2022 population: 774,854
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 439,389 | 56.71% | |
Black: | 264,359 | 34.12% | |
Indian: | 3,934 | 0.51% | |
Asian: | 8,333 | 1.08% | |
2+ races: | 23,595 | 3.05% | |
Hispanic: | 32,658 | 4.21% | |
Total non-White: | 335,465 | 43.29% |
Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 361,377 | |
Median Value | $154,800 | |
Occupied | 296,499 | 82.0% |
Vacant | 64,878 | 18.0% |
Owned | 194,728 | 65.7% |
Rented | 101,771 | 34.3% |
Median Rent | $881 | |
Single-Family Units | 241,847 | 66.9% |
Detached | 234,836 | 65.0% |
Attached | 7,011 | 1.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 30,574 | 8.5% |
Mobile Homes | 65,305 | 18.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 23,535 | 7.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 23,101 | 7.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 18,170 | 6.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 18,707 | 6.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 15,365 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 14,341 | 4.8% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 13,451 | 4.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 12,341 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 11,605 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 21,940 | 7.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 25,292 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 31,368 | 10.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 22,456 | 7.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 15,435 | 5.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 15,864 | 5.4% |
$200,000 or more | 13,528 | 4.6% |
Median Household Income | 48,817 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,866 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 29,404 | 9.9% |
Public Assistance | 8,512 | 2.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 56,533 | 19.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 266,459 | 58.2% |
Unemployed | 22,016 | 4.8% |
In Armed Forces | 10,042 | 2.2% |
Total Labor Force | 298,517 | 65.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 159,208 | 34.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 39.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 108,426 | 89,613 | 54.7% |
Non-Profit | 7,180 | 14,138 | 33.7% |
Self-Employed | 17,510 | 10,198 | 63.2% |
Local Government | 9,355 | 14,463 | 39.3% |
State Government | 6,486 | 10,204 | 38.9% |
Federal Government | 5,293 | 4,914 | 51.9% |
Total Private + Self | 125,936 | 99,811 | 55.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,314 | 43,719 | 39.3% |
Total | 154,250 | 143,530 | 51.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 35,382 | 11.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 61,928 | 20.8% |
Professional, Technical | 64,291 | 21.5% |
Service Occupations | 57,847 | 19.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,844 | 0.6% |
All others | 78,947 | 26.5% |
White Collar | 54.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Retail trade | 36,681 | 12.3% |
Educational services and health care | 27,291 | 9.1% |
Manufacturing | 23,423 | 7.8% |
Construction | 22,148 | 7.4% |
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 19,655 | 6.6% |
Other services | 17,973 | 6.0% |
Public administration | 17,360 | 5.8% |
Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 13,804 | 4.6% |
Professional, scientific, management | 13,282 | 4.5% |
Finance, insurance and real estate | 9,387 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 6,279 | 2.1% |
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 4,556 | 1.5% |
Information | 3,115 | 1.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 18,528 | 2.39% |
Puerto Rican | 2,554 | 0.33% |
Cuban | 510 | 0.07% |
Dominican | 641 | 0.08% |
Total Central American | 4,567 | 0.59% |
Costa Rican | 177 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 564 | 0.07% |
Honduran | 2,699 | 0.35% |
Nicaraguan | 336 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 478 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 313 | 0.04% |
Total South American | 776 | 0.10% |
Argentinean | 64 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 9 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 44 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 332 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 43 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 114 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 44 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 107 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 19 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 5,082 | 0.66% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 1,862 | 0.24% |
Vietnamese | 1,272 | 0.16% |
Indian | 936 | 0.12% |
Korean | 869 | 0.11% |
Chinese | 839 | 0.11% |
Bangladeshi | 455 | 0.06% |
Japanese | 415 | 0.05% |
Thai | 208 | 0.03% |
Cambodian | 155 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 686,716 | 94.7% |
Spanish | 17,492 | 2.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 11,334 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European | 2,387 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 1,162 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 1,126 | 0.2% |
Other | 986 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 804 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 692 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 75,162 | 9.7% |
English | 55,690 | 7.2% |
Irish | 44,028 | 5.7% |
French | 38,148 | 4.9% |
German | 37,800 | 4.9% |
French Canadian | 16,991 | 2.2% |
Italian | 11,686 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 9,454 | 1.2% |
European | 6,653 | 0.9% |
African | 5,371 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,278 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 3,960 | 0.5% |
Cajun | 3,644 | 0.5% |
Polish | 2,521 | 0.3% |
British | 2,347 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 764,039 | 98.6% |
Not a citizen | 10,815 | 1.4% |
Native | 756,382 | 97.6% |
Foreign-born | 18,472 | 2.4% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
22,422 | 4.3% | 51,840 | 10.0% | 190,291 | 36.7% | 148,464 | 28.7% | 66,968 | 12.9% | 37,903 | 7.3% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 22,422 | 4.3% |
9-12 Years | 51,840 | 10.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 190,291 | 36.7% |
Some College | 148,464 | 28.7% |
Bach. Degree | 66,968 | 12.9% |
Grad Degree | 37,903 | 7.3% |
Average years of education: 12.8 |
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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 | |||||
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2022-11-08 | LA04 | Mike Johnson* (R) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
2020-11-03 | LA04 | Mike Johnson* (R) | 185,265 | 60.4% | Kenny Houston (D) | 78,157 | 25.5% | 43,156 | 14.1% | 306,578 |
2018-11-06 | LA04 | Mike Johnson* (R) | 139,326 | 64.2% | Ryan Trundle (D) | 72,934 | 33.6% | 4,612 | 2.1% | 216,872 |
2016-12-10 | LA04 | Mike Johnson (R) | 87,370 | 65.2% | Marshall Jones (D) | 46,579 | 34.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 133,949 |
2014-11-04 | LA04 | John Fleming* (R) | 152,683 | 73.4% | Randall Lord (Libertarian) | 55,236 | 26.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 207,919 |
2012-11-06 | LA04 | John Fleming* (R) | 187,894 | 75.3% | Randall Lord (Libertarian) | 61,637 | 24.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 249,531 |
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
2010-11-02 | LA04 | John Fleming* (R) | 105,223 | 62.3% | David Melville (D) | 54,609 | 32.4% | 8,962 | 5.3% | 168,794 |
2008-11-04 | LA04 | John Fleming (R) | 44,501 | 48.1% | Paul Carmouche (D) | 44,151 | 47.7% | 3,920 | 4.2% | 92,572 |
2006-11-07 | LA04 | Jim McCrery* (R) | 77,078 | 57.4% | Artis Cash (D) | 22,757 | 16.9% | 34,437 | 25.6% | 134,272 |
2004-11-02 | LA04 | Jim McCrery* (R) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
2002-11-05 | LA04 | Jim McCrery* (R) | 114,649 | 71.6% | John Milkovich (D) | 42,340 | 26.4% | 3,104 | 1.9% | 160,093 |
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
2000-11-07 | LA04 | Jim McCrery* (R) | 122,678 | 70.5% | Phillip Green (D) | 43,600 | 25.1% | 7,689 | 4.4% | 173,967 |
1998-11-03 | LA04 | Jim McCrery* (R) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
1996-09-21 | LA04 | Jim McCrery* (R) | 94,822 | 71.4% | Paul Chachere (D) | 38,015 | 28.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 132,837 |
1990-10-06 | LA04 | Jim McCrery* (R) | 89,859 | 54.7% | Foster Campbell (D) | 74,388 | 45.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 164,247 |
1988-10-01 | LA04 | Jim McCrery* (R) | 72,228 | 68.6% | Adeline Roemer (D) | 28,027 | 26.6% | 5,103 | 4.8% | 105,358 |
1988-04-16 sp | LA04 | Jim McCrery (R) | 63,590 | 50.5% | Foster Campbell (D) | 62,214 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 125,804 |
1986-09-27 | LA04 | Buddy Roemer* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
1984-11-06 | LA04 | Buddy Roemer* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
1982-11-02 | LA04 | Buddy Roemer* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
1980-11-04 | LA04 | Buddy Roemer* (D) | 103,625 | 63.8% | Buddy Leach (D) | 58,705 | 36.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,330 |
1978-11-07 | LA04 | Buddy Leach (D) | 65,583 | 50.1% | Jimmy Wilson (R) | 65,317 | 49.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 130,900 |
1976-11-02 | LA04 | Joe Waggonner* (D) | 76,406 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 76,406 | |||
1974-11-04 | LA04 | Joe Waggonner* (D) | 47,371 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 47,371 | |||
1972-11-07 | LA04 | Joe Waggonner* (D) | 74,397 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 74,397 | |||
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
1970-11-03 | LA04 | Joe Waggonner* (D) | 44,848 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 44,848 | |||
1968-11-05 | LA04 | Joe Waggonner* (D) | 63,788 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 63,788 | |||
1966-11-08 | LA04 | Joe Waggonner* (D) | 48,345 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 48,345 | |||
1964-11-03 | LA04 | Joe Waggonner* (D) | 44,599 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 44,599 | |||
1962-11-06 | LA04 | Joe Waggonner* (D) | 29,754 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 29,754 | |||
1961-12-19 sp | LA04 | Joe Waggonner (D) | 33,892 | 54.5% | Charlton Lyons (R) | 28,250 | 45.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 62,142 |
1960-11-08 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 48,286 | 74.2% | Fred McClanahan (R) | 16,827 | 25.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 65,113 |
1958-11-04 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 23,844 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 23,844 | |||
1956-11-06 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 40,583 | 68.1% | Calhoun Allen (R) | 19,041 | 31.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 59,624 |
1954-11-02 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 24,587 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24,587 | |||
1952-11-04 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 40,724 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40,724 | |||
1950-11-07 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 25,529 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 25,529 | |||
1948-11-02 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 32,045 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,045 | |||
1946-11-05 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 8,499 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8,499 | |||
1944-11-07 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 27,886 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 27,886 | |||
1942-11-03 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 7,184 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,184 | |||
1940-11-05 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 33,704 | 100.0% | Ben Neal (I) | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 33,713 |
1938-11-08 | LA04 | Overton Brooks* (D) | 10,661 | 99.6% | Ben Neal (I) | 44 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,705 |
1936-11-03 | LA04 | Overton Brooks (D) | 26,152 | 99.9% | 28 | 0.1% | 26,180 |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 215,850 | 61.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 130,910 | 37.2% | 5,345 | 1.5% | 352,105 | 3 | 15 | 16.39% | |
2020 | 58% | Donald Trump* (R) | 201,820 | 61.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 121,498 | 37.0% | 4,981 | 1.5% | 328,299 | 3 | 15 | 15.28% |
2016 | 56% | Donald Trump (R) | 192,977 | 60.6% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 116,599 | 36.6% | 8,886 | 2.8% | 318,462 | 3 | 15 | 15.70% |
2012 | 57% | Mitt Romney (R) | 191,417 | 59.0% | Barack Obama* (D) | 128,659 | 39.7% | 4,222 | 1.3% | 324,298 | 1 | 12 | 16.26% |
2008 | 56% | John McCain (R) | 162,198 | 59.3% | Barack Obama (D) | 108,263 | 39.6% | 3,152 | 1.2% | 273,613 | 1 | 14 | 13.95% |
2004 | 56% | George W. Bush* (R) | 156,298 | 59.0% | John Kerry (D) | 105,962 | 40.0% | 2,771 | 1.0% | 265,031 | 2 | 8 | 13.64% |
2000 | 54% | George W. Bush (R) | 124,956 | 54.4% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 99,592 | 43.4% | 5,099 | 2.2% | 229,647 | 2 | 7 | 13.01% |
1996 | 55% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 122,729 | 52.7% | Robert Dole (R) | 92,741 | 39.8% | 17,525 | 7.5% | 232,995 | 0 | -1 | 13.06% |
1988 | 43% | George Bush (R) | 112,042 | 59.2% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 77,197 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 189,239 | 5 | 6 | 11.62% |
1984 | 51% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 130,580 | 65.8% | Walter Mondale (D) | 67,840 | 34.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 198,420 | 5 | 7 | 11.63% |
1980 | 54% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 96,750 | 54.5% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 78,745 | 44.4% | 1,945 | 1.1% | 177,440 | 3 | 4 | 11.46% |
1976 | 45% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 78,365 | 54.2% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 66,125 | 45.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 144,490 | 8 | 6 | 11.30% |
1972 | 40% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 89,754 | 75.5% | George McGovern (D) | 29,203 | 24.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 118,957 | 10 | 15 | 11.31% |
1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 63,402 | 49.7% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 32,540 | 25.5% | 31,525 | 24.7% | 127,467 | 1 | -19 | 11.61% |
1964 | n/a | Barry Goldwater (R) | 81.5% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 18.5% | 0.0% | 25 | 43 | n/a | ||||
1960 | 34% | Richard Nixon (R) | 36,282 | 47.5% | Write-ins (I) | 22,538 | 29.5% | 17,626 | 23.1% | 76,446 | 19 | -2 | 9.46% |
1956 | 31% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 36,090 | 56.0% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 18,720 | 29.0% | 9,662 | 15.0% | 64,472 | 3 | -1 | 10.44% |
1952 | 36% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 42,558 | 59.8% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 28,565 | 40.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 71,123 | 13 | 5 | 10.91% |
Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
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2021 | 768,157 | 56.4% | 33.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 4.2% |
2020 | 737,674 | 58.2% | 33.9% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 4.4% | |
2012 | 758,453 | 59.1% | 33.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 3.3% |
2010 | 667,109 | 59.5% | 33.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
2002 | 638,466 | 62.0% | 33.3% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2.0% |
2000 | 616,120 | 61.0% | 34.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
1990 | 528,964 | 65.5% | 32.7% | 1.8% | |||
1982 | 525,194 | 65.6% | 31.6% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2.0% | |
1980 | 508,593 | 32.0% | 3.0% | ||||
1972 | 455,272 | 31.0% | 1.0% | ||||
1970 | 412,900 | 35.0% | |||||
1960 | 391,541 | ||||||
1950 | 333,069 |
Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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2023 | 491,200 | 175,150 | 35.7% | 189,196 | 38.5% | 126,854 | 25.8% | Dem +14,046 | Dem +2.9% | 87% |
2022 | 501,408 | 176,081 | 35.1% | 197,349 | 39.4% | 127,978 | 25.5% | Dem +21,268 | Dem +4.2% | 89% |