Louisiana 5th Congressional District: Black Belt district. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+35 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 762,7582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,0402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 33.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
LETLOW, Julia
LETLOW scores 0.43 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: ABRAHAM, Ralph (2019–2021), ABRAHAM, Ralph (2017–2019), ABRAHAM, Ralph (2015–2017), MCALLISTER, Vance M. (2013–2015)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 5
TrumpR+35
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 66.7% | 215,667 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.1% | 103,821 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 3,943 |
D+60R+60
24 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −24.4% |
| 2012 | −23.5% |
| 2016 | −28.8% |
| 2020 | −29.7% |
| 2024 | −34.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 103,821 | 215,667 | 323,431 | ||
| R | 120,688 | 224,733 | 350,573 | ||
| R | 116,421 | 214,111 | 338,890 | ||
| R | 129,399 | 208,852 | 338,251 | ||
| R | 127,363 | 211,497 | 344,958 |
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.3%
English
8.5%
Irish
6.9%
French
5.6%
German
5.0%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,040
Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 5$52,040
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
23.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.7%
Working age (18–64)20.5%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Louisiana's 5th stretches across the rural parishes of the north and central state, where Republican presidential candidates have carried the district by 35 points or more in recent cycles, reflecting deep-red voting patterns anchored by small-town and agricultural communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of thirty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 762,758, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,040 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 5, Louisiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 5, Louisiana voted Republican by 34.6 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 323,431 votes cast, 103,821 went Democratic and 215,667 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 5, Louisiana's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 5, Louisiana in the "Black Belt" 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 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 5, Louisiana?
Congressional District 5, Louisiana has a population of 762,758 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Louisiana?
Median household income in Congressional District 5, Louisiana is $52,040 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Louisiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.