congressional districtLouisiana 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+45.0
2008D+46.0
2012D+52.3
2016D+51.3
2020D+52.3
2024D+47.4
net swing · 2004→2024D+2.4D+45.0 → D+47.4
vs. U.S. · 2024D+48.9D+47.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 55.3% of 553,164 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
222,434
77,387
6,230
306,051
553,164
55.3%
2020
266,962
81,693
5,888
354,543
571,691†
62.0%
2016
241,970
74,399
10,310
326,679
561,544†
58.2%
2012
246,169
74,995
6,010
327,174
529,642†
61.8%
2008
229,404
83,372
4,558
317,334
517,718†
61.3%
2004
257,091
96,629
2,764
356,484
505,793†
70.5%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLA-2LouisianaUnited States
African American†53.9%29.3%9.9%
African3.0%0.8%0.5%
Haitian0.4%—0.3%
French6.1%9.6%1.6%
German5.1%6.9%12.5%
Irish4.1%6.6%9.4%
English3.8%7.3%9.5%
Italian3.7%4.3%4.8%
American3.2%7.4%5.3%
Scottish0.5%1.0%1.3%
French Canadian0.5%1.6%—
Honduran2.7%1.6%0.3%
Mexican1.6%2.1%11.3%
Spanish0.7%0.7%—
Cuban0.6%0.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.4%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.4%——
Dominican0.4%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%0.2%0.5%
Vietnamese1.2%0.5%0.6%
Asian Indian0.4%0.2%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
LA-2
Louisiana
United States
Median age
38.4
38
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
LA-2
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$55,374
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.1%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.6%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
LA-2
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.9%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
7.2%
4.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
1.5%
0.7%
Vietnamese
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
LA-2
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
—
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Louisiana 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+45.0%
2008
+46.0%
2012
+52.3%
2016
+51.3%
2020
+52.3%
2024
+47.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
D
70.9%216,491
29.1%88,693
305,184
2022
2
D
77.1%158,120
22.9%46,927
205,047
2020
2
D
74.2%235,320
19.9%63,140
316,982
2018
2
D
80.6%190,182
0.0%0
235,982
2016
2
D
100.0%284,269
0.0%0
284,269
2014
2
D
85.8%190,006
0.0%0
221,570
2012
2
D
80.2%230,417
17.5%50,146
287,354
2010
2
D
64.6%83,705
33.5%43,378
129,604
2008
2
R
46.8%31,318
49.5%33,132
66,882
2006
2
D
86.7%93,211
13.0%13,928
107,543
2004
2
D
79.0%173,510
21.0%46,097
219,607
2002
2
D
86.5%122,927
10.9%15,440
142,156
2000
2
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1998
2
D
100.0%118,949
0.0%0
118,949
1996
2
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1994
2
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1992
2
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1990
2
D
100.0%105,853
0.0%0
105,853
1988
2
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1986
2
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1984
2
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1982
2
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1980
2
D
65.6%48,662
34.4%25,521
74,183
1978
2
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1976
2
D
92.6%85,923
0.0%0
92,827
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in St. James parish and parts of Orleans, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge, and St. Charles. About 776,300 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 38.4.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was D+53.3 in 2012, D+51.3 in 2016, D+52.3 in 2020, and D+47.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.4 points.
A population of 776,327, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,374 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 11.
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How did Louisiana 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 47.4 points (D+47.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 306,051 votes cast, 222,434 went Democratic and 77,387 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 2nd Congressional District?
Louisiana 2nd Congressional District has a population of 776,327 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Louisiana 2nd Congressional District is $55,374 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Louisiana 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
