 93,835 |
| 1966-11-08 | LA07 | Eddie Edwards* (D) | 34,655 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 34,655 | |||
| 1965-10-02 sp | LA07 | Eddie Edwards (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1964-11-03 | LA07 | Ashton Thompson* (D) | 38,492 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 38,492 | |||
| 1962-11-06 | LA07 | Ashton Thompson* (D) | 33,983 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 33,983 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | LA07 | Ashton Thompson* (D) | 60,007 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 60,007 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | LA07 | Ashton Thompson* (D) | 10,328 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,328 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | LA07 | Ashton Thompson* (D) | 36,432 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 36,432 | |||
| 1954-11-02 | LA07 | Ashton Thompson* (D) | 21,525 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,525 | |||
| 1952-11-04 | LA07 | Ashton Thompson (D) | 40,811 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40,811 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | LA07 | Henry Larcade* (D) | 22,931 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22,931 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | LA07 | Henry Larcade* (D) | 36,053 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 36,053 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | LA07 | Henry Larcade* (D) | 5,907 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,907 | |||
| 1944-11-07 | LA07 | Henry Larcade* (D) | 26,931 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 26,931 | |||
| 1942-11-03 | LA07 | Henry Larcade (D) | 6,201 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6,201 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | LA07 | Vance Plauche (D) | 28,518 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 28,518 | |||
| 1938-11-08 | LA07 | Rene DeRouen* (D) | 5,313 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,313 | |||
| 1936-11-03 | LA07 | Rene DeRouen* (D) | 27,563 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 27,563 | |||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 239,366 | 68.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 106,759 | 30.3% | 6,091 | 1.7% | 352,216 | 9 | 21 | 16.40% | |
| 2020 | 60% | Donald Trump* (R) | 242,738 | 68.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 107,447 | 30.2% | 6,130 | 1.7% | 356,315 | 10 | 21 | 16.59% |
| 2016 | 59% | Donald Trump (R) | 231,017 | 67.3% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 100,241 | 29.2% | 11,767 | 3.4% | 343,025 | 9 | 21 | 16.91% |
| 2012 | 59% | Mitt Romney (R) | 220,490 | 66.1% | Barack Obama* (D) | 107,613 | 32.3% | 5,472 | 1.6% | 333,575 | 8 | 19 | 16.73% |
| 2008 | 61% | John McCain (R) | 188,576 | 63.1% | Barack Obama (D) | 105,118 | 35.2% | 4,953 | 1.7% | 298,647 | 5 | 18 | 15.23% |
| 2004 | 60% | George W. Bush* (R) | 168,645 | 59.7% | John Kerry (D) | 110,623 | 39.2% | 3,103 | 1.1% | 282,371 | 3 | 9 | 14.53% |
| 2000 | 57% | George W. Bush (R) | 146,125 | 55.0% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 111,656 | 42.1% | 7,666 | 2.9% | 265,447 | 2 | 7 | 15.03% |
| 1996 | 43% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 106,034 | 54.1% | Robert Dole (R) | 70,149 | 35.8% | 19,644 | 10.0% | 195,827 | -4 | -5 | 10.98% |
| 1992 | 62% | Bill Clinton (D) | 123,336 | 47.2% | George Bush* (R) | 99,985 | 38.2% | 38,244 | 14.6% | 261,565 | -3 | 1 | 14.61% |
| 1988 | 50% | George Bush (R) | 106,573 | 50.2% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 105,908 | 49.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 212,481 | -4 | -3 | 13.05% |
| 1984 | 59% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 133,221 | 59.3% | Walter Mondale (D) | 91,268 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 224,489 | -1 | 1 | 13.15% |
| 1980 | 63% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 103,149 | 50.2% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 98,122 | 47.8% | 4,200 | 2.0% | 205,471 | -1 | 0 | 13.27% |
| 1976 | 53% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 101,186 | 60.7% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 65,387 | 39.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 166,573 | -7 | -9 | 13.03% |
| 1972 | 46% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 85,502 | 67.6% | George McGovern (D) | 41,032 | 32.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 126,534 | 2 | 7 | 12.03% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 68,243 | 51.6% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 39,378 | 29.8% | 24,682 | 18.7% | 132,303 | -5 | -25 | 12.06% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 56.6% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 43.4% | 0.0% | -13 | 5 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 52% | John Kennedy (D) | 72,633 | 68.5% | Richard Nixon (R) | 23,728 | 22.4% | 9,608 | 9.1% | 105,969 | -6 | -27 | 13.12% |
| 1956 | 38% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 35,172 | 49.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 33,848 | 47.7% | 1,905 | 2.7% | 70,925 | -4 | -8 | 11.49% |
| 1952 | 39% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 39,175 | 57.1% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 29,398 | 42.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 68,573 | -4 | -12 | 10.52% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 762,255 | 66.0% | 24.5% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 785,101 | 67.2% | 25.0% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 4.2% | |
| 2012 | 760,696 | 68.2% | 24.9% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 676,785 | 69.2% | 25.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| 2002 | 638,430 | 72.0% | 24.8% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.4% |
| 2000 | 663,992 | 71.7% | 25.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| 1992 | 602,921 | 78.4% | 19.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.3% | |
| 1990 | 545,602 | 77.7% | 21.2% | 1.1% | |||
| 1982 | 525,361 | 77.7% | 20.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.7% | |
| 1980 | 543,235 | 20.0% | 2.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 455,014 | 21.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 412,528 | 35.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 384,330 | ||||||
| 1950 | 315,933 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 495,769 | 190,241 | 38.4% | 165,238 | 33.3% | 140,290 | 28.3% | Rep +25,003 | Rep +5.0% | 88% |
| 2022 | 501,802 | 188,580 | 37.6% | 172,840 | 34.4% | 140,382 | 28.0% | Rep +15,740 | Rep +3.1% | 89% |