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Elections / 1940 · President · LA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Louisiana D+71.8.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Louisiana, 1940. The state ran 61.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)

Louisiana result
372,305 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
319,751
85.9%
Willkie (R)
52,446
14.1%
All others
108
0.0%
Margin
D+71.8
1940 presidential election
Louisiana, 1940
RooseveltD+71.8
1940 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1940 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1940 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Acadia Parish, LA · D+75.1Allen Parish, LA · D+80.7Ascension Parish, LA · D+72.8Assumption Parish, LA · D+41.8Avoyelles Parish, LA · D+92.8Beauregard Parish, LA · D+67.1Bienville Parish, LA · D+77.7Bossier Parish, LA · D+82.9Caddo Parish, LA · D+69.1Calcasieu Parish, LA · D+66.1Caldwell Parish, LA · D+68.0Cameron Parish, LA · D+92.2Catahoula Parish, LA · D+83.7Claiborne Parish, LA · D+88.4Concordia Parish, LA · D+81.6De Soto Parish, LA · D+86.3East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+76.6East Carroll Parish, LA · D+58.3East Feliciana Parish, LA · D+73.2Evangeline Parish, LA · D+88.4Franklin Parish, LA · D+83.1Grant Parish, LA · D+83.2Iberia Parish, LA · D+41.1Iberville Parish, LA · D+66.9Jackson Parish, LA · D+81.4Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · D+41.2Jefferson Parish, LA · D+78.9Lafayette Parish, LA · D+54.7Lafourche Parish, LA · D+53.7LaSalle Parish, LA · D+77.2Lincoln Parish, LA · D+73.7Livingston Parish, LA · D+84.4Madison Parish, LA · D+69.6Morehouse Parish, LA · D+83.2Natchitoches Parish, LA · D+69.7Orleans Parish, LA · D+71.3Ouachita Parish, LA · D+69.9Plaquemines Parish, LA · D+81.3Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · D+76.7Rapides Parish, LA · D+82.6Red River Parish, LA · D+78.2Richland Parish, LA · D+77.3Sabine Parish, LA · D+67.5St. Bernard Parish, LA · D+87.9St. Charles Parish, LA · D+82.0St. Helena Parish, LA · D+85.3St. James Parish, LA · D+48.6St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+61.4St. Landry Parish, LA · D+83.8St. Martin Parish, LA · D+68.8St. Mary Parish, LA · D+66.6St. Tammany Parish, LA · D+74.0Tangipahoa Parish, LA · D+64.2Tensas Parish, LA · D+81.9Terrebonne Parish, LA · D+68.5Union Parish, LA · D+76.9Vermilion Parish, LA · D+30.9Vernon Parish, LA · D+83.4Washington Parish, LA · D+90.2Webster Parish, LA · D+83.8West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+78.7West Carroll Parish, LA · D+67.6West Feliciana Parish, LA · D+66.6Winn Parish, LA · D+74.0
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic85.9%319,751
Wendell WillkieRepublican14.1%52,446
OtherAll other candidates0.0%108
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Louisiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−22.0%DR18922024
Louisiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+53.1%
1896+54.6%
1900+58.1%
1904+78.9%
1908+72.7%
1912+72.0%
1916+78.9%
1920+38.8%
1924+56.2%
1928+52.6%
1932+85.8%
1936+77.7%
1940+71.8%
1944+61.2%
1948+15.3%
1952+5.8%
1956−13.8%
1960+21.8%
1964−13.6%
1968+4.7%
1972−37.0%
1976+5.8%
1980−5.5%
1984−22.6%
1988−10.2%
1992+4.6%
1996+12.1%
2000−7.7%
2004−14.5%
2008−18.6%
2012−17.2%
2016−19.6%
2020−18.6%
2024−22.0%
County results — 1940
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishD
+75.1%
5,0587195,779
Allen ParishD
+80.7%
2,5922772,869
Ascension ParishD
+72.8%
2,4513852,836
Assumption ParishD
+41.8%
1,7597222,481
Avoyelles ParishD
+92.8%
4,8831835,066
Beauregard ParishD
+67.1%
2,6775283,205
Bienville ParishD
+77.7%
2,8833623,246
Bossier ParishD
+82.9%
3,0452753,340
Caddo ParishD
+69.1%
17,1923,12420,345
Calcasieu ParishD
+66.1%
6,9931,4258,429
Caldwell ParishD
+68.0%
1,6683181,986
Cameron ParishD
+92.2%
1,175481,223
Catahoula ParishD
+83.7%
1,5121341,646
Claiborne ParishD
+88.4%
3,0491873,236
Concordia ParishD
+81.6%
1,1731191,292
De Soto ParishD
+86.3%
2,8722113,083
East Baton Rouge ParishD
+76.6%
13,3031,76215,065
East Carroll ParishD
+58.3%
1,0252701,295
East Feliciana ParishD
+73.2%
1,0591641,223
Evangeline ParishD
+88.4%
3,5692203,789
Franklin ParishD
+83.1%
3,1592923,451
Grant ParishD
+83.2%
2,5342322,766
Iberia ParishD
+41.1%
4,0911,7065,797
Iberville ParishD
+66.9%
2,5054963,001
Jackson ParishD
+81.4%
2,7342803,014
Jefferson Davis ParishD
+41.2%
2,5311,0543,585
Jefferson ParishD
+78.9%
8,3349829,316
Lafayette ParishD
+54.7%
6,3231,8508,173
Lafourche ParishD
+53.7%
3,5311,0654,596
LaSalle ParishD
+77.2%
2,0392582,307
Lincoln ParishD
+73.7%
2,9694493,418
Livingston ParishD
+84.4%
2,9712523,223
Madison ParishD
+69.6%
1,0171821,199
Morehouse ParishD
+83.2%
2,4172222,639
Natchitoches ParishD
+69.7%
3,8246844,508
Orleans ParishD
+71.3%
97,93016,406114,364
Ouachita ParishD
+69.9%
8,5061,50910,015
Plaquemines ParishD
+81.3%
1,9792042,183
Pointe Coupee ParishD
+76.7%
1,8772472,124
Rapides ParishD
+82.6%
9,1008699,969
Red River ParishD
+78.2%
1,8922312,123
Richland ParishD
+77.3%
2,4173102,727
Sabine ParishD
+67.5%
3,0265883,614
St. Bernard ParishD
+87.9%
1,7151101,825
St. Charles ParishD
+82.0%
1,5501531,703
St. Helena ParishD
+85.3%
1,007801,087
St. James ParishD
+48.6%
1,4635061,969
St. John the Baptist ParishD
+61.4%
1,1922851,477
St. Landry ParishD
+83.8%
6,3585616,919
St. Martin ParishD
+68.8%
3,2526023,854
St. Mary ParishD
+66.6%
3,6867394,425
St. Tammany ParishD
+74.0%
4,4756685,143
Tangipahoa ParishD
+64.2%
5,9001,2847,187
Tensas ParishD
+81.9%
957951,052
Terrebonne ParishD
+68.5%
3,2176013,818
Union ParishD
+76.9%
2,8423713,213
Vermilion ParishD
+30.9%
4,9692,6217,590
Vernon ParishD
+83.4%
3,4393113,750
Washington ParishD
+90.2%
6,0623146,376
Webster ParishD
+83.8%
3,7773324,113
West Baton Rouge ParishD
+78.7%
1,1851411,326
West Carroll ParishD
+67.6%
1,8763622,238
West Feliciana ParishD
+66.6%
633127760
Winn ParishD
+74.0%
2,5523822,934