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Elections / 1964 · President · LA

Barry Goldwater carried Louisiana R+13.6.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Louisiana, 1964. The state ran 36.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+22.6 nationally).

Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)

Louisiana result
897,293 votes counted
Johnson (D)
387,068
43.1%
Goldwater (R)
509,225
56.8%
All others
1,000
0.1%
Margin
R+13.6
1964 presidential election
Louisiana, 1964
GoldwaterR+13.6
1964 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1964 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1964 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Acadia Parish, LA · D+17.1Allen Parish, LA · D+16.7Ascension Parish, LA · D+20.8Assumption Parish, LA · D+18.3Avoyelles Parish, LA · D+2.3Beauregard Parish, LA · R+4.7Bienville Parish, LA · R+62.8Bossier Parish, LA · R+67.1Caddo Parish, LA · R+61.2Calcasieu Parish, LA · D+15.5Caldwell Parish, LA · R+61.2Cameron Parish, LA · D+28.8Catahoula Parish, LA · R+62.0Claiborne Parish, LA · R+63.6Concordia Parish, LA · R+66.5De Soto Parish, LA · R+51.8East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+17.1East Carroll Parish, LA · R+69.9East Feliciana Parish, LA · R+59.3Evangeline Parish, LA · D+21.6Franklin Parish, LA · R+75.6Grant Parish, LA · R+38.7Iberia Parish, LA · R+0.3Iberville Parish, LA · D+12.9Jackson Parish, LA · R+48.9Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · D+15.0Jefferson Parish, LA · R+7.8Lafayette Parish, LA · D+7.8Lafourche Parish, LA · D+32.3LaSalle Parish, LA · R+66.7Lincoln Parish, LA · R+54.2Livingston Parish, LA · R+22.2Madison Parish, LA · R+66.3Morehouse Parish, LA · R+74.9Natchitoches Parish, LA · R+30.0Orleans Parish, LA · D+0.6Ouachita Parish, LA · R+66.9Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+72.7Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · R+1.7Rapides Parish, LA · R+28.9Red River Parish, LA · R+74.0Richland Parish, LA · R+71.5Sabine Parish, LA · R+33.4St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+13.2St. Charles Parish, LA · D+30.4St. Helena Parish, LA · R+30.3St. James Parish, LA · D+48.4St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+40.1St. Landry Parish, LA · D+3.9St. Martin Parish, LA · D+25.2St. Mary Parish, LA · D+14.0St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+8.2Tangipahoa Parish, LA · R+15.6Tensas Parish, LA · R+79.2Terrebonne Parish, LA · D+12.1Union Parish, LA · R+59.4Vermilion Parish, LA · D+29.7Vernon Parish, LA · R+1.8Washington Parish, LA · R+21.3Webster Parish, LA · R+64.7West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+1.5West Carroll Parish, LA · R+76.8West Feliciana Parish, LA · R+60.2Winn Parish, LA · R+57.1
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Barry Goldwater ✓Republican56.8%509,225
Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic43.1%387,068
OtherAll other candidates0.1%1,000
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
Louisiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−22.0%DR18922024
Louisiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+53.1%
1896+54.6%
1900+58.1%
1904+78.9%
1908+72.7%
1912+72.0%
1916+78.9%
1920+38.8%
1924+56.2%
1928+52.6%
1932+85.8%
1936+77.7%
1940+71.8%
1944+61.2%
1948+15.3%
1952+5.8%
1956−13.8%
1960+21.8%
1964−13.6%
1968+4.7%
1972−37.0%
1976+5.8%
1980−5.5%
1984−22.6%
1988−10.2%
1992+4.6%
1996+12.1%
2000−7.7%
2004−14.5%
2008−18.6%
2012−17.2%
2016−19.6%
2020−18.6%
2024−22.0%
County results — 1964
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishD
+17.1%
9,4636,70616,169
Allen ParishD
+16.7%
3,7872,7046,491
Ascension ParishD
+20.8%
4,8793,1978,076
Assumption ParishD
+18.3%
3,0562,1125,168
Avoyelles ParishD
+2.3%
5,1024,8749,976
Beauregard ParishR
−4.7%
3,0493,3496,398
Bienville ParishR
−62.8%
8553,7404,595
Bossier ParishR
−67.1%
1,9379,82211,759
Caddo ParishR
−61.2%
10,15842,19752,355
Calcasieu ParishD
+15.5%
23,28517,04640,331
Caldwell ParishR
−61.2%
6092,5343,143
Cameron ParishD
+28.8%
1,5768712,447
Catahoula ParishR
−62.0%
5602,3872,947
Claiborne ParishR
−63.6%
4823,9175,399
Concordia ParishR
−66.5%
8094,0224,831
De Soto ParishR
−51.8%
1,2543,9545,208
East Baton Rouge ParishR
−17.1%
26,15236,96463,116
East Carroll ParishR
−69.9%
2631,4861,749
East Feliciana ParishR
−59.3%
4861,9002,386
Evangeline ParishD
+21.6%
6,1633,97510,138
Franklin ParishR
−75.6%
7595,4706,229
Grant ParishR
−38.7%
1,4543,2924,746
Iberia ParishR
−0.3%
8,1418,19616,337
Iberville ParishD
+12.9%
4,4453,4327,877
Jackson ParishR
−48.9%
1,5524,5216,073
Jefferson Davis ParishD
+15.0%
4,9663,6738,639
Jefferson ParishR
−7.8%
31,80437,16168,965
Lafayette ParishD
+7.8%
14,48712,39826,885
Lafourche ParishD
+32.3%
12,0456,16418,209
LaSalle ParishR
−66.7%
8644,3195,183
Lincoln ParishR
−54.2%
1,7145,7667,480
Livingston ParishR
−22.2%
3,5095,5089,017
Madison ParishR
−66.3%
4172,0612,478
Morehouse ParishR
−74.9%
8916,2227,113
Natchitoches ParishR
−30.0%
2,9755,5258,500
Orleans ParishD
+0.6%
82,04581,049163,094
Ouachita ParishR
−66.9%
4,17421,02425,198
Plaquemines ParishR
−72.7%
7754,9045,679
Pointe Coupee ParishR
−1.7%
2,2472,3274,574
Rapides ParishR
−28.9%
9,99218,12228,114
Red River ParishR
−74.0%
3342,2352,569
Richland ParishR
−71.5%
7474,4985,245
Sabine ParishR
−33.4%
2,0814,1656,246
St. Bernard ParishR
−13.2%
6,1758,05514,230
St. Charles ParishD
+30.4%
5,0852,7157,800
St. Helena ParishR
−30.3%
7061,3192,025
St. James ParishD
+48.4%
4,2141,4675,681
St. John the Baptist ParishD
+40.1%
3,9581,6945,652
St. Landry ParishD
+3.9%
11,80710,92022,727
St. Martin ParishD
+25.2%
4,6752,7937,468
St. Mary ParishD
+14.0%
7,3275,53012,857
St. Tammany ParishR
−8.2%
6,6947,88314,577
Tangipahoa ParishR
−15.6%
7,1099,73216,841
Tensas ParishR
−79.2%
1921,6551,847
Terrebonne ParishD
+12.1%
8,5776,72915,306
Union ParishR
−59.4%
1,1554,5345,689
Vermilion ParishD
+29.7%
9,2044,98414,188
Vernon ParishR
−1.8%
3,5643,6967,260
Washington ParishR
−21.3%
4,8257,43812,263
Webster ParishR
−64.7%
1,7558,1779,932
West Baton Rouge ParishD
+1.5%
1,8921,8353,727
West Carroll ParishR
−76.8%
3953,0173,412
West Feliciana ParishR
−60.2%
2238971,120
Winn ParishR
−57.1%
1,1934,3665,559