Louisiana State House District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-005
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
608.6 sq mi
Water Area
30.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Red River Parish388.98 sq mi63.9%100.0%
Bossier Parish137.31 sq mi22.6%16.4%
Caddo Parish82.28 sq mi13.5%9.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Martin village11.55 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Shreveport city7.54 sq mi1.2%7.0%
Bossier City city5.51 sq mi0.9%12.4%
Coushatta town3.34 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Hall Summit village1.67 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Edgefield village0.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 6 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
LA District 445,375100.0%5.8%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
30,795
Active Voters
27,030 (87.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,78825.3%
Republican14,51447.1%
Unaffiliated8,23726.7%
Other parties2560.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202422,148 (71.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,845 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,481 (69.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,548 (47.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201618,771 (61.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,670 (41.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,995 (55.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/11/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
47,626 (± 2,261)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$85,161 (± $3,992)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,69224.5%
18 to 6428,23759.3%
65 and over7,69716.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,5015.3%
White, not Hispanic31,41466.0%
Black, not Hispanic11,16723.4%
Asian, not Hispanic9792.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic920.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic760.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3972.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
46,827
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,240

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,53795.1%
Hispanic2,2914.9%
White31,40067.1%
Black11,04923.6%
Asian7821.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native910.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1340.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic33,58695.3%
Hispanic1,6544.7%
White25,08171.2%
Black7,30820.7%
Asian7702.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3561.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1150.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).