Louisiana — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentKennedyD+21.8
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic | 50.4% | 407,339 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard NixonRepublican | 28.6% | 230,980 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 21.0% | 169,572 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1960 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+58.5 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+63.3 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+17.1 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.3 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+22.0 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+7.2 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+9.5 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+5.5 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+8.4 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.2 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+3.0 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+0.9 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+20.9 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+7.3 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+55.4 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+1.5 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+9.9 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Republican | R+0.1 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+29.5 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+50.5 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+21.1 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+70.4 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+69.8 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+65.8 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+62.3 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Other / independent | R+24.3 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+61.3 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+1.7 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Other / independent | D+8.4 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Republican | R+17.8 |
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 | John F. Kennedy+8,824 | 11,44075.8% | 2,61617.3% | 1,0286.8% | 15,084 |
| Allen Parish | John F. Kennedy+2,043 | 3,71959.8% | 1,67627.0% | 82013.2% | 6,215 |
| Ascension Parish | John F. Kennedy+4,677 | 5,68974.8% | 1,01213.3% | 90911.9% | 7,610 |
| Assumption Parish | John F. Kennedy+2,253 | 3,01971.7% | 76618.2% | 42610.1% | 4,211 |
| Avoyelles Parish | John F. Kennedy+6,355 | 7,62576.0% | 1,27012.7% | 1,14011.4% | 10,035 |
| Beauregard Parish | John F. Kennedy+471 | 2,90348.7% | 2,43240.8% | 63010.6% | 5,965 |
| Bienville Parish | Other+463 | 62517.6% | 1,23034.7% | 1,69347.7% | 3,548 |
| Bossier Parish | Richard Nixon+336 | 2,19825.2% | 3,42939.3% | 3,09335.5% | 8,720 |
| Caddo Parish | Richard Nixon+13,658 | 11,48124.8% | 25,13954.3% | 9,68120.9% | 46,301 |
| Calcasieu Parish | John F. Kennedy+13,990 | 24,23364.4% | 10,24327.2% | 3,1518.4% | 37,627 |
| Caldwell Parish | Richard Nixon+22 | 69434.0% | 71635.1% | 63130.9% | 2,041 |
| Cameron Parish | John F. Kennedy+1,622 | 1,94483.1% | 32213.8% | 743.2% | 2,340 |
| Catahoula Parish | Richard Nixon+368 | 55826.2% | 97145.5% | 60328.3% | 2,132 |
| Claiborne Parish | Other+693 | 48912.7% | 1,33634.7% | 2,02952.6% | 3,854 |
| Concordia Parish | Other+545 | 76823.1% | 1,00930.3% | 1,55446.7% | 3,331 |
| De Soto Parish | Other+50 | 1,18326.7% | 1,60336.1% | 1,65337.2% | 4,439 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | John F. Kennedy+8,577 | 26,32646.6% | 17,74931.5% | 12,36021.9% | 56,435 |
| East Carroll Parish | Other+264 | 36423.9% | 44829.4% | 71246.7% | 1,524 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Other+664 | 47524.6% | 31316.2% | 1,13959.1% | 1,927 |
| Evangeline Parish | John F. Kennedy+6,760 | 7,86580.6% | 1,10511.3% | 7948.1% | 9,764 |
| Franklin Parish | Other+154 | 1,21330.0% | 1,33633.1% | 1,49036.9% | 4,039 |
| Grant Parish | Other+155 | 1,21931.4% | 1,25432.3% | 1,40936.3% | 3,882 |
| Iberia Parish | John F. Kennedy+5,684 | 9,23559.7% | 3,55123.0% | 2,68417.3% | 15,470 |
| Iberville Parish | John F. Kennedy+3,558 | 4,55872.2% | 1,00015.9% | 75111.9% | 6,309 |
| Jackson Parish | Richard Nixon+401 | 1,39834.1% | 1,79943.9% | 90322.0% | 4,100 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | John F. Kennedy+3,653 | 5,90467.8% | 2,25125.8% | 5576.4% | 8,712 |
| Jefferson Parish | John F. Kennedy+14,904 | 32,11951.3% | 17,21527.5% | 13,30421.2% | 62,638 |
| Lafayette Parish | John F. Kennedy+8,085 | 14,13262.3% | 6,04726.7% | 2,50511.0% | 22,684 |
| Lafourche Parish | John F. Kennedy+9,314 | 12,24476.3% | 2,93018.2% | 8815.5% | 16,055 |
| LaSalle Parish | Richard Nixon+1,247 | 84321.9% | 2,12355.3% | 87622.8% | 3,842 |
| Lincoln Parish | Richard Nixon+1,474 | 1,05120.6% | 2,76654.1% | 1,29225.3% | 5,109 |
| Livingston Parish | John F. Kennedy+88 | 2,88143.5% | 95414.4% | 2,79342.1% | 6,628 |
| Madison Parish | Other+395 | 23512.4% | 62933.3% | 1,02454.2% | 1,888 |
| Morehouse Parish | Richard Nixon+1,407 | 1,08522.7% | 2,55153.4% | 1,14423.9% | 4,780 |
| Natchitoches Parish | John F. Kennedy+219 | 2,78139.4% | 2,56236.3% | 1,71724.3% | 7,060 |
| Orleans Parish | John F. Kennedy+40,131 | 87,24249.6% | 47,11126.8% | 41,41423.6% | 175,767 |
| Ouachita Parish | Richard Nixon+5,323 | 5,20227.0% | 10,52554.6% | 3,56418.5% | 19,291 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Other+2,260 | 1,08721.1% | 71213.8% | 3,34765.0% | 5,146 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | John F. Kennedy+2,279 | 2,95371.8% | 67416.4% | 48511.8% | 4,112 |
| Rapides Parish | John F. Kennedy+1,496 | 9,65140.6% | 8,15534.3% | 5,97625.1% | 23,782 |
| Red River Parish | Other+728 | 37719.7% | 40621.2% | 1,13459.2% | 1,917 |
| Richland Parish | Other+117 | 99625.7% | 1,37835.6% | 1,49538.6% | 3,869 |
| Sabine Parish | Richard Nixon+7 | 2,41241.0% | 2,41941.1% | 1,05818.0% | 5,889 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Other+198 | 4,66042.6% | 1,43113.1% | 4,85844.4% | 10,949 |
| St. Charles Parish | John F. Kennedy+3,331 | 4,70871.3% | 1,37720.9% | 5177.8% | 6,602 |
| St. Helena Parish | Other+157 | 67837.5% | 29616.4% | 83546.2% | 1,809 |
| St. James Parish | John F. Kennedy+3,742 | 4,36282.1% | 62011.7% | 3326.2% | 5,314 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | John F. Kennedy+3,294 | 3,78280.1% | 48810.3% | 4509.5% | 4,720 |
| St. Landry Parish | John F. Kennedy+11,542 | 14,62572.2% | 3,08315.2% | 2,55412.6% | 20,262 |
| St. Martin Parish | John F. Kennedy+4,648 | 5,50678.0% | 85812.1% | 6999.9% | 7,063 |
| St. Mary Parish | John F. Kennedy+3,679 | 6,67161.6% | 2,99227.6% | 1,16910.8% | 10,832 |
| St. Tammany Parish | John F. Kennedy+2,145 | 5,17946.8% | 2,85025.8% | 3,03427.4% | 11,063 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | John F. Kennedy+2,230 | 6,64846.3% | 3,28522.9% | 4,41830.8% | 14,351 |
| Tensas Parish | Richard Nixon+59 | 24720.4% | 51042.2% | 45137.3% | 1,208 |
| Terrebonne Parish | John F. Kennedy+5,866 | 8,99268.1% | 3,12623.7% | 1,0928.3% | 13,210 |
| Union Parish | Richard Nixon+983 | 1,03425.4% | 2,01749.6% | 1,01224.9% | 4,063 |
| Vermilion Parish | John F. Kennedy+9,087 | 11,25777.1% | 2,17014.9% | 1,1688.0% | 14,595 |
| Vernon Parish | John F. Kennedy+1,154 | 3,14551.1% | 1,99132.3% | 1,02416.6% | 6,160 |
| Washington Parish | John F. Kennedy+1,803 | 5,67849.8% | 1,84716.2% | 3,87534.0% | 11,400 |
| Webster Parish | Other+116 | 1,27316.6% | 3,13940.9% | 3,25542.5% | 7,667 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | John F. Kennedy+1,879 | 2,31573.7% | 39012.4% | 43613.9% | 3,141 |
| West Carroll Parish | Other+113 | 78432.4% | 74230.6% | 89737.0% | 2,423 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Other+153 | 27130.4% | 19622.0% | 42447.6% | 891 |
| Winn Parish | Richard Nixon+690 | 1,10827.1% | 1,83944.9% | 1,14928.1% | 4,096 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 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 — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.