Louisiana — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentGoldwaterR+13.6
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Barry Goldwater ✓Republican | 56.8% | 509,225 |
|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic | 43.1% | 387,068 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.1% | 1,000 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1964 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+17.1 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+67.1 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Republican | R+66.5 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Republican | R+51.8 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Republican | R+69.9 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Republican | R+75.6 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+66.7 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Republican | R+66.3 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Republican | R+74.9 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Republican | R+72.7 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Republican | R+74.0 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Republican | R+71.5 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.2 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.3 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Republican | R+79.2 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Republican | R+64.7 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Republican | R+76.8 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Republican | R+57.1 |
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 | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,757 | 6,70641.5% | 9,46358.5% | 00.0% | 16,169 |
| Allen Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,083 | 2,70441.7% | 3,78758.3% | 00.0% | 6,491 |
| Ascension Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,682 | 3,19739.6% | 4,87960.4% | 00.0% | 8,076 |
| Assumption Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+944 | 2,11240.9% | 3,05659.1% | 00.0% | 5,168 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+228 | 4,87448.9% | 5,10251.1% | 00.0% | 9,976 |
| Beauregard Parish | Barry Goldwater+300 | 3,34952.3% | 3,04947.7% | 00.0% | 6,398 |
| Bienville Parish | Barry Goldwater+2,885 | 3,74081.4% | 85518.6% | 00.0% | 4,595 |
| Bossier Parish | Barry Goldwater+7,885 | 9,82283.5% | 1,93716.5% | 00.0% | 11,759 |
| Caddo Parish | Barry Goldwater+32,039 | 42,19780.6% | 10,15819.4% | 00.0% | 52,355 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,239 | 17,04642.3% | 23,28557.7% | 00.0% | 40,331 |
| Caldwell Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,925 | 2,53480.6% | 60919.4% | 00.0% | 3,143 |
| Cameron Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+705 | 87135.6% | 1,57664.4% | 00.0% | 2,447 |
| Catahoula Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,827 | 2,38781.0% | 56019.0% | 00.0% | 2,947 |
| Claiborne Parish | Barry Goldwater+2,917 | 3,91772.6% | 4828.9% | 1,00018.5% | 5,399 |
| Concordia Parish | Barry Goldwater+3,213 | 4,02283.3% | 80916.7% | 00.0% | 4,831 |
| De Soto Parish | Barry Goldwater+2,700 | 3,95475.9% | 1,25424.1% | 00.0% | 5,208 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Barry Goldwater+10,812 | 36,96458.6% | 26,15241.4% | 00.0% | 63,116 |
| East Carroll Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,223 | 1,48685.0% | 26315.0% | 00.0% | 1,749 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,414 | 1,90079.6% | 48620.4% | 00.0% | 2,386 |
| Evangeline Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,188 | 3,97539.2% | 6,16360.8% | 00.0% | 10,138 |
| Franklin Parish | Barry Goldwater+4,711 | 5,47087.8% | 75912.2% | 00.0% | 6,229 |
| Grant Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,838 | 3,29269.4% | 1,45430.6% | 00.0% | 4,746 |
| Iberia Parish | Barry Goldwater+55 | 8,19650.2% | 8,14149.8% | 00.0% | 16,337 |
| Iberville Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,013 | 3,43243.6% | 4,44556.4% | 00.0% | 7,877 |
| Jackson Parish | Barry Goldwater+2,969 | 4,52174.4% | 1,55225.6% | 00.0% | 6,073 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,293 | 3,67342.5% | 4,96657.5% | 00.0% | 8,639 |
| Jefferson Parish | Barry Goldwater+5,357 | 37,16153.9% | 31,80446.1% | 00.0% | 68,965 |
| Lafayette Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,089 | 12,39846.1% | 14,48753.9% | 00.0% | 26,885 |
| Lafourche Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,881 | 6,16433.9% | 12,04566.1% | 00.0% | 18,209 |
| LaSalle Parish | Barry Goldwater+3,455 | 4,31983.3% | 86416.7% | 00.0% | 5,183 |
| Lincoln Parish | Barry Goldwater+4,052 | 5,76677.1% | 1,71422.9% | 00.0% | 7,480 |
| Livingston Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,999 | 5,50861.1% | 3,50938.9% | 00.0% | 9,017 |
| Madison Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,644 | 2,06183.2% | 41716.8% | 00.0% | 2,478 |
| Morehouse Parish | Barry Goldwater+5,331 | 6,22287.5% | 89112.5% | 00.0% | 7,113 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Barry Goldwater+2,550 | 5,52565.0% | 2,97535.0% | 00.0% | 8,500 |
| Orleans Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+996 | 81,04949.7% | 82,04550.3% | 00.0% | 163,094 |
| Ouachita Parish | Barry Goldwater+16,850 | 21,02483.4% | 4,17416.6% | 00.0% | 25,198 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Barry Goldwater+4,129 | 4,90486.4% | 77513.6% | 00.0% | 5,679 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Barry Goldwater+80 | 2,32750.9% | 2,24749.1% | 00.0% | 4,574 |
| Rapides Parish | Barry Goldwater+8,130 | 18,12264.5% | 9,99235.5% | 00.0% | 28,114 |
| Red River Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,901 | 2,23587.0% | 33413.0% | 00.0% | 2,569 |
| Richland Parish | Barry Goldwater+3,751 | 4,49885.8% | 74714.2% | 00.0% | 5,245 |
| Sabine Parish | Barry Goldwater+2,084 | 4,16566.7% | 2,08133.3% | 00.0% | 6,246 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,880 | 8,05556.6% | 6,17543.4% | 00.0% | 14,230 |
| St. Charles Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,370 | 2,71534.8% | 5,08565.2% | 00.0% | 7,800 |
| St. Helena Parish | Barry Goldwater+613 | 1,31965.1% | 70634.9% | 00.0% | 2,025 |
| St. James Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,747 | 1,46725.8% | 4,21474.2% | 00.0% | 5,681 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,264 | 1,69430.0% | 3,95870.0% | 00.0% | 5,652 |
| St. Landry Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+887 | 10,92048.0% | 11,80752.0% | 00.0% | 22,727 |
| St. Martin Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,882 | 2,79337.4% | 4,67562.6% | 00.0% | 7,468 |
| St. Mary Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,797 | 5,53043.0% | 7,32757.0% | 00.0% | 12,857 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,189 | 7,88354.1% | 6,69445.9% | 00.0% | 14,577 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Barry Goldwater+2,623 | 9,73257.8% | 7,10942.2% | 00.0% | 16,841 |
| Tensas Parish | Barry Goldwater+1,463 | 1,65589.6% | 19210.4% | 00.0% | 1,847 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,848 | 6,72944.0% | 8,57756.0% | 00.0% | 15,306 |
| Union Parish | Barry Goldwater+3,379 | 4,53479.7% | 1,15520.3% | 00.0% | 5,689 |
| Vermilion Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,220 | 4,98435.1% | 9,20464.9% | 00.0% | 14,188 |
| Vernon Parish | Barry Goldwater+132 | 3,69650.9% | 3,56449.1% | 00.0% | 7,260 |
| Washington Parish | Barry Goldwater+2,613 | 7,43860.7% | 4,82539.3% | 00.0% | 12,263 |
| Webster Parish | Barry Goldwater+6,422 | 8,17782.3% | 1,75517.7% | 00.0% | 9,932 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Lyndon B. Johnson+57 | 1,83549.2% | 1,89250.8% | 00.0% | 3,727 |
| West Carroll Parish | Barry Goldwater+2,622 | 3,01788.4% | 39511.6% | 00.0% | 3,412 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Barry Goldwater+674 | 89780.1% | 22319.9% | 00.0% | 1,120 |
| Winn Parish | Barry Goldwater+3,173 | 4,36678.5% | 1,19321.5% | 00.0% | 5,559 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 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 — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.