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Louisiana's 3rd district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins

LA · District 3
RepublicanChair, Federal Law Enforcement
Raised $822,841 · 295K followers (office + personal) · missed 2.9% of votes
9.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Armed Services · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform +5 more
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Cook PVI: R+18

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population777,847
Median household income$59,769
Median age38.7
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%
White alone64.2%
Black alone21.8%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Asian alone1.5%
Unemployment rate4.7%
Population density (per sq mi)102

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.