Louisiana — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentRomneyR+17.2
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 57.8% | 1,152,262 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 40.6% | 809,141 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 32,662 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Republican | R+76.2 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Republican | R+17.2 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Republican | R+65.3 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Republican | R+48.5 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+75.5 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Republican | R+70.4 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+62.6 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Republican | R+55.1 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Republican | R+24.7 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.8 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Republican | R+25.0 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.6 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Republican | R+61.0 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Republican | R+40.1 |
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 | Romney, Mitt+13,371 | 19,93174.3% | 6,56024.4% | 3441.3% | 26,835 |
| Allen Parish | Romney, Mitt+3,878 | 6,49569.8% | 2,61728.1% | 1952.1% | 9,307 |
| Ascension Parish | Romney, Mitt+17,507 | 33,85666.3% | 16,34932.0% | 8681.7% | 51,073 |
| Assumption Parish | Romney, Mitt+1,329 | 6,08355.3% | 4,75443.2% | 1551.4% | 10,992 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Romney, Mitt+4,593 | 10,67062.6% | 6,07735.7% | 2851.7% | 17,032 |
| Beauregard Parish | Romney, Mitt+8,284 | 11,11278.1% | 2,82819.9% | 2852.0% | 14,225 |
| Bienville Parish | Romney, Mitt+151 | 3,64150.5% | 3,49048.5% | 721.0% | 7,203 |
| Bossier Parish | Romney, Mitt+22,032 | 34,98872.0% | 12,95626.7% | 6181.3% | 48,562 |
| Caddo Parish | Obama, Barack H.+5,583 | 52,45946.9% | 58,04251.9% | 1,2641.1% | 111,765 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Romney, Mitt+23,491 | 51,85063.4% | 28,35934.7% | 1,5171.9% | 81,726 |
| Caldwell Parish | Romney, Mitt+2,624 | 3,64077.2% | 1,01621.5% | 601.3% | 4,716 |
| Cameron Parish | Romney, Mitt+2,852 | 3,26087.1% | 40810.9% | 762.0% | 3,744 |
| Catahoula Parish | Romney, Mitt+1,336 | 2,74465.4% | 1,40833.6% | 411.0% | 4,193 |
| Claiborne Parish | Romney, Mitt+635 | 3,64954.2% | 3,01444.8% | 691.0% | 6,732 |
| Concordia Parish | Romney, Mitt+1,617 | 5,45058.1% | 3,83340.9% | 971.0% | 9,380 |
| De Soto Parish | Romney, Mitt+1,800 | 7,35356.3% | 5,55342.5% | 1451.1% | 13,051 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Obama, Barack H.+10,364 | 92,29246.6% | 102,65651.8% | 3,2231.6% | 198,171 |
| East Carroll Parish | Obama, Barack H.+970 | 1,50837.6% | 2,47861.8% | 220.5% | 4,008 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Romney, Mitt+749 | 5,39752.9% | 4,64845.5% | 1641.6% | 10,209 |
| Evangeline Parish | Romney, Mitt+4,851 | 10,18164.6% | 5,33033.8% | 2591.6% | 15,770 |
| Franklin Parish | Romney, Mitt+3,373 | 6,29467.4% | 2,92131.3% | 1211.3% | 9,336 |
| Grant Parish | Romney, Mitt+5,660 | 7,08281.7% | 1,42216.4% | 1631.9% | 8,667 |
| Iberia Parish | Romney, Mitt+8,760 | 20,89262.6% | 12,13236.3% | 3731.1% | 33,397 |
| Iberville Parish | Obama, Barack H.+2,277 | 7,27142.7% | 9,54856.1% | 1951.1% | 17,014 |
| Jackson Parish | Romney, Mitt+2,827 | 5,13268.2% | 2,30530.6% | 921.2% | 7,529 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Romney, Mitt+6,530 | 10,01472.9% | 3,48425.4% | 2361.7% | 13,734 |
| Jefferson Parish | Romney, Mitt+32,152 | 102,53658.1% | 70,38439.9% | 3,4231.9% | 176,343 |
| Lafayette Parish | Romney, Mitt+33,224 | 64,99265.9% | 31,76832.2% | 1,8821.9% | 98,642 |
| Lafourche Parish | Romney, Mitt+18,969 | 28,59273.2% | 9,62324.6% | 8602.2% | 39,075 |
| LaSalle Parish | Romney, Mitt+4,962 | 5,72687.1% | 76411.6% | 821.2% | 6,572 |
| Lincoln Parish | Romney, Mitt+2,783 | 10,73956.5% | 7,95641.9% | 2981.6% | 18,993 |
| Livingston Parish | Romney, Mitt+38,062 | 45,51384.2% | 7,45113.8% | 1,0982.0% | 54,062 |
| Madison Parish | Obama, Barack H.+1,154 | 2,00038.6% | 3,15460.8% | 330.6% | 5,187 |
| Morehouse Parish | Romney, Mitt+703 | 6,59152.3% | 5,88846.7% | 1351.1% | 12,614 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Romney, Mitt+1,135 | 9,07752.6% | 7,94246.0% | 2391.4% | 17,258 |
| Orleans Parish | Obama, Barack H.+98,719 | 28,00317.7% | 126,72280.3% | 3,0882.0% | 157,813 |
| Ouachita Parish | Romney, Mitt+14,303 | 40,94859.8% | 26,64538.9% | 8811.3% | 68,474 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Romney, Mitt+2,872 | 6,47163.2% | 3,59935.1% | 1691.7% | 10,239 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Romney, Mitt+1,112 | 6,54853.9% | 5,43644.8% | 1631.3% | 12,147 |
| Rapides Parish | Romney, Mitt+17,148 | 37,19364.1% | 20,04534.5% | 7811.3% | 58,019 |
| Red River Parish | Romney, Mitt+230 | 2,48351.7% | 2,25346.9% | 711.5% | 4,807 |
| Richland Parish | Romney, Mitt+2,459 | 5,84662.7% | 3,38736.3% | 961.0% | 9,329 |
| Sabine Parish | Romney, Mitt+5,544 | 7,73877.0% | 2,19421.8% | 1211.2% | 10,053 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Romney, Mitt+3,442 | 8,50160.9% | 5,05936.3% | 3952.8% | 13,955 |
| St. Charles Parish | Romney, Mitt+7,041 | 15,93762.9% | 8,89635.1% | 5002.0% | 25,333 |
| St. Helena Parish | Obama, Barack H.+1,251 | 2,52939.6% | 3,78059.1% | 851.3% | 6,394 |
| St. James Parish | Obama, Barack H.+1,850 | 5,20942.0% | 7,05957.0% | 1271.0% | 12,395 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Obama, Barack H.+5,559 | 7,62036.1% | 13,17962.4% | 3241.5% | 21,123 |
| St. Landry Parish | Romney, Mitt+1,807 | 21,47551.6% | 19,66847.2% | 5041.2% | 41,647 |
| St. Martin Parish | Romney, Mitt+6,231 | 15,65361.5% | 9,42237.0% | 3581.4% | 25,433 |
| St. Mary Parish | Romney, Mitt+4,435 | 13,88558.7% | 9,45040.0% | 3051.3% | 23,640 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Romney, Mitt+58,995 | 84,72375.0% | 25,72822.8% | 2,4512.2% | 112,902 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Romney, Mitt+13,868 | 31,59063.1% | 17,72235.4% | 7871.6% | 50,099 |
| Tensas Parish | Obama, Barack H.+334 | 1,23043.7% | 1,56455.6% | 180.6% | 2,812 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Romney, Mitt+17,429 | 29,50369.7% | 12,07428.5% | 7641.8% | 42,341 |
| Union Parish | Romney, Mitt+4,486 | 7,56170.2% | 3,07528.6% | 1301.2% | 10,766 |
| Vermilion Parish | Romney, Mitt+13,190 | 18,91075.7% | 5,72022.9% | 3571.4% | 24,987 |
| Vernon Parish | Romney, Mitt+8,977 | 12,15077.8% | 3,17320.3% | 2871.8% | 15,610 |
| Washington Parish | Romney, Mitt+5,332 | 11,79863.5% | 6,46634.8% | 3171.7% | 18,581 |
| Webster Parish | Romney, Mitt+4,598 | 11,40061.9% | 6,80236.9% | 2141.2% | 18,416 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Romney, Mitt+1,230 | 6,92254.2% | 5,69244.6% | 1601.3% | 12,774 |
| West Carroll Parish | Romney, Mitt+2,775 | 3,62879.8% | 85318.8% | 671.5% | 4,548 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Romney, Mitt+816 | 3,25756.4% | 2,44142.3% | 791.4% | 5,777 |
| Winn Parish | Romney, Mitt+2,622 | 4,54169.5% | 1,91929.4% | 741.1% | 6,534 |
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) · Mitt Romney (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 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, 2012LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.