Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Orleans Parish.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
Louisiana 97th State House District
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Louisiana 97th State House DistrictHarrisD+80.4
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
89.0%
18,795
Donald TrumpRepublican
8.5%
1,806
Jill SteinGreen
2.5%
522
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Louisiana 97th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Orleans Parish, LA
Democratic
D+67.0
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
89.0%Harris18,795
8.5%Trump1,806
2.5%Stein522
+80.4%
21,123
D
89.3%Biden17,953
8.7%Trump1,746
2.0%Jorgensen399
+80.6%
20,098
D
89.2%Clinton16,830
7.2%Trump1,355
3.6%Johnson687
+82.0%
18,872
D
92.4%Obama17,270
7.6%Romney1,421
0.0%
+84.8%
18,691
D
89.3%Obama15,134
9.4%McCain1,602
1.3%Paul220
+79.8%
16,956
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+79.8%
2012
+84.8%
2016
+82.0%
2020
+80.6%
2024
+80.4%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
DEd MurrayState House · 97
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Its Democratic presidential margin was D+80.4 in 2024 and D+79.8 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Black residents at 54.6%.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.8 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 80.4 points.
A population of 45,713, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,478 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 99 and State House District 100.
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Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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How did Louisiana 97th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisiana 97th State House District voted Democratic by 80.4 points (D+80.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,123 votes cast, 18,795 went Democratic and 1,806 went Republican.
How many people live in Louisiana 97th State House District?
Louisiana 97th State House District has a population of 45,713 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisiana 97th State House District?
Median household income in Louisiana 97th State House District is $47,478 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Louisiana 97th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Louisiana 97th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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