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Congressional District 2·Louisiana

Louisiana 2nd Congressional District moved 5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

New Orleans anchors one of the South's most Democratic districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
LA
LatestD+48in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population482,9322024 ACS

Louisiana 2nd Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted D+48%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+48MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic 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+54 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
CARTER, TroyCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.52 sits at approximately the 24th percentile.0-0.52−1 liberal+1 conservative
CARTER scores -0.52 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most 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 presidential election
Congressional District 2
HarrisD+48
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 2, LAA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 2, LA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Ascension Parish, LA · R+34Iberville Parish, LA · R+1Assumption Parish, LA · R+36West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+12St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+29St. Charles Parish, LA · R+32St. James Parish, LA · R+1East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+11Orleans Parish, LA · D+67Jefferson Parish, LA · R+13
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic73.0%226,025
Donald TrumpRepublican25.0%77,347
OtherAll other candidates2.0%6,306
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +48.0% in 2024.+48.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+47.5%
2012+54.1%
2016+52.3%
2020+52.8%
2024+48.0%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+48.0%
226,02577,347309,678
D
+52.8%
272,48782,111360,565
D
+52.3%
247,56573,939331,996
D
+54.1%
253,02375,364328,387
D
+47.5%
235,31482,366322,285
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022R34.8%63.4%1,383,290
2020R35.3%61.2%2,071,543
2016R35.3%62.1%1,997,218
2014R44.9%54.8%3,523,183
2010R37.7%56.6%1,264,994
2008D52.1%45.7%1,896,574
2004R47.5%51.0%1,848,056
2002D49.8%49.5%2,481,629
1998D65.0%32.5%969,165
1996D50.2%49.8%1,700,102
1992D100.0%0.0%1
1990D100.0%0.0%1
1986D52.8%47.2%1,369,897
1984D100.0%0.0%1
1980D96.4%2.8%841,013
1978D100.0%0.0%1

Demographics

2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-four points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.

A population of 482,932, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,777 describe the district.

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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 48.0 points (D+48), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 309,678 votes cast, 226,025 went Democratic and 77,347 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 2, Louisiana in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
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 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Louisiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.