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Elections / 1976 · President · LA

Jimmy Carter carried Louisiana D+5.8.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Louisiana, 1976. The state ran 3.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)

Louisiana result
1,278,439 votes counted
Carter (D)
661,365
51.7%
Ford (R)
587,446
46.0%
All others
29,628
2.3%
Margin
D+5.8
1976 presidential election
Louisiana, 1976
CarterD+5.8
1976 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1976 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1976 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+25.6Allen Parish, LA · D+42.9Ascension Parish, LA · D+33.4Assumption Parish, LA · D+16.7Avoyelles Parish, LA · D+26.5Beauregard Parish, LA · D+24.2Bienville Parish, LA · D+15.0Bossier Parish, LA · R+19.9Caddo Parish, LA · R+16.2Calcasieu Parish, LA · D+31.4Caldwell Parish, LA · R+1.6Cameron Parish, LA · D+48.3Catahoula Parish, LA · D+9.7Claiborne Parish, LA · R+5.2Concordia Parish, LA · D+0.5De Soto Parish, LA · D+12.3East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+1.6East Carroll Parish, LA · D+16.5East Feliciana Parish, LA · D+34.1Evangeline Parish, LA · D+33.4Franklin Parish, LA · R+1.5Grant Parish, LA · D+22.7Iberia Parish, LA · R+2.0Iberville Parish, LA · D+30.1Jackson Parish, LA · D+4.2Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · D+27.0Jefferson Parish, LA · R+14.5Lafayette Parish, LA · R+6.6Lafourche Parish, LA · D+10.3LaSalle Parish, LA · R+3.2Lincoln Parish, LA · R+15.5Livingston Parish, LA · D+27.2Madison Parish, LA · D+39.8Morehouse Parish, LA · R+14.5Natchitoches Parish, LA · D+11.6Orleans Parish, LA · D+13.2Ouachita Parish, LA · R+20.6Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+38.8Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · D+32.8Rapides Parish, LA · D+7.9Red River Parish, LA · D+4.8Richland Parish, LA · R+1.9Sabine Parish, LA · D+12.3St. Bernard Parish, LA · D+1.0St. Charles Parish, LA · D+22.6St. Helena Parish, LA · D+41.6St. James Parish, LA · D+23.8St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+21.9St. Landry Parish, LA · D+21.6St. Martin Parish, LA · D+31.2St. Mary Parish, LA · D+2.6St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+3.6Tangipahoa Parish, LA · D+21.3Tensas Parish, LA · D+14.4Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+9.3Union Parish, LA · R+6.8Vermilion Parish, LA · D+28.6Vernon Parish, LA · D+21.3Washington Parish, LA · D+26.9Webster Parish, LA · R+1.8West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+32.2West Carroll Parish, LA · D+3.7West Feliciana Parish, LA · D+30.8Winn Parish, LA · D+4.8
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic51.7%661,365
Gerald FordRepublican46.0%587,446
OtherAll other candidates2.3%29,628
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 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 — 1976
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishD
+25.6%
10,8146,29617,648
Allen ParishD
+42.9%
5,3732,0807,673
Ascension ParishD
+33.4%
9,1004,43513,978
Assumption ParishD
+16.7%
4,4013,1177,711
Avoyelles ParishD
+26.5%
8,1044,57413,315
Beauregard ParishD
+24.2%
5,3223,1968,786
Bienville ParishD
+15.0%
3,4022,4996,011
Bossier ParishR
−19.9%
8,06212,13220,487
Caddo ParishR
−16.2%
30,59342,62774,340
Calcasieu ParishD
+31.4%
33,98017,48552,595
Caldwell ParishR
−1.6%
1,8301,8903,806
Cameron ParishD
+48.3%
2,4328193,338
Catahoula ParishD
+9.7%
2,5472,0864,767
Claiborne ParishR
−5.2%
2,8913,2166,207
Concordia ParishD
+0.5%
3,8923,8497,912
De Soto ParishD
+12.3%
4,6303,6018,348
East Baton Rouge ParishR
−1.6%
49,95651,655103,807
East Carroll ParishD
+16.5%
2,3671,6814,158
East Feliciana ParishD
+34.1%
3,4851,6685,323
Evangeline ParishD
+33.4%
7,5783,71511,558
Franklin ParishR
−1.5%
3,8243,9477,991
Grant ParishD
+22.7%
3,6702,2806,136
Iberia ParishR
−2.0%
9,98410,39220,753
Iberville ParishD
+30.1%
7,2543,82211,389
Jackson ParishD
+4.2%
3,6053,3107,060
Jefferson Davis ParishD
+27.0%
6,3763,60310,278
Jefferson ParishR
−14.5%
53,25771,787127,560
Lafayette ParishR
−6.6%
19,91822,80543,699
Lafourche ParishD
+10.3%
14,13111,43426,266
LaSalle ParishR
−3.2%
2,9613,1616,310
Lincoln ParishR
−15.5%
4,9716,82811,969
Livingston ParishD
+27.2%
9,8755,55515,895
Madison ParishD
+39.8%
4,9332,0967,128
Morehouse ParishR
−14.5%
4,0175,4189,692
Natchitoches ParishD
+11.6%
6,6925,24812,417
Orleans ParishD
+13.2%
93,13070,925168,304
Ouachita ParishR
−20.6%
15,73824,08240,451
Plaquemines ParishR
−38.8%
2,6146,0528,855
Pointe Coupee ParishD
+32.8%
5,1472,5677,876
Rapides ParishD
+7.9%
20,85117,76639,264
Red River ParishD
+4.8%
1,9061,7283,707
Richland ParishR
−1.9%
3,4953,6307,270
Sabine ParishD
+12.3%
4,5553,5318,351
St. Bernard ParishD
+1.0%
12,96912,70726,508
St. Charles ParishD
+22.6%
6,8724,27011,505
St. Helena ParishD
+41.6%
2,6221,0463,788
St. James ParishD
+23.8%
4,5312,7517,466
St. John the Baptist ParishD
+21.9%
5,7003,5979,609
St. Landry ParishD
+21.6%
15,6139,95626,243
St. Martin ParishD
+31.2%
7,9924,11212,433
St. Mary ParishD
+2.6%
9,4018,91918,708
St. Tammany ParishR
−3.6%
14,69115,82231,399
Tangipahoa ParishD
+21.3%
14,4329,24224,311
Tensas ParishD
+14.4%
2,0811,5533,677
Terrebonne ParishR
−9.3%
10,62712,89524,282
Union ParishR
−6.8%
3,6004,1397,905
Vermilion ParishD
+28.6%
11,2466,13317,850
Vernon ParishD
+21.3%
6,2023,97010,465
Washington ParishD
+26.9%
10,0005,67716,073
Webster ParishR
−1.8%
7,2867,55015,017
West Baton Rouge ParishD
+32.2%
3,8091,9135,884
West Carroll ParishD
+3.7%
2,5952,4075,112
West Feliciana ParishD
+30.8%
1,8909902,926
Winn ParishD
+4.8%
3,5433,2096,889