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Elections / 2012 · President · LA

Mitt Romney carried Louisiana R+17.2.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Louisiana, 2012. The state ran 21.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.9 nationally).

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

Louisiana result
1,994,065 votes counted
Obama (D)
809,141
40.6%
Romney (R)
1,152,262
57.8%
All others
32,662
1.6%
Margin
R+17.2
2012 presidential election
Louisiana, 2012
RomneyR+17.2
2012 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 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+49.8Allen Parish, LA · R+41.7Ascension Parish, LA · R+34.3Assumption Parish, LA · R+12.1Avoyelles Parish, LA · R+27.0Beauregard Parish, LA · R+58.2Bienville Parish, LA · R+2.1Bossier Parish, LA · R+45.4Caddo Parish, LA · D+5.0Calcasieu Parish, LA · R+28.7Caldwell Parish, LA · R+55.6Cameron Parish, LA · R+76.2Catahoula Parish, LA · R+31.9Claiborne Parish, LA · R+9.4Concordia Parish, LA · R+17.2De Soto Parish, LA · R+13.8East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+5.2East Carroll Parish, LA · D+24.2East Feliciana Parish, LA · R+7.3Evangeline Parish, LA · R+30.8Franklin Parish, LA · R+36.1Grant Parish, LA · R+65.3Iberia Parish, LA · R+26.2Iberville Parish, LA · D+13.4Jackson Parish, LA · R+37.5Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · R+47.5Jefferson Parish, LA · R+18.2Lafayette Parish, LA · R+33.7Lafourche Parish, LA · R+48.5LaSalle Parish, LA · R+75.5Lincoln Parish, LA · R+14.7Livingston Parish, LA · R+70.4Madison Parish, LA · D+22.2Morehouse Parish, LA · R+5.6Natchitoches Parish, LA · R+6.6Orleans Parish, LA · D+62.6Ouachita Parish, LA · R+20.9Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+28.0Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · R+9.2Rapides Parish, LA · R+29.6Red River Parish, LA · R+4.8Richland Parish, LA · R+26.4Sabine Parish, LA · R+55.1St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+24.7St. Charles Parish, LA · R+27.8St. Helena Parish, LA · D+19.6St. James Parish, LA · D+14.9St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+26.3St. Landry Parish, LA · R+4.3St. Martin Parish, LA · R+24.5St. Mary Parish, LA · R+18.8St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+52.3Tangipahoa Parish, LA · R+27.7Tensas Parish, LA · D+11.9Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+41.2Union Parish, LA · R+41.7Vermilion Parish, LA · R+52.8Vernon Parish, LA · R+57.5Washington Parish, LA · R+28.7Webster Parish, LA · R+25.0West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+9.6West Carroll Parish, LA · R+61.0West Feliciana Parish, LA · R+14.1Winn Parish, LA · R+40.1
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Mitt Romney ✓Republican57.8%1,152,262
Barack ObamaDemocratic40.6%809,141
OtherAll other candidates1.6%32,662
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 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 — 2012
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishR
−49.8%
6,56019,93126,835
Allen ParishR
−41.7%
2,6176,4959,307
Ascension ParishR
−34.3%
16,34933,85651,073
Assumption ParishR
−12.1%
4,7546,08310,992
Avoyelles ParishR
−27.0%
6,07710,67017,032
Beauregard ParishR
−58.2%
2,82811,11214,225
Bienville ParishR
−2.1%
3,4903,6417,203
Bossier ParishR
−45.4%
12,95634,98848,562
Caddo ParishD
+5.0%
58,04252,459111,765
Calcasieu ParishR
−28.7%
28,35951,85081,726
Caldwell ParishR
−55.6%
1,0163,6404,716
Cameron ParishR
−76.2%
4083,2603,744
Catahoula ParishR
−31.9%
1,4082,7444,193
Claiborne ParishR
−9.4%
3,0143,6496,732
Concordia ParishR
−17.2%
3,8335,4509,380
De Soto ParishR
−13.8%
5,5537,35313,051
East Baton Rouge ParishD
+5.2%
102,65692,292198,171
East Carroll ParishD
+24.2%
2,4781,5084,008
East Feliciana ParishR
−7.3%
4,6485,39710,209
Evangeline ParishR
−30.8%
5,33010,18115,770
Franklin ParishR
−36.1%
2,9216,2949,336
Grant ParishR
−65.3%
1,4227,0828,667
Iberia ParishR
−26.2%
12,13220,89233,397
Iberville ParishD
+13.4%
9,5487,27117,014
Jackson ParishR
−37.5%
2,3055,1327,529
Jefferson Davis ParishR
−47.5%
3,48410,01413,734
Jefferson ParishR
−18.2%
70,384102,536176,343
Lafayette ParishR
−33.7%
31,76864,99298,642
Lafourche ParishR
−48.5%
9,62328,59239,075
LaSalle ParishR
−75.5%
7645,7266,572
Lincoln ParishR
−14.7%
7,95610,73918,993
Livingston ParishR
−70.4%
7,45145,51354,062
Madison ParishD
+22.2%
3,1542,0005,187
Morehouse ParishR
−5.6%
5,8886,59112,614
Natchitoches ParishR
−6.6%
7,9429,07717,258
Orleans ParishD
+62.6%
126,72228,003157,813
Ouachita ParishR
−20.9%
26,64540,94868,474
Plaquemines ParishR
−28.0%
3,5996,47110,239
Pointe Coupee ParishR
−9.2%
5,4366,54812,147
Rapides ParishR
−29.6%
20,04537,19358,019
Red River ParishR
−4.8%
2,2532,4834,807
Richland ParishR
−26.4%
3,3875,8469,329
Sabine ParishR
−55.1%
2,1947,73810,053
St. Bernard ParishR
−24.7%
5,0598,50113,955
St. Charles ParishR
−27.8%
8,89615,93725,333
St. Helena ParishD
+19.6%
3,7802,5296,394
St. James ParishD
+14.9%
7,0595,20912,395
St. John the Baptist ParishD
+26.3%
13,1797,62021,123
St. Landry ParishR
−4.3%
19,66821,47541,647
St. Martin ParishR
−24.5%
9,42215,65325,433
St. Mary ParishR
−18.8%
9,45013,88523,640
St. Tammany ParishR
−52.3%
25,72884,723112,902
Tangipahoa ParishR
−27.7%
17,72231,59050,099
Tensas ParishD
+11.9%
1,5641,2302,812
Terrebonne ParishR
−41.2%
12,07429,50342,341
Union ParishR
−41.7%
3,0757,56110,766
Vermilion ParishR
−52.8%
5,72018,91024,987
Vernon ParishR
−57.5%
3,17312,15015,610
Washington ParishR
−28.7%
6,46611,79818,581
Webster ParishR
−25.0%
6,80211,40018,416
West Baton Rouge ParishR
−9.6%
5,6926,92212,774
West Carroll ParishR
−61.0%
8533,6284,548
West Feliciana ParishR
−14.1%
2,4413,2575,777
Winn ParishR
−40.1%
1,9194,5416,534