Louisiana 1976 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter vs. Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter won the Louisiana 1976 presidential election with 661,365 votes (51.7%), a margin of D+5.8. Louisiana's 8 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

51.7%

46.0%

661,365

Jimmy Carter (51.7%)

587,446

Gerald Ford (46.0%)

Total Votes: 1,278,439|Margin: D+5.8

County Results

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County Results (64 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Cameron Parish	D+48.3	D+20.3	R+16.8	3,338	D+76.9%
Allen Parish	D+42.9	D+28.5	D+3.9	7,673	D+68.7%
St. Helena Parish	D+41.6	D+34.0	D+10.9	3,788	D+59.7%
Madison Parish	D+39.8	D+12.4	D+1.0	7,128	D+43.3%
East Feliciana Parish	D+34.1	D+20.1	R+0.5	5,323	D+43.7%
Evangeline Parish	D+33.4	R+4.8	R+10.7	11,558	D+61.7%
Ascension Parish	D+33.4	D+25.5	R+3.9	13,978	D+52.9%
Pointe Coupee Parish	D+32.8	D+26.6	D+10.2	7,876	D+33.6%
West Baton Rouge Parish	D+32.2	D+24.6	D+5.0	5,884	D+47.9%
Calcasieu Parish	D+31.4	D+12.1	R+3.4	52,595	D+53.4%
St. Martin Parish	D+31.2	D+7.0	R+6.0	12,433	D+61.9%
West Feliciana Parish	D+30.8	D+29.7	D+4.5	2,926	D+27.5%
Iberville Parish	D+30.1	D+34.7	D+14.1	11,389	D+33.9%
Vermilion Parish	D+28.6	R+3.4	R+16.5	17,850	D+66.1%
Livingston Parish	D+27.2	D+2.9	R+32.2	15,895	D+81.6%
Jefferson Davis Parish	D+27.0	D+3.9	R+16.1	10,278	D+64.4%
Washington Parish	D+26.9	D+8.9	R+18.5	16,073	D+69.7%
Avoyelles Parish	D+26.5	R+6.5	R+15.6	13,315	D+52.8%
Acadia Parish	D+25.6	R+7.2	R+22.9	17,648	D+60.4%
Beauregard Parish	D+24.2	D+2.8	R+27.1	8,786	D+69.4%
St. James Parish	D+23.8	D+28.3	D+12.7	7,466	D+31.5%
Grant Parish	D+22.7	R+4.5	R+33.9	6,136	D+81.0%
St. Charles Parish	D+22.6	D+7.4	R+19.9	11,505	D+52.2%
St. John the Baptist Parish	D+21.9	D+13.2	R+8.6	9,609	D+31.9%
St. Landry Parish	D+21.6	D+6.7	R+3.0	26,243	D+44.7%
Tangipahoa Parish	D+21.3	D+0.3	R+20.8	24,311	D+55.9%
Vernon Parish	D+21.3	D+9.9	R+37.1	10,465	D+82.2%
Assumption Parish	D+16.7	D+7.5	R+7.5	7,711	D+43.1%
East Carroll Parish	D+16.5	D+9.8	D+2.8	4,158	D+18.6%
Bienville Parish	D+15.0	D+7.9	R+12.8	6,011	D+41.1%
Tensas Parish	D+14.4	D+10.6	R+9.0	3,677	D+19.1%
Orleans Parish	D+13.2	D+17.3	D+16.0	168,304	D+30.1%
De Soto Parish	D+12.3	D+14.6	R+12.5	8,348	D+32.2%
Sabine Parish	D+12.3	D+8.7	R+34.9	8,351	D+66.2%
Natchitoches Parish	D+11.6	D+3.1	R+20.2	12,417	D+46.9%
Lafourche Parish	D+10.3	R+2.4	R+33.6	26,266	D+49.9%
Catahoula Parish	D+9.7	R+9.5	R+36.9	4,767	D+60.4%
Rapides Parish	D+7.9	R+13.3	R+33.5	39,264	D+51.2%
Winn Parish	D+4.8	R+7.1	R+29.8	6,889	D+50.5%
Red River Parish	D+4.8	D+12.6	R+21.7	3,707	D+42.6%
Jackson Parish	D+4.2	R+4.1	R+31.8	7,060	D+49.3%
West Carroll Parish	D+3.7	R+23.0	R+43.9	5,112	D+66.2%
St. Mary Parish	D+2.6	D+0.6	R+23.5	18,708	D+43.7%
St. Bernard Parish	D+1.0	R+25.1	R+50.1	26,508	D+62.4%
Concordia Parish	D+0.5	R+10.7	R+29.4	7,912	D+34.4%
Franklin Parish	R+1.5	R+11.5	R+38.1	7,991	D+53.3%
Caldwell Parish	R+1.6	R+18.9	R+41.4	3,806	D+58.5%
East Baton Rouge Parish	R+1.6	R+10.2	R+25.5	103,807	D+34.4%
Webster Parish	R+1.8	R+1.7	R+29.7	15,017	D+46.6%
Richland Parish	R+1.9	R+11.7	R+33.7	7,270	D+47.0%
Iberia Parish	R+2.0	R+18.3	R+26.5	20,753	D+35.2%
LaSalle Parish	R+3.2	R+17.0	R+59.4	6,310	D+64.6%
St. Tammany Parish	R+3.6	R+30.6	R+53.1	31,399	D+51.6%
Claiborne Parish	R+5.2	R+1.3	R+21.6	6,207	D+29.9%
Lafayette Parish	R+6.6	R+21.9	R+38.9	43,699	D+36.2%
Union Parish	R+6.8	R+14.0	R+37.7	7,905	D+39.6%
Terrebonne Parish	R+9.3	R+20.4	R+41.2	24,282	D+39.3%
Morehouse Parish	R+14.5	R+19.3	R+27.4	9,692	D+25.2%
Jefferson Parish	R+14.5	R+31.3	R+49.9	127,560	D+38.9%
Lincoln Parish	R+15.5	R+14.2	R+24.9	11,969	D+27.1%
Caddo Parish	R+16.2	R+16.6	R+27.8	74,340	D+31.7%
Bossier Parish	R+19.9	R+27.1	R+52.5	20,487	D+40.9%
Ouachita Parish	R+20.6	R+28.5	R+40.6	40,451	D+33.3%
Plaquemines Parish	R+38.8	R+11.6	R+40.0	8,855	D+31.8%

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County Results (64 counties)

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