CNN Electoral College Map estimate: Leaning McCain
2004 presidential result: George W. Bush with 56.7 percent
Primary results: Barack Obama (D): Margin of victory 21 percentage points Mike Huckabee (R): Margin of victory 1 percentage point
Demographics
Population 4,468,976: 63.9% White 32.5% Black 0.6% American Indian/Alaskan native 1.2% Asian 0.0% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.1% Mixed race 0.7% Other race
Median household income: $32.566
Percentage income in poverty, 1999: 19.6%
Percentage age 65 and up: 11.6%
Percentage with college degree: 18.7%
Percentage Hispanic: 2.4%
Unemployment rate as of June 2008: 3.8%
Current government
Governor: Bobby Jindal (R) re-election 2011
U.S. senators: Mary Landrieu (D) re-election 2008 David Vitter (R) re-election 2011
U.S. House delegation: 3 Democrats, 4 Republicans
State Senate: 23 Democrats, 15 Republicans, 1 vacant
State House: 53 Democrats, 49 Republicans, 2 independents
Sources: CNN, Associated Press, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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