Louisiana — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentRooseveltD+71.8
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 85.9% | 319,751 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 14.1% | 52,446 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 108 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+75.1 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+80.7 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.8 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.8 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+77.7 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.9 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.1 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.2 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.7 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+88.4 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+81.6 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+86.3 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+76.6 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+58.3 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+88.4 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.1 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.2 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+66.9 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+81.4 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+78.9 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Democratic | D+53.7 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Democratic | D+77.2 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.7 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+84.4 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.2 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.7 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+71.3 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.9 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Democratic | D+81.3 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+76.7 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.6 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+78.2 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Democratic | D+77.3 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Democratic | D+67.5 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+87.9 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.0 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+85.3 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.4 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.8 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.0 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+64.2 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.5 |
| Union Parish, LA | Democratic | D+76.9 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.4 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+90.2 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.8 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+78.7 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+67.6 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.0 |
Louisiana results by county
64 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,339 | 5,05887.5% | 71912.4% | 20.0% | 5,779 |
| Allen Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,315 | 2,59290.3% | 2779.7% | 00.0% | 2,869 |
| Ascension Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,066 | 2,45186.4% | 38513.6% | 00.0% | 2,836 |
| Assumption Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,037 | 1,75970.9% | 72229.1% | 00.0% | 2,481 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,700 | 4,88396.4% | 1833.6% | 00.0% | 5,066 |
| Beauregard Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,149 | 2,67783.5% | 52816.5% | 00.0% | 3,205 |
| Bienville Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,521 | 2,88388.8% | 36211.2% | 10.0% | 3,246 |
| Bossier Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,770 | 3,04591.2% | 2758.2% | 200.6% | 3,340 |
| Caddo Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+14,068 | 17,19284.5% | 3,12415.4% | 290.1% | 20,345 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,568 | 6,99383.0% | 1,42516.9% | 110.1% | 8,429 |
| Caldwell Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,350 | 1,66884.0% | 31816.0% | 00.0% | 1,986 |
| Cameron Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,127 | 1,17596.1% | 483.9% | 00.0% | 1,223 |
| Catahoula Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,378 | 1,51291.9% | 1348.1% | 00.0% | 1,646 |
| Claiborne Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,862 | 3,04994.2% | 1875.8% | 00.0% | 3,236 |
| Concordia Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,054 | 1,17390.8% | 1199.2% | 00.0% | 1,292 |
| De Soto Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,661 | 2,87293.2% | 2116.8% | 00.0% | 3,083 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,541 | 13,30388.3% | 1,76211.7% | 00.0% | 15,065 |
| East Carroll Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+755 | 1,02579.2% | 27020.8% | 00.0% | 1,295 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+895 | 1,05986.6% | 16413.4% | 00.0% | 1,223 |
| Evangeline Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,349 | 3,56994.2% | 2205.8% | 00.0% | 3,789 |
| Franklin Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,867 | 3,15991.5% | 2928.5% | 00.0% | 3,451 |
| Grant Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,302 | 2,53491.6% | 2328.4% | 00.0% | 2,766 |
| Iberia Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,385 | 4,09170.6% | 1,70629.4% | 00.0% | 5,797 |
| Iberville Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,009 | 2,50583.5% | 49616.5% | 00.0% | 3,001 |
| Jackson Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,454 | 2,73490.7% | 2809.3% | 00.0% | 3,014 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,477 | 2,53170.6% | 1,05429.4% | 00.0% | 3,585 |
| Jefferson Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,352 | 8,33489.5% | 98210.5% | 00.0% | 9,316 |
| Lafayette Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,473 | 6,32377.4% | 1,85022.6% | 00.0% | 8,173 |
| Lafourche Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,466 | 3,53176.8% | 1,06523.2% | 00.0% | 4,596 |
| LaSalle Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,781 | 2,03988.4% | 25811.2% | 100.4% | 2,307 |
| Lincoln Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,520 | 2,96986.9% | 44913.1% | 00.0% | 3,418 |
| Livingston Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,719 | 2,97192.2% | 2527.8% | 00.0% | 3,223 |
| Madison Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+835 | 1,01784.8% | 18215.2% | 00.0% | 1,199 |
| Morehouse Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,195 | 2,41791.6% | 2228.4% | 00.0% | 2,639 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,140 | 3,82484.8% | 68415.2% | 00.0% | 4,508 |
| Orleans Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+81,524 | 97,93085.6% | 16,40614.3% | 280.0% | 114,364 |
| Ouachita Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,997 | 8,50684.9% | 1,50915.1% | 00.0% | 10,015 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,775 | 1,97990.7% | 2049.3% | 00.0% | 2,183 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,630 | 1,87788.4% | 24711.6% | 00.0% | 2,124 |
| Rapides Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,231 | 9,10091.3% | 8698.7% | 00.0% | 9,969 |
| Red River Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,661 | 1,89289.1% | 23110.9% | 00.0% | 2,123 |
| Richland Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,107 | 2,41788.6% | 31011.4% | 00.0% | 2,727 |
| Sabine Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,438 | 3,02683.7% | 58816.3% | 00.0% | 3,614 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,605 | 1,71594.0% | 1106.0% | 00.0% | 1,825 |
| St. Charles Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,397 | 1,55091.0% | 1539.0% | 00.0% | 1,703 |
| St. Helena Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+927 | 1,00792.6% | 807.4% | 00.0% | 1,087 |
| St. James Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+957 | 1,46374.3% | 50625.7% | 00.0% | 1,969 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+907 | 1,19280.7% | 28519.3% | 00.0% | 1,477 |
| St. Landry Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,797 | 6,35891.9% | 5618.1% | 00.0% | 6,919 |
| St. Martin Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,650 | 3,25284.4% | 60215.6% | 00.0% | 3,854 |
| St. Mary Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,947 | 3,68683.3% | 73916.7% | 00.0% | 4,425 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,807 | 4,47587.0% | 66813.0% | 00.0% | 5,143 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,616 | 5,90082.1% | 1,28417.9% | 30.0% | 7,187 |
| Tensas Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+862 | 95791.0% | 959.0% | 00.0% | 1,052 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,616 | 3,21784.3% | 60115.7% | 00.0% | 3,818 |
| Union Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,471 | 2,84288.5% | 37111.5% | 00.0% | 3,213 |
| Vermilion Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,348 | 4,96965.5% | 2,62134.5% | 00.0% | 7,590 |
| Vernon Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,128 | 3,43991.7% | 3118.3% | 00.0% | 3,750 |
| Washington Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,748 | 6,06295.1% | 3144.9% | 00.0% | 6,376 |
| Webster Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,445 | 3,77791.8% | 3328.1% | 40.1% | 4,113 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,044 | 1,18589.4% | 14110.6% | 00.0% | 1,326 |
| West Carroll Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,514 | 1,87683.8% | 36216.2% | 00.0% | 2,238 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+506 | 63383.3% | 12716.7% | 00.0% | 760 |
| Winn Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,170 | 2,55287.0% | 38213.0% | 00.0% | 2,934 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.