Louisiana's 5th congressional district
E785459
Louisiana's 5th congressional district is a largely rural, expansive U.S. House district in northeastern and central Louisiana that includes cities such as Monroe and Alexandria and is known for its agricultural and conservative political profile.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| characteristic |
expansive geographically
ⓘ
largely rural ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Alexandria, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monroe, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | representation in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Julia Letlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member district ⓘ |
| elects | U.S. Representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalDistrictNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Louisiana state law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasHighConcentrationOf |
Republican voters
ⓘ
rural voters ⓘ |
| hasRuralAreas | Yes ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCenters | Yes ⓘ |
| hasVoterBase | predominantly conservative ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Mississippi River Delta area of Louisiana
ⓘ
parts of central Louisiana ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural economy
ⓘ
conservative political profile ⓘ |
| largestCities |
Alexandria, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monroe, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Louisiana ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
farming
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ livestock production ⓘ |
| majorEconomicSector | agriculture ⓘ |
| partOf | Louisiana congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | conservative ⓘ |
| politicalLeaning | Republican-leaning ⓘ |
| regionType | mostly rural district ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usesPrimarySystem | Louisiana jungle primary system ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
→
locatedInCongressionalDistrict
→
Louisiana's 5th congressional district
ⓘ