Louisiana 1980 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan won the Louisiana 1980 presidential election with 792,853 votes (51.2%), a margin of R+5.5. Louisiana's 8 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

45.7%

51.2%

708,453

Jimmy Carter (45.7%)

792,853

Ronald Reagan (51.2%)

Total Votes: 1,548,591|Margin: R+5.5

County Results

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County Results (64 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Iberville Parish	D+34.7	D+34.7	D+14.1	14,135	D+4.5%
St. Helena Parish	D+34.0	D+34.0	D+10.9	4,852	R+7.6%
West Feliciana Parish	D+29.7	D+29.7	D+4.5	3,722	R+1.1%
Allen Parish	D+28.5	D+28.5	D+3.9	9,564	R+14.4%
St. James Parish	D+28.3	D+28.3	D+12.7	9,824	D+4.4%
Pointe Coupee Parish	D+26.6	D+26.6	D+10.2	10,263	R+6.2%
Ascension Parish	D+25.5	D+25.5	R+3.9	20,200	R+7.9%
West Baton Rouge Parish	D+24.6	D+24.6	D+5.0	7,753	R+7.6%
Cameron Parish	D+20.3	D+20.3	R+16.8	3,798	R+28.0%
East Feliciana Parish	D+20.1	D+20.1	R+0.5	6,873	R+14.0%
Orleans Parish	D+17.3	D+17.3	D+16.0	187,904	D+4.1%
De Soto Parish	D+14.6	D+14.6	R+12.5	10,327	D+2.3%
St. John the Baptist Parish	D+13.2	D+13.2	R+8.6	13,861	R+8.7%
Red River Parish	D+12.6	D+12.6	R+21.7	4,986	D+7.8%
Madison Parish	D+12.4	D+12.4	D+1.0	5,928	R+27.4%
Calcasieu Parish	D+12.1	D+12.1	R+3.4	64,859	R+19.3%
Tensas Parish	D+10.6	D+10.6	R+9.0	3,785	R+3.8%
Vernon Parish	D+9.9	D+9.9	R+37.1	13,436	R+11.4%
East Carroll Parish	D+9.8	D+9.8	D+2.8	4,231	R+6.7%
Washington Parish	D+8.9	D+8.9	R+18.5	19,472	R+18.0%
Sabine Parish	D+8.7	D+8.7	R+34.9	9,585	R+3.5%
Bienville Parish	D+7.9	D+7.9	R+12.8	7,770	R+7.1%
Assumption Parish	D+7.5	D+7.5	R+7.5	9,073	R+9.2%
St. Charles Parish	D+7.4	D+7.4	R+19.9	15,123	R+15.2%
St. Martin Parish	D+7.0	D+7.0	R+6.0	15,040	R+24.2%
St. Landry Parish	D+6.7	D+6.7	R+3.0	32,678	R+14.9%
Jefferson Davis Parish	D+3.9	D+3.9	R+16.1	12,127	R+23.1%
Natchitoches Parish	D+3.1	D+3.1	R+20.2	14,189	R+8.6%
Livingston Parish	D+2.9	D+2.9	R+32.2	22,609	R+24.3%
Beauregard Parish	D+2.8	D+2.8	R+27.1	11,059	R+21.4%
St. Mary Parish	D+0.6	D+0.6	R+23.5	21,606	R+2.0%
Tangipahoa Parish	D+0.3	D+0.3	R+20.8	31,342	R+21.1%
Claiborne Parish	R+1.3	R+1.3	R+21.6	7,074	D+3.9%
Webster Parish	R+1.7	R+1.7	R+29.7	17,647	D+0.1%
Lafourche Parish	R+2.4	R+2.4	R+33.6	30,818	R+12.6%
Vermilion Parish	R+3.4	R+3.4	R+16.5	21,409	R+32.1%
Jackson Parish	R+4.1	R+4.1	R+31.8	7,730	R+8.2%
Grant Parish	R+4.5	R+4.5	R+33.9	7,148	R+27.1%
Evangeline Parish	R+4.8	R+4.8	R+10.7	14,461	R+38.2%
Avoyelles Parish	R+6.5	R+6.5	R+15.6	16,071	R+33.0%
Winn Parish	R+7.1	R+7.1	R+29.8	7,547	R+11.9%
Acadia Parish	R+7.2	R+7.2	R+22.9	22,100	R+32.8%
Catahoula Parish	R+9.5	R+9.5	R+36.9	5,531	R+19.2%
East Baton Rouge Parish	R+10.2	R+10.2	R+25.5	133,168	R+8.6%
Concordia Parish	R+10.7	R+10.7	R+29.4	9,102	R+11.3%
Franklin Parish	R+11.5	R+11.5	R+38.1	9,748	R+10.0%
Plaquemines Parish	R+11.6	R+11.6	R+40.0	10,079	D+27.2%
Richland Parish	R+11.7	R+11.7	R+33.7	8,744	R+9.9%
Rapides Parish	R+13.3	R+13.3	R+33.5	46,302	R+21.1%
Union Parish	R+14.0	R+14.0	R+37.7	9,198	R+7.2%
Lincoln Parish	R+14.2	R+14.2	R+24.9	13,470	D+1.3%
Caddo Parish	R+16.6	R+16.6	R+27.8	89,184	R+0.4%
LaSalle Parish	R+17.0	R+17.0	R+59.4	6,634	R+13.8%
Iberia Parish	R+18.3	R+18.3	R+26.5	25,028	R+16.4%
Caldwell Parish	R+18.9	R+18.9	R+41.4	4,581	R+17.4%
Morehouse Parish	R+19.3	R+19.3	R+27.4	12,397	R+4.9%
Terrebonne Parish	R+20.4	R+20.4	R+41.2	28,681	R+11.0%
Lafayette Parish	R+21.9	R+21.9	R+38.9	53,526	R+15.3%
West Carroll Parish	R+23.0	R+23.0	R+43.9	5,712	R+26.6%
St. Bernard Parish	R+25.1	R+25.1	R+50.1	32,065	R+26.1%
Bossier Parish	R+27.1	R+27.1	R+52.5	26,339	R+7.2%
Ouachita Parish	R+28.5	R+28.5	R+40.6	47,314	R+7.9%
St. Tammany Parish	R+30.6	R+30.6	R+53.1	42,698	R+27.0%
Jefferson Parish	R+31.3	R+31.3	R+49.9	155,111	R+16.8%

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County Results (64 counties)

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