Louisiana — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentEisenhowerR+13.8
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 53.3% | 329,047 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 39.5% | 243,977 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.2% | 44,520 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+7.1 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Republican | R+21.3 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Republican | R+23.9 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+10.9 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Republican | R+66.7 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+0.9 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.1 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Republican | R+25.5 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+8.3 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.6 |
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 | Adlai Stevenson+1,918 | 4,20440.0% | 6,12258.2% | 1911.8% | 10,517 |
| Allen Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+185 | 2,46950.5% | 2,28446.7% | 1402.9% | 4,893 |
| Ascension Parish | Adlai Stevenson+753 | 1,85340.9% | 2,60657.5% | 761.7% | 4,535 |
| Assumption Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+426 | 1,70855.2% | 1,28241.4% | 1063.4% | 3,096 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Adlai Stevenson+373 | 3,25544.5% | 3,62849.6% | 4366.0% | 7,319 |
| Beauregard Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+435 | 2,71152.7% | 2,27644.2% | 1593.1% | 5,146 |
| Bienville Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+700 | 1,51548.9% | 81526.3% | 77024.8% | 3,100 |
| Bossier Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,153 | 3,10749.0% | 1,95430.8% | 1,28420.2% | 6,345 |
| Caddo Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,652 | 23,43260.3% | 10,78027.7% | 4,63711.9% | 38,849 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,505 | 13,76051.5% | 12,25545.8% | 7182.7% | 26,733 |
| Caldwell Parish | Other+27 | 58735.2% | 46828.0% | 61436.8% | 1,669 |
| Cameron Parish | Adlai Stevenson+247 | 54740.2% | 79458.4% | 191.4% | 1,360 |
| Catahoula Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+138 | 84546.9% | 70739.2% | 25013.9% | 1,802 |
| Claiborne Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,092 | 2,08453.6% | 81020.8% | 99225.5% | 3,886 |
| Concordia Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+142 | 84139.7% | 69933.0% | 57627.2% | 2,116 |
| De Soto Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+805 | 2,01153.3% | 1,20632.0% | 55414.7% | 3,771 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,946 | 24,01856.7% | 17,07240.3% | 1,2412.9% | 42,331 |
| East Carroll Parish | Adlai Stevenson+130 | 41530.8% | 54540.5% | 38728.7% | 1,347 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Adlai Stevenson+392 | 91237.5% | 1,30453.6% | 2199.0% | 2,435 |
| Evangeline Parish | Adlai Stevenson+1,166 | 2,17038.2% | 3,33658.7% | 1743.1% | 5,680 |
| Franklin Parish | Adlai Stevenson+222 | 1,13032.7% | 1,35239.1% | 97528.2% | 3,457 |
| Grant Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+88 | 1,63046.1% | 1,54243.6% | 36710.4% | 3,539 |
| Iberia Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,189 | 6,73363.4% | 3,54433.4% | 3383.2% | 10,615 |
| Iberville Parish | Adlai Stevenson+175 | 1,84347.0% | 2,01851.4% | 631.6% | 3,924 |
| Jackson Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+637 | 1,55354.3% | 91632.0% | 39313.7% | 2,862 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,824 | 4,17062.9% | 2,34635.4% | 1101.7% | 6,626 |
| Jefferson Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,747 | 24,32457.2% | 16,57739.0% | 1,5983.8% | 42,499 |
| Lafayette Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,016 | 6,71157.1% | 4,69539.9% | 3473.0% | 11,753 |
| Lafourche Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,275 | 5,74160.3% | 3,46636.4% | 3213.4% | 9,528 |
| LaSalle Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+934 | 1,88561.6% | 95131.1% | 2267.4% | 3,062 |
| Lincoln Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,662 | 2,67659.2% | 1,01422.4% | 83018.4% | 4,520 |
| Livingston Parish | Adlai Stevenson+943 | 1,62837.2% | 2,57158.8% | 1734.0% | 4,372 |
| Madison Parish | Other+494 | 46127.2% | 27616.3% | 95556.4% | 1,692 |
| Morehouse Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+30 | 1,85035.7% | 1,51229.2% | 1,82035.1% | 5,182 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,175 | 3,20355.5% | 2,02835.1% | 5399.3% | 5,770 |
| Orleans Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+28,124 | 93,08256.5% | 64,95839.5% | 6,5944.0% | 164,634 |
| Ouachita Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,722 | 7,09446.8% | 4,37228.8% | 3,69224.4% | 15,158 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,464 | 2,99881.2% | 53414.5% | 1604.3% | 3,692 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Adlai Stevenson+210 | 1,33245.0% | 1,54252.1% | 842.8% | 2,958 |
| Rapides Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,144 | 9,10553.8% | 5,96135.2% | 1,84510.9% | 16,911 |
| Red River Parish | Adlai Stevenson+142 | 66137.0% | 80344.9% | 32418.1% | 1,788 |
| Richland Parish | Other+306 | 1,06329.9% | 1,09430.8% | 1,40039.4% | 3,557 |
| Sabine Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+286 | 2,08650.5% | 1,80043.5% | 2486.0% | 4,134 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+365 | 3,64850.5% | 3,28345.5% | 2864.0% | 7,217 |
| St. Charles Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+746 | 2,41757.9% | 1,67140.0% | 892.1% | 4,177 |
| St. Helena Parish | Adlai Stevenson+452 | 54532.3% | 99759.0% | 1478.7% | 1,689 |
| St. James Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+17 | 1,84949.2% | 1,83248.7% | 782.1% | 3,759 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+94 | 1,37250.6% | 1,27847.1% | 642.4% | 2,714 |
| St. Landry Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+706 | 5,14151.6% | 4,43544.5% | 3944.0% | 9,970 |
| St. Martin Parish | Adlai Stevenson+454 | 1,61542.7% | 2,06954.7% | 962.5% | 3,780 |
| St. Mary Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,702 | 4,09761.5% | 2,39535.9% | 1712.6% | 6,663 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+592 | 3,96551.9% | 3,37344.2% | 3013.9% | 7,639 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+957 | 5,78851.7% | 4,83143.2% | 5665.1% | 11,185 |
| Tensas Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16 | 35935.0% | 32431.6% | 34333.4% | 1,026 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,523 | 4,98364.8% | 2,46032.0% | 2413.1% | 7,684 |
| Union Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+228 | 1,38440.5% | 87825.7% | 1,15633.8% | 3,418 |
| Vermilion Parish | Adlai Stevenson+687 | 3,87744.6% | 4,56452.5% | 2542.9% | 8,695 |
| Vernon Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+214 | 2,37249.8% | 2,15845.3% | 2324.9% | 4,762 |
| Washington Parish | Adlai Stevenson+1,577 | 3,08138.3% | 4,65857.9% | 3083.8% | 8,047 |
| Webster Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+928 | 3,28048.7% | 2,35234.9% | 1,10116.4% | 6,733 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Adlai Stevenson+173 | 1,03544.7% | 1,20852.2% | 713.1% | 2,314 |
| West Carroll Parish | Other+214 | 65825.1% | 87533.4% | 1,08941.5% | 2,622 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+146 | 44256.4% | 29637.8% | 465.9% | 784 |
| Winn Parish | Dwight D. Eisenhower+511 | 1,73649.6% | 1,22535.0% | 54215.5% | 3,503 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 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 — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.