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Elections / 1984 · President · LA

Ronald Reagan carried Louisiana R+22.6.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Louisiana, 1984. The state ran 4.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+18.2 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1984 ballot here.

Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

Louisiana result
1,706,822 votes counted
Mondale (D)
651,586
38.2%
Reagan (R)
1,037,299
60.8%
All others
17,937
1.1%
Margin
R+22.6
1984 presidential election
Louisiana, 1984
ReaganR+22.6
1984 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1984 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1984 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+22.9Allen Parish, LA · D+3.9Ascension Parish, LA · R+3.9Assumption Parish, LA · R+7.5Avoyelles Parish, LA · R+15.6Beauregard Parish, LA · R+27.1Bienville Parish, LA · R+12.8Bossier Parish, LA · R+52.5Caddo Parish, LA · R+27.8Calcasieu Parish, LA · R+3.4Caldwell Parish, LA · R+41.4Cameron Parish, LA · R+16.8Catahoula Parish, LA · R+36.9Claiborne Parish, LA · R+21.6Concordia Parish, LA · R+29.4De Soto Parish, LA · R+12.5East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+25.5East Carroll Parish, LA · D+2.8East Feliciana Parish, LA · R+0.5Evangeline Parish, LA · R+10.7Franklin Parish, LA · R+38.1Grant Parish, LA · R+33.9Iberia Parish, LA · R+26.5Iberville Parish, LA · D+14.1Jackson Parish, LA · R+31.8Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · R+16.1Jefferson Parish, LA · R+49.9Lafayette Parish, LA · R+38.9Lafourche Parish, LA · R+33.6LaSalle Parish, LA · R+59.4Lincoln Parish, LA · R+24.9Livingston Parish, LA · R+32.2Madison Parish, LA · D+1.0Morehouse Parish, LA · R+27.4Natchitoches Parish, LA · R+20.2Orleans Parish, LA · D+16.0Ouachita Parish, LA · R+40.6Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+40.0Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · D+10.2Rapides Parish, LA · R+33.5Red River Parish, LA · R+21.7Richland Parish, LA · R+33.7Sabine Parish, LA · R+34.9St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+50.1St. Charles Parish, LA · R+19.9St. Helena Parish, LA · D+10.9St. James Parish, LA · D+12.7St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · R+8.6St. Landry Parish, LA · R+3.0St. Martin Parish, LA · R+6.0St. Mary Parish, LA · R+23.5St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+53.1Tangipahoa Parish, LA · R+20.8Tensas Parish, LA · R+9.0Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+41.2Union Parish, LA · R+37.7Vermilion Parish, LA · R+16.5Vernon Parish, LA · R+37.1Washington Parish, LA · R+18.5Webster Parish, LA · R+29.7West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+5.0West Carroll Parish, LA · R+43.9West Feliciana Parish, LA · D+4.5Winn Parish, LA · R+29.8
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican60.8%1,037,299
Walter MondaleDemocratic38.2%651,586
OtherAll other candidates1.1%17,937
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 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 — 1984
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishR
−22.9%
9,26214,90624,602
Allen ParishD
+3.9%
4,8424,4749,382
Ascension ParishR
−3.9%
11,04811,94523,170
Assumption ParishR
−7.5%
4,6605,43310,363
Avoyelles ParishR
−15.6%
6,8089,40216,673
Beauregard ParishR
−27.1%
4,1997,35311,648
Bienville ParishR
−12.8%
3,5304,5878,226
Bossier ParishR
−52.5%
7,00622,63829,782
Caddo ParishR
−27.8%
35,72763,42999,601
Calcasieu ParishR
−3.4%
33,21435,56669,210
Caldwell ParishR
−41.4%
1,3483,3414,819
Cameron ParishR
−16.8%
1,6082,2653,906
Catahoula ParishR
−36.9%
1,6493,6405,391
Claiborne ParishR
−21.6%
2,7884,3497,214
Concordia ParishR
−29.4%
3,3326,1779,692
De Soto ParishR
−12.5%
4,6425,98910,739
East Baton Rouge ParishR
−25.5%
56,67395,704153,268
East Carroll ParishD
+2.8%
2,0891,9744,132
East Feliciana ParishR
−0.5%
4,1224,1668,401
Evangeline ParishR
−10.7%
6,9818,68015,844
Franklin ParishR
−38.1%
2,9376,7089,894
Grant ParishR
−33.9%
2,5885,3348,097
Iberia ParishR
−26.5%
10,17017,72728,526
Iberville ParishD
+14.1%
8,5876,45515,159
Jackson ParishR
−31.8%
2,5685,0347,761
Jefferson Davis ParishR
−16.1%
5,9628,29614,464
Jefferson ParishR
−49.9%
41,183123,997166,023
Lafayette ParishR
−38.9%
19,26544,34464,458
Lafourche ParishR
−33.6%
10,18620,93032,005
LaSalle ParishR
−59.4%
1,3185,4046,875
Lincoln ParishR
−24.9%
5,4329,08714,701
Livingston ParishR
−32.2%
8,91317,46526,576
Madison ParishD
+1.0%
2,9062,8495,864
Morehouse ParishR
−27.4%
4,8298,58513,685
Natchitoches ParishR
−20.2%
5,8068,83614,978
Orleans ParishD
+16.0%
119,47886,316206,956
Ouachita ParishR
−40.6%
15,52537,27053,574
Plaquemines ParishR
−40.0%
3,2617,65510,977
Pointe Coupee ParishD
+10.2%
6,7325,47712,287
Rapides ParishR
−33.5%
16,12132,87949,963
Red River ParishR
−21.7%
1,9583,0605,067
Richland ParishR
−33.7%
2,9185,9809,083
Sabine ParishR
−34.9%
2,9806,2959,500
St. Bernard ParishR
−50.1%
8,07624,42832,657
St. Charles ParishR
−19.9%
6,78410,18517,082
St. Helena ParishD
+10.9%
2,9562,3665,435
St. James ParishD
+12.7%
5,9894,62710,735
St. John the Baptist ParishR
−8.6%
7,6469,09316,851
St. Landry ParishR
−3.0%
17,95019,05537,223
St. Martin ParishR
−6.0%
8,5899,69818,591
St. Mary ParishR
−23.5%
9,41115,27524,974
St. Tammany ParishR
−53.1%
11,71938,66450,775
Tangipahoa ParishR
−20.8%
12,79919,58032,579
Tensas ParishR
−9.0%
1,6281,9563,655
Terrebonne ParishR
−41.2%
9,64023,69634,089
Union ParishR
−37.7%
2,9166,5859,723
Vermilion ParishR
−16.5%
9,03312,72122,378
Vernon ParishR
−37.1%
4,0769,03513,369
Washington ParishR
−18.5%
7,68011,18518,988
Webster ParishR
−29.7%
6,50912,05518,677
West Baton Rouge ParishD
+5.0%
4,6314,1898,883
West Carroll ParishR
−43.9%
1,4743,8745,469
West Feliciana ParishD
+4.5%
2,2962,0974,426
Winn ParishR
−29.8%
2,6334,9347,727