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Profile of Congressional District 4, LA


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2022 population: 774,854

2022 Census data
White:439,389 56.71%
Black:264,35934.12%
Indian:3,9340.51%
Asian:8,3331.08%
2+ races:23,5953.05%
Hispanic:32,6584.21%
Total non-White:335,46543.29%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 4, LA
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Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.7
186,167 24.0%
588,687 76.0%
131,528 17.0%
296,499
2.54
188,435 63.6%
124,626 66.1%
25,791 13.7%
108,064 36.4%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 4, LA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units361,377 
Median Value$154,800 
Occupied296,49982.0%
Vacant64,87818.0%
Owned194,72865.7%
Rented101,77134.3%
Median Rent$881 
Single-Family Units241,84766.9%
    Detached234,83665.0%
    Attached7,0111.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units30,5748.5%
Mobile Homes65,30518.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 4, LA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00023,5357.9%
$10,000 to $14,99923,1017.8%
$15,000 to $19,99918,1706.1%
$20,000 to $24,99918,7076.3%
$25,000 to $29,99915,3655.2%
$30,000 to $34,99914,3414.8%
$35,000 to $39,99913,4514.5%
$40,000 to $44,99912,3414.2%
$45,000 to $49,99911,6053.9%
$50,000 to $59,99921,9407.4%
$60,000 to $74,99925,2928.5%
$75,000 to $99,99931,36810.6%
$100,000 to $124,99922,4567.6%
$125,000 to $149,99915,4355.2%
$150,000 to $199,99915,8645.4%
$200,000 or more13,5284.6%
Median Household Income48,817 
Per Capita Income28,866 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI29,4049.9%
Public Assistance8,5122.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps56,53319.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed266,45958.2%
Unemployed22,0164.8%
In Armed Forces10,0422.2%
Total Labor Force298,51765.2%
Not in Labor Force159,20834.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 39.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector108,42689,61354.7%
Non-Profit7,18014,13833.7%
Self-Employed17,51010,19863.2%
Local Government9,35514,46339.3%
State Government6,48610,20438.9%
Federal Government5,2934,91451.9%
Total Private + Self125,93699,81155.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.28,31443,71939.3%
Total154,250143,53051.8%
Pct. Govt.17.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts35,38211.9%
Sales and Office Occupations61,92820.8%
Professional, Technical64,29121.5%
Service Occupations57,84719.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,8440.6%
All others78,94726.5%
White Collar 54.2%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade36,68112.3%
Educational services and health care27,2919.1%
Manufacturing23,4237.8%
Construction22,1487.4%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation19,6556.6%
Other services17,9736.0%
Public administration17,3605.8%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities13,8044.6%
Professional, scientific, management13,2824.5%
Finance, insurance and real estate9,3873.1%
Wholesale trade6,2792.1%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining4,5561.5%
Information3,1151.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 4, LA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican18,5282.39%
Puerto Rican2,5540.33%
Cuban5100.07%
Dominican6410.08%
Total Central American4,5670.59%
Costa Rican1770.02%
Guatemalan5640.07%
Honduran2,6990.35%
Nicaraguan3360.04%
Panamanian4780.06%
Salvadoran3130.04%
Total South American7760.10%
Argentinean640.01%
Bolivian90.00%
Chilean440.01%
Colombian3320.04%
Ecuadorian430.01%
Peruvian1140.01%
Uruguayan440.01%
Venezuelan1070.01%
Other South American190.00%
Other Hispanic5,0820.66%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1,8620.24%
Vietnamese1,2720.16%
Indian9360.12%
Korean8690.11%
Chinese8390.11%
Bangladeshi4550.06%
Japanese4150.05%
Thai2080.03%
Cambodian1550.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English686,71694.7%
Spanish17,4922.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun11,3341.6%
Other Indo-European2,3870.3%
Tagalog1,1620.2%
Vietnamese1,1260.2%
Other9860.1%
Other Asian8040.1%
German, other Germanic6920.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American75,1629.7%
English55,6907.2%
Irish44,0285.7%
French38,1484.9%
German37,8004.9%
French Canadian16,9912.2%
Italian11,6861.5%
Scottish9,4541.2%
European6,6530.9%
African5,3710.7%
Scotch-Irish5,2780.7%
Dutch3,9600.5%
Cajun3,6440.5%
Polish2,5210.3%
British2,3470.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen764,03998.6%
Not a citizen10,8151.4%
Native756,38297.6%
Foreign-born18,4722.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 4, LA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad 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
< 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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 4, LA

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.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 LA04Mike 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 LA04Mike Johnson* (R) 185,265 60.4% Kenny Houston (D) 78,157 25.5% 43,156 14.1% 306,578
2018-11-06 LA04Mike Johnson* (R) 139,326 64.2% Ryan Trundle (D) 72,934 33.6% 4,612 2.1% 216,872
2016-12-10 LA04Mike Johnson (R) 87,370 65.2% Marshall Jones (D) 46,579 34.8% 0 0.0% 133,949
2014-11-04 LA04John Fleming* (R) 152,683 73.4% Randall Lord (Libertarian) 55,236 26.6% 0 0.0% 207,919
2012-11-06 LA04John 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 LA04John Fleming* (R) 105,223 62.3% David Melville (D) 54,609 32.4% 8,962 5.3% 168,794
2008-11-04 LA04John Fleming (R) 44,501 48.1% Paul Carmouche (D) 44,151 47.7% 3,920 4.2% 92,572
2006-11-07 LA04Jim McCrery* (R) 77,078 57.4% Artis Cash (D) 22,757 16.9% 34,437 25.6% 134,272
2004-11-02 LA04Jim McCrery* (R) 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0
2002-11-05 LA04Jim 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 LA04Jim McCrery* (R) 122,678 70.5% Phillip Green (D) 43,600 25.1% 7,689 4.4% 173,967
1998-11-03 LA04Jim McCrery* (R) 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0
1996-09-21 LA04Jim McCrery* (R) 94,822 71.4% Paul Chachere (D) 38,015 28.6% 0 0.0% 132,837
1990-10-06 LA04Jim McCrery* (R) 89,859 54.7% Foster Campbell (D) 74,388 45.3% 0 0.0% 164,247
1988-10-01 LA04Jim McCrery* (R) 72,228 68.6% Adeline Roemer (D) 28,027 26.6% 5,103 4.8% 105,358
1988-04-16 sp LA04Jim McCrery (R) 63,590 50.5% Foster Campbell (D) 62,214 49.5% 0 0.0% 125,804
1986-09-27 LA04Buddy Roemer* (D) 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0
1984-11-06 LA04Buddy Roemer* (D) 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0
1982-11-02 LA04Buddy 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 LA04Buddy Roemer* (D) 103,625 63.8% Buddy Leach (D) 58,705 36.2% 0 0.0% 162,330
1978-11-07 LA04Buddy Leach (D) 65,583 50.1% Jimmy Wilson (R) 65,317 49.9% 0 0.0% 130,900
1976-11-02 LA04Joe Waggonner* (D) 76,406 100.0% 0 0.0% 76,406
1974-11-04 LA04Joe Waggonner* (D) 47,371 100.0% 0 0.0% 47,371
1972-11-07 LA04Joe 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 LA04Joe Waggonner* (D) 44,848 100.0% 0 0.0% 44,848
1968-11-05 LA04Joe Waggonner* (D) 63,788 100.0% 0 0.0% 63,788
1966-11-08 LA04Joe Waggonner* (D) 48,345 100.0% 0 0.0% 48,345
1964-11-03 LA04Joe Waggonner* (D) 44,599 100.0% 0 0.0% 44,599
1962-11-06 LA04Joe Waggonner* (D) 29,754 100.0% 0 0.0% 29,754
1961-12-19 sp LA04Joe Waggonner (D) 33,892 54.5% Charlton Lyons (R) 28,250 45.5% 0 0.0% 62,142
1960-11-08 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 48,286 74.2% Fred McClanahan (R) 16,827 25.8% 0 0.0% 65,113
1958-11-04 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 23,844 100.0% 0 0.0% 23,844
1956-11-06 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 40,583 68.1% Calhoun Allen (R) 19,041 31.9% 0 0.0% 59,624
1954-11-02 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 24,587 100.0% 0 0.0% 24,587
1952-11-04 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 40,724 100.0% 0 0.0% 40,724
1950-11-07 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 25,529 100.0% 0 0.0% 25,529
1948-11-02 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 32,045 100.0% 0 0.0% 32,045
1946-11-05 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 8,499 100.0% 0 0.0% 8,499
1944-11-07 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 27,886 100.0% 0 0.0% 27,886
1942-11-03 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 7,184 100.0% 0 0.0% 7,184
1940-11-05 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 33,704 100.0% Ben Neal (I) 9 0.0% 0 0.0% 33,713
1938-11-08 LA04Overton Brooks* (D) 10,661 99.6% Ben Neal (I) 44 0.4% 0 0.0% 10,705
1936-11-03 LA04Overton Brooks (D) 26,152 99.9% 28 0.1% 26,180
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 4, LA


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
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%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 4, LA


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
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

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 4, LA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
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%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.