Louisiana — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentBushR+7.7
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 52.6% | 927,871 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 44.9% | 792,344 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.6% | 45,441 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2000 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 | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Republican | R+12.4 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.1 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.5 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.5 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Republican | R+32.8 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Republican | R+16.0 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Republican | R+40.7 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Republican | R+29.3 |
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 | Bush, George W.+4,922 | 13,81459.4% | 8,89238.3% | 3051.3% | 23,238 |
| Allen Parish | Bush, George W.+121 | 4,03548.7% | 3,91447.2% | 2282.7% | 8,292 |
| Ascension Parish | Bush, George W.+3,433 | 16,81854.5% | 13,38543.4% | 3011.0% | 30,844 |
| Assumption Parish | Gore, Al+834 | 4,38843.6% | 5,22251.9% | 3243.2% | 10,053 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Bush, George W.+628 | 7,32950.0% | 6,70145.7% | 4533.1% | 14,653 |
| Beauregard Parish | Bush, George W.+3,904 | 7,86264.4% | 3,95832.4% | 2301.9% | 12,205 |
| Bienville Parish | Gore, Al+144 | 3,26946.7% | 3,41348.7% | 2743.9% | 7,006 |
| Bossier Parish | Bush, George W.+11,291 | 23,22464.7% | 11,93333.2% | 4631.3% | 35,915 |
| Caddo Parish | Gore, Al+723 | 46,80748.9% | 47,53049.7% | 5680.6% | 95,639 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Bush, George W.+4,167 | 38,08651.7% | 33,91946.1% | 7361.0% | 73,636 |
| Caldwell Parish | Bush, George W.+1,458 | 2,81765.1% | 1,35931.4% | 1152.7% | 4,328 |
| Cameron Parish | Bush, George W.+1,158 | 2,59362.0% | 1,43534.3% | 1092.6% | 4,183 |
| Catahoula Parish | Bush, George W.+1,194 | 2,91261.1% | 1,71836.1% | 1072.2% | 4,765 |
| Claiborne Parish | Bush, George W.+663 | 3,38453.9% | 2,72143.3% | 1412.2% | 6,281 |
| Concordia Parish | Bush, George W.+1,058 | 4,62754.4% | 3,56942.0% | 2492.9% | 8,499 |
| De Soto Parish | Bush, George W.+224 | 5,26049.6% | 5,03647.5% | 2332.2% | 10,596 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Bush, George W.+12,612 | 89,12852.7% | 76,51645.3% | 1,2400.7% | 168,989 |
| East Carroll Parish | Gore, Al+596 | 1,28039.4% | 1,87657.8% | 732.2% | 3,245 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Bush, George W.+181 | 4,05150.0% | 3,87047.8% | 1181.5% | 8,099 |
| Evangeline Parish | Bush, George W.+1,527 | 7,29053.6% | 5,76342.3% | 4193.1% | 13,612 |
| Franklin Parish | Bush, George W.+2,571 | 5,36364.2% | 2,79233.4% | 1501.8% | 8,356 |
| Grant Parish | Bush, George W.+2,685 | 4,78467.8% | 2,09929.8% | 1151.6% | 7,055 |
| Iberia Parish | Bush, George W.+5,474 | 17,23657.4% | 11,76239.2% | 6572.2% | 30,020 |
| Iberville Parish | Gore, Al+2,782 | 5,57338.4% | 8,35557.6% | 4002.8% | 14,503 |
| Jackson Parish | Bush, George W.+1,765 | 4,34761.2% | 2,58236.3% | 1241.7% | 7,106 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Bush, George W.+1,783 | 6,94555.4% | 5,16241.1% | 2962.4% | 12,546 |
| Jefferson Parish | Bush, George W.+34,592 | 105,00358.6% | 70,41139.3% | 1,4440.8% | 179,151 |
| Lafayette Parish | Bush, George W.+21,301 | 48,49161.9% | 27,19034.7% | 1,1021.4% | 78,293 |
| Lafourche Parish | Bush, George W.+3,948 | 18,57553.9% | 14,62742.5% | 8232.4% | 34,449 |
| LaSalle Parish | Bush, George W.+3,167 | 4,56474.7% | 1,39722.9% | 901.5% | 6,108 |
| Lincoln Parish | Bush, George W.+2,395 | 9,24655.9% | 6,85141.4% | 3302.0% | 16,551 |
| Livingston Parish | Bush, George W.+13,881 | 24,88967.5% | 11,00829.9% | 5841.6% | 36,865 |
| Madison Parish | Gore, Al+362 | 2,12744.8% | 2,48952.5% | 901.9% | 4,743 |
| Morehouse Parish | Bush, George W.+1,352 | 6,64153.9% | 5,28942.9% | 2882.3% | 12,321 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Bush, George W.+408 | 7,33249.4% | 6,92446.6% | 4923.3% | 14,857 |
| Orleans Parish | Gore, Al+98,226 | 39,40421.7% | 137,63075.9% | 1,1620.6% | 181,221 |
| Ouachita Parish | Bush, George W.+13,650 | 35,10760.3% | 21,45736.9% | 1,1181.9% | 58,211 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Bush, George W.+1,877 | 6,30257.7% | 4,42540.5% | 1000.9% | 10,931 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Gore, Al+1,103 | 4,71043.5% | 5,81353.7% | 2011.9% | 10,832 |
| Rapides Parish | Bush, George W.+9,933 | 28,83158.8% | 18,89838.5% | 8491.7% | 49,024 |
| Red River Parish | Bush, George W.+23 | 2,20048.7% | 2,17748.1% | 1102.4% | 4,522 |
| Richland Parish | Bush, George W.+1,613 | 4,89557.7% | 3,28238.7% | 2573.0% | 8,485 |
| Sabine Parish | Bush, George W.+2,908 | 5,75464.9% | 2,84632.1% | 1812.0% | 8,862 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Bush, George W.+4,573 | 16,25556.8% | 11,68240.8% | 2871.0% | 28,621 |
| St. Charles Parish | Bush, George W.+3,063 | 11,98155.7% | 8,91841.5% | 3961.8% | 21,510 |
| St. Helena Parish | Gore, Al+1,094 | 1,96537.4% | 3,05958.2% | 1653.1% | 5,254 |
| St. James Parish | Gore, Al+2,710 | 3,81335.6% | 6,52360.9% | 3082.9% | 10,705 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Gore, Al+2,322 | 7,42341.9% | 9,74555.0% | 3812.2% | 17,713 |
| St. Landry Parish | Gore, Al+2,618 | 15,44945.2% | 18,06752.9% | 4101.2% | 34,151 |
| St. Martin Parish | Bush, George W.+108 | 9,96147.9% | 9,85347.4% | 6963.3% | 20,778 |
| St. Mary Parish | Bush, George W.+1,474 | 11,32551.9% | 9,85145.2% | 4201.9% | 21,810 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Bush, George W.+36,471 | 59,19370.7% | 22,72227.1% | 6230.7% | 83,737 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Bush, George W.+4,578 | 20,42155.0% | 15,84342.6% | 4861.3% | 37,155 |
| Tensas Parish | Gore, Al+250 | 1,33044.2% | 1,58052.5% | 802.7% | 3,010 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Bush, George W.+6,900 | 21,31458.1% | 14,41439.3% | 6371.7% | 36,675 |
| Union Parish | Bush, George W.+2,567 | 5,77261.8% | 3,20534.3% | 3003.2% | 9,343 |
| Vermilion Parish | Bush, George W.+3,791 | 12,49556.2% | 8,70439.1% | 7293.3% | 22,235 |
| Vernon Parish | Bush, George W.+4,139 | 8,79463.6% | 4,65533.7% | 2271.6% | 13,827 |
| Washington Parish | Bush, George W.+1,584 | 8,98353.2% | 7,39943.8% | 3792.2% | 16,887 |
| Webster Parish | Bush, George W.+2,223 | 9,42055.1% | 7,19742.1% | 3532.1% | 17,090 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Gore, Al+134 | 4,92448.4% | 5,05849.7% | 1181.2% | 10,169 |
| West Carroll Parish | Bush, George W.+1,901 | 3,22068.9% | 1,31928.2% | 1112.4% | 4,675 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Bush, George W.+325 | 2,51251.7% | 2,18745.0% | 992.0% | 4,860 |
| Winn Parish | Bush, George W.+1,861 | 4,02863.3% | 2,16734.1% | 1141.8% | 6,361 |
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: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 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, 2000LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.