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Elections / 1980 · President · LA

Ronald Reagan carried Louisiana R+5.5.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Louisiana, 1980. The state ran 4.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1980 ballot here.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

Louisiana result
1,548,591 votes counted
Carter (D)
708,453
45.7%
Reagan (R)
792,853
51.2%
All others
47,285
3.1%
Margin
R+5.5
1980 presidential election
Louisiana, 1980
ReaganR+5.5
1980 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1980 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1980 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Acadia Parish, LA · R+7.2Allen Parish, LA · D+28.5Ascension Parish, LA · D+25.5Assumption Parish, LA · D+7.5Avoyelles Parish, LA · R+6.5Beauregard Parish, LA · D+2.8Bienville Parish, LA · D+7.9Bossier Parish, LA · R+27.1Caddo Parish, LA · R+16.6Calcasieu Parish, LA · D+12.1Caldwell Parish, LA · R+18.9Cameron Parish, LA · D+20.3Catahoula Parish, LA · R+9.5Claiborne Parish, LA · R+1.3Concordia Parish, LA · R+10.7De Soto Parish, LA · D+14.6East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+10.2East Carroll Parish, LA · D+9.8East Feliciana Parish, LA · D+20.1Evangeline Parish, LA · R+4.8Franklin Parish, LA · R+11.5Grant Parish, LA · R+4.5Iberia Parish, LA · R+18.3Iberville Parish, LA · D+34.7Jackson Parish, LA · R+4.1Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · D+3.9Jefferson Parish, LA · R+31.3Lafayette Parish, LA · R+21.9Lafourche Parish, LA · R+2.4LaSalle Parish, LA · R+17.0Lincoln Parish, LA · R+14.2Livingston Parish, LA · D+2.9Madison Parish, LA · D+12.4Morehouse Parish, LA · R+19.3Natchitoches Parish, LA · D+3.1Orleans Parish, LA · D+17.3Ouachita Parish, LA · R+28.5Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+11.6Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · D+26.6Rapides Parish, LA · R+13.3Red River Parish, LA · D+12.6Richland Parish, LA · R+11.7Sabine Parish, LA · D+8.7St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+25.1St. Charles Parish, LA · D+7.4St. Helena Parish, LA · D+34.0St. James Parish, LA · D+28.3St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+13.2St. Landry Parish, LA · D+6.7St. Martin Parish, LA · D+7.0St. Mary Parish, LA · D+0.6St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+30.6Tangipahoa Parish, LA · TiedTensas Parish, LA · D+10.6Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+20.4Union Parish, LA · R+14.0Vermilion Parish, LA · R+3.4Vernon Parish, LA · D+9.9Washington Parish, LA · D+8.9Webster Parish, LA · R+1.7West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+24.6West Carroll Parish, LA · R+23.0West Feliciana Parish, LA · D+29.7Winn Parish, LA · R+7.1
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican51.2%792,853
Jimmy CarterDemocratic45.7%708,453
John B. AndersonIndependent3.1%47,285
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 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 — 1980
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishR
−7.2%
9,94811,53322,100
Allen ParishD
+28.5%
6,0573,3289,564
Ascension ParishD
+25.5%
12,3817,23820,200
Assumption ParishD
+7.5%
4,6794,0019,073
Avoyelles ParishR
−6.5%
7,1748,21616,071
Beauregard ParishD
+2.8%
5,5565,25011,059
Bienville ParishD
+7.9%
4,1233,5087,770
Bossier ParishR
−27.1%
9,37716,51526,339
Caddo ParishR
−16.6%
36,42251,20289,184
Calcasieu ParishD
+12.1%
35,44627,60064,859
Caldwell ParishR
−18.9%
1,7862,6534,581
Cameron ParishD
+20.3%
2,2211,4493,798
Catahoula ParishR
−9.5%
2,4142,9425,531
Claiborne ParishR
−1.3%
3,4433,5387,074
Concordia ParishR
−10.7%
3,9564,9339,102
De Soto ParishD
+14.6%
5,8614,34910,327
East Baton Rouge ParishR
−10.2%
57,44271,063133,168
East Carroll ParishD
+9.8%
2,2831,8674,231
East Feliciana ParishD
+20.1%
4,0332,6506,873
Evangeline ParishR
−4.8%
6,7227,41214,461
Franklin ParishR
−11.5%
4,1775,3019,748
Grant ParishR
−4.5%
3,2903,6117,148
Iberia ParishR
−18.3%
9,68114,27325,028
Iberville ParishD
+34.7%
9,3614,46314,135
Jackson ParishR
−4.1%
3,6093,9237,730
Jefferson Davis ParishD
+3.9%
6,1405,66712,127
Jefferson ParishR
−31.3%
50,87099,403155,111
Lafayette ParishR
−21.9%
19,69431,42953,526
Lafourche ParishR
−2.4%
14,22214,95130,818
LaSalle ParishR
−17.0%
2,6653,7926,634
Lincoln ParishR
−14.2%
5,5987,51513,470
Livingston ParishD
+2.9%
11,31910,66622,609
Madison ParishD
+12.4%
3,2642,5315,928
Morehouse ParishR
−19.3%
4,8567,25412,397
Natchitoches ParishD
+3.1%
7,1026,66814,189
Orleans ParishD
+17.3%
106,85874,302187,904
Ouachita ParishR
−28.5%
16,30629,79947,314
Plaquemines ParishR
−11.6%
4,3185,48910,079
Pointe Coupee ParishD
+26.6%
6,3953,66710,263
Rapides ParishR
−13.3%
19,43625,57646,302
Red River ParishD
+12.6%
2,7762,1474,986
Richland ParishR
−11.7%
3,7454,7728,744
Sabine ParishD
+8.7%
5,1004,2659,585
St. Bernard ParishR
−25.1%
11,36719,41032,065
St. Charles ParishD
+7.4%
7,8986,77915,123
St. Helena ParishD
+34.0%
3,1831,5314,852
St. James ParishD
+28.3%
6,2063,4299,824
St. John the Baptist ParishD
+13.2%
7,6475,81913,861
St. Landry ParishD
+6.7%
17,12514,94032,678
St. Martin ParishD
+7.0%
7,7606,70115,040
St. Mary ParishD
+0.6%
10,50610,37821,606
St. Tammany ParishR
−30.6%
14,16127,21442,698
Tangipahoa ParishD
+0.3%
15,27215,18731,342
Tensas ParishD
+10.6%
2,0461,6453,785
Terrebonne ParishR
−20.4%
10,80416,64428,681
Union ParishR
−14.0%
3,8415,1309,198
Vermilion ParishR
−3.4%
9,74310,48121,409
Vernon ParishD
+9.9%
7,1985,86913,436
Washington ParishD
+8.9%
10,4138,68119,472
Webster ParishR
−1.7%
8,5688,86517,647
West Baton Rouge ParishD
+24.6%
4,7392,8287,753
West Carroll ParishR
−23.0%
2,1183,4305,712
West Feliciana ParishD
+29.7%
2,3411,2373,722
Winn ParishR
−7.1%
3,4113,9447,547