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Elections / 1968 · President · LA

George Wallace carried Louisiana.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Louisiana, 1968. George Wallace won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+4.7 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 5.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)

Louisiana result
1,097,450 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
309,615
28.2%
Nixon (R)
257,535
23.5%
Wallace + others
530,300
48.3%
Margin
D+4.7
1968 presidential election
Louisiana, 1968
HumphreyD+4.7
1968 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1968 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1968 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+5.4Allen Parish, LA · D+14.1Ascension Parish, LA · D+17.7Assumption Parish, LA · D+13.9Avoyelles Parish, LA · D+4.2Beauregard Parish, LA · R+0.6Bienville Parish, LA · D+13.4Bossier Parish, LA · R+6.1Caddo Parish, LA · R+5.3Calcasieu Parish, LA · D+11.4Caldwell Parish, LA · D+13.0Cameron Parish, LA · D+4.9Catahoula Parish, LA · TiedClaiborne Parish, LA · D+7.2Concordia Parish, LA · D+13.5De Soto Parish, LA · D+28.3East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · TiedEast Carroll Parish, LA · D+31.8East Feliciana Parish, LA · D+23.3Evangeline Parish, LA · D+9.5Franklin Parish, LA · R+5.2Grant Parish, LA · R+3.3Iberia Parish, LA · TiedIberville Parish, LA · D+27.3Jackson Parish, LA · D+6.4Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · D+4.4Jefferson Parish, LA · R+10.1Lafayette Parish, LA · R+8.8Lafourche Parish, LA · D+3.4LaSalle Parish, LA · R+9.4Lincoln Parish, LA · R+7.1Livingston Parish, LA · D+3.7Madison Parish, LA · D+35.3Morehouse Parish, LA · TiedNatchitoches Parish, LA · D+13.5Orleans Parish, LA · D+13.8Ouachita Parish, LA · R+11.4Plaquemines Parish, LA · D+2.1Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · D+30.5Rapides Parish, LA · R+4.0Red River Parish, LA · D+14.2Richland Parish, LA · TiedSabine Parish, LA · TiedSt. Bernard Parish, LA · R+5.3St. Charles Parish, LA · D+15.3St. Helena Parish, LA · D+33.6St. James Parish, LA · D+33.8St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+31.0St. Landry Parish, LA · D+22.1St. Martin Parish, LA · D+17.5St. Mary Parish, LA · D+4.4St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+1.9Tangipahoa Parish, LA · D+9.9Tensas Parish, LA · D+13.0Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+3.1Union Parish, LA · D+3.3Vermilion Parish, LA · D+3.5Vernon Parish, LA · R+0.9Washington Parish, LA · D+8.4Webster Parish, LA · D+2.7West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+25.6West Carroll Parish, LA · R+4.2West Feliciana Parish, LA · D+37.7Winn Parish, LA · D+2.9
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
George Wallace ✓American Independent48.3%530,300
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic28.2%309,615
Richard NixonRepublican23.5%257,535
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 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 — 1968
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishO
+5.4%
4,0983,17816,991
Allen ParishO
+14.1%
2,0261,0047,259
Ascension ParishO
+17.7%
3,2031,33810,545
Assumption ParishO
+13.9%
2,0851,2226,205
Avoyelles ParishO
+4.2%
2,9732,45912,192
Beauregard ParishO
−0.6%
1,5691,6157,232
Bienville ParishO
+13.4%
1,7689416,175
Bossier ParishO
−6.1%
2,7823,74515,776
Caddo ParishO
−5.3%
17,67521,22467,362
Calcasieu ParishO
+11.4%
14,5939,52044,363
Caldwell ParishO
+13.0%
9734903,715
Cameron ParishO
+4.9%
5334052,593
Catahoula ParishO
+0.3%
7697554,201
Claiborne ParishO
+7.2%
1,5451,1175,973
Concordia ParishO
+13.5%
1,9839747,499
De Soto ParishO
+28.3%
3,4009748,564
East Baton Rouge ParishO
+0.1%
21,77021,66178,681
East Carroll ParishD
+31.8%
1,9265864,218
East Feliciana ParishO
+23.3%
1,4094574,091
Evangeline ParishO
+9.5%
2,6471,54911,558
Franklin ParishO
−5.2%
6811,0527,127
Grant ParishO
−3.3%
9321,1135,515
Iberia ParishO
+0.3%
5,5105,44819,029
Iberville ParishO
+27.3%
4,0841,4139,787
Jackson ParishO
+6.4%
1,5251,1046,570
Jefferson Davis ParishO
+4.4%
2,6412,2139,751
Jefferson ParishO
−10.1%
20,19329,47891,573
Lafayette ParishO
−8.8%
7,98310,66930,375
Lafourche ParishO
+3.4%
5,5164,79721,223
LaSalle ParishO
−9.4%
7101,2585,846
Lincoln ParishO
−7.1%
2,0092,6438,877
Livingston ParishO
+3.7%
1,40094712,254
Madison ParishD
+35.3%
2,6596495,688
Morehouse ParishO
+0.2%
1,7931,7728,942
Natchitoches ParishO
+13.5%
3,9452,35211,802
Orleans ParishD
+13.8%
72,45147,728178,668
Ouachita ParishO
−11.4%
6,47010,08931,704
Plaquemines ParishO
+2.1%
1,1449688,542
Pointe Coupee ParishO
+30.5%
3,1398507,497
Rapides ParishO
−4.0%
8,79310,19935,231
Red River ParishO
+14.2%
9143803,771
Richland ParishO
−0.2%
1,0171,0316,463
Sabine ParishO
+0.5%
1,1591,1256,810
St. Bernard ParishO
−5.3%
2,4853,48619,027
St. Charles ParishO
+15.3%
3,0701,6759,128
St. Helena ParishO
+33.6%
1,3512193,370
St. James ParishD
+33.8%
2,9877786,530
St. John the Baptist ParishO
+31.0%
3,2459407,431
St. Landry ParishO
+22.1%
9,0753,50825,242
St. Martin ParishO
+17.5%
3,3211,6259,705
St. Mary ParishO
+4.4%
5,3124,58616,659
St. Tammany ParishO
−1.9%
4,4454,84620,761
Tangipahoa ParishO
+9.9%
4,9832,90720,978
Tensas ParishO
+13.0%
8455032,638
Terrebonne ParishO
−3.1%
4,6275,21418,677
Union ParishO
+3.3%
1,3361,1136,746
Vermilion ParishO
+3.5%
3,8063,27815,208
Vernon ParishO
−0.9%
1,4961,5748,606
Washington ParishO
+8.4%
3,0211,69515,718
Webster ParishO
+2.7%
2,8712,49614,013
West Baton Rouge ParishO
+25.6%
2,0166695,254
West Carroll ParishO
−4.2%
3955854,554
West Feliciana ParishD
+37.7%
1,3032962,672
Winn ParishO
+2.9%
1,2301,0506,295