Louisiana — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentMcCainR+18.6
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 58.6% | 1,148,275 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 39.9% | 782,989 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 29,497 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Republican | R+65.3 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.0 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Republican | R+46.0 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+72.4 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Republican | R+71.9 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+60.3 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Republican | R+51.6 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Republican | R+45.4 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Republican | R+31.2 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.3 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.6 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Republican | R+63.5 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Republican | R+38.2 |
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 | Mccain, John+12,201 | 19,22972.0% | 7,02826.3% | 4541.7% | 26,711 |
| Allen Parish | Mccain, John+3,442 | 6,33366.9% | 2,89130.5% | 2432.6% | 9,467 |
| Ascension Parish | Mccain, John+16,614 | 31,23967.1% | 14,62531.4% | 7071.5% | 46,571 |
| Assumption Parish | Mccain, John+1,225 | 5,98154.6% | 4,75643.4% | 2232.0% | 10,960 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Mccain, John+3,909 | 10,23660.4% | 6,32737.4% | 3752.2% | 16,938 |
| Beauregard Parish | Mccain, John+7,647 | 10,71876.2% | 3,07121.8% | 2852.0% | 14,074 |
| Bienville Parish | Mccain, John+187 | 3,77650.8% | 3,58948.3% | 650.9% | 7,430 |
| Bossier Parish | Mccain, John+20,010 | 32,71371.4% | 12,70327.7% | 4190.9% | 45,835 |
| Caddo Parish | Obama, Barack H.+3,308 | 52,22848.1% | 55,53651.1% | 8960.8% | 108,660 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Mccain, John+20,205 | 50,44961.4% | 30,24436.8% | 1,4381.8% | 82,131 |
| Caldwell Parish | Mccain, John+2,578 | 3,69675.5% | 1,11822.8% | 791.6% | 4,893 |
| Cameron Parish | Mccain, John+2,476 | 3,08981.4% | 61316.2% | 912.4% | 3,793 |
| Catahoula Parish | Mccain, John+1,827 | 3,48666.7% | 1,65931.8% | 801.5% | 5,225 |
| Claiborne Parish | Mccain, John+725 | 3,75054.8% | 3,02544.2% | 661.0% | 6,841 |
| Concordia Parish | Mccain, John+1,902 | 5,66859.5% | 3,76639.5% | 931.0% | 9,527 |
| De Soto Parish | Mccain, John+1,641 | 6,88356.2% | 5,24242.8% | 1321.1% | 12,257 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Obama, Barack H.+4,262 | 95,39048.3% | 99,65250.5% | 2,3071.2% | 197,349 |
| East Carroll Parish | Obama, Barack H.+1,013 | 1,25435.2% | 2,26763.7% | 381.1% | 3,559 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Mccain, John+1,049 | 5,43254.6% | 4,38344.1% | 1321.3% | 9,947 |
| Evangeline Parish | Mccain, John+3,940 | 9,79361.3% | 5,85336.6% | 3302.1% | 15,976 |
| Franklin Parish | Mccain, John+3,317 | 6,27867.1% | 2,96131.6% | 1191.3% | 9,358 |
| Grant Parish | Mccain, John+5,433 | 6,90780.7% | 1,47417.2% | 1772.1% | 8,558 |
| Iberia Parish | Mccain, John+7,635 | 20,12760.7% | 12,49237.7% | 5491.7% | 33,168 |
| Iberville Parish | Obama, Barack H.+1,838 | 7,18543.8% | 9,02354.9% | 2131.3% | 16,421 |
| Jackson Parish | Mccain, John+2,734 | 5,19067.1% | 2,45631.7% | 901.2% | 7,736 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Mccain, John+5,355 | 9,27868.7% | 3,92329.1% | 3002.2% | 13,501 |
| Jefferson Parish | Mccain, John+48,095 | 113,19162.5% | 65,09635.9% | 2,8331.6% | 181,120 |
| Lafayette Parish | Mccain, John+29,910 | 62,05564.9% | 32,14533.6% | 1,4421.5% | 95,642 |
| Lafourche Parish | Mccain, John+17,427 | 27,08971.5% | 9,66225.5% | 1,1423.0% | 37,893 |
| LaSalle Parish | Mccain, John+4,742 | 5,60285.5% | 86013.1% | 911.4% | 6,553 |
| Lincoln Parish | Mccain, John+2,388 | 10,68055.7% | 8,29243.2% | 2071.1% | 19,179 |
| Livingston Parish | Mccain, John+36,588 | 43,26985.0% | 6,68113.1% | 9421.9% | 50,892 |
| Madison Parish | Obama, Barack H.+948 | 2,15240.6% | 3,10058.5% | 480.9% | 5,300 |
| Morehouse Parish | Mccain, John+1,466 | 7,25855.0% | 5,79243.9% | 1501.1% | 13,200 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Mccain, John+1,253 | 9,05453.0% | 7,80145.7% | 2121.2% | 17,067 |
| Orleans Parish | Obama, Barack H.+88,972 | 28,13019.1% | 117,10279.4% | 2,2071.5% | 147,439 |
| Ouachita Parish | Mccain, John+16,928 | 41,74162.1% | 24,81336.9% | 6901.0% | 67,244 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Mccain, John+3,514 | 6,89466.0% | 3,38032.3% | 1751.7% | 10,449 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Mccain, John+1,186 | 6,70253.9% | 5,51644.4% | 2171.7% | 12,435 |
| Rapides Parish | Mccain, John+16,484 | 36,61163.6% | 20,12735.0% | 7831.4% | 57,521 |
| Red River Parish | Mccain, John+404 | 2,48453.7% | 2,08044.9% | 651.4% | 4,629 |
| Richland Parish | Mccain, John+2,440 | 5,75162.6% | 3,31136.1% | 1191.3% | 9,181 |
| Sabine Parish | Mccain, John+4,981 | 7,22674.9% | 2,24523.3% | 1811.9% | 9,652 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Mccain, John+6,152 | 9,64371.2% | 3,49125.8% | 4073.0% | 13,541 |
| St. Charles Parish | Mccain, John+7,935 | 16,45764.8% | 8,52233.6% | 4181.6% | 25,397 |
| St. Helena Parish | Obama, Barack H.+1,045 | 2,52240.8% | 3,56757.7% | 951.5% | 6,184 |
| St. James Parish | Obama, Barack H.+1,562 | 5,43243.2% | 6,99455.7% | 1381.1% | 12,564 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Obama, Barack H.+3,512 | 8,91241.2% | 12,42457.4% | 3201.5% | 21,656 |
| St. Landry Parish | Mccain, John+1,382 | 21,65050.9% | 20,26847.7% | 5751.4% | 42,493 |
| St. Martin Parish | Mccain, John+5,024 | 14,44359.6% | 9,41938.8% | 3901.6% | 24,252 |
| St. Mary Parish | Mccain, John+3,838 | 13,18357.6% | 9,34540.8% | 3751.6% | 22,903 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Mccain, John+58,482 | 83,07875.8% | 24,59622.5% | 1,8681.7% | 109,542 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Mccain, John+14,996 | 31,43464.7% | 16,43833.8% | 7301.5% | 48,602 |
| Tensas Parish | Obama, Barack H.+279 | 1,36745.0% | 1,64654.1% | 270.9% | 3,040 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Mccain, John+16,629 | 28,21069.3% | 11,58128.5% | 9052.2% | 40,696 |
| Union Parish | Mccain, John+4,516 | 7,61970.1% | 3,10328.6% | 1461.3% | 10,868 |
| Vermilion Parish | Mccain, John+11,803 | 18,06972.8% | 6,26625.2% | 4982.0% | 24,833 |
| Vernon Parish | Mccain, John+8,412 | 11,94675.8% | 3,53422.4% | 2891.8% | 15,769 |
| Washington Parish | Mccain, John+6,093 | 12,21565.6% | 6,12232.9% | 2871.5% | 18,624 |
| Webster Parish | Mccain, John+4,807 | 11,41762.5% | 6,61036.2% | 2431.3% | 18,270 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Mccain, John+1,611 | 6,65456.1% | 5,04342.5% | 1691.4% | 11,866 |
| West Carroll Parish | Mccain, John+3,167 | 4,04581.1% | 87817.6% | 641.3% | 4,987 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Mccain, John+735 | 3,15056.0% | 2,41543.0% | 551.0% | 5,620 |
| Winn Parish | Mccain, John+2,585 | 4,63268.4% | 2,04730.2% | 931.4% | 6,772 |
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: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 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, 2008LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.