1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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  1972 November 2, 1976 1980  
  Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Georgia Michigan
Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole
Electoral vote100
Popular vote661,365587,446
Percentage51.73%45.95%

Louisiana Presidential Election Results 1976.svg
Parish Results

President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Louisiana was won by Jimmy Carter (DGeorgia), with 51.73% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (RMichigan), who finished with 45.95% of the popular vote. No third-party candidate amounted to 1% of the vote; American Party candidate Lester Maddox came the closest with 0.79%.

Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States. [1] As of the 2024 presidential election , this is the last election in which Grant Parish and West Carroll Parish voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [2]

Campaign

Among white voters, 57% supported Ford while 40% supported Carter. [3] [4]

Results

1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Carter 661,365 51.73%
Republican Gerald Ford (inc.)587,44645.95%
American Lester Maddox 10,0580.79%
Communist Gus Hall 7,4170.58%
Nomination Eugene McCarthy 6,5880.52%
Libertarian Roger MacBride 3,3250.26%
Socialist Workers Peter Camejo 2,2400.18%
Total votes1,278,439 100%

Results by parish

ParishJimmy Carter
Democratic
Gerald Ford
Republican
Lester Maddox
American
Gus Hall
Communist
Eugene McCarthy
Nominated
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [5]
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Acadia 10,81461.28%6,29635.68%1050.59%2061.17%960.54%1310.74%4,51825.60%17,648
Allen 5,37370.02%2,08027.11%801.04%680.89%290.38%430.56%3,29342.91%7,673
Ascension 9,10065.10%4,43531.73%2051.47%860.62%750.54%770.55%4,66533.37%13,978
Assumption 4,40157.07%3,11740.42%620.80%580.75%280.36%450.58%1,28416.65%7,711
Avoyelles 8,10460.86%4,57434.35%3962.97%1230.92%460.35%720.54%3,53026.51%13,315
Beauregard 5,32260.57%3,19636.38%790.90%770.88%540.61%580.66%2,12624.19%8,786
Bienville 3,40256.60%2,49941.57%400.67%370.62%200.33%130.22%90315.03%6,011
Bossier 8,06239.35%12,13259.22%990.48%740.36%520.25%680.33%-4,070-19.87%20,487
Caddo 30,59341.15%42,62757.34%3420.46%2190.29%3490.47%2100.28%-12,034-16.19%74,340
Calcasieu 33,98064.61%17,48533.24%3260.62%2840.54%2670.51%2530.48%16,49531.37%52,595
Caldwell 1,83048.08%1,89049.66%461.21%250.66%70.18%80.21%-60-1.58%3,806
Cameron 2,43272.86%81924.54%160.48%341.02%100.30%270.81%1,61348.32%3,338
Catahoula 2,54753.43%2,08643.76%641.34%330.69%140.29%230.48%4619.67%4,767
Claiborne 2,89146.58%3,21651.81%460.74%170.27%130.21%240.39%-325-5.23%6,207
Concordia 3,89249.19%3,84948.65%841.06%370.47%150.19%350.44%430.54%7,912
DeSoto 4,63055.46%3,60143.14%530.63%310.37%220.26%110.13%1,02912.32%8,348
East Baton Rouge 49,95648.11%51,65549.75%5770.56%5290.51%5630.54%5470.53%-1,699-1.64%103,827
East Carroll 2,36756.93%1,68140.43%441.06%340.82%180.43%140.34%68616.50%4,158
East Feliciana 3,48565.47%1,66831.34%581.09%420.79%290.54%410.77%1,81734.13%5,323
Evangeline 7,57865.56%3,71532.14%1030.89%790.68%390.34%440.38%3,86333.42%11,558
Franklin 3,82447.85%3,94749.39%961.20%630.79%210.26%400.50%-123-1.54%7,991
Grant 3,67059.81%2,28037.16%801.30%470.77%260.42%330.54%1,39022.65%6,136
Iberia 9,98448.11%10,39250.07%1670.80%730.35%750.36%620.30%-408-1.96%20,753
Iberville 7,25463.69%3,82233.56%870.76%1130.99%540.47%590.52%3,43230.13%11,389
Jackson 3,60551.06%3,31046.88%711.01%300.42%170.24%270.38%2954.18%7,060
Jefferson 53,25741.75%71,78756.28%7860.62%5170.41%6850.54%5280.41%-18,530-14.53%127,560
Jefferson Davis 6,37662.04%3,60335.06%760.74%1020.99%550.54%660.64%2,77326.98%10,278
Lafayette 19,91845.58%22,80552.19%3430.78%2190.50%2250.51%1890.43%-2,887-6.61%43,699
Lafourche 14,13153.80%11,43443.53%2671.02%1850.70%1110.42%1380.53%2,69710.27%26,266
LaSalle 2,96146.93%3,16150.10%881.39%510.81%190.30%300.48%-200-3.17%6,310
Lincoln 4,97141.53%6,82857.05%840.70%300.25%200.17%360.30%-1,857-15.52%11,969
Livingston 9,87562.13%5,55534.95%1560.98%1310.82%790.50%990.62%4,32027.18%15,895
Madison 4,93369.21%2,09629.41%580.81%210.29%110.15%90.13%2,83739.80%7,128
Morehouse 4,01741.45%5,41855.90%1571.62%480.50%190.20%330.34%-1,401-14.45%9,692
Natchitoches 6,69253.89%5,24842.26%3082.48%730.59%400.32%560.45%1,44411.63%12,417
Orleans 93,13055.33%70,92542.14%7890.47%1,2340.73%1,4070.84%8190.49%22,20513.19%168,304
Ouachita 15,73838.91%24,08259.53%3420.85%1100.27%1060.26%730.18%-8,344-20.62%40,451
Plaquemines 2,61429.52%6,05268.35%330.37%380.43%810.91%370.42%-3,438-38.83%8,855
Pointe Coupee 5,14765.35%2,56732.59%680.86%430.55%220.28%290.37%2,58032.76%7,876
Rapides 20,85153.10%17,76645.25%3430.87%1020.26%1210.31%810.21%3,0857.85%39,264
Red River 1,90651.42%1,72846.61%401.08%110.30%80.22%140.38%1784.81%3,707
Richland 3,49548.07%3,63049.93%731.00%370.51%180.25%170.23%-135-1.86%7,270
Sabine 4,55554.54%3,53142.28%1201.44%680.81%230.28%540.65%1,02412.26%8,351
St. Bernard 12,96948.92%12,70747.94%1710.65%1780.67%3731.41%1100.41%2620.98%26,508
St. Charles 6,87259.73%4,27037.11%920.80%1271.10%600.52%840.73%2,60222.62%11,505
St. Helena 2,62269.22%1,04627.61%391.03%310.82%220.58%280.74%1,57641.61%3,788
St. James 4,53160.69%2,75136.85%470.63%670.90%340.46%360.48%1,78023.84%7,466
St. John the Baptist 5,70059.32%3,59737.43%850.88%1121.17%500.52%650.68%2,10321.89%9,609
St. Landry 15,61359.49%9,95637.94%1850.70%2340.89%1280.49%1270.48%5,65721.55%26,243
St. Martin 7,99264.28%4,11233.07%1471.18%910.73%430.35%480.39%3,88031.21%12,433
St. Mary 9,40150.25%8,91947.67%1420.76%1030.55%830.44%600.32%4822.58%18,708
St. Tammany 14,69146.79%15,82250.39%3191.02%1580.50%2560.82%1530.49%-1,131-3.60%31,399
Tangipahoa 14,43259.36%9,24238.02%1990.82%1790.74%1310.54%1280.53%5,19021.34%24,311
Tensas 2,08156.60%1,55342.24%240.65%80.22%80.22%30.08%52814.36%3,677
Terrebonne 10,62743.76%12,89553.11%3171.31%1600.66%1540.63%1290.53%-2,268-9.35%24,282
Union 3,60045.54%4,13952.36%770.97%420.53%190.24%280.35%-539-6.82%7,905
Vermilion 11,24663.00%6,13334.36%1620.91%1620.91%660.37%810.45%5,11328.64%17,850
Vernon 6,20259.26%3,97037.94%1561.49%760.73%290.28%320.31%2,23221.32%10,465
Washington 10,00062.22%5,67735.32%1510.94%1120.70%620.39%710.44%4,32326.90%16,073
Webster 7,28648.52%7,55050.28%820.55%350.23%270.18%370.25%-264-1.76%15,017
West Baton Rouge 3,80964.73%1,91332.51%540.92%490.83%250.42%340.58%1,89632.22%5,884
West Carroll 2,59550.76%2,40747.09%701.37%190.37%100.20%110.22%1883.67%5,112
West Feliciana 1,89064.59%99033.83%210.72%100.34%80.27%70.24%90030.76%2,926
Winn 3,54351.43%3,20946.58%811.18%250.36%110.16%200.29%3344.85%6,889
Totals661,36551.73%587,44645.95%10,0580.79%7,4170.58%6,5880.52%5,5650.44%73,9195.78%1,278,439

Parishes that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. "1976 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
  4. Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
  5. "LA US President Race, November 02, 1976". Our Campaigns.

Works cited