Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
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Louisiana's 2nd congressional district is a historically Democratic, majority-Black U.S. House district centered on New Orleans and its surrounding urban areas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louisiana's 2nd congressional district canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LA-02 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
parts of Jefferson Parish
ⓘ
parts of New Orleans ⓘ parts of Orleans Parish ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Troy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeTookOffice | 2021 ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | majority-Black population ⓘ |
| elects | one member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| federalLevel | yes ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfElection | single-member district, first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| historicallyIncludes | core of New Orleans ⓘ |
| historicalPartyDominance | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCity | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Congressional districts of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
New Orleans metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityDemographic | Black or African American ⓘ |
| notableCity | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLeaning | Democratic ⓘ |
| redistrictedAfter | 2020 United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInCongressSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| urbanRuralCharacter | predominantly urban ⓘ |
| votingRightsActStatus | majority-minority district ⓘ |
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