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Elections / 2008 · President · LA

John McCain carried Louisiana R+18.6.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Louisiana, 2008. The state ran 25.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.3 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2008 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)

Louisiana result
1,960,761 votes counted
Obama (D)
782,989
39.9%
McCain (R)
1,148,275
58.6%
All others
29,497
1.5%
Margin
R+18.6
2008 presidential election
Louisiana, 2008
McCainR+18.6
2008 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 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+45.7Allen Parish, LA · R+36.4Ascension Parish, LA · R+35.7Assumption Parish, LA · R+11.2Avoyelles Parish, LA · R+23.1Beauregard Parish, LA · R+54.3Bienville Parish, LA · R+2.5Bossier Parish, LA · R+43.7Caddo Parish, LA · D+3.0Calcasieu Parish, LA · R+24.6Caldwell Parish, LA · R+52.7Cameron Parish, LA · R+65.3Catahoula Parish, LA · R+35.0Claiborne Parish, LA · R+10.6Concordia Parish, LA · R+20.0De Soto Parish, LA · R+13.4East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+2.2East Carroll Parish, LA · D+28.5East Feliciana Parish, LA · R+10.5Evangeline Parish, LA · R+24.7Franklin Parish, LA · R+35.4Grant Parish, LA · R+63.5Iberia Parish, LA · R+23.0Iberville Parish, LA · D+11.2Jackson Parish, LA · R+35.3Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · R+39.7Jefferson Parish, LA · R+26.6Lafayette Parish, LA · R+31.3Lafourche Parish, LA · R+46.0LaSalle Parish, LA · R+72.4Lincoln Parish, LA · R+12.5Livingston Parish, LA · R+71.9Madison Parish, LA · D+17.9Morehouse Parish, LA · R+11.1Natchitoches Parish, LA · R+7.3Orleans Parish, LA · D+60.3Ouachita Parish, LA · R+25.2Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+33.6Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · R+9.5Rapides Parish, LA · R+28.7Red River Parish, LA · R+8.7Richland Parish, LA · R+26.6Sabine Parish, LA · R+51.6St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+45.4St. Charles Parish, LA · R+31.2St. Helena Parish, LA · D+16.9St. James Parish, LA · D+12.4St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+16.2St. Landry Parish, LA · R+3.3St. Martin Parish, LA · R+20.7St. Mary Parish, LA · R+16.8St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+53.4Tangipahoa Parish, LA · R+30.9Tensas Parish, LA · D+9.2Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+40.9Union Parish, LA · R+41.6Vermilion Parish, LA · R+47.5Vernon Parish, LA · R+53.3Washington Parish, LA · R+32.7Webster Parish, LA · R+26.3West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+13.6West Carroll Parish, LA · R+63.5West Feliciana Parish, LA · R+13.1Winn Parish, LA · R+38.2
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
John McCain ✓Republican58.6%1,148,275
Barack ObamaDemocratic39.9%782,989
OtherAll other candidates1.5%29,497
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 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 — 2008
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishR
−45.7%
7,02819,22926,711
Allen ParishR
−36.4%
2,8916,3339,467
Ascension ParishR
−35.7%
14,62531,23946,571
Assumption ParishR
−11.2%
4,7565,98110,960
Avoyelles ParishR
−23.1%
6,32710,23616,938
Beauregard ParishR
−54.3%
3,07110,71814,074
Bienville ParishR
−2.5%
3,5893,7767,430
Bossier ParishR
−43.7%
12,70332,71345,835
Caddo ParishD
+3.0%
55,53652,228108,660
Calcasieu ParishR
−24.6%
30,24450,44982,131
Caldwell ParishR
−52.7%
1,1183,6964,893
Cameron ParishR
−65.3%
6133,0893,793
Catahoula ParishR
−35.0%
1,6593,4865,225
Claiborne ParishR
−10.6%
3,0253,7506,841
Concordia ParishR
−20.0%
3,7665,6689,527
De Soto ParishR
−13.4%
5,2426,88312,257
East Baton Rouge ParishD
+2.2%
99,65295,390197,349
East Carroll ParishD
+28.5%
2,2671,2543,559
East Feliciana ParishR
−10.5%
4,3835,4329,947
Evangeline ParishR
−24.7%
5,8539,79315,976
Franklin ParishR
−35.4%
2,9616,2789,358
Grant ParishR
−63.5%
1,4746,9078,558
Iberia ParishR
−23.0%
12,49220,12733,168
Iberville ParishD
+11.2%
9,0237,18516,421
Jackson ParishR
−35.3%
2,4565,1907,736
Jefferson Davis ParishR
−39.7%
3,9239,27813,501
Jefferson ParishR
−26.6%
65,096113,191181,120
Lafayette ParishR
−31.3%
32,14562,05595,642
Lafourche ParishR
−46.0%
9,66227,08937,893
LaSalle ParishR
−72.4%
8605,6026,553
Lincoln ParishR
−12.5%
8,29210,68019,179
Livingston ParishR
−71.9%
6,68143,26950,892
Madison ParishD
+17.9%
3,1002,1525,300
Morehouse ParishR
−11.1%
5,7927,25813,200
Natchitoches ParishR
−7.3%
7,8019,05417,067
Orleans ParishD
+60.3%
117,10228,130147,439
Ouachita ParishR
−25.2%
24,81341,74167,244
Plaquemines ParishR
−33.6%
3,3806,89410,449
Pointe Coupee ParishR
−9.5%
5,5166,70212,435
Rapides ParishR
−28.7%
20,12736,61157,521
Red River ParishR
−8.7%
2,0802,4844,629
Richland ParishR
−26.6%
3,3115,7519,181
Sabine ParishR
−51.6%
2,2457,2269,652
St. Bernard ParishR
−45.4%
3,4919,64313,541
St. Charles ParishR
−31.2%
8,52216,45725,397
St. Helena ParishD
+16.9%
3,5672,5226,184
St. James ParishD
+12.4%
6,9945,43212,564
St. John the Baptist ParishD
+16.2%
12,4248,91221,656
St. Landry ParishR
−3.3%
20,26821,65042,493
St. Martin ParishR
−20.7%
9,41914,44324,252
St. Mary ParishR
−16.8%
9,34513,18322,903
St. Tammany ParishR
−53.4%
24,59683,078109,542
Tangipahoa ParishR
−30.9%
16,43831,43448,602
Tensas ParishD
+9.2%
1,6461,3673,040
Terrebonne ParishR
−40.9%
11,58128,21040,696
Union ParishR
−41.6%
3,1037,61910,868
Vermilion ParishR
−47.5%
6,26618,06924,833
Vernon ParishR
−53.3%
3,53411,94615,769
Washington ParishR
−32.7%
6,12212,21518,624
Webster ParishR
−26.3%
6,61011,41718,270
West Baton Rouge ParishR
−13.6%
5,0436,65411,866
West Carroll ParishR
−63.5%
8784,0454,987
West Feliciana ParishR
−13.1%
2,4153,1505,620
Winn ParishR
−38.2%
2,0474,6326,772