Louisiana — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentReaganR+5.5
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 51.2% | 792,853 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 45.7% | 708,453 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.1% | 47,285 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1980 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 | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.4 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Republican | R+25.1 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.1 |
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 | Reagan, Ronald+1,585 | 11,53352.2% | 9,94845.0% | 6192.8% | 22,100 |
| Allen Parish | Carter, Jimmy+2,729 | 3,32834.8% | 6,05763.3% | 1791.9% | 9,564 |
| Ascension Parish | Carter, Jimmy+5,143 | 7,23835.8% | 12,38161.3% | 5812.9% | 20,200 |
| Assumption Parish | Carter, Jimmy+678 | 4,00144.1% | 4,67951.6% | 3934.3% | 9,073 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Reagan, Ronald+1,042 | 8,21651.1% | 7,17444.6% | 6814.2% | 16,071 |
| Beauregard Parish | Carter, Jimmy+306 | 5,25047.5% | 5,55650.2% | 2532.3% | 11,059 |
| Bienville Parish | Carter, Jimmy+615 | 3,50845.1% | 4,12353.1% | 1391.8% | 7,770 |
| Bossier Parish | Reagan, Ronald+7,138 | 16,51562.7% | 9,37735.6% | 4471.7% | 26,339 |
| Caddo Parish | Reagan, Ronald+14,780 | 51,20257.4% | 36,42240.8% | 1,5601.7% | 89,184 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Carter, Jimmy+7,846 | 27,60042.6% | 35,44654.7% | 1,8132.8% | 64,859 |
| Caldwell Parish | Reagan, Ronald+867 | 2,65357.9% | 1,78639.0% | 1423.1% | 4,581 |
| Cameron Parish | Carter, Jimmy+772 | 1,44938.2% | 2,22158.5% | 1283.4% | 3,798 |
| Catahoula Parish | Reagan, Ronald+528 | 2,94253.2% | 2,41443.6% | 1753.2% | 5,531 |
| Claiborne Parish | Reagan, Ronald+95 | 3,53850.0% | 3,44348.7% | 931.3% | 7,074 |
| Concordia Parish | Reagan, Ronald+977 | 4,93354.2% | 3,95643.5% | 2132.3% | 9,102 |
| De Soto Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,512 | 4,34942.1% | 5,86156.8% | 1171.1% | 10,327 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Reagan, Ronald+13,621 | 71,06353.4% | 57,44243.1% | 4,6633.5% | 133,168 |
| East Carroll Parish | Carter, Jimmy+416 | 1,86744.1% | 2,28354.0% | 811.9% | 4,231 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,383 | 2,65038.6% | 4,03358.7% | 1902.8% | 6,873 |
| Evangeline Parish | Reagan, Ronald+690 | 7,41251.3% | 6,72246.5% | 3272.3% | 14,461 |
| Franklin Parish | Reagan, Ronald+1,124 | 5,30154.4% | 4,17742.8% | 2702.8% | 9,748 |
| Grant Parish | Reagan, Ronald+321 | 3,61150.5% | 3,29046.0% | 2473.5% | 7,148 |
| Iberia Parish | Reagan, Ronald+4,592 | 14,27357.0% | 9,68138.7% | 1,0744.3% | 25,028 |
| Iberville Parish | Carter, Jimmy+4,898 | 4,46331.6% | 9,36166.2% | 3112.2% | 14,135 |
| Jackson Parish | Reagan, Ronald+314 | 3,92350.8% | 3,60946.7% | 1982.6% | 7,730 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Carter, Jimmy+473 | 5,66746.7% | 6,14050.6% | 3202.6% | 12,127 |
| Jefferson Parish | Reagan, Ronald+48,533 | 99,40364.1% | 50,87032.8% | 4,8383.1% | 155,111 |
| Lafayette Parish | Reagan, Ronald+11,735 | 31,42958.7% | 19,69436.8% | 2,4034.5% | 53,526 |
| Lafourche Parish | Reagan, Ronald+729 | 14,95148.5% | 14,22246.1% | 1,6455.3% | 30,818 |
| LaSalle Parish | Reagan, Ronald+1,127 | 3,79257.2% | 2,66540.2% | 1772.7% | 6,634 |
| Lincoln Parish | Reagan, Ronald+1,917 | 7,51555.8% | 5,59841.6% | 3572.7% | 13,470 |
| Livingston Parish | Carter, Jimmy+653 | 10,66647.2% | 11,31950.1% | 6242.8% | 22,609 |
| Madison Parish | Carter, Jimmy+733 | 2,53142.7% | 3,26455.1% | 1332.2% | 5,928 |
| Morehouse Parish | Reagan, Ronald+2,398 | 7,25458.5% | 4,85639.2% | 2872.3% | 12,397 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Carter, Jimmy+434 | 6,66847.0% | 7,10250.1% | 4193.0% | 14,189 |
| Orleans Parish | Carter, Jimmy+32,556 | 74,30239.5% | 106,85856.9% | 6,7443.6% | 187,904 |
| Ouachita Parish | Reagan, Ronald+13,493 | 29,79963.0% | 16,30634.5% | 1,2092.6% | 47,314 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Reagan, Ronald+1,171 | 5,48954.5% | 4,31842.8% | 2722.7% | 10,079 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Carter, Jimmy+2,728 | 3,66735.7% | 6,39562.3% | 2012.0% | 10,263 |
| Rapides Parish | Reagan, Ronald+6,140 | 25,57655.2% | 19,43642.0% | 1,2902.8% | 46,302 |
| Red River Parish | Carter, Jimmy+629 | 2,14743.1% | 2,77655.7% | 631.3% | 4,986 |
| Richland Parish | Reagan, Ronald+1,027 | 4,77254.6% | 3,74542.8% | 2272.6% | 8,744 |
| Sabine Parish | Carter, Jimmy+835 | 4,26544.5% | 5,10053.2% | 2202.3% | 9,585 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Reagan, Ronald+8,043 | 19,41060.5% | 11,36735.4% | 1,2884.0% | 32,065 |
| St. Charles Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,119 | 6,77944.8% | 7,89852.2% | 4462.9% | 15,123 |
| St. Helena Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,652 | 1,53131.6% | 3,18365.6% | 1382.8% | 4,852 |
| St. James Parish | Carter, Jimmy+2,777 | 3,42934.9% | 6,20663.2% | 1891.9% | 9,824 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,828 | 5,81942.0% | 7,64755.2% | 3952.8% | 13,861 |
| St. Landry Parish | Carter, Jimmy+2,185 | 14,94045.7% | 17,12552.4% | 6131.9% | 32,678 |
| St. Martin Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,059 | 6,70144.6% | 7,76051.6% | 5793.8% | 15,040 |
| St. Mary Parish | Carter, Jimmy+128 | 10,37848.0% | 10,50648.6% | 7223.3% | 21,606 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Reagan, Ronald+13,053 | 27,21463.7% | 14,16133.2% | 1,3233.1% | 42,698 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Carter, Jimmy+85 | 15,18748.5% | 15,27248.7% | 8832.8% | 31,342 |
| Tensas Parish | Carter, Jimmy+401 | 1,64543.5% | 2,04654.1% | 942.5% | 3,785 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Reagan, Ronald+5,840 | 16,64458.0% | 10,80437.7% | 1,2334.3% | 28,681 |
| Union Parish | Reagan, Ronald+1,289 | 5,13055.8% | 3,84141.8% | 2272.5% | 9,198 |
| Vermilion Parish | Reagan, Ronald+738 | 10,48149.0% | 9,74345.5% | 1,1855.5% | 21,409 |
| Vernon Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,329 | 5,86943.7% | 7,19853.6% | 3692.7% | 13,436 |
| Washington Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,732 | 8,68144.6% | 10,41353.5% | 3781.9% | 19,472 |
| Webster Parish | Reagan, Ronald+297 | 8,86550.2% | 8,56848.6% | 2141.2% | 17,647 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,911 | 2,82836.5% | 4,73961.1% | 1862.4% | 7,753 |
| West Carroll Parish | Reagan, Ronald+1,312 | 3,43060.0% | 2,11837.1% | 1642.9% | 5,712 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Carter, Jimmy+1,104 | 1,23733.2% | 2,34162.9% | 1443.9% | 3,722 |
| Winn Parish | Reagan, Ronald+533 | 3,94452.3% | 3,41145.2% | 1922.5% | 7,547 |
complete certified result
Louisiana candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 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, 1980LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.