Louisiana presidential election results and history

Louisiana has voted in 50 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 31 of the 49 with a recorded winner (63%).

Current members of Congress from Louisiana (8)

Bill Cassidy Senator · Republican
John Kennedy Senator · Republican
Steve Scalise District 1 · Republican
Troy A. Carter District 2 · Democrat
Clay Higgins District 3 · Republican
Mike Johnson District 4 · Republican
Julia Letlow District 5 · Republican
Cleo Fields District 6 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump22.0 pts
Electoral votes: 8
Democratic wins: 29
Republican wins: 15

Louisiana, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Louisiana

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	60.2%	Kamala Harris	22.0	8	2,006,975	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	58.5%	Joseph R. Biden	18.6	8	2,148,062	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	58.1%	Hillary Clinton	19.6	8	2,029,032	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	57.8%	Barack Obama	17.2	8	1,994,065	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	58.6%	Barack Obama	18.6	9	1,960,761	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	56.7%	John Kerry	14.5	9	1,943,106	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	52.6%	Albert Gore, Jr.	7.7	9	1,765,656	George W. Bush ✓
1996	William J. Clinton	52.0%	Robert Dole	12.1	9	1,783,959	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	45.6%	George H. W. Bush	4.6	9	1,790,017	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	54.3%	Michael Dukakis	10.2	10	1,628,202	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	60.8%	Walter Mondale	22.6	10	1,706,822	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	51.2%	Jimmy Carter	5.5	10	1,548,591	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	51.7%	Gerald R. Ford	5.8	10	1,278,439	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	65.3%	George McGovern	37.0	10	1,051,491	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	George Wallace	48.3%	Hubert Humphrey	20.1	10	1,097,450	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Barry Goldwater	56.8%	Lyndon B. Johnson	13.6	10	896,293	Lyndon B. Johnson ✗
1960	John F. Kennedy	50.4%	Richard M. Nixon	21.8	10	807,891	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	53.3%	Adlai Stevenson	13.8	10	617,544	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Adlai Stevenson	52.9%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	5.8	10	651,952	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1948	Strom Thurmond	49.1%	Harry S Truman	16.3	10	416,336	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	80.6%	Thomas E. Dewey	61.2	10	349,383	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	85.9%	Wendell L. Willkie	71.8	10	372,305	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	88.8%	Alfred M. Landon	77.7	10	329,778	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	92.8%	Herbert Hoover	85.8	10	268,804	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Alfred E. Smith	76.3%	Herbert Hoover	52.6	10	215,833	Herbert Hoover ✗
1924	John W. Davis	76.4%	Calvin Coolidge	56.2	10	121,951	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	James M. Cox	69.2%	Warren G. Harding	38.8	10	126,397	Warren G. Harding ✗
1916	Woodrow Wilson	85.9%	Charles E. Hughes	79.0	10	92,974	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	76.8%	Theodore Roosevelt	65.1	10	79,248	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	84.6%	William Howard Taft	72.7	9	75,117	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	88.5%	Theodore Roosevelt	78.8	9	53,908	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	79.0%	William McKinley	58.1	8	67,906	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	76.4%	William McKinley	54.6	8	101,046	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	74.3%	Benjamin Harrison	50.7	8	118,287	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	73.4%	Benjamin Harrison	46.9	8	115,891	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	57.2%	James G. Blaine	14.9	8	109,399	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	62.3%	James A. Garfield	25.0	8	104,462	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	51.6%	Samuel Tilden	3.3	8	145,823	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	55.7%	Horace Greeley	11.4	—	128,692	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Horatio Seymour	70.7%	Ulysses S. Grant	41.4	7	113,488	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1860	John C. Breckinridge	44.9%	John Bell	4.9	6	50,510	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	51.7%	Millard Fillmore	3.4	6	42,873	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	51.9%	Winfield Scott	3.9	6	35,902	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	54.6%	Lewis Cass	9.2	6	33,866	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	James K. Polk	51.3%	Henry Clay	2.6	6	26,865	James K. Polk ✓
1840	William Henry Harrison	59.7%	Martin Van Buren	19.5	5	18,912	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Martin Van Buren	51.7%	Hugh Lawson White	3.5	5	7,425	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	61.7%	Henry Clay	23.3	5	6,337	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	53.0%	John Quincy Adams	6.0	5	8,687	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	5 electors chosen by state legislature: 3 for Jackson; 2 for Adams	—	—	—	—	—	John Quincy Adams

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Questions and answers

How has Louisiana voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 22.0 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 18.6 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 19.6 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 17.2 points; 2008: John McCain by 18.6 points.

When did Louisiana last vote Democratic for president?

In 1996, for William J. Clinton.

When did Louisiana last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Louisiana vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Louisiana backed the national winner in 31 of 49 elections in this record (63%).

Is Louisiana a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 17.2 points, Republican by 19.6 points, Republican by 18.6 points and Republican by 22.0 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data