congressional districtLouisiana 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+23.6
2008R+23.8
2012R+22.6
2016R+28.3
2020R+29.0
2024R+34.0
net swing · 2004→2024R+10.4R+23.6 → R+34.0
vs. U.S. · 2024R+32.6R+34.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 55.3% of 579,491 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
103,788
212,972
3,923
320,683
579,491
55.3%
2020
121,180
222,381
5,121
348,682
586,361†
59.5%
2016
116,507
211,818
8,388
336,713
587,655†
57.3%
2012
129,824
206,980
4,647
341,451
582,634†
58.6%
2008
127,824
209,631
6,121
343,576
569,917†
60.3%
2004
120,682
196,646
4,132
321,460
557,200†
57.7%
† 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-5LouisianaUnited States
American10.0%7.4%5.3%
English8.5%7.3%9.5%
Irish6.7%6.6%9.4%
French5.5%9.6%1.6%
German4.8%6.9%12.5%
Italian2.6%4.3%4.8%
Scottish1.1%1.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.5%——
African American†33.5%29.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.8%0.5%
Mexican1.8%2.1%11.3%
Honduran0.4%1.6%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
Spanish0.3%0.7%—
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-5
Louisiana
United States
Median age
36.6
38
39.1
Age 18–24
9.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
LA-5
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$61,529
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.5%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.9%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
LA-5
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.5%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
LA-5
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 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−23.6%
2008
−23.8%
2012
−22.6%
2016
−28.3%
2020
−29.0%
2024
−34.0%
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
5
R
25.9%82,981
74.1%236,870
319,851
2022
5
R
24.4%54,532
75.6%169,021
223,553
2020
5
R
22.9%99,566
77.1%335,524
435,090
2018
5
R
30.0%67,118
66.5%149,018
223,946
2016
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%255,662
255,662
2014
5
R
23.0%75,006
75.8%247,211
326,073
2012
5
R
0.0%0
77.8%202,536
260,216
2010
5
R
0.0%0
78.6%122,033
155,312
2008
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
2006
5
R
29.0%33,233
68.3%78,211
114,582
2004
5
R
24.6%58,591
75.4%179,466
238,057
2002
5
R
31.2%57,547
68.2%125,965
184,657
2000
5
R
28.0%50,163
69.1%123,975
179,473
1998
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1996
5
R
41.7%97,363
58.3%135,990
233,353
1994
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1992
5
R
37.0%90,079
63.0%153,501
243,580
1990
5
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1988
5
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1986
5
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1984
5
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1982
5
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1980
5
D
100.0%105,267
0.0%0
105,267
1978
5
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1976
5
D
52.5%83,696
47.5%75,574
159,270
Louisiana's 5th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Ouachita, Rapides, and Washington parishes and parts of Tangipahoa and St. Landry. About 776,300 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 36.6.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by widening margins. The margin was R+22.9 in 2012, R+28.3 in 2016, R+29.0 in 2020, and R+34.0 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.0 points.
A population of 776,284, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,529 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 3.
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How did Louisiana 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 5th Congressional District voted Republican by 34.0 points (R+34.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 320,683 votes cast, 103,788 went Democratic and 212,972 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 5th Congressional District?
Louisiana 5th Congressional District has a population of 776,284 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in Louisiana 5th Congressional District is $61,529 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Louisiana 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
