Louisiana — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentClintonD+12.1
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 52.0% | 927,837 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 39.9% | 712,586 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.0% | 143,536 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+55.4 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Democratic | D+13.1 |
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 | Clinton, Bill+3,054 | 12,30051.4% | 9,24638.6% | 1470.6% | 23,927 |
| Allen Parish | Clinton, Bill+2,341 | 4,93055.7% | 2,58929.3% | 1381.6% | 8,844 |
| Ascension Parish | Clinton, Bill+4,378 | 15,26351.9% | 10,88537.0% | 2250.8% | 29,400 |
| Assumption Parish | Clinton, Bill+3,718 | 6,41662.8% | 2,69826.4% | 1941.9% | 10,212 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Clinton, Bill+5,256 | 9,68959.0% | 4,43327.0% | 3512.1% | 16,410 |
| Beauregard Parish | Dole, Robert+601 | 4,92539.4% | 5,52644.2% | 2141.7% | 12,499 |
| Bienville Parish | Clinton, Bill+1,933 | 4,33558.7% | 2,40232.5% | 1902.6% | 7,384 |
| Bossier Parish | Dole, Robert+1,348 | 15,50443.8% | 16,85247.6% | 3661.0% | 35,382 |
| Caddo Parish | Clinton, Bill+17,098 | 55,54355.9% | 38,44538.7% | 5700.6% | 99,379 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Clinton, Bill+11,744 | 38,23851.9% | 26,49436.0% | 6480.9% | 73,661 |
| Caldwell Parish | Clinton, Bill+275 | 2,11746.4% | 1,84240.4% | 861.9% | 4,559 |
| Cameron Parish | Clinton, Bill+738 | 2,10350.7% | 1,36532.9% | 862.1% | 4,148 |
| Catahoula Parish | Clinton, Bill+922 | 2,69252.1% | 1,77034.3% | 891.7% | 5,166 |
| Claiborne Parish | Clinton, Bill+1,109 | 3,60953.6% | 2,50037.1% | 1001.5% | 6,739 |
| Concordia Parish | Clinton, Bill+1,431 | 4,56552.4% | 3,13436.0% | 1611.8% | 8,715 |
| De Soto Parish | Clinton, Bill+2,695 | 6,22159.1% | 3,52633.5% | 1271.2% | 10,520 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Clinton, Bill+5,682 | 83,49348.9% | 77,81145.6% | 1,3530.8% | 170,647 |
| East Carroll Parish | Clinton, Bill+1,141 | 2,14963.0% | 1,00829.6% | 682.0% | 3,411 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Clinton, Bill+1,765 | 4,71456.1% | 2,94935.1% | 780.9% | 8,401 |
| Evangeline Parish | Clinton, Bill+2,569 | 7,84752.8% | 5,27835.5% | 2821.9% | 14,854 |
| Franklin Parish | Clinton, Bill+115 | 4,07645.3% | 3,96144.0% | 1491.7% | 9,000 |
| Grant Parish | Dole, Robert+137 | 2,98040.9% | 3,11742.7% | 1401.9% | 7,292 |
| Iberia Parish | Clinton, Bill+3,073 | 15,08750.3% | 12,01440.1% | 4161.4% | 29,965 |
| Iberville Parish | Clinton, Bill+5,522 | 9,55364.2% | 4,03127.1% | 2191.5% | 14,879 |
| Jackson Parish | Clinton, Bill+338 | 3,36847.7% | 3,03042.9% | 981.4% | 7,067 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Clinton, Bill+2,586 | 6,89753.3% | 4,31133.3% | 1921.5% | 12,943 |
| Jefferson Parish | Dole, Robert+12,413 | 80,40743.6% | 92,82050.3% | 1,5720.9% | 184,466 |
| Lafayette Parish | Dole, Robert+3,915 | 32,50443.6% | 36,41948.9% | 9141.2% | 74,468 |
| Lafourche Parish | Clinton, Bill+6,705 | 18,81054.4% | 12,10535.0% | 6972.0% | 34,596 |
| LaSalle Parish | Dole, Robert+382 | 2,54339.1% | 2,92545.0% | 911.4% | 6,506 |
| Lincoln Parish | Clinton, Bill+930 | 7,90349.8% | 6,97344.0% | 2181.4% | 15,855 |
| Livingston Parish | Dole, Robert+2,883 | 13,27638.9% | 16,15947.4% | 5101.5% | 34,095 |
| Madison Parish | Clinton, Bill+1,494 | 3,08560.9% | 1,59131.4% | 741.5% | 5,065 |
| Morehouse Parish | Clinton, Bill+967 | 6,16049.3% | 5,19341.6% | 1771.4% | 12,493 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Clinton, Bill+2,825 | 8,29654.7% | 5,47136.1% | 3502.3% | 15,170 |
| Orleans Parish | Clinton, Bill+105,144 | 144,72076.2% | 39,57620.8% | 1,8101.0% | 189,911 |
| Ouachita Parish | Dole, Robert+4,034 | 24,52542.6% | 28,55949.6% | 9241.6% | 57,594 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Clinton, Bill+855 | 5,34849.5% | 4,49341.6% | 1000.9% | 10,797 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Clinton, Bill+3,290 | 6,83560.3% | 3,54531.3% | 1070.9% | 11,332 |
| Rapides Parish | Clinton, Bill+1,456 | 23,00446.1% | 21,54843.2% | 7091.4% | 49,931 |
| Red River Parish | Clinton, Bill+1,297 | 2,64161.5% | 1,34431.3% | 431.0% | 4,296 |
| Richland Parish | Clinton, Bill+378 | 4,14347.6% | 3,76543.2% | 1571.8% | 8,710 |
| Sabine Parish | Clinton, Bill+720 | 4,26347.3% | 3,54339.3% | 1581.8% | 9,007 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Clinton, Bill+763 | 14,31246.3% | 13,54943.9% | 3671.2% | 30,892 |
| St. Charles Parish | Clinton, Bill+1,296 | 10,61249.6% | 9,31643.5% | 1580.7% | 21,393 |
| St. Helena Parish | Clinton, Bill+2,237 | 3,69265.8% | 1,45525.9% | 440.8% | 5,608 |
| St. James Parish | Clinton, Bill+4,415 | 7,24767.5% | 2,83226.4% | 560.5% | 10,743 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Clinton, Bill+3,912 | 9,93758.3% | 6,02535.3% | 1230.7% | 17,051 |
| St. Landry Parish | Clinton, Bill+8,363 | 20,63658.2% | 12,27334.6% | 2330.7% | 35,453 |
| St. Martin Parish | Clinton, Bill+6,196 | 12,49260.2% | 6,29630.4% | 3411.6% | 20,736 |
| St. Mary Parish | Clinton, Bill+4,384 | 12,40255.0% | 8,01835.5% | 2991.3% | 22,569 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Dole, Robert+20,480 | 24,28132.6% | 44,76160.1% | 7431.0% | 74,526 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Clinton, Bill+3,100 | 18,61749.5% | 15,51741.3% | 3130.8% | 37,591 |
| Tensas Parish | Clinton, Bill+882 | 1,88260.7% | 1,00032.3% | 411.3% | 3,099 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Clinton, Bill+4,606 | 18,55051.0% | 13,94438.3% | 5081.4% | 36,361 |
| Union Parish | Dole, Robert+158 | 4,26044.6% | 4,41846.3% | 1691.8% | 9,543 |
| Vermilion Parish | Clinton, Bill+4,956 | 12,60955.6% | 7,65333.8% | 4452.0% | 22,661 |
| Vernon Parish | Clinton, Bill+746 | 6,19544.4% | 5,44939.0% | 2541.8% | 13,966 |
| Washington Parish | Clinton, Bill+2,961 | 9,60353.3% | 6,64236.9% | 1350.7% | 18,023 |
| Webster Parish | Clinton, Bill+3,535 | 9,68855.3% | 6,15335.1% | 3522.0% | 17,517 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Clinton, Bill+2,443 | 5,69758.1% | 3,25433.2% | 480.5% | 9,798 |
| West Carroll Parish | Dole, Robert+513 | 1,85338.9% | 2,36649.7% | 841.8% | 4,764 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Clinton, Bill+800 | 2,41653.6% | 1,61635.9% | 861.9% | 4,506 |
| Winn Parish | Clinton, Bill+976 | 3,77950.6% | 2,80337.6% | 1462.0% | 7,463 |
complete certified result
Louisiana candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 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% |
Same ballot, 1996LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.