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1876–2024
State House District 62·Louisiana

Louisiana 62nd State House District delivered a near-tie in 2024.

A majority-minority district where Democrats carry presidential races by double digits

1876 — 2024·38 elections
LA
Latest
Tied
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
64,583
2024 ACS

Louisiana 62nd State House District, Louisiana: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
TiedMIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
64,5832024 5-year
Median household income
$66,0572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
46.1%2024 5-year
Black
42.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+27 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−0.3%
14,19614,29429,018
D
+3.0%
15,84314,90831,335
D
+1.6%
14,52214,03729,698
D
+1.0%
14,91814,62930,033
R
−2.1%
14,35214,97429,689
R
−9.8%
12,32415,01927,572
R
−5.8%
11,52412,96725,004
D
+9.2%
13,06610,73425,472
D
+0.1%
10,95710,92424,570
R
−11.9%
9,58812,21022,113
R
−16.6%
9,79013,74023,733
D
+0.1%
9,7789,75920,194
D
+10.5%
8,4826,83615,707
R
−27.2%
3,9657,25912,124
O
+8.1%
3,5872,62411,962
D
+28.7%
5,5983,1038,700
D
+13.5%
3,1092,0897,573
R
−4.5%
3,0123,3156,669
D
+7.8%
3,3302,8466,177
O
+15.9%
1,1235863,381
D
+63.5%
2,3455232,868
D
+75.1%
2,3903402,730
D
+81.5%
2,0482092,257
D
+82.7%
1,8141701,987
D
+40.2%
1,0794601,539
D
+80.0%
78086868
D
+82.2%
76274837
D
+89.3%
63734675
D
+92.4%
5286565
D
+93.9%
69820722
D
+94.8%
48712501
D
+89.5%
63435669
D
+90.7%
1,688751,778
D
+80.6%
1,4911601,651
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.6%
French
7.1%
American
6.6%
Irish
5.9%
German
5.7%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
0.8%
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: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
2.3%
75–84
2.6%
4.7%
65–74
5.7%
5.9%
55–64
6.3%
5.9%
45–54
5.4%
6.6%
35–44
6.0%
6.9%
25–34
6.4%
6.5%
18–24
6.2%
7.7%
5–17
7.6%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,057
State House District 62 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 62$66,057
Louisiana$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.1%
Working age (18–64)18.1%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
18.7%
Other Christian
15.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.7%
Methodist
5.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Louisiana House District 62 leans reliably Democratic at the presidential level, with the 2024 margin reaching nearly 12 points. Its electorate reflects the dense minority communities characteristic of this part of the state.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-five points in 1904; the Republican margin reached twenty-seven points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 64,583, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,057 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 62, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 62, Louisiana voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,018 votes cast, 14,196 went Democratic and 14,294 went Republican.
What is State House District 62, Louisiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 62, Louisiana as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 8 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 62, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 62, Louisiana voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 62, Louisiana?
State House District 62, Louisiana has a population of 64,583 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 62, Louisiana?
Median household income in State House District 62, Louisiana is $66,057 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State House District 62, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 62, Louisiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.