Louisiana 1972 Presidential Election

Democratic Candidate vs. Republican Candidate

Republican Candidate won the Louisiana 1972 presidential election with 686,852 votes (65.3%), a margin of R+37.0. Louisiana's 8 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

28.4%

65.3%

298,142

Democratic Candidate (28.4%)

686,852

Republican Candidate (65.3%)

Total Votes: 1,051,491|Margin: R+37.0

County Results

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County Results (64 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
West Feliciana Parish	D+3.3	D+29.7	D+4.5	2,376	R+34.4%
Pointe Coupee Parish	R+0.9	D+26.6	D+10.2	6,853	R+31.4%
East Carroll Parish	R+2.1	D+9.8	D+2.8	3,587	R+33.9%
Madison Parish	R+3.5	D+12.4	D+1.0	4,917	R+38.8%
Iberville Parish	R+3.8	D+34.7	D+14.1	8,466	R+31.1%
Tensas Parish	R+4.7	D+10.6	R+9.0	3,426	R+17.7%
St. James Parish	R+7.6	D+28.3	D+12.7	6,291	R+41.4%
East Feliciana Parish	R+9.6	D+20.1	R+0.5	4,067	R+32.8%
St. John the Baptist Parish	R+10.0	D+13.2	R+8.6	7,086	R+41.0%
West Baton Rouge Parish	R+15.7	D+24.6	D+5.0	4,942	R+41.4%
Orleans Parish	R+16.9	D+17.3	D+16.0	161,446	R+30.7%
St. Helena Parish	R+18.1	D+34.0	D+10.9	2,781	R+51.7%
Ascension Parish	R+19.6	D+25.5	R+3.9	9,521	R+37.3%
De Soto Parish	R+19.9	D+14.6	R+12.5	7,153	R+48.2%
Calcasieu Parish	R+22.0	D+12.1	R+3.4	42,925	R+33.4%
St. Landry Parish	R+23.2	D+6.7	R+3.0	21,945	R+45.2%
Allen Parish	R+25.7	D+28.5	D+3.9	6,028	R+39.8%
Bienville Parish	R+26.0	D+7.9	R+12.8	5,737	R+39.4%
Avoyelles Parish	R+26.3	R+6.5	R+15.6	10,778	R+30.5%
Assumption Parish	R+26.5	D+7.5	R+7.5	6,365	R+40.4%
Evangeline Parish	R+28.3	R+4.8	R+10.7	9,201	R+37.8%
Cameron Parish	R+28.5	D+20.3	R+16.8	2,284	R+33.5%
St. Charles Parish	R+29.6	D+7.4	R+19.9	9,052	R+44.9%
St. Martin Parish	R+30.7	D+7.0	R+6.0	10,221	R+48.1%
Concordia Parish	R+33.9	R+10.7	R+29.4	7,023	R+47.3%
Tangipahoa Parish	R+34.6	D+0.3	R+20.8	18,457	R+44.5%
Acadia Parish	R+34.8	R+7.2	R+22.9	15,194	R+40.2%
Claiborne Parish	R+35.1	R+1.3	R+21.6	5,356	R+42.3%
Natchitoches Parish	R+35.3	D+3.1	R+20.2	10,803	R+48.8%
East Baton Rouge Parish	R+36.0	R+10.2	R+25.5	80,542	R+36.2%
Iberia Parish	R+37.2	R+18.3	R+26.5	17,940	R+37.5%
Jefferson Davis Parish	R+37.5	D+3.9	R+16.1	8,949	R+41.8%
Vermilion Parish	R+37.5	R+3.4	R+16.5	13,420	R+41.0%
Red River Parish	R+37.8	D+12.6	R+21.7	3,404	R+52.0%
Morehouse Parish	R+39.6	R+19.3	R+27.4	8,620	R+39.9%
Lafourche Parish	R+39.7	R+2.4	R+33.6	20,737	R+43.0%
St. Mary Parish	R+41.1	D+0.6	R+23.5	16,243	R+45.5%
Lincoln Parish	R+42.6	R+14.2	R+24.9	9,741	R+35.4%
Washington Parish	R+42.8	D+8.9	R+18.5	12,196	R+51.2%
Lafayette Parish	R+42.8	R+21.9	R+38.9	33,198	R+33.9%
Rapides Parish	R+43.4	R+13.3	R+33.5	32,011	R+39.4%
Jackson Parish	R+45.1	R+4.1	R+31.8	5,935	R+51.5%
Beauregard Parish	R+45.2	D+2.8	R+27.1	7,139	R+44.6%
Winn Parish	R+45.6	R+7.1	R+29.8	6,016	R+48.5%
Union Parish	R+46.4	R+14.0	R+37.7	6,157	R+49.7%
Caddo Parish	R+47.9	R+16.6	R+27.8	65,867	R+42.7%
Webster Parish	R+48.3	R+1.7	R+29.7	12,349	R+51.0%
Terrebonne Parish	R+48.7	R+20.4	R+41.2	19,182	R+45.5%
Richland Parish	R+48.8	R+11.7	R+33.7	6,079	R+48.6%
Catahoula Parish	R+50.7	R+9.5	R+36.9	3,668	R+51.0%
Jefferson Parish	R+53.4	R+31.3	R+49.9	101,841	R+43.2%
Ouachita Parish	R+53.9	R+28.5	R+40.6	33,263	R+42.5%
Sabine Parish	R+53.9	D+8.7	R+34.9	6,680	R+54.4%
Livingston Parish	R+54.5	D+2.9	R+32.2	10,253	R+58.1%
Franklin Parish	R+54.9	R+11.5	R+38.1	6,734	R+49.7%
St. Tammany Parish	R+55.2	R+30.6	R+53.1	20,825	R+53.2%
Grant Parish	R+58.4	R+4.5	R+33.9	4,739	R+55.1%
Caldwell Parish	R+60.0	R+18.9	R+41.4	2,995	R+73.0%
Bossier Parish	R+60.8	R+27.1	R+52.5	16,350	R+54.7%
Vernon Parish	R+60.8	D+9.9	R+37.1	8,020	R+59.9%
St. Bernard Parish	R+61.4	R+25.1	R+50.1	19,563	R+56.1%
West Carroll Parish	R+62.5	R+23.0	R+43.9	3,880	R+58.4%
LaSalle Parish	R+67.8	R+17.0	R+59.4	4,733	R+58.4%
Plaquemines Parish	R+70.6	R+11.6	R+40.0	7,941	R+72.6%

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County Results (64 counties)

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