Louisiana — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentRooseveltD+77.7
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 88.8% | 292,894 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 11.2% | 36,791 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 93 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.2 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.4 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.1 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+81.4 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.8 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+84.8 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.1 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+75.5 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+71.4 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Democratic | D+70.7 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+97.0 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Democratic | D+86.6 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+89.2 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+90.3 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.3 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+79.0 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.4 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.6 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+85.3 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+76.3 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.9 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.7 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+85.5 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Democratic | D+87.4 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.0 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.9 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+65.9 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+87.7 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Democratic | D+87.1 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+82.6 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.6 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Democratic | D+91.8 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.9 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+85.1 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Democratic | D+87.1 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Democratic | D+70.9 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+97.8 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+88.0 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+84.3 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.9 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+85.5 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.7 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Democratic | D+70.8 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+94.5 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+56.5 |
| Union Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+78.4 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+50.6 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+88.4 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Democratic | D+80.4 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+76.3 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Democratic | D+80.8 |
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 | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,063 | 4,50491.1% | 4418.9% | 00.0% | 4,945 |
| Allen Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,883 | 2,20787.2% | 32412.8% | 00.0% | 2,531 |
| Ascension Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,009 | 2,35987.0% | 35012.9% | 10.0% | 2,710 |
| Assumption Parish | Alf Landon+399 | 71239.1% | 1,11160.9% | 00.0% | 1,823 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,956 | 4,40890.7% | 4529.3% | 00.0% | 4,860 |
| Beauregard Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,632 | 2,18179.9% | 54920.1% | 00.0% | 2,730 |
| Bienville Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,380 | 2,59392.4% | 2137.6% | 10.0% | 2,807 |
| Bossier Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,782 | 1,97591.0% | 1938.9% | 20.1% | 2,170 |
| Caddo Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,459 | 12,15687.7% | 1,69712.2% | 40.0% | 13,857 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,222 | 6,25985.6% | 1,03714.2% | 130.2% | 7,309 |
| Caldwell Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,136 | 1,37185.4% | 23514.6% | 00.0% | 1,606 |
| Cameron Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,051 | 1,06798.5% | 161.5% | 00.0% | 1,083 |
| Catahoula Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,265 | 1,36393.3% | 986.7% | 00.0% | 1,461 |
| Claiborne Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,417 | 2,56394.5% | 1465.4% | 20.1% | 2,711 |
| Concordia Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,094 | 1,15295.1% | 584.8% | 10.1% | 1,211 |
| De Soto Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,244 | 2,33796.2% | 933.8% | 00.0% | 2,430 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,842 | 9,91190.3% | 1,0699.7% | 00.0% | 10,980 |
| East Carroll Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+716 | 81189.5% | 9510.5% | 00.0% | 906 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+955 | 1,05791.2% | 1028.8% | 00.0% | 1,159 |
| Evangeline Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,153 | 3,48491.3% | 3318.7% | 00.0% | 3,815 |
| Franklin Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,717 | 2,94892.5% | 2317.2% | 80.3% | 3,187 |
| Grant Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,336 | 1,84778.3% | 51121.7% | 00.0% | 2,358 |
| Iberia Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,361 | 2,59567.8% | 1,23432.2% | 00.0% | 3,829 |
| Iberville Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,690 | 1,95388.1% | 26311.9% | 00.0% | 2,216 |
| Jackson Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,638 | 1,80791.4% | 1698.6% | 00.0% | 1,976 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,959 | 2,56780.9% | 60819.1% | 00.0% | 3,175 |
| Jefferson Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,351 | 9,05692.7% | 7057.2% | 60.1% | 9,767 |
| Lafayette Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,264 | 4,57093.7% | 3066.3% | 00.0% | 4,876 |
| Lafourche Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+565 | 2,19557.4% | 1,63042.6% | 20.1% | 3,827 |
| LaSalle Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,387 | 1,64386.5% | 25613.5% | 00.0% | 1,899 |
| Lincoln Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,953 | 2,15491.4% | 2018.5% | 10.0% | 2,356 |
| Livingston Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,918 | 2,41483.0% | 49617.0% | 00.0% | 2,910 |
| Madison Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,014 | 1,08593.9% | 716.1% | 00.0% | 1,156 |
| Morehouse Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,342 | 2,51493.5% | 1726.4% | 20.1% | 2,688 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,974 | 3,47687.4% | 50212.6% | 00.0% | 3,978 |
| Orleans Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+97,758 | 108,01291.3% | 10,2548.7% | 160.0% | 118,282 |
| Ouachita Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,522 | 7,63587.3% | 1,11312.7% | 00.0% | 8,748 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,115 | 2,20995.9% | 944.1% | 00.0% | 2,303 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,303 | 1,41992.4% | 1167.6% | 00.0% | 1,535 |
| Rapides Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,760 | 8,01786.4% | 1,25713.6% | 00.0% | 9,274 |
| Red River Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,509 | 1,64192.6% | 1327.4% | 00.0% | 1,773 |
| Richland Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,260 | 2,42593.5% | 1656.4% | 40.2% | 2,594 |
| Sabine Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,030 | 2,44785.4% | 41714.6% | 10.0% | 2,865 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,244 | 2,26998.9% | 251.1% | 00.0% | 2,294 |
| St. Charles Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,407 | 1,50394.0% | 966.0% | 00.0% | 1,599 |
| St. Helena Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,097 | 1,19992.2% | 1027.8% | 00.0% | 1,301 |
| St. James Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,316 | 1,57585.9% | 25914.1% | 00.0% | 1,834 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,480 | 1,74286.9% | 26213.1% | 00.0% | 2,004 |
| St. Landry Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,198 | 5,63992.7% | 4417.3% | 00.0% | 6,080 |
| St. Martin Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,538 | 2,63896.3% | 1003.7% | 00.0% | 2,738 |
| St. Mary Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,455 | 1,94280.0% | 48720.0% | 00.0% | 2,429 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,883 | 3,47785.4% | 59414.6% | 00.0% | 4,071 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,250 | 4,62477.1% | 1,37422.9% | 20.0% | 6,000 |
| Tensas Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+789 | 81297.2% | 232.8% | 00.0% | 835 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,368 | 1,89478.3% | 52621.7% | 00.0% | 2,420 |
| Union Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,506 | 1,77886.7% | 27213.3% | 00.0% | 2,050 |
| Vermilion Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,645 | 4,14189.0% | 49610.7% | 150.3% | 4,652 |
| Vernon Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,903 | 2,83175.2% | 92824.7% | 50.1% | 3,764 |
| Washington Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,317 | 5,66794.2% | 3505.8% | 00.0% | 6,017 |
| Webster Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,498 | 2,79990.1% | 3019.7% | 60.2% | 3,106 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+788 | 86891.5% | 808.4% | 10.1% | 949 |
| West Carroll Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,208 | 1,44086.1% | 23213.9% | 00.0% | 1,672 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+488 | 56488.1% | 7611.9% | 00.0% | 640 |
| Winn Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,139 | 2,39390.4% | 2549.6% | 00.0% | 2,647 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 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 — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.