House districts / Louisiana
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
LA-2. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Troy A. Carter Sr. Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.9mSpent $1.8m · Cash $630k
- Lisa Ballay LIBas of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1kSpent $500 · Cash $610
1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 73.6% | Trump 24.3% | 2.0% | D+49.3 | D+31.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 75.3% | Trump 23.0% | 1.7% | D+52.2 | D+35.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 74.1% | Trump 22.8% | 3.2% | D+51.3 | D+35.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 776,248 | |
| Adults (18+) | 598,884 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 94.9% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 27.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 31.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 21.1% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 26.9% | 57.8% |
| Black | 57.7% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 9.1% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 27.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $51,480 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2024: redrawn for 2026 Louisiana Act 2 of 2024 (SB 8) | |||||
| 2024 | Troy A. Carter Democrat | 60.3% | Christy Lynch Republican others 26.1% | 13.6% | D+46.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 seat count changed from 5 to 6 after the census | |||||
| 2022 | Troy A. Carter Democrat | 77.1% | “Dan” Lux Republican | 22.9% | D+54.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2020 seat count changed from 6 to 5 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Cedric L. Richmond Democrat | 63.6% | David M. Schilling Republican others 21.4% | 15.0% | D+48.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2018 seat count changed from 7 to 6 after the census | |||||
| 2018 | Cedric L. Richmond Democrat | 80.6% | Jesse Schmidt No Party others 10.7% | 8.7% | D+71.9 |
| 2016 | Cedric L. Richmond Democrat | 69.8% | Melvin L. "Kip" Holden Democrat others 10.2% | 20.1% | D+49.6 |
| 2014 | Cedric L. Richmond Democrat | 68.7% | Gary Landrieu Democrat others 14.2% | 17.1% | D+51.6 |
| 2012 | Cedric L. Richmond Democrat | 55.2% | Gary Landrieu Democrat others 19.8% | 25.0% | D+30.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Cedric Richmond Democrat | 64.6% | Anh "Joseph" Cao Republican others 1.9% | 33.5% | D+31.1 |
| 2008 | Anh "Joseph" Cao Republican | 49.5% | William J. Jefferson Democrat others 3.6% | 46.8% | R+2.7 |
| 2006 | William J. Jefferson Democrat | 32.7% | Karen Carter Democrat others 42.2% | 25.1% | D+7.6 |
| 2004 | William J. Jefferson Democrat | 79.0% | Arthur L. "Art" Schwertz Republican | 21.0% | D+58.0 |
| 2002 | William J. Jefferson Democrat | 63.5% | Irma Muse Dixon Democrat others 16.4% | 20.0% | D+43.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 8 to 7 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | William J. Jefferson Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1998 | William J. Jefferson Democrat | 86.0% | David Reed Democrat others 5.0% | 9.1% | D+76.9 |
| 1996 | William J. Jefferson Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1994 | William J. Jefferson Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1992 | William J. Jefferson Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | William J. Jefferson Democrat | 52.5% | Marc H. Morial Democrat | 47.5% | D+5.1 |
| 1988 | Lindy Boggs Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1986 | Lindy "Mrs. Hale" Boggs Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1984 | Lindy "Mrs. Hale" Boggs Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1982 | Lindy "Mrs. Hale" Boggs Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Lindy (Mrs. Hale) Boggs Democrat | 60.8% | Rob Couhig Republican others 4.8% | 34.4% | D+26.4 |
| 1978 | Lindy (Mrs. Hale) Boggs Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1976 | Lindy (Mrs. Hale) Boggs Democrat | 92.6% | Jules W. "Ted" Hillery Independent | 7.4% | D+85.1 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in LA-2 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits