Louisiana 2nd Congressional District (LA) — Elections 1876–2024

Louisiana 2nd Congressional District, Louisiana: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+21%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 482,9322024 5-year
Median household income: $64,7772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 42.9%2024 5-year
Black: 41.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+86 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+23 in 1972MIT Election Lab

CARTER, TroyCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: RICHMOND, Cedric (2021–2023), RICHMOND, Cedric (2019–2021), RICHMOND, Cedric (2017–2019), RICHMOND, Cedric (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

10 counties · 3 D · 7 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+20.7%	128,075	83,407	216,060
2020	D	+23.5%	143,395	87,952	235,513
2016	D	+21.7%	129,158	81,466	219,488
2012	D	+20.1%	126,034	83,138	213,004
2008	D	+15.4%	117,764	85,968	206,770
2004	D	+19.7%	135,802	90,789	228,738
2000	D	+22.7%	126,087	78,458	209,595
1996	D	+31.7%	136,320	68,152	215,033
1992	D	+19.7%	121,168	77,964	219,433
1988	D	+8.9%	107,573	89,769	200,185
1984	R	−2.2%	103,704	108,440	213,496
1980	D	+7.4%	100,431	86,127	192,953
1976	D	+9.8%	87,364	71,396	162,791
1972	R	−23.5%	49,743	83,634	144,256
1968	O	+11.7%	56,738	38,911	152,637
1964	R	−3.6%	64,157	68,937	133,094
1960	D	+27.6%	72,077	34,615	135,587
1956	R	−15.8%	47,208	65,745	117,368
1952	D	+5.9%	64,704	57,532	122,236
1948	O	+11.5%	28,202	18,782	82,150
1944	D	+64.5%	59,627	12,848	72,479
1940	D	+70.8%	63,240	10,809	74,064
1936	D	+81.5%	68,444	6,975	75,431
1932	D	+86.3%	54,547	3,944	58,605
1928	D	+60.3%	36,862	9,131	45,993
1924	D	+60.0%	23,393	5,371	30,021
1920	D	+27.4%	19,820	11,293	31,113
1916	D	+80.5%	19,029	1,844	21,335
1912	D	+74.2%	16,010	886	20,384
1908	D	+75.7%	15,858	2,117	18,153
1904	D	+80.2%	10,536	1,026	11,857
1900	D	+54.6%	12,023	3,528	15,550
1896	D	+19.4%	11,080	7,385	19,009
1892	D	+40.9%	13,912	5,829	19,741
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	34.8%	63.4%	1,383,290
2020	R	35.3%	61.2%	2,071,543
2016	R	35.3%	62.1%	1,997,218
2014	R	44.9%	54.8%	3,523,183
2010	R	37.7%	56.6%	1,264,994
2008	D	52.1%	45.7%	1,896,574
2004	R	47.5%	51.0%	1,848,056
2002	D	49.8%	49.5%	2,481,629
1998	D	65.0%	32.5%	969,165
1996	D	50.2%	49.8%	1,700,102
1992	D	100.0%	0.0%	1
1990	D	100.0%	0.0%	1
1986	D	52.8%	47.2%	1,369,897
1984	D	100.0%	0.0%	1
1980	D	96.4%	2.8%	841,013
1978	D	100.0%	0.0%	1

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

French

9.0%

German

7.5%

Irish

6.0%

English

5.7%

Italian

5.3%

American

4.6%

Scottish

0.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.0%

75–84

2.7%

4.9%

65–74

5.6%

6.1%

55–64

6.7%

5.6%

45–54

6.0%

6.8%

35–44

7.4%

6.7%

25–34

7.2%

4.3%

18–24

4.7%

8.2%

5–17

7.8%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,777

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$64,777

Louisiana$60,756

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

18.3%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1825.2%

Working age (18–64)16.4%

Seniors (65+)15.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.6%

speak English only

Spanish6.9%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

34.4%

Baptist

9.7%

Other Christian

8.1%

Non-Christian

2.6%

Methodist

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Louisiana's 2nd district, centered on New Orleans and its inner suburbs, returned a 47.8-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting a majority-Black electorate shaped by the city's dense urban core and its long post-Katrina demographic resilience.

The Democratic margin in Louisiana 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at eighty-six points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,777, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 482,932 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Louisiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Louisiana voted Democratic by 20.7 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 216,060 votes cast, 128,075 went Democratic and 83,407 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Louisiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Louisiana as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 4 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Louisiana last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Louisiana voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Louisiana?

Congressional District 2, Louisiana has a population of 482,932 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Louisiana?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Louisiana is $64,777 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Louisiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Louisiana 2nd Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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