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1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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.
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Parish Results
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Louisiana was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 5.45 percentage points.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Livingston Parish and Beauregard Parish voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2]
Campaign edit
63% of white voters supported Reagan while 33% supported Carter.[3][4]
Results edit
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan of California | George H. W. Bush | Republican | 10 | 792,853 | 51.20% |
| Jimmy Carter | Walter Mondale | Democratic | 0 | 708,453 | 45.75% |
| John B. Anderson | Patrick Lucey | Independent | 0 | 26,345 | 1.70% |
| John Rarick | Eileen Shearer | American Independent | 0 | 10,333 | 0.67% |
| Ed Clark | David Koch | Libertarian | 0 | 8,240 | 0.53% |
| Barry Commoner | LaDonna Harris | Citizens | 0 | 1,584 | 0.10% |
| Clifton DeBerry | Matilde Zimmermann | Socialist Workers | 0 | 783 | 0.05% |
Results by parish edit
| Parish | Ronald Wilson Reagan Republican | James Earl Carter Democratic | John Bayard Anderson Independent | John Richard Rarick American Independent | Edward E. Clark Libertarian | Various cadidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[5] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Acadia | 11,533 | 52.19% | 9,948 | 45.01% | 416 | 1.88% | 58 | 0.26% | 125 | 0.57% | 20 | 0.09% | 1,585 | 7.17% | 22,100 |
| Allen | 3,328 | 34.80% | 6,057 | 63.33% | 110 | 1.15% | 19 | 0.20% | 34 | 0.36% | 16 | 0.17% | -2,729 | -28.53% | 9,564 |
| Ascension | 7,238 | 35.83% | 12,381 | 61.29% | 286 | 1.42% | 139 | 0.69% | 128 | 0.63% | 28 | 0.14% | -5,143 | -25.46% | 20,200 |
| Assumption | 4,001 | 44.10% | 4,679 | 51.57% | 153 | 1.69% | 164 | 1.81% | 47 | 0.52% | 29 | 0.32% | -678 | -7.47% | 9,073 |
| Avoyelles | 8,216 | 51.12% | 7,174 | 44.64% | 190 | 1.18% | 352 | 2.19% | 95 | 0.59% | 44 | 0.27% | 1,042 | 6.48% | 16,071 |
| Beauregard | 5,250 | 47.47% | 5,556 | 50.24% | 163 | 1.47% | 21 | 0.19% | 62 | 0.56% | 7 | 0.06% | -306 | -2.77% | 11,059 |
| Bienville | 3,508 | 45.15% | 4,123 | 53.06% | 51 | 0.66% | 46 | 0.59% | 24 | 0.31% | 18 | 0.23% | -615 | -7.92% | 7,770 |
| Bossier | 16,515 | 62.70% | 9,377 | 35.60% | 327 | 1.24% | 18 | 0.07% | 78 | 0.30% | 24 | 0.09% | 7,138 | 27.10% | 26,339 |
| Caddo | 51,202 | 57.41% | 36,422 | 40.84% | 1,128 | 1.26% | 82 | 0.09% | 272 | 0.30% | 78 | 0.09% | 14,780 | 16.57% | 89,184 |
| Calcasieu | 27,600 | 42.55% | 35,446 | 54.65% | 1,259 | 1.94% | 111 | 0.17% | 387 | 0.60% | 56 | 0.09% | -7,846 | -12.10% | 64,859 |
| Caldwell | 2,653 | 57.91% | 1,786 | 38.99% | 43 | 0.94% | 68 | 1.48% | 25 | 0.55% | 6 | 0.13% | 867 | 18.93% | 4,581 |
| Cameron | 1,449 | 38.15% | 2,221 | 58.48% | 82 | 2.16% | 7 | 0.18% | 35 | 0.92% | 4 | 0.11% | -772 | -20.33% | 3,798 |
| Catahoula | 2,942 | 53.19% | 2,414 | 43.64% | 38 | 0.69% | 98 | 1.77% | 31 | 0.56% | 8 | 0.14% | 528 | 9.55% | 5,531 |
| Claiborne | 3,538 | 50.01% | 3,443 | 48.67% | 53 | 0.75% | 8 | 0.11% | 23 | 0.33% | 9 | 0.13% | 95 | 1.34% | 7,074 |
| Concordia | 4,933 | 54.20% | 3,956 | 43.46% | 52 | 0.57% | 110 | 1.21% | 35 | 0.38% | 16 | 0.18% | 977 | 10.73% | 9,102 |
| De Soto | 4,349 | 42.11% | 5,861 | 56.75% | 49 | 0.47% | 18 | 0.17% | 37 | 0.36% | 13 | 0.13% | -1,512 | -14.64% | 10,327 |
| East Baton Rouge | 71,063 | 53.36% | 57,442 | 43.13% | 3,312 | 2.49% | 380 | 0.29% | 845 | 0.63% | 126 | 0.09% | 13,621 | 10.23% | 133,168 |
| East Carroll | 1,867 | 44.13% | 2,283 | 53.96% | 24 | 0.57% | 46 | 1.09% | 5 | 0.12% | 6 | 0.14% | -416 | -9.83% | 4,231 |
| East Feliciana | 2,650 | 38.56% | 4,033 | 58.68% | 53 | 0.77% | 72 | 1.05% | 44 | 0.64% | 21 | 0.31% | -1,383 | -20.12% | 6,873 |
| Evangeline | 7,412 | 51.26% | 6,722 | 46.48% | 160 | 1.11% | 52 | 0.36% | 88 | 0.61% | 27 | 0.19% | 690 | 4.77% | 14,461 |
| Franklin | 5,301 | 54.38% | 4,177 | 42.85% | 65 | 0.67% | 155 | 1.59% | 29 | 0.30% | 21 | 0.22% | 1,124 | 11.53% | 9,748 |
| Grant | 3,611 | 50.52% | 3,290 | 46.03% | 77 | 1.08% | 136 | 1.90% | 32 | 0.45% | 2 | 0.03% | 321 | 4.49% | 7,148 |
| Iberia | 14,273 | 57.03% | 9,681 | 38.68% | 410 | 1.64% | 471 | 1.88% | 149 | 0.60% | 44 | 0.18% | 4,592 | 18.35% | 25,028 |
| Iberville | 4,463 | 31.57% | 9,361 | 66.23% | 172 | 1.22% | 54 | 0.38% | 65 | 0.46% | 20 | 0.14% | -4,898 | -34.65% | 14,135 |
| Jackson | 3,923 | 50.75% | 3,609 | 46.69% | 56 | 0.72% | 110 | 1.42% | 20 | 0.26% | 12 | 0.16% | 314 | 4.06% | 7,730 |
| Jefferson | 99,403 | 64.09% | 50,870 | 32.80% | 3,578 | 2.31% | 220 | 0.14% | 920 | 0.59% | 120 | 0.08% | 48,533 | 31.29% | 155,111 |
| Jefferson Davis | 5,667 | 46.73% | 6,140 | 50.63% | 201 | 1.66% | 32 | 0.26% | 67 | 0.55% | 20 | 0.16% | -473 | -3.90% | 12,127 |
| Lafayette | 31,429 | 58.72% | 19,694 | 36.79% | 1,263 | 2.36% | 638 | 1.19% | 407 | 0.76% | 95 | 0.18% | 11,735 | 21.92% | 53,526 |
| Lafourche | 14,951 | 48.51% | 14,222 | 46.15% | 675 | 2.19% | 574 | 1.86% | 326 | 1.06% | 70 | 0.23% | 729 | 2.37% | 30,818 |
| LaSalle | 3,792 | 57.16% | 2,665 | 40.17% | 61 | 0.92% | 90 | 1.36% | 23 | 0.35% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,127 | 16.99% | 6,634 |
| Lincoln | 7,515 | 55.79% | 5,598 | 41.56% | 177 | 1.31% | 98 | 0.73% | 59 | 0.44% | 23 | 0.17% | 1,917 | 14.23% | 13,470 |
| Livingston | 10,666 | 47.18% | 11,319 | 50.06% | 287 | 1.27% | 192 | 0.85% | 120 | 0.53% | 25 | 0.11% | -653 | -2.89% | 22,609 |
| Madison | 2,531 | 42.70% | 3,264 | 55.06% | 16 | 0.27% | 86 | 1.45% | 10 | 0.17% | 21 | 0.35% | -733 | -12.37% | 5,928 |
| Morehouse | 7,254 | 58.51% | 4,856 | 39.17% | 65 | 0.52% | 181 | 1.46% | 27 | 0.22% | 14 | 0.11% | 2,398 | 19.34% | 12,397 |
| Natchitoches | 6,668 | 46.99% | 7,102 | 50.05% | 158 | 1.11% | 190 | 1.34% | 44 | 0.31% | 27 | 0.19% | -434 | -3.06% | 14,189 |
| Orleans | 74,302 | 39.54% | 106,858 | 56.87% | 4,246 | 2.26% | 941 | 0.50% | 1,015 | 0.54% | 542 | 0.29% | -32,556 | -17.33% | 187,904 |
| Ouachita | 29,799 | 62.98% | 16,306 | 34.46% | 495 | 1.05% | 502 | 1.06% | 166 | 0.35% | 46 | 0.10% | 13,493 | 28.52% | 47,314 |
| Plaquemines | 5,489 | 54.46% | 4,318 | 42.84% | 154 | 1.53% | 36 | 0.36% | 57 | 0.57% | 25 | 0.25% | 1,171 | 11.62% | 10,079 |
| Pointe Coupee | 3,667 | 35.73% | 6,395 | 62.31% | 105 | 1.02% | 39 | 0.38% | 41 | 0.40% | 16 | 0.16% | -2,728 | -26.58% | 10,263 |
| Rapides | 25,576 | 55.24% | 19,436 | 41.98% | 530 | 1.14% | 517 | 1.12% | 197 | 0.43% | 46 | 0.10% | 6,140 | 13.26% | 46,302 |
| Red River | 2,147 | 43.06% | 2,776 | 55.68% | 29 | 0.58% | 14 | 0.28% | 14 | 0.28% | 6 | 0.12% | -629 | -12.62% | 4,986 |
| Richland | 4,772 | 54.57% | 3,745 | 42.83% | 48 | 0.55% | 125 | 1.43% | 29 | 0.33% | 25 | 0.29% | 1,027 | 11.75% | 8,744 |
| Sabine | 4,265 | 44.50% | 5,100 | 53.21% | 74 | 0.77% | 110 | 1.15% | 25 | 0.26% | 11 | 0.11% | -835 | -8.71% | 9,585 |
| Saint Bernard | 19,410 | 60.53% | 11,367 | 35.45% | 616 | 1.92% | 374 | 1.17% | 208 | 0.65% | 90 | 0.28% | 8,043 | 25.08% | 32,065 |
| Saint Charles | 6,779 | 44.83% | 7,898 | 52.23% | 283 | 1.87% | 22 | 0.15% | 112 | 0.74% | 29 | 0.19% | -1,119 | -7.40% | 15,123 |
| Saint Helena | 1,531 | 31.55% | 3,183 | 65.60% | 42 | 0.87% | 51 | 1.05% | 29 | 0.60% | 16 | 0.33% | -1,652 | -34.05% | 4,852 |
| Saint James | 3,429 | 34.90% | 6,206 | 63.17% | 113 | 1.15% | 21 | 0.21% | 39 | 0.40% | 16 | 0.16% | -2,777 | -28.27% | 9,824 |
| Saint John the Baptist | 5,819 | 41.98% | 7,647 | 55.17% | 261 | 1.88% | 26 | 0.19% | 89 | 0.64% | 19 | 0.14% | -1,828 | -13.19% | 13,861 |
| Saint Landry | 14,940 | 45.72% | 17,125 | 52.41% | 332 | 1.02% | 88 | 0.27% | 129 | 0.39% | 64 | 0.20% | -2,185 | -6.69% | 32,678 |
| Saint Martin | 6,701 | 44.55% | 7,760 | 51.60% | 281 | 1.87% | 146 | 0.97% | 97 | 0.64% | 55 | 0.37% | -1,059 | -7.04% | 15,040 |
| Saint Mary | 10,378 | 48.03% | 10,506 | 48.63% | 339 | 1.57% | 209 | 0.97% | 152 | 0.70% | 22 | 0.10% | -128 | -0.59% | 21,606 |
| Saint Tammany | 27,214 | 63.74% | 14,161 | 33.17% | 872 | 2.04% | 139 | 0.33% | 260 | 0.61% | 52 | 0.12% | 13,053 | 30.57% | 42,698 |
| Tangipahoa | 15,187 | 48.46% | 15,272 | 48.73% | 491 | 1.57% | 173 | 0.55% | 176 | 0.56% | 43 | 0.14% | -85 | -0.27% | 31,342 |
| Tensas | 1,645 | 43.46% | 2,046 | 54.06% | 25 | 0.66% | 52 | 1.37% | 9 | 0.24% | 8 | 0.21% | -401 | -10.59% | 3,785 |
| Terrebonne | 16,644 | 58.03% | 10,804 | 37.67% | 559 | 1.95% | 424 | 1.48% | 214 | 0.75% | 36 | 0.13% | 5,840 | 20.36% | 28,681 |
| Union | 5,130 | 55.77% | 3,841 | 41.76% | 60 | 0.65% | 125 | 1.36% | 30 | 0.33% | 12 | 0.13% | 1,289 | 14.01% | 9,198 |
| Vermilion | 10,481 | 48.96% | 9,743 | 45.51% | 473 | 2.21% | 510 | 2.38% | 174 | 0.81% | 28 | 0.13% | 738 | 3.45% | 21,409 |
| Vernon | 5,869 | 43.68% | 7,198 | 53.57% | 167 | 1.24% | 138 | 1.03% | 50 | 0.37% | 14 | 0.10% | -1,329 | -9.89% | 13,436 |
| Washington | 8,681 | 44.58% | 10,413 | 53.48% | 170 | 0.87% | 113 | 0.58% | 69 | 0.35% | 26 | 0.13% | -1,732 | -8.89% | 19,472 |
| Webster | 8,865 | 50.24% | 8,568 | 48.55% | 118 | 0.67% | 20 | 0.11% | 54 | 0.31% | 22 | 0.12% | 297 | 1.68% | 17,647 |
| West Baton Rouge | 2,828 | 36.48% | 4,739 | 61.12% | 117 | 1.51% | 38 | 0.49% | 25 | 0.32% | 6 | 0.08% | -1,911 | -24.65% | 7,753 |
| West Carroll | 3,430 | 60.05% | 2,118 | 37.08% | 38 | 0.67% | 100 | 1.75% | 23 | 0.40% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,312 | 22.97% | 5,712 |
| West Feliciana | 1,237 | 33.23% | 2,341 | 62.90% | 40 | 1.07% | 78 | 2.10% | 20 | 0.54% | 6 | 0.16% | -1,104 | -29.66% | 3,722 |
| Winn | 3,944 | 52.26% | 3,411 | 45.20% | 57 | 0.76% | 106 | 1.40% | 19 | 0.25% | 10 | 0.13% | 533 | 7.06% | 7,547 |
| Totals | 792,853 | 51.20% | 708,453 | 45.75% | 26,345 | 1.70% | 10,333 | 0.67% | 8,240 | 0.53% | 2,367 | 0.15% | 84,400 | 5.45% | 1,548,591 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
- ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
- ^ "LA US President Race, November 04, 1980". Our Campaigns.
Works cited edit
- Black, Earl; Black, Merle (1992). The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674941306.