Louisiana — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentRooseveltD+61.2
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 80.6% | 281,564 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. DeweyRepublican | 19.4% | 67,750 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 69 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1944 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+62.5 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.6 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.6 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+85.1 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+49.1 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.6 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+84.5 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.2 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+65.8 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+66.0 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.6 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.4 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.1 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Democratic | D+55.4 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+63.2 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+70.4 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Democratic | D+70.1 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+75.5 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+63.5 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Democratic | D+67.9 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Democratic | D+68.4 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Democratic | D+62.1 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+92.5 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+83.6 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+72.7 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+67.9 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.3 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.9 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+87.9 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.9 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+47.5 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+73.1 |
| Union Parish, LA | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+84.4 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Democratic | D+60.5 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+84.6 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Democratic | D+22.9 |
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+3,416 | 4,43981.3% | 1,02318.7% | 00.0% | 5,462 |
| Allen Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,869 | 2,20586.8% | 33613.2% | 00.0% | 2,541 |
| Ascension Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,927 | 2,29186.3% | 36413.7% | 00.0% | 2,655 |
| Assumption Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+993 | 1,41976.9% | 42623.1% | 00.0% | 1,845 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,483 | 3,78992.5% | 3067.5% | 00.0% | 4,095 |
| Beauregard Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,467 | 2,22674.6% | 75925.4% | 00.0% | 2,985 |
| Bienville Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,096 | 1,80171.9% | 70528.1% | 00.0% | 2,506 |
| Bossier Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,808 | 2,43079.6% | 62220.4% | 10.0% | 3,053 |
| Caddo Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,011 | 12,89668.6% | 5,88531.3% | 290.2% | 18,810 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,994 | 7,86180.8% | 1,86719.2% | 00.0% | 9,728 |
| Caldwell Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+637 | 1,14269.3% | 50530.7% | 00.0% | 1,647 |
| Cameron Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+939 | 1,02592.3% | 867.7% | 00.0% | 1,111 |
| Catahoula Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+917 | 1,20880.6% | 29119.4% | 00.0% | 1,499 |
| Claiborne Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,688 | 2,26679.7% | 57820.3% | 00.0% | 2,844 |
| Concordia Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+773 | 97482.9% | 20117.1% | 00.0% | 1,175 |
| De Soto Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,320 | 1,85877.5% | 53822.5% | 00.0% | 2,396 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+11,732 | 14,75783.0% | 3,02517.0% | 00.0% | 17,782 |
| East Carroll Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+568 | 92572.2% | 35727.8% | 00.0% | 1,282 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+649 | 86979.8% | 22020.2% | 00.0% | 1,089 |
| Evangeline Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,754 | 3,02991.7% | 2758.3% | 00.0% | 3,304 |
| Franklin Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,879 | 2,47680.6% | 59719.4% | 00.0% | 3,073 |
| Grant Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,383 | 1,93977.7% | 55622.3% | 00.0% | 2,495 |
| Iberia Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,520 | 3,66176.2% | 1,14123.8% | 00.0% | 4,802 |
| Iberville Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,833 | 2,26584.0% | 43216.0% | 00.0% | 2,697 |
| Jackson Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,426 | 1,84081.5% | 41418.3% | 30.1% | 2,257 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,173 | 2,32966.8% | 1,15633.2% | 00.0% | 3,485 |
| Jefferson Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,486 | 10,26885.2% | 1,78214.8% | 00.0% | 12,050 |
| Lafayette Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,059 | 4,80186.6% | 74213.4% | 00.0% | 5,543 |
| Lafourche Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,105 | 4,98085.1% | 87514.9% | 00.0% | 5,855 |
| LaSalle Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,514 | 2,01879.2% | 50419.8% | 261.0% | 2,548 |
| Lincoln Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+673 | 1,70562.3% | 1,03237.7% | 00.0% | 2,737 |
| Livingston Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,117 | 2,46087.8% | 34312.2% | 00.0% | 2,803 |
| Madison Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+426 | 76469.3% | 33830.7% | 00.0% | 1,102 |
| Morehouse Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,381 | 1,85979.5% | 47820.5% | 00.0% | 2,337 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,431 | 2,53669.6% | 1,10530.3% | 30.1% | 3,644 |
| Orleans Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+70,221 | 90,41181.7% | 20,19018.3% | 70.0% | 110,608 |
| Ouachita Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,702 | 6,32970.7% | 2,62729.3% | 00.0% | 8,956 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,420 | 1,75584.0% | 33516.0% | 00.0% | 2,090 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,165 | 1,43684.1% | 27115.9% | 00.0% | 1,707 |
| Rapides Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,420 | 9,13284.2% | 1,71215.8% | 00.0% | 10,844 |
| Red River Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+566 | 97570.4% | 40929.6% | 00.0% | 1,384 |
| Richland Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,599 | 2,08781.0% | 48819.0% | 00.0% | 2,575 |
| Sabine Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,009 | 2,04866.3% | 1,03933.7% | 00.0% | 3,087 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,964 | 2,04496.2% | 803.8% | 00.0% | 2,124 |
| St. Charles Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,771 | 1,94591.8% | 1748.2% | 00.0% | 2,119 |
| St. Helena Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+575 | 68386.3% | 10813.7% | 00.0% | 791 |
| St. James Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,122 | 1,38784.0% | 26516.0% | 00.0% | 1,652 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,129 | 1,32487.2% | 19512.8% | 00.0% | 1,519 |
| St. Landry Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,639 | 4,42384.9% | 78415.1% | 00.0% | 5,207 |
| St. Martin Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,231 | 2,38494.0% | 1536.0% | 00.0% | 2,537 |
| St. Mary Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,053 | 3,59187.0% | 53813.0% | 00.0% | 4,129 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,747 | 3,45083.1% | 70316.9% | 00.0% | 4,153 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,847 | 4,41973.8% | 1,57226.2% | 00.0% | 5,991 |
| Tensas Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+478 | 63879.9% | 16020.1% | 00.0% | 798 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,989 | 3,53986.5% | 55013.5% | 00.0% | 4,089 |
| Union Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+962 | 1,76568.7% | 80331.3% | 00.0% | 2,568 |
| Vermilion Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,008 | 4,68487.4% | 67612.6% | 00.0% | 5,360 |
| Vernon Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,053 | 3,07575.1% | 1,02224.9% | 00.0% | 4,097 |
| Washington Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,404 | 4,81092.2% | 4067.8% | 00.0% | 5,216 |
| Webster Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,756 | 3,65580.3% | 89919.7% | 00.0% | 4,554 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+958 | 1,04592.3% | 877.7% | 00.0% | 1,132 |
| West Carroll Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+809 | 1,39070.5% | 58129.5% | 00.0% | 1,971 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+248 | 42670.5% | 17829.5% | 00.0% | 604 |
| Winn Parish | Franklin D. Roosevelt+522 | 1,40361.4% | 88138.6% | 00.0% | 2,284 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 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 — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.