Louisiana — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentCarterD+5.8
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 51.7% | 661,365 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald FordRepublican | 46.0% | 587,446 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 29,628 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1976 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+25.6 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+48.3 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.6 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.8 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Democratic | D+4.8 |
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 | Jimmy Carter+4,518 | 10,81461.3% | 6,29635.7% | 5383.0% | 17,648 |
| Allen Parish | Jimmy Carter+3,293 | 5,37370.0% | 2,08027.1% | 2202.9% | 7,673 |
| Ascension Parish | Jimmy Carter+4,665 | 9,10065.1% | 4,43531.7% | 4433.2% | 13,978 |
| Assumption Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,284 | 4,40157.1% | 3,11740.4% | 1932.5% | 7,711 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Jimmy Carter+3,530 | 8,10460.9% | 4,57434.4% | 6374.8% | 13,315 |
| Beauregard Parish | Jimmy Carter+2,126 | 5,32260.6% | 3,19636.4% | 2683.1% | 8,786 |
| Bienville Parish | Jimmy Carter+903 | 3,40256.6% | 2,49941.6% | 1101.8% | 6,011 |
| Bossier Parish | Gerald Ford+4,070 | 8,06239.4% | 12,13259.2% | 2931.4% | 20,487 |
| Caddo Parish | Gerald Ford+12,034 | 30,59341.2% | 42,62757.3% | 1,1201.5% | 74,340 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Jimmy Carter+16,495 | 33,98064.6% | 17,48533.2% | 1,1302.1% | 52,595 |
| Caldwell Parish | Gerald Ford+60 | 1,83048.1% | 1,89049.7% | 862.3% | 3,806 |
| Cameron Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,613 | 2,43272.9% | 81924.5% | 872.6% | 3,338 |
| Catahoula Parish | Jimmy Carter+461 | 2,54753.4% | 2,08643.8% | 1342.8% | 4,767 |
| Claiborne Parish | Gerald Ford+325 | 2,89146.6% | 3,21651.8% | 1001.6% | 6,207 |
| Concordia Parish | Jimmy Carter+43 | 3,89249.2% | 3,84948.6% | 1712.2% | 7,912 |
| De Soto Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,029 | 4,63055.5% | 3,60143.1% | 1171.4% | 8,348 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Gerald Ford+1,699 | 49,95648.1% | 51,65549.8% | 2,1962.1% | 103,807 |
| East Carroll Parish | Jimmy Carter+686 | 2,36756.9% | 1,68140.4% | 1102.6% | 4,158 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,817 | 3,48565.5% | 1,66831.3% | 1703.2% | 5,323 |
| Evangeline Parish | Jimmy Carter+3,863 | 7,57865.6% | 3,71532.1% | 2652.3% | 11,558 |
| Franklin Parish | Gerald Ford+123 | 3,82447.9% | 3,94749.4% | 2202.8% | 7,991 |
| Grant Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,390 | 3,67059.8% | 2,28037.2% | 1863.0% | 6,136 |
| Iberia Parish | Gerald Ford+408 | 9,98448.1% | 10,39250.1% | 3771.8% | 20,753 |
| Iberville Parish | Jimmy Carter+3,432 | 7,25463.7% | 3,82233.6% | 3132.7% | 11,389 |
| Jackson Parish | Jimmy Carter+295 | 3,60551.1% | 3,31046.9% | 1452.1% | 7,060 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Jimmy Carter+2,773 | 6,37662.0% | 3,60335.1% | 2992.9% | 10,278 |
| Jefferson Parish | Gerald Ford+18,530 | 53,25741.8% | 71,78756.3% | 2,5162.0% | 127,560 |
| Lafayette Parish | Gerald Ford+2,887 | 19,91845.6% | 22,80552.2% | 9762.2% | 43,699 |
| Lafourche Parish | Jimmy Carter+2,697 | 14,13153.8% | 11,43443.5% | 7012.7% | 26,266 |
| LaSalle Parish | Gerald Ford+200 | 2,96146.9% | 3,16150.1% | 1883.0% | 6,310 |
| Lincoln Parish | Gerald Ford+1,857 | 4,97141.5% | 6,82857.0% | 1701.4% | 11,969 |
| Livingston Parish | Jimmy Carter+4,320 | 9,87562.1% | 5,55534.9% | 4652.9% | 15,895 |
| Madison Parish | Jimmy Carter+2,837 | 4,93369.2% | 2,09629.4% | 991.4% | 7,128 |
| Morehouse Parish | Gerald Ford+1,401 | 4,01741.4% | 5,41855.9% | 2572.7% | 9,692 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,444 | 6,69253.9% | 5,24842.3% | 4773.8% | 12,417 |
| Orleans Parish | Jimmy Carter+22,205 | 93,13055.3% | 70,92542.1% | 4,2492.5% | 168,304 |
| Ouachita Parish | Gerald Ford+8,344 | 15,73838.9% | 24,08259.5% | 6311.6% | 40,451 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Gerald Ford+3,438 | 2,61429.5% | 6,05268.3% | 1892.1% | 8,855 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Jimmy Carter+2,580 | 5,14765.4% | 2,56732.6% | 1622.1% | 7,876 |
| Rapides Parish | Jimmy Carter+3,085 | 20,85153.1% | 17,76645.2% | 6471.6% | 39,264 |
| Red River Parish | Jimmy Carter+178 | 1,90651.4% | 1,72846.6% | 732.0% | 3,707 |
| Richland Parish | Gerald Ford+135 | 3,49548.1% | 3,63049.9% | 1452.0% | 7,270 |
| Sabine Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,024 | 4,55554.5% | 3,53142.3% | 2653.2% | 8,351 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Jimmy Carter+262 | 12,96948.9% | 12,70747.9% | 8323.1% | 26,508 |
| St. Charles Parish | Jimmy Carter+2,602 | 6,87259.7% | 4,27037.1% | 3633.2% | 11,505 |
| St. Helena Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,576 | 2,62269.2% | 1,04627.6% | 1203.2% | 3,788 |
| St. James Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,780 | 4,53160.7% | 2,75136.8% | 1842.5% | 7,466 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Jimmy Carter+2,103 | 5,70059.3% | 3,59737.4% | 3123.2% | 9,609 |
| St. Landry Parish | Jimmy Carter+5,657 | 15,61359.5% | 9,95637.9% | 6742.6% | 26,243 |
| St. Martin Parish | Jimmy Carter+3,880 | 7,99264.3% | 4,11233.1% | 3292.6% | 12,433 |
| St. Mary Parish | Jimmy Carter+482 | 9,40150.3% | 8,91947.7% | 3882.1% | 18,708 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Gerald Ford+1,131 | 14,69146.8% | 15,82250.4% | 8862.8% | 31,399 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Jimmy Carter+5,190 | 14,43259.4% | 9,24238.0% | 6372.6% | 24,311 |
| Tensas Parish | Jimmy Carter+528 | 2,08156.6% | 1,55342.2% | 431.2% | 3,677 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Gerald Ford+2,268 | 10,62743.8% | 12,89553.1% | 7603.1% | 24,282 |
| Union Parish | Gerald Ford+539 | 3,60045.5% | 4,13952.4% | 1662.1% | 7,905 |
| Vermilion Parish | Jimmy Carter+5,113 | 11,24663.0% | 6,13334.4% | 4712.6% | 17,850 |
| Vernon Parish | Jimmy Carter+2,232 | 6,20259.3% | 3,97037.9% | 2932.8% | 10,465 |
| Washington Parish | Jimmy Carter+4,323 | 10,00062.2% | 5,67735.3% | 3962.5% | 16,073 |
| Webster Parish | Gerald Ford+264 | 7,28648.5% | 7,55050.3% | 1811.2% | 15,017 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Jimmy Carter+1,896 | 3,80964.7% | 1,91332.5% | 1622.8% | 5,884 |
| West Carroll Parish | Jimmy Carter+188 | 2,59550.8% | 2,40747.1% | 1102.2% | 5,112 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Jimmy Carter+900 | 1,89064.6% | 99033.8% | 461.6% | 2,926 |
| Winn Parish | Jimmy Carter+334 | 3,54351.4% | 3,20946.6% | 1372.0% | 6,889 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 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% |
Same ballot, 1976LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.