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Elections / 1956 · President · LA

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Louisiana R+13.8.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Louisiana, 1956. Louisiana held 10 electoral votes this cycle. The state ran 1.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)

Louisiana result
617,544 votes counted
Electoral votes
10
Stevenson (D)
243,977
39.5%
Eisenhower (R)
329,047
53.3%
All others
44,520
7.2%
Margin
R+13.8
1956 presidential election
Louisiana, 1956
EisenhowerR+13.8
1956 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1956 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1956 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+18.2Allen Parish, LA · R+3.8Ascension Parish, LA · D+16.6Assumption Parish, LA · R+13.8Avoyelles Parish, LA · D+5.1Beauregard Parish, LA · R+8.5Bienville Parish, LA · R+22.6Bossier Parish, LA · R+18.2Caddo Parish, LA · R+32.6Calcasieu Parish, LA · R+5.6Caldwell Parish, LA · R+7.1Cameron Parish, LA · D+18.2Catahoula Parish, LA · R+7.7Claiborne Parish, LA · R+32.8Concordia Parish, LA · R+6.7De Soto Parish, LA · R+21.3East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+16.4East Carroll Parish, LA · D+9.7East Feliciana Parish, LA · D+16.1Evangeline Parish, LA · D+20.5Franklin Parish, LA · D+6.4Grant Parish, LA · R+2.5Iberia Parish, LA · R+30.0Iberville Parish, LA · D+4.5Jackson Parish, LA · R+22.3Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · R+27.5Jefferson Parish, LA · R+18.2Lafayette Parish, LA · R+17.2Lafourche Parish, LA · R+23.9LaSalle Parish, LA · R+30.5Lincoln Parish, LA · R+36.8Livingston Parish, LA · D+21.6Madison Parish, LA · R+10.9Morehouse Parish, LA · R+6.5Natchitoches Parish, LA · R+20.4Orleans Parish, LA · R+17.1Ouachita Parish, LA · R+18.0Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+66.7Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · D+7.1Rapides Parish, LA · R+18.6Red River Parish, LA · D+7.9Richland Parish, LA · D+0.9Sabine Parish, LA · R+6.9St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+5.1St. Charles Parish, LA · R+17.9St. Helena Parish, LA · D+26.8St. James Parish, LA · R+0.5St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · R+3.5St. Landry Parish, LA · R+7.1St. Martin Parish, LA · D+12.0St. Mary Parish, LA · R+25.5St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+7.7Tangipahoa Parish, LA · R+8.6Tensas Parish, LA · R+3.4Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+32.8Union Parish, LA · R+14.8Vermilion Parish, LA · D+7.9Vernon Parish, LA · R+4.5Washington Parish, LA · D+19.6Webster Parish, LA · R+13.8West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+7.5West Carroll Parish, LA · D+8.3West Feliciana Parish, LA · R+18.6Winn Parish, LA · R+14.6
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican53.3%329,047
Adlai StevensonDemocratic39.5%243,977
OtherAll other candidates7.2%44,520
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 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 — 1956
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishD
+18.2%
6,1224,20410,517
Allen ParishR
−3.8%
2,2842,4694,893
Ascension ParishD
+16.6%
2,6061,8534,535
Assumption ParishR
−13.8%
1,2821,7083,096
Avoyelles ParishD
+5.1%
3,6283,2557,319
Beauregard ParishR
−8.5%
2,2762,7115,146
Bienville ParishR
−22.6%
8151,5153,100
Bossier ParishR
−18.2%
1,9543,1076,345
Caddo ParishR
−32.6%
10,78023,43238,849
Calcasieu ParishR
−5.6%
12,25513,76026,733
Caldwell ParishO
−7.1%
4685871,669
Cameron ParishD
+18.2%
7945471,360
Catahoula ParishR
−7.7%
7078451,802
Claiborne ParishR
−32.8%
8102,0843,886
Concordia ParishR
−6.7%
6998412,116
De Soto ParishR
−21.3%
1,2062,0113,771
East Baton Rouge ParishR
−16.4%
17,07224,01842,331
East Carroll ParishD
+9.7%
5454151,347
East Feliciana ParishD
+16.1%
1,3049122,435
Evangeline ParishD
+20.5%
3,3362,1705,680
Franklin ParishD
+6.4%
1,3521,1303,457
Grant ParishR
−2.5%
1,5421,6303,539
Iberia ParishR
−30.0%
3,5446,73310,615
Iberville ParishD
+4.5%
2,0181,8433,924
Jackson ParishR
−22.3%
9161,5532,862
Jefferson Davis ParishR
−27.5%
2,3464,1706,626
Jefferson ParishR
−18.2%
16,57724,32442,499
Lafayette ParishR
−17.2%
4,6956,71111,753
Lafourche ParishR
−23.9%
3,4665,7419,528
LaSalle ParishR
−30.5%
9511,8853,062
Lincoln ParishR
−36.8%
1,0142,6764,520
Livingston ParishD
+21.6%
2,5711,6284,372
Madison ParishO
−10.9%
2764611,692
Morehouse ParishR
−6.5%
1,5121,8505,182
Natchitoches ParishR
−20.4%
2,0283,2035,770
Orleans ParishR
−17.1%
64,95893,082164,634
Ouachita ParishR
−18.0%
4,3727,09415,158
Plaquemines ParishR
−66.7%
5342,9983,692
Pointe Coupee ParishD
+7.1%
1,5421,3322,958
Rapides ParishR
−18.6%
5,9619,10516,911
Red River ParishD
+7.9%
8036611,788
Richland ParishO
+0.9%
1,0941,0633,557
Sabine ParishR
−6.9%
1,8002,0864,134
St. Bernard ParishR
−5.1%
3,2833,6487,217
St. Charles ParishR
−17.9%
1,6712,4174,177
St. Helena ParishD
+26.8%
9975451,689
St. James ParishR
−0.5%
1,8321,8493,759
St. John the Baptist ParishR
−3.5%
1,2781,3722,714
St. Landry ParishR
−7.1%
4,4355,1419,970
St. Martin ParishD
+12.0%
2,0691,6153,780
St. Mary ParishR
−25.5%
2,3954,0976,663
St. Tammany ParishR
−7.7%
3,3733,9657,639
Tangipahoa ParishR
−8.6%
4,8315,78811,185
Tensas ParishR
−3.4%
3243591,026
Terrebonne ParishR
−32.8%
2,4604,9837,684
Union ParishR
−14.8%
8781,3843,418
Vermilion ParishD
+7.9%
4,5643,8778,695
Vernon ParishR
−4.5%
2,1582,3724,762
Washington ParishD
+19.6%
4,6583,0818,047
Webster ParishR
−13.8%
2,3523,2806,733
West Baton Rouge ParishD
+7.5%
1,2081,0352,314
West Carroll ParishO
+8.3%
8756582,622
West Feliciana ParishR
−18.6%
296442784
Winn ParishR
−14.6%
1,2251,7363,503