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Elections / 1996 · President · LA

Bill Clinton carried Louisiana D+12.1.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Louisiana, 1996. The state ran 3.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+8.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1996 ballot here.

Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)

Louisiana result
1,783,959 votes counted
Clinton (D)
927,837
52.0%
Dole (R)
712,586
39.9%
Perot (I)
123,293
6.9%
All others
20,243
1.1%
Margin
D+12.1
1996 presidential election
Louisiana, 1996
ClintonD+12.1
1996 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1996 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1996 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+12.8Allen Parish, LA · D+26.5Ascension Parish, LA · D+14.9Assumption Parish, LA · D+36.4Avoyelles Parish, LA · D+32.0Beauregard Parish, LA · R+4.8Bienville Parish, LA · D+26.2Bossier Parish, LA · R+3.8Caddo Parish, LA · D+17.2Calcasieu Parish, LA · D+15.9Caldwell Parish, LA · D+6.0Cameron Parish, LA · D+17.8Catahoula Parish, LA · D+17.8Claiborne Parish, LA · D+16.5Concordia Parish, LA · D+16.4De Soto Parish, LA · D+25.6East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+3.3East Carroll Parish, LA · D+33.5East Feliciana Parish, LA · D+21.0Evangeline Parish, LA · D+17.3Franklin Parish, LA · D+1.3Grant Parish, LA · R+1.9Iberia Parish, LA · D+10.3Iberville Parish, LA · D+37.1Jackson Parish, LA · D+4.8Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · D+20.0Jefferson Parish, LA · R+6.7Lafayette Parish, LA · R+5.3Lafourche Parish, LA · D+19.4LaSalle Parish, LA · R+5.9Lincoln Parish, LA · D+5.9Livingston Parish, LA · R+8.5Madison Parish, LA · D+29.5Morehouse Parish, LA · D+7.7Natchitoches Parish, LA · D+18.6Orleans Parish, LA · D+55.4Ouachita Parish, LA · R+7.0Plaquemines Parish, LA · D+7.9Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · D+29.0Rapides Parish, LA · D+2.9Red River Parish, LA · D+30.2Richland Parish, LA · D+4.3Sabine Parish, LA · D+8.0St. Bernard Parish, LA · D+2.5St. Charles Parish, LA · D+6.1St. Helena Parish, LA · D+39.9St. James Parish, LA · D+41.1St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+22.9St. Landry Parish, LA · D+23.6St. Martin Parish, LA · D+29.9St. Mary Parish, LA · D+19.4St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+27.5Tangipahoa Parish, LA · D+8.2Tensas Parish, LA · D+28.5Terrebonne Parish, LA · D+12.7Union Parish, LA · R+1.7Vermilion Parish, LA · D+21.9Vernon Parish, LA · D+5.3Washington Parish, LA · D+16.4Webster Parish, LA · D+20.2West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+24.9West Carroll Parish, LA · R+10.8West Feliciana Parish, LA · D+17.8Winn Parish, LA · D+13.1
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic52.0%927,837
Bob DoleRepublican39.9%712,586
OtherAll other candidates1.1%20,243
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 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 — 1996
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Acadia ParishD
+12.8%
12,3009,2462,23423,927
Allen ParishD
+26.5%
4,9302,5891,1878,844
Ascension ParishD
+14.9%
15,26310,8853,02729,400
Assumption ParishD
+36.4%
6,4162,69890410,212
Avoyelles ParishD
+32.0%
9,6894,4331,93716,410
Beauregard ParishR
−4.8%
4,9255,5261,83412,499
Bienville ParishD
+26.2%
4,3352,4024577,384
Bossier ParishR
−3.8%
15,50416,8522,66035,382
Caddo ParishD
+17.2%
55,54338,4454,82199,379
Calcasieu ParishD
+15.9%
38,23826,4948,28173,661
Caldwell ParishD
+6.0%
2,1171,8425144,559
Cameron ParishD
+17.8%
2,1031,3655944,148
Catahoula ParishD
+17.8%
2,6921,7706155,166
Claiborne ParishD
+16.5%
3,6092,5005306,739
Concordia ParishD
+16.4%
4,5653,1348558,715
De Soto ParishD
+25.6%
6,2213,52664610,520
East Baton Rouge ParishD
+3.3%
83,49377,8117,990170,647
East Carroll ParishD
+33.5%
2,1491,0081863,411
East Feliciana ParishD
+21.0%
4,7142,9496608,401
Evangeline ParishD
+17.3%
7,8475,2781,44714,854
Franklin ParishD
+1.3%
4,0763,9618149,000
Grant ParishR
−1.9%
2,9803,1171,0557,292
Iberia ParishD
+10.3%
15,08712,0142,44829,965
Iberville ParishD
+37.1%
9,5534,0311,07614,879
Jackson ParishD
+4.8%
3,3683,0305717,067
Jefferson Davis ParishD
+20.0%
6,8974,3111,54312,943
Jefferson ParishR
−6.7%
80,40792,8209,667184,466
Lafayette ParishR
−5.3%
32,50436,4194,63174,468
Lafourche ParishD
+19.4%
18,81012,1052,98434,596
LaSalle ParishR
−5.9%
2,5432,9259476,506
Lincoln ParishD
+5.9%
7,9036,97376115,855
Livingston ParishR
−8.5%
13,27616,1594,15034,095
Madison ParishD
+29.5%
3,0851,5913155,065
Morehouse ParishD
+7.7%
6,1605,19396312,493
Natchitoches ParishD
+18.6%
8,2965,4711,05315,170
Orleans ParishD
+55.4%
144,72039,5763,805189,911
Ouachita ParishR
−7.0%
24,52528,5593,58657,594
Plaquemines ParishD
+7.9%
5,3484,49385610,797
Pointe Coupee ParishD
+29.0%
6,8353,54584511,332
Rapides ParishD
+2.9%
23,00421,5484,67049,931
Red River ParishD
+30.2%
2,6411,3442684,296
Richland ParishD
+4.3%
4,1433,7656458,710
Sabine ParishD
+8.0%
4,2633,5431,0439,007
St. Bernard ParishD
+2.5%
14,31213,5492,66430,892
St. Charles ParishD
+6.1%
10,6129,3161,30721,393
St. Helena ParishD
+39.9%
3,6921,4554175,608
St. James ParishD
+41.1%
7,2472,83260810,743
St. John the Baptist ParishD
+22.9%
9,9376,02596617,051
St. Landry ParishD
+23.6%
20,63612,2732,31135,453
St. Martin ParishD
+29.9%
12,4926,2961,60720,736
St. Mary ParishD
+19.4%
12,4028,0181,85022,569
St. Tammany ParishR
−27.5%
24,28144,7614,74174,526
Tangipahoa ParishD
+8.2%
18,61715,5173,14437,591
Tensas ParishD
+28.5%
1,8821,0001763,099
Terrebonne ParishD
+12.7%
18,55013,9443,35936,361
Union ParishR
−1.7%
4,2604,4186969,543
Vermilion ParishD
+21.9%
12,6097,6531,95422,661
Vernon ParishD
+5.3%
6,1955,4492,06813,966
Washington ParishD
+16.4%
9,6036,6421,64318,023
Webster ParishD
+20.2%
9,6886,1531,32417,517
West Baton Rouge ParishD
+24.9%
5,6973,2547999,798
West Carroll ParishR
−10.8%
1,8532,3664614,764
West Feliciana ParishD
+17.8%
2,4161,6163884,506
Winn ParishD
+13.1%
3,7792,8037357,463