United States presidential elections in Louisiana


Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Louisiana, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1812, Louisiana has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the election of 1864, during the American Civil War. At that time, Louisiana was controlled by the Union and held elections, but electors were not ultimately counted.
Winners of the state are in bold.

Elections from 1864 to present

YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentOther national
candidates		VotesPercentElectoral
Votes		Notes
2020TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD—
2016Donald Trump1,178,63858.09Hillary Clinton780,15438.45—8
2012Barack Obama809,14140.58Mitt Romney1,152,26257.78—8
2008Barack Obama782,98939.93John McCain1,148,27558.56—9
2004George W. Bush1,102,16956.72John Kerry820,29942.22—9
2000George W. Bush927,87152.55Al Gore792,34444.88—9
1996Bill Clinton927,83752.01Bob Dole712,58639.94Ross Perot123,2936.919
1992Bill Clinton815,97145.58George H. W. Bush733,38640.97Ross Perot211,47811.819
1988George H. W. Bush883,70254.27Michael Dukakis734,28144.06—10
1984Ronald Reagan1,037,29960.77Walter Mondale651,58638.18—10
1980Ronald Reagan792,85351.20Jimmy Carter708,45345.75John B. Anderson26,3451.710
1976Jimmy Carter661,36551.73Gerald Ford587,44645.95—10
1972Richard Nixon686,85265.32George McGovern298,14228.35—10
1968Richard Nixon257,53523.47Hubert Humphrey309,61528.21George Wallace530,30048.3210
1964Lyndon B. Johnson387,06843.19Barry Goldwater509,22556.81—10
1960John F. Kennedy407,33950.42Richard Nixon230,98028.59Unpledged electors169,57220.9910
1956Dwight D. Eisenhower329,04753.28Adlai Stevenson II243,97739.51T. Coleman Andrews/
Unpledged Electors		44,5207.2110
1952Dwight D. Eisenhower306,92547.08Adlai Stevenson II345,02752.92—10
1948Harry S. Truman136,34432.75Thomas E. Dewey72,65717.45Strom Thurmond204,29049.0710
1944Franklin D. Roosevelt281,56480.59Thomas E. Dewey67,75019.39—10
1940Franklin D. Roosevelt319,75185.88Wendell Willkie52,44614.09—10
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt292,89488.82Alf Landon36,79111.16—10
1932Franklin D. Roosevelt249,41892.79Herbert Hoover18,8537.01—10
1928Herbert Hoover51,16023.70Al Smith164,65576.29-10
1924Calvin Coolidge24,67020.23John W. Davis93,21876.44Robert M. La Follette Sr.——10
1920Warren G. Harding38,53830.49James M. Cox87,51969.24Parley P. Christensen——10
1916Woodrow Wilson79,87585.90Charles E. Hughes6,4666.95—10
1912Woodrow Wilson60,87176.81Theodore Roosevelt9,28311.71William H. Taft3,8334.8410
1908William H. Taft8,95811.93William Jennings Bryan63,56884.63—9
1904Theodore Roosevelt5,2059.66Alton B. Parker47,70888.50—9
1900William McKinley14,23420.96William Jennings Bryan53,66879.03—8
1896William McKinley22,03721.81William Jennings Bryan77,17576.38—8
1892Grover Cleveland87,92676.53Benjamin Harrison26,96323.47James B. Weaver——8
1888Benjamin Harrison30,66026.46Grover Cleveland85,03273.37—8
1884Grover Cleveland62,59457.22James G. Blaine46,34742.37—8
1880James A. Garfield38,97837.31Winfield S. Hancock65,04762.27James B. Weaver4370.428
1876Rutherford B. Hayes75,31551.65Samuel J. Tilden70,50848.35—8
1872Ulysses S. Grant71,66355.69Horace Greeley57,02944.31—8
1868Ulysses S. Grant33,26329.3Horatio Seymour80,22570.7—7
1864Abraham LincolnGeorge B. McClellan—n/aUnder Union control by 1864 and held elections, but electors were not ultimately counted.

Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War.
YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentElectoral
Votes
1860Abraham Lincolnno ballotsStephen A. Douglas7,62515.1John C. Breckinridge22,68144.9John Bell20,20440.06

Elections from 1828 to 1856

YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentOther national
candidates		VotesPercentElectoral
Votes		Notes
1856James Buchanan22,16451.7John C. Frémontno ballotsMillard Fillmore20,70948.36
1852Franklin Pierce18,64751.94Winfield Scott17,25548.06John P. Haleno ballots6
1848Zachary Taylor18,48754.59Lewis Cass15,37945.41Martin Van Burenno ballots6
1844James K. Polk13,78251.3Henry Clay13,08348.7—6
1840William Henry Harrison11,29659.73Martin Van Buren7,61640.27—5
1836Martin Van Buren3,84251.74Hugh Lawson White3,58348.26various<5
1832Andrew Jackson3,90861.67Henry Clay2,42938.33William Wirtno ballots5
1828Andrew Jackson4,60553.01John Quincy Adams4,08246.99—5

Elections from 1812 to 1824

In elections from 1812 to 1824, Louisiana did not conduct a popular vote. Each Elector was appointed by state legislature.
The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.
YearWinner Loser Electoral
Votes		Notes
1824John Quincy AdamsAndrew Jackson
Henry Clay
William H. Crawford		5Electoral vote was split, with Jackson receiving three votes and Adams receiving two votes.
1820James Monroe—3Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816James MonroeRufus King3
1812James MadisonDeWitt Clinton3