1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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Main article: 1984 United States presidential election
1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Minnesota
Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 1,037,299 651,586
Percentage 60.77% 38.18%
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The 1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Louisiana was won by incumbent United States President Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency.

Background

The percentage of registered voters in Louisiana who were Republicans rose from 7.4% in 1980 to 11.3% in 1984 while the Democratic figure fell from 86.6% to 80.6%.[1]

Campaign

Governor Edwin Edwards told voters to boycott the primaries. This resulted in black voters making up a large amount of the Democratic primary electorate and a Jesse Jackson victory.[2]

As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that St. John the Baptist Parish voted for a Republican candidate.[3] Reagan was the first Republican to ever carry the state twice.

76% of white voters supported Reagan while 23% supported Mondale.[4][5]

Results

1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 1,037,299 60.77% 10
Democratic Walter Mondale 651,586 38.18% 0
Citizen's Party Sonia Johnson 9,502 0.56% 0
Independent Lyndon LaRouche 3,552 0.21% 0
Libertarian David Bergland 1,876[a] 0.11% 0
America First Bob Richards 1,310[a] 0.08% 0
Socialist Workers Party Melvin Mason 1,164[a] 0.07% 0
New Alliance Party Dennis Serrette 533[a] 0.03% 0
Totals 1,706,822 100.0% 10

Results by parish

Parish Ronald Reagan
Republican 		Walter Mondale
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast[6]
# % # % # % # %
Acadia 14,906 60.59% 9,262 37.65% 434 1.76% 5,644 22.94% 24,602
Allen 4,474 47.69% 4,842 51.61% 66 0.70% -368 -3.92% 9,382
Ascension 11,945 51.55% 11,048 47.68% 177 0.77% 897 3.87% 23,170
Assumption 5,433 52.43% 4,660 44.97% 270 2.60% 773 7.46% 10,363
Avoyelles 9,402 56.39% 6,808 40.83% 463 2.78% 2,594 15.56% 16,673
Beauregard 7,353 63.13% 4,199 36.05% 96 0.82% 3,154 27.08% 11,648
Bienville 4,587 55.76% 3,530 42.91% 109 1.33% 1,057 12.85% 8,226
Bossier 22,638 76.01% 7,006 23.52% 138 0.47% 15,632 52.49% 29,782
Caddo 63,429 63.68% 35,727 35.87% 445 0.45% 27,702 27.81% 99,601
Calcasieu 35,566 51.39% 33,214 47.99% 430 0.62% 2,352 3.40% 69,210
Caldwell 3,341 69.33% 1,348 27.97% 130 2.70% 1,993 41.36% 4,819
Cameron 2,265 57.99% 1,608 41.17% 33 0.84% 657 16.82% 3,906
Catahoula 3,640 67.52% 1,649 30.59% 102 1.89% 1,991 36.93% 5,391
Claiborne 4,349 60.29% 2,788 38.65% 77 1.06% 1,561 21.64% 7,214
Concordia 6,177 63.73% 3,332 34.38% 183 1.89% 2,845 29.35% 9,692
DeSoto 5,989 55.77% 4,642 43.23% 108 1.00% 1,347 12.54% 10,739
East Baton Rouge 95,704 62.44% 56,673 36.98% 891 0.58% 39,031 25.46% 153,268
East Carroll 1,974 47.77% 2,089 50.56% 69 1.67% -115 -2.79% 4,132
East Feliciana 4,166 49.59% 4,122 49.07% 113 1.34% 44 0.52% 8,401
Evangeline 8,680 54.78% 6,981 44.06% 183 1.16% 1,699 10.72% 15,844
Franklin 6,708 67.80% 2,937 29.68% 249 2.52% 3,771 38.12% 9,894
Grant 5,334 65.88% 2,588 31.96% 175 2.16% 2,746 33.92% 8,097
Iberia 17,727 62.14% 10,170 35.65% 629 2.21% 7,557 26.49% 28,526
Iberville 6,455 42.58% 8,587 56.65% 117 0.77% -2,132 -14.07% 15,159
Jackson 5,034 64.86% 2,568 33.09% 159 2.05% 2,466 31.77% 7,761
Jefferson 123,997 74.69% 41,183 24.81% 843 0.50% 82,814 49.88% 166,023
Jefferson Davis 8,296 57.36% 5,962 41.22% 206 1.42% 2,334 16.14% 14,464
Lafayette 44,344 68.80% 19,265 29.89% 849 1.31% 25,079 38.91% 64,458
Lafourche 20,930 65.40% 10,186 31.83% 889 2.77% 10,744 33.57% 32,005
LaSalle 5,404 78.60% 1,318 19.17% 153 2.23% 4,086 59.43% 6,875
Lincoln 9,087 61.81% 5,432 36.95% 182 1.24% 3,655 24.86% 14,701
Livingston 17,465 65.72% 8,913 33.54% 198 0.74% 8,552 32.18% 26,576
Madison 2,849 48.58% 2,906 49.56% 109 1.86% -57 -0.98% 5,864
Morehouse 8,585 62.73% 4,829 35.29% 271 1.98% 3,756 27.44% 13,685
Natchitoches 8,836 58.99% 5,806 38.76% 336 2.25% 3,030 20.23% 14,978
Orleans 86,316 41.71% 119,478 57.73% 1,162 0.56% -33,162 -16.02% 206,956
Ouachita 37,270 69.57% 15,525 28.98% 779 1.45% 21,745 40.59% 53,574
Plaquemines 7,655 69.74% 3,261 29.71% 61 0.55% 4,394 40.03% 10,977
Pointe Coupee 5,477 44.58% 6,732 54.79% 78 0.63% -1,255 -10.21% 12,287
Rapides 32,879 65.81% 16,121 32.27% 963 1.92% 16,758 33.54% 49,963
Red River 3,060 60.39% 1,958 38.64% 49 0.97% 1,102 21.75% 5,067
Richland 5,980 65.84% 2,918 32.13% 185 2.03% 3,062 33.71% 9,083
Sabine 6,295 66.26% 2,980 31.37% 225 2.37% 3,315 34.89% 9,500
St. Bernard 24,428 74.80% 8,076 24.73% 153 0.47% 16,352 50.07% 32,657
St. Charles 10,185 59.62% 6,784 39.71% 113 0.67% 3,401 19.91% 17,082
St. Helena 2,366 43.53% 2,956 54.39% 113 2.08% -590 -10.86% 5,435
St. James 4,627 43.10% 5,989 55.79% 119 1.11% -1,362 -12.69% 10,735
St. John the Baptist 9,093 53.96% 7,646 45.37% 112 0.67% 1,447 8.59% 16,851
St. Landry 19,055 51.19% 17,950 48.22% 218 0.59% 1,105 2.97% 37,223
St. Martin 9,698 52.17% 8,589 46.20% 304 1.63% 1,109 5.97% 18,591
St. Mary 15,275 61.16% 9,411 37.68% 288 1.16% 5,864 23.48% 24,974
St. Tammany 38,664 76.15% 11,719 23.08% 392 0.77% 26,945 53.07% 50,775
Tangipahoa 19,580 60.10% 12,799 39.29% 200 0.61% 6,781 20.81% 32,579
Tensas 1,956 53.52% 1,628 44.54% 71 1.94% 328 8.98% 3,655
Terrebonne 23,696 69.51% 9,640 28.28% 753 2.21% 14,056 41.23% 34,089
Union 6,585 67.73% 2,916 29.99% 222 2.28% 3,669 37.74% 9,723
Vermilion 12,721 56.85% 9,033 40.37% 624 2.78% 3,688 16.48% 22,378
Vernon 9,035 67.58% 4,076 30.49% 258 1.93% 4,959 37.09% 13,369
Washington 11,185 58.91% 7,680 40.45% 123 0.64% 3,505 18.46% 18,988
Webster 12,055 64.54% 6,509 34.85% 113 0.61% 5,546 29.69% 18,677
West Baton Rouge 4,189 47.16% 4,631 52.13% 63 0.71% -442 -4.97% 8,883
West Carroll 3,874 70.84% 1,474 26.95% 121 2.21% 2,400 43.89% 5,469
West Feliciana 2,097 47.38% 2,296 51.88% 33 0.74% -199 -4.50% 4,426
Winn 4,934 63.85% 2,633 34.08% 160 2.07% 2,301 29.77% 7,727
Totals 1,037,299 60.77% 651,586 38.18% 17,937 1.05% 385,713 22.59% 1,706,822

Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Totals for this candidate were not separated by parish but only listed as a statewide total which is included in the statewide aggregate below.[6]

References

  1. ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 62.
  2. ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 259.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  4. ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
  5. ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
  6. ^ a b "LA US President Race, November 06, 1984". Our Campaigns.

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