congressional districtLouisiana 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+34.8
2008R+36.7
2012R+35.5
2016R+33.5
2020R+32.1
2024R+29.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+5.0R+34.8 → R+29.8
vs. U.S. · 2024R+28.3R+29.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 62.2% of 579,086 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
123,334
230,761
6,328
360,423
579,086
62.2%
2020
120,854
238,258
6,819
365,931
575,068†
63.6%
2016
105,329
218,901
14,375
338,605
567,654†
59.6%
2012
101,325
216,071
5,490
322,886
547,648†
59.0%
2008
98,037
214,704
5,518
318,259
522,401†
60.9%
2004
94,513
197,089
3,089
294,691
497,153†
59.3%
† 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-6LouisianaUnited States
French11.9%9.6%1.6%
English8.7%7.3%9.5%
American8.0%7.4%5.3%
German7.8%6.9%12.5%
Irish7.3%6.6%9.4%
Italian5.6%4.3%4.8%
French Canadian1.8%1.6%—
Scottish1.1%1.0%1.3%
African American†24.1%29.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.8%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican2.0%2.1%11.3%
Honduran1.8%1.6%0.3%
Spanish0.8%0.7%—
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.2%—
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Vietnamese0.7%0.5%0.6%
Asian Indian0.5%0.2%1.4%
Chinese0.3%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-6
Louisiana
United States
Median age
36.3
38
39.1
Age 18–24
11.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.1%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
LA-6
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$48,696
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.0%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.1%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
LA-6
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.0%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.4%
4.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
1.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
LA-6
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 6th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−34.8%
2008
−36.7%
2012
−35.5%
2016
−33.5%
2020
−32.1%
2024
−29.8%
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
6
D
62.3%184,296
37.7%111,737
296,033
2022
6
R
0.0%0
87.0%205,219
235,928
2020
6
R
25.5%95,541
71.0%265,706
373,996
2018
6
R
28.6%76,716
69.5%186,553
268,525
2016
6
R
23.9%79,202
72.8%241,075
331,098
2014
6
R
28.6%95,127
70.4%234,200
332,888
2012
6
R
0.0%0
79.4%243,553
306,713
2010
6
R
34.4%72,577
65.6%138,607
211,184
2008
6
R
40.3%125,886
48.1%150,332
312,416
2006
6
R
0.0%0
82.8%94,658
114,306
2004
6
R
27.8%72,763
72.2%189,106
261,869
2002
6
R
0.0%0
84.0%146,932
174,830
2000
6
R
29.7%72,192
68.0%165,637
243,478
1998
6
R
49.3%94,201
50.7%97,044
191,245
1996
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1994
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1992
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%245,178
245,178
1990
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1988
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1986
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1984
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1982
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1980
6
R
9.3%12,149
90.7%118,540
130,689
1978
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1976
6
R
34.8%53,212
65.2%99,780
152,992
Louisiana's 6th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Livingston parish and parts of East Baton Rouge, Ascension, St. John the Baptist, and West Baton Rouge. About 776,100 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 36.3.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was R+36.2 in 2012, R+33.5 in 2016, R+32.1 in 2020, and R+29.8 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.8 points.
A population of 776,143, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,696 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 13.
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How did Louisiana 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 6th Congressional District voted Republican by 29.8 points (R+29.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 360,423 votes cast, 123,334 went Democratic and 230,761 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 6th Congressional District?
Louisiana 6th Congressional District has a population of 776,143 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in Louisiana 6th Congressional District is $48,696 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Louisiana 6th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
