1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana explained

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Election Name:1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Country:Louisiana
Flag Year:1912
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 4, 1980
Previous Election:1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Previous Year:1976
Next Election:1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Next Year:1984
Image1:Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg
Nominee1:Ronald Reagan
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:California
Running Mate1:George H. W. Bush
Electoral Vote1:10
Popular Vote1:792,853
Percentage1:51.20%
Nominee2:Jimmy Carter
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Georgia
Running Mate2:Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:708,453
Percentage2:45.75%
Map Size:350px
President
Before Election:Jimmy Carter
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Ronald Reagan
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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.

Louisiana was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 5.45 percentage points.[1], 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.

Results

Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)
Ronald Reagan of CaliforniaGeorge H. W. BushRepublican10792,85351.20%
Jimmy Carter (incumbent)Walter Mondale (incumbent)Democratic0708,45345.75%
John B. AndersonPatrick LuceyIndependent026,3451.70%
John RarickEileen ShearerAmerican Independent010,3330.67%
Ed ClarkDavid KochLibertarian08,2400.53%
Barry CommonerLaDonna HarrisCitizens01,5840.10%
Clifton DeBerryMatilde ZimmermannSocialist Workers07830.05%

Results by parish

ParishRonald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
John B. Anderson
Independent
John Rarick
American Independent
Ed Clark
Libertarian
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal[3]
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Acadia11,53352.19%9,94845.01%4161.88%580.26%1250.57%200.09%1,5857.18%22,100
Allen3,32834.80%6,05763.33%1101.15%190.20%340.36%160.17%-2,729-28.53%9,564
Ascension7,23835.83%12,38161.29%2861.42%1390.69%1280.63%280.14%-5,143-25.46%20,200
Assumption4,00144.10%4,67951.57%1531.69%1641.81%470.52%290.32%-678-7.47%9,073
Avoyelles8,21651.12%7,17444.64%1901.18%3522.19%950.59%440.27%1,0426.48%16,071
Beauregard5,25047.47%5,55650.24%1631.47%210.19%620.56%70.06%-306-2.77%11,059
Bienville3,50845.15%4,12353.06%510.66%460.59%240.31%180.23%-615-7.91%7,770
Bossier16,51562.70%9,37735.60%3271.24%180.07%780.30%240.09%7,13827.10%26,339
Caddo51,20257.41%36,42240.84%1,1281.26%820.09%2720.30%780.09%14,78016.57%89,184
Calcasieu27,60042.55%35,44654.65%1,2591.94%1110.17%3870.60%560.09%-7,846-12.10%64,859
Caldwell2,65357.91%1,78638.99%430.94%681.48%250.55%60.13%86718.92%4,581
Cameron1,44938.15%2,22158.48%822.16%70.18%350.92%40.11%-772-20.33%3,798
Catahoula2,94253.19%2,41443.64%380.69%981.77%310.56%80.14%5289.55%5,531
Claiborne3,53850.01%3,44348.67%530.75%80.11%230.33%90.13%951.34%7,074
Concordia4,93354.20%3,95643.46%520.57%1101.21%350.38%160.18%97710.74%9,102
DeSoto4,34942.11%5,86156.75%490.47%180.17%370.36%130.13%-1,512-14.64%10,327
East Baton Rouge71,06353.36%57,44243.13%3,3122.49%3800.29%8450.63%1260.09%13,62110.23%133,168
East Carroll1,86744.13%2,28353.96%240.57%461.09%50.12%60.14%-416-9.83%4,231
East Feliciana2,65038.56%4,03358.68%530.77%721.05%440.64%210.31%-1,383-20.12%6,873
Evangeline7,41251.26%6,72246.48%1601.11%520.36%880.61%270.19%6904.78%14,461
Franklin5,30154.38%4,17742.85%650.67%1551.59%290.30%210.22%1,12411.53%9,748
Grant3,61150.52%3,29046.03%771.08%1361.90%320.45%20.03%3214.49%7,148
Iberia14,27357.03%9,68138.68%4101.64%4711.88%1490.60%440.18%4,59218.35%25,028
Iberville4,46331.57%9,36166.23%1721.22%540.38%650.46%200.14%-4,898-34.66%14,135
Jackson3,92350.75%3,60946.69%560.72%1101.42%200.26%120.16%3144.06%7,730
Jefferson99,40364.09%50,87032.80%3,5782.31%2200.14%9200.59%1200.08%48,53331.29%155,111
Jefferson Davis5,66746.73%6,14050.63%2011.66%320.26%670.55%200.16%-473-3.90%12,127
Lafayette31,42958.72%19,69436.79%1,2632.36%6381.19%4070.76%950.18%11,73521.93%53,526
Lafourche14,95148.51%14,22246.15%6752.19%5741.86%3261.06%700.23%7292.36%30,818
LaSalle3,79257.16%2,66540.17%610.92%901.36%230.35%30.05%1,12716.99%6,634
Lincoln7,51555.79%5,59841.56%1771.31%980.73%590.44%230.17%1,91714.23%13,470
Livingston10,66647.18%11,31950.06%2871.27%1920.85%1200.53%250.11%-653-2.88%22,609
Madison2,53142.70%3,26455.06%160.27%861.45%100.17%210.35%-733-12.36%5,928
Morehouse7,25458.51%4,85639.17%650.52%1811.46%270.22%140.11%2,39819.34%12,397
Natchitoches6,66846.99%7,10250.05%1581.11%1901.34%440.31%270.19%-434-3.06%14,189
Orleans74,30239.54%106,85856.87%4,2462.26%9410.50%1,0150.54%5420.29%-32,556-17.33%187,904
Ouachita29,79962.98%16,30634.46%4951.05%5021.06%1660.35%460.10%13,49328.52%47,314
Plaquemines5,48954.46%4,31842.84%1541.53%360.36%570.57%250.25%1,17111.62%10,079
Pointe Coupee3,66735.73%6,39562.31%1051.02%390.38%410.40%160.16%-2,728-26.58%10,263
Rapides25,57655.24%19,43641.98%5301.14%5171.12%1970.43%460.10%6,14013.26%46,302
Red River2,14743.06%2,77655.68%290.58%140.28%140.28%60.12%-629-12.62%4,986
Richland4,77254.57%3,74542.83%480.55%1251.43%290.33%250.29%1,02711.74%8,744
Sabine4,26544.50%5,10053.21%740.77%1101.15%250.26%110.11%-835-8.71%9,585
St. Bernard19,41060.53%11,36735.45%6161.92%3741.17%2080.65%900.28%8,04325.08%32,065
St. Charles6,77944.83%7,89852.23%2831.87%220.15%1120.74%290.19%-1,119-7.40%15,123
St. Helena1,53131.55%3,18365.60%420.87%511.05%290.60%160.33%-1,652-34.05%4,852
St. James3,42934.90%6,20663.17%1131.15%210.21%390.40%160.16%-2,777-28.27%9,824
St. John the Baptist5,81941.98%7,64755.17%2611.88%260.19%890.64%190.14%-1,828-13.19%13,861
St. Landry14,94045.72%17,12552.41%3321.02%880.27%1290.39%640.20%-2,185-6.69%32,678
St. Martin6,70144.55%7,76051.60%2811.87%1460.97%970.64%550.37%-1,059-7.05%15,040
St. Mary10,37848.03%10,50648.63%3391.57%2090.97%1520.70%220.10%-128-0.60%21,606
St. Tammany27,21463.74%14,16133.17%8722.04%1390.33%2600.61%520.12%13,05330.57%42,698
Tangipahoa15,18748.46%15,27248.73%4911.57%1730.55%1760.56%430.14%-85-0.27%31,342
Tensas1,64543.46%2,04654.06%250.66%521.37%90.24%80.21%-401-10.60%3,785
Terrebonne16,64458.03%10,80437.67%5591.95%4241.48%2140.75%360.13%5,84020.36%28,681
Union5,13055.77%3,84141.76%600.65%1251.36%300.33%120.13%1,28914.01%9,198
Vermilion10,48148.96%9,74345.51%4732.21%5102.38%1740.81%280.13%7383.45%21,409
Vernon5,86943.68%7,19853.57%1671.24%1381.03%500.37%140.10%-1,329-9.89%13,436
Washington8,68144.58%10,41353.48%1700.87%1130.58%690.35%260.13%-1,732-8.90%19,472
Webster8,86550.24%8,56848.55%1180.67%200.11%540.31%220.12%2971.69%17,647
West Baton Rouge2,82836.48%4,73961.12%1171.51%380.49%250.32%60.08%-1,911-24.64%7,753
West Carroll3,43060.05%2,11837.08%380.67%1001.75%230.40%30.05%1,31222.97%5,712
West Feliciana1,23733.23%2,34162.90%401.07%782.10%200.54%60.16%-1,104-29.67%3,722
Winn3,94452.26%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

See also

Works cited

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1980 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. Web site: LA US President Race, November 04, 1980. Our Campaigns.