Louisiana's 5th Congressional District
Louisiana · LA-05
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District is one of 6 U.S. House districts in Louisiana, represented in Congress by Julia Letlow (Republican). It is home to roughly 766,381 people, with a median age of 37.6. The population is about 58% White. The median household income is $49,486, and 20% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+36).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 15,330 square miles, LA-05 is the 51st-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 50 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.14 ranks 376th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 31% of LA-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 67% Donald Trump — a R+36 margin. That is a 2.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+34.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.6 years old; 23.4% of residents are under 18 and 16.7% are 65 or older. About 2.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 4.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $49,486, the district's median household income ranks 432nd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $157,743, and the median rent is $864 a month. 23.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.9-minute commute (5.7% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).