Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District
Louisiana · LA-02
Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District is one of 6 U.S. House districts in Louisiana, represented in Congress by Troy Carter (Democrat). It is home to roughly 769,823 people, with a median age of 37.9. The population is about 56% Black. The median household income is $50,557, and 27% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+31).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 1,171 square miles, LA-02 is the 267th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 657 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.07 ranks 426th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 65% of LA-02 voters backed Kamala Harris and 33% Donald Trump — a D+31 margin. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+36.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.9 years old; 22.6% of residents are under 18 and 15.8% are 65 or older. About 7.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 11.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $50,557, the district's median household income ranks 430th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $208,068, and the median rent is $1,108 a month. 23% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.6-minute commute (8.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).