1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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  1976 November 4, 1980 1984  
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Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Georgia
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale
Electoral vote100
Popular vote792,853708,453
Percentage51.20%45.75%

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Parish Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Louisiana was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 5.45 percentage points. [1] As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Livingston Parish and Beauregard Parish voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [2]

Campaign

63% of white voters supported Reagan while 33% supported Carter. [3] [4]

Results

Presidential Candidate Running Mate PartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)
Ronald Reagan of California George H. W. Bush Republican 10792,85351.20%
Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Democratic 0708,45345.75%
John B. Anderson Patrick Lucey Independent 026,3451.70%
John Rarick Eileen Shearer American Independent 010,3330.67%
Ed Clark David Koch Libertarian 08,2400.53%
Barry Commoner LaDonna Harris Citizens 01,5840.10%
Clifton DeBerry Matilde Zimmermann Socialist Workers 07830.05%

Results by parish

ParishRonald Wilson Reagan
Republican
James Earl Carter
Democratic
John Bayard Anderson
Independent
John Richard Rarick
American Independent
Edward E. Clark
Libertarian
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [5]
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Acadia 11,53352.19%9,94845.01%4161.88%580.26%1250.57%200.09%1,5857.17%22,100
Allen 3,32834.80%6,05763.33%1101.15%190.20%340.36%160.17%-2,729-28.53%9,564
Ascension 7,23835.83%12,38161.29%2861.42%1390.69%1280.63%280.14%-5,143-25.46%20,200
Assumption 4,00144.10%4,67951.57%1531.69%1641.81%470.52%290.32%-678-7.47%9,073
Avoyelles 8,21651.12%7,17444.64%1901.18%3522.19%950.59%440.27%1,0426.48%16,071
Beauregard 5,25047.47%5,55650.24%1631.47%210.19%620.56%70.06%-306-2.77%11,059
Bienville 3,50845.15%4,12353.06%510.66%460.59%240.31%180.23%-615-7.92%7,770
Bossier 16,51562.70%9,37735.60%3271.24%180.07%780.30%240.09%7,13827.10%26,339
Caddo 51,20257.41%36,42240.84%1,1281.26%820.09%2720.30%780.09%14,78016.57%89,184
Calcasieu 27,60042.55%35,44654.65%1,2591.94%1110.17%3870.60%560.09%-7,846-12.10%64,859
Caldwell 2,65357.91%1,78638.99%430.94%681.48%250.55%60.13%86718.93%4,581
Cameron 1,44938.15%2,22158.48%822.16%70.18%350.92%40.11%-772-20.33%3,798
Catahoula 2,94253.19%2,41443.64%380.69%981.77%310.56%80.14%5289.55%5,531
Claiborne 3,53850.01%3,44348.67%530.75%80.11%230.33%90.13%951.34%7,074
Concordia 4,93354.20%3,95643.46%520.57%1101.21%350.38%160.18%97710.73%9,102
De Soto 4,34942.11%5,86156.75%490.47%180.17%370.36%130.13%-1,512-14.64%10,327
East Baton Rouge 71,06353.36%57,44243.13%3,3122.49%3800.29%8450.63%1260.09%13,62110.23%133,168
East Carroll 1,86744.13%2,28353.96%240.57%461.09%50.12%60.14%-416-9.83%4,231
East Feliciana 2,65038.56%4,03358.68%530.77%721.05%440.64%210.31%-1,383-20.12%6,873
Evangeline 7,41251.26%6,72246.48%1601.11%520.36%880.61%270.19%6904.77%14,461
Franklin 5,30154.38%4,17742.85%650.67%1551.59%290.30%210.22%1,12411.53%9,748
Grant 3,61150.52%3,29046.03%771.08%1361.90%320.45%20.03%3214.49%7,148
Iberia 14,27357.03%9,68138.68%4101.64%4711.88%1490.60%440.18%4,59218.35%25,028
Iberville 4,46331.57%9,36166.23%1721.22%540.38%650.46%200.14%-4,898-34.65%14,135
Jackson 3,92350.75%3,60946.69%560.72%1101.42%200.26%120.16%3144.06%7,730
Jefferson 99,40364.09%50,87032.80%3,5782.31%2200.14%9200.59%1200.08%48,53331.29%155,111
Jefferson Davis 5,66746.73%6,14050.63%2011.66%320.26%670.55%200.16%-473-3.90%12,127
Lafayette 31,42958.72%19,69436.79%1,2632.36%6381.19%4070.76%950.18%11,73521.92%53,526
Lafourche 14,95148.51%14,22246.15%6752.19%5741.86%3261.06%700.23%7292.37%30,818
LaSalle 3,79257.16%2,66540.17%610.92%901.36%230.35%30.05%1,12716.99%6,634
Lincoln 7,51555.79%5,59841.56%1771.31%980.73%590.44%230.17%1,91714.23%13,470
Livingston 10,66647.18%11,31950.06%2871.27%1920.85%1200.53%250.11%-653-2.89%22,609
Madison 2,53142.70%3,26455.06%160.27%861.45%100.17%210.35%-733-12.37%5,928
Morehouse 7,25458.51%4,85639.17%650.52%1811.46%270.22%140.11%2,39819.34%12,397
Natchitoches 6,66846.99%7,10250.05%1581.11%1901.34%440.31%270.19%-434-3.06%14,189
Orleans 74,30239.54%106,85856.87%4,2462.26%9410.50%1,0150.54%5420.29%-32,556-17.33%187,904
Ouachita 29,79962.98%16,30634.46%4951.05%5021.06%1660.35%460.10%13,49328.52%47,314
Plaquemines 5,48954.46%4,31842.84%1541.53%360.36%570.57%250.25%1,17111.62%10,079
Pointe Coupee 3,66735.73%6,39562.31%1051.02%390.38%410.40%160.16%-2,728-26.58%10,263
Rapides 25,57655.24%19,43641.98%5301.14%5171.12%1970.43%460.10%6,14013.26%46,302
Red River 2,14743.06%2,77655.68%290.58%140.28%140.28%60.12%-629-12.62%4,986
Richland 4,77254.57%3,74542.83%480.55%1251.43%290.33%250.29%1,02711.75%8,744
Sabine 4,26544.50%5,10053.21%740.77%1101.15%250.26%110.11%-835-8.71%9,585
Saint Bernard 19,41060.53%11,36735.45%6161.92%3741.17%2080.65%900.28%8,04325.08%32,065
Saint Charles 6,77944.83%7,89852.23%2831.87%220.15%1120.74%290.19%-1,119-7.40%15,123
Saint Helena 1,53131.55%3,18365.60%420.87%511.05%290.60%160.33%-1,652-34.05%4,852
Saint James 3,42934.90%6,20663.17%1131.15%210.21%390.40%160.16%-2,777-28.27%9,824
Saint John the Baptist 5,81941.98%7,64755.17%2611.88%260.19%890.64%190.14%-1,828-13.19%13,861
Saint Landry 14,94045.72%17,12552.41%3321.02%880.27%1290.39%640.20%-2,185-6.69%32,678
Saint Martin 6,70144.55%7,76051.60%2811.87%1460.97%970.64%550.37%-1,059-7.04%15,040
Saint Mary 10,37848.03%10,50648.63%3391.57%2090.97%1520.70%220.10%-128-0.59%21,606
Saint Tammany 27,21463.74%14,16133.17%8722.04%1390.33%2600.61%520.12%13,05330.57%42,698
Tangipahoa 15,18748.46%15,27248.73%4911.57%1730.55%1760.56%430.14%-85-0.27%31,342
Tensas 1,64543.46%2,04654.06%250.66%521.37%90.24%80.21%-401-10.59%3,785
Terrebonne 16,64458.03%10,80437.67%5591.95%4241.48%2140.75%360.13%5,84020.36%28,681
Union 5,13055.77%3,84141.76%600.65%1251.36%300.33%120.13%1,28914.01%9,198
Vermilion 10,48148.96%9,74345.51%4732.21%5102.38%1740.81%280.13%7383.45%21,409
Vernon 5,86943.68%7,19853.57%1671.24%1381.03%500.37%140.10%-1,329-9.89%13,436
Washington 8,68144.58%10,41353.48%1700.87%1130.58%690.35%260.13%-1,732-8.89%19,472
Webster 8,86550.24%8,56848.55%1180.67%200.11%540.31%220.12%2971.68%17,647
West Baton Rouge 2,82836.48%4,73961.12%1171.51%380.49%250.32%60.08%-1,911-24.65%7,753
West Carroll 3,43060.05%2,11837.08%380.67%1001.75%230.40%30.05%1,31222.97%5,712
West Feliciana 1,23733.23%2,34162.90%401.07%782.10%200.54%60.16%-1,104-29.66%3,722
Winn 3,94452.26%3,41145.20%570.76%1061.40%190.25%100.13%5337.06%7,547
Totals792,85351.20%708,45345.75%26,3451.70%10,3330.67%8,2400.53%2,3670.15%84,4005.45%1,548,591

Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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