Louisiana — 1916 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1916 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentWilsonD+78.9
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 85.8% | 80,629 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.3% | 6,827 |
| Charles E. HughesRepublican | 6.9% | 6,510 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.3 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+79.3 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+60.9 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.4 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+88.3 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+96.4 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Democratic | D+97.4 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+90.6 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.8 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.5 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+88.4 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Democratic | D+91.5 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+97.6 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+91.7 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+97.0 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.1 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+97.3 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+91.6 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+89.8 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+97.1 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Democratic | D+90.2 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+37.4 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+94.4 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+89.1 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+24.4 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.5 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Democratic | D+91.0 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+84.2 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+98.9 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Democratic | D+98.8 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.1 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.6 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Democratic | D+94.2 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Democratic | D+81.8 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Democratic | D+87.5 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+98.6 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Democratic | D+97.9 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Democratic | D+94.5 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+87.0 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+80.9 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.8 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+46.1 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+66.8 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Democratic | D+77.0 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+78.0 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+94.3 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+37.7 |
| Union Parish, LA | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+87.6 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Democratic | D+98.7 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+77.4 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+90.8 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.3 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Democratic | D+89.1 |
Louisiana results by county
64 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | Woodrow Wilson+963 | 1,16583.9% | 221.6% | 20214.5% | 1,389 |
| Allen Parish | Woodrow Wilson+627 | 70889.5% | 20.3% | 8110.2% | 791 |
| Ascension Parish | Woodrow Wilson+425 | 53176.1% | 618.7% | 10615.2% | 698 |
| Assumption Parish | Woodrow Wilson+116 | 48945.2% | 37334.4% | 22120.4% | 1,083 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,209 | 1,25395.7% | 120.9% | 443.4% | 1,309 |
| Beauregard Parish | Woodrow Wilson+909 | 96894.1% | 20.2% | 595.7% | 1,029 |
| Bienville Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,209 | 1,22998.0% | 50.4% | 201.6% | 1,254 |
| Bossier Parish | Woodrow Wilson+666 | 67598.7% | 00.0% | 91.3% | 684 |
| Caddo Parish | Woodrow Wilson+2,958 | 3,10995.3% | 40.1% | 1514.6% | 3,264 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,633 | 1,79891.1% | 100.5% | 1658.4% | 1,973 |
| Caldwell Parish | Woodrow Wilson+534 | 55496.0% | 30.5% | 203.5% | 577 |
| Cameron Parish | Woodrow Wilson+153 | 16394.2% | 00.0% | 105.8% | 173 |
| Catahoula Parish | Woodrow Wilson+439 | 45995.6% | 10.2% | 204.2% | 480 |
| Claiborne Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,261 | 1,27698.8% | 10.1% | 151.2% | 1,292 |
| Concordia Parish | Woodrow Wilson+254 | 26495.3% | 31.1% | 103.6% | 277 |
| De Soto Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,087 | 1,10498.5% | 00.0% | 171.5% | 1,121 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,352 | 1,48290.0% | 352.1% | 1307.9% | 1,647 |
| East Carroll Parish | Woodrow Wilson+216 | 21998.6% | 00.0% | 31.4% | 222 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Woodrow Wilson+468 | 48995.7% | 10.2% | 214.1% | 511 |
| Evangeline Parish | Woodrow Wilson+771 | 80892.8% | 374.2% | 263.0% | 871 |
| Franklin Parish | Woodrow Wilson+674 | 68498.6% | 00.0% | 101.4% | 694 |
| Grant Parish | Woodrow Wilson+609 | 64094.8% | 40.6% | 314.6% | 675 |
| Iberia Parish | Other+48 | 80244.9% | 85047.6% | 1347.5% | 1,786 |
| Iberville Parish | Woodrow Wilson+311 | 47172.0% | 233.5% | 16024.5% | 654 |
| Jackson Parish | Woodrow Wilson+953 | 98097.1% | 20.2% | 272.7% | 1,009 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Woodrow Wilson+456 | 65675.1% | 171.9% | 20022.9% | 873 |
| Jefferson Parish | Woodrow Wilson+985 | 1,04194.2% | 80.7% | 565.1% | 1,105 |
| Lafayette Parish | Woodrow Wilson+590 | 1,06666.0% | 47629.5% | 734.5% | 1,615 |
| Lafourche Parish | Other+520 | 62932.5% | 1,14959.4% | 1578.1% | 1,935 |
| LaSalle Parish | Woodrow Wilson+590 | 61095.6% | 81.3% | 203.1% | 638 |
| Lincoln Parish | Woodrow Wilson+890 | 93295.3% | 40.4% | 424.3% | 978 |
| Livingston Parish | Woodrow Wilson+468 | 50390.5% | 183.2% | 356.3% | 556 |
| Madison Parish | Woodrow Wilson+186 | 18799.5% | 00.0% | 10.5% | 188 |
| Morehouse Parish | Woodrow Wilson+561 | 56499.3% | 10.2% | 30.5% | 568 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,136 | 1,18195.8% | 70.6% | 453.6% | 1,233 |
| Orleans Parish | Woodrow Wilson+28,405 | 30,93691.0% | 5161.5% | 2,5317.4% | 33,983 |
| Ouachita Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,180 | 1,21597.0% | 30.2% | 352.8% | 1,253 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Woodrow Wilson+418 | 46190.2% | 71.4% | 438.4% | 511 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Woodrow Wilson+264 | 30185.3% | 154.2% | 3710.5% | 353 |
| Rapides Parish | Woodrow Wilson+2,050 | 2,18493.3% | 241.0% | 1345.7% | 2,342 |
| Red River Parish | Woodrow Wilson+563 | 56799.3% | 00.0% | 40.7% | 571 |
| Richland Parish | Woodrow Wilson+643 | 65098.9% | 00.0% | 71.1% | 657 |
| Sabine Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,117 | 1,14797.0% | 50.4% | 302.5% | 1,182 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Woodrow Wilson+340 | 36392.8% | 51.3% | 235.9% | 391 |
| St. Charles Parish | Woodrow Wilson+267 | 29790.0% | 30.9% | 309.1% | 330 |
| St. Helena Parish | Woodrow Wilson+310 | 31995.5% | 61.8% | 92.7% | 334 |
| St. James Parish | Woodrow Wilson+335 | 52071.5% | 223.0% | 18525.4% | 727 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Woodrow Wilson+174 | 28970.1% | 81.9% | 11527.9% | 412 |
| St. Landry Parish | Woodrow Wilson+18 | 13936.9% | 12132.1% | 11731.0% | 377 |
| St. Martin Parish | Woodrow Wilson+579 | 97169.4% | 39228.0% | 362.6% | 1,399 |
| St. Mary Parish | Woodrow Wilson+47 | 65245.9% | 60542.6% | 16211.4% | 1,419 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Woodrow Wilson+687 | 78287.7% | 151.7% | 9510.7% | 892 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,167 | 1,32688.6% | 120.8% | 15910.6% | 1,497 |
| Tensas Parish | Woodrow Wilson+199 | 20496.7% | 20.9% | 52.4% | 211 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Woodrow Wilson+18 | 60646.4% | 58845.0% | 1138.6% | 1,307 |
| Union Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,084 | 1,10698.0% | 10.1% | 221.9% | 1,129 |
| Vermilion Parish | Woodrow Wilson+508 | 1,34059.6% | 83237.0% | 783.5% | 2,250 |
| Vernon Parish | Woodrow Wilson+276 | 75459.1% | 47837.5% | 443.4% | 1,276 |
| Washington Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,028 | 1,09493.2% | 141.2% | 665.6% | 1,174 |
| Webster Parish | Woodrow Wilson+1,034 | 1,04099.2% | 20.2% | 60.6% | 1,048 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Woodrow Wilson+209 | 23787.8% | 51.9% | 2810.4% | 270 |
| West Carroll Parish | Woodrow Wilson+297 | 31195.1% | 20.6% | 144.3% | 327 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Woodrow Wilson+253 | 26195.3% | 51.8% | 82.9% | 274 |
| Winn Parish | Woodrow Wilson+818 | 86894.6% | 00.0% | 505.4% | 918 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.