The 1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Louisiana was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 5.45 percentage points. , this is the last election in which Livingston Parish and Beauregard Parish voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Campaign Among white voters, 63% supported Reagan while 33% supported Carter.

Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV) Ronald Reagan of California George H. W. Bush Republican 10 792,853 51.20% Jimmy Carter (incumbent) Walter Mondale (incumbent) Democratic 0 708,453 45.75% John B. Anderson Patrick Lucey Independent 0 26,345 1.70% John Rarick Eileen Shearer American Independent 0 10,333 0.67% Ed Clark David Koch Libertarian 0 8,240 0.53% Barry Commoner LaDonna Harris Citizens 0 1,584 0.10% Clifton DeBerry Matilde Zimmermann Socialist Workers 0 783 0.05%

Results by parish ParishRonald ReaganRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocraticJohn B. AndersonIndependentJohn RarickAmerican IndependentEd ClarkLibertarianVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%#%#%#%Acadia11,53352.19%9,94845.01% 416 1.88% 58 0.26% 125 0.57%200.09%1,5857.18%22,100Allen3,32834.80%6,05763.33% 110 1.15% 19 0.20% 34 0.36%160.17%-2,729-28.53%9,564Ascension7,23835.83%12,38161.29% 286 1.42% 139 0.69% 128 0.63%280.14%-5,143-25.46%20,200Assumption4,00144.10%4,67951.57% 153 1.69% 164 1.81% 47 0.52%290.32%-678-7.47%9,073Avoyelles8,21651.12%7,17444.64% 190 1.18% 352 2.19% 95 0.59%440.27%1,0426.48%16,071Beauregard5,25047.47%5,55650.24% 163 1.47% 21 0.19% 62 0.56%70.06%-306-2.77%11,059Bienville3,50845.15%4,12353.06% 51 0.66% 46 0.59% 24 0.31%180.23%-615-7.91%7,770Bossier16,51562.70%9,37735.60% 327 1.24% 18 0.07% 78 0.30%240.09%7,13827.10%26,339Caddo51,20257.41%36,42240.84% 1,128 1.26% 82 0.09% 272 0.30%780.09%14,78016.57%89,184Calcasieu27,60042.55%35,44654.65% 1,259 1.94% 111 0.17% 387 0.60%560.09%-7,846-12.10%64,859Caldwell2,65357.91%1,78638.99% 43 0.94% 68 1.48% 25 0.55%60.13%86718.92%4,581Cameron1,44938.15%2,22158.48% 82 2.16% 7 0.18% 35 0.92%40.11%-772-20.33%3,798Catahoula2,94253.19%2,41443.64% 38 0.69% 98 1.77% 31 0.56%80.14%5289.55%5,531Claiborne3,53850.01%3,44348.67% 53 0.75% 8 0.11% 23 0.33%90.13%951.34%7,074Concordia4,93354.20%3,95643.46% 52 0.57% 110 1.21% 35 0.38%160.18%97710.74%9,102DeSoto4,34942.11%5,86156.75% 49 0.47% 18 0.17% 37 0.36%130.13%-1,512-14.64%10,327East Baton Rouge71,06353.36%57,44243.13% 3,312 2.49% 380 0.29% 845 0.63%1260.09%13,62110.23%133,168East Carroll1,86744.13%2,28353.96% 24 0.57% 46 1.09% 5 0.12%60.14%-416-9.83%4,231East Feliciana2,65038.56%4,03358.68% 53 0.77% 72 1.05% 44 0.64%210.31%-1,383-20.12%6,873Evangeline7,41251.26%6,72246.48% 160 1.11% 52 0.36% 88 0.61%270.19%6904.78%14,461Franklin5,30154.38%4,17742.85% 65 0.67% 155 1.59% 29 0.30%210.22%1,12411.53%9,748Grant3,61150.52%3,29046.03% 77 1.08% 136 1.90% 32 0.45%20.03%3214.49%7,148Iberia14,27357.03%9,68138.68% 410 1.64% 471 1.88% 149 0.60%440.18%4,59218.35%25,028Iberville4,46331.57%9,36166.23% 172 1.22% 54 0.38% 65 0.46%200.14%-4,898-34.66%14,135Jackson3,92350.75%3,60946.69% 56 0.72% 110 1.42% 20 0.26%120.16%3144.06%7,730Jefferson99,40364.09%50,87032.80% 3,578 2.31% 220 0.14% 920 0.59%1200.08%48,53331.29%155,111Jefferson Davis5,66746.73%6,14050.63% 201 1.66% 32 0.26% 67 0.55%200.16%-473-3.90%12,127Lafayette31,42958.72%19,69436.79% 1,263 2.36% 638 1.19% 407 0.76%950.18%11,73521.93%53,526Lafourche14,95148.51%14,22246.15% 675 2.19% 574 1.86% 326 1.06%700.23%7292.36%30,818LaSalle3,79257.16%2,66540.17% 61 0.92% 90 1.36% 23 0.35%30.05%1,12716.99%6,634Lincoln7,51555.79%5,59841.56% 177 1.31% 98 0.73% 59 0.44%230.17%1,91714.23%13,470Livingston10,66647.18%11,31950.06% 287 1.27% 192 0.85% 120 0.53%250.11%-653-2.88%22,609Madison2,53142.70%3,26455.06% 16 0.27% 86 1.45% 10 0.17%210.35%-733-12.36%5,928Morehouse7,25458.51%4,85639.17% 65 0.52% 181 1.46% 27 0.22%140.11%2,39819.34%12,397Natchitoches6,66846.99%7,10250.05% 158 1.11% 190 1.34% 44 0.31%270.19%-434-3.06%14,189Orleans74,30239.54%106,85856.87% 4,246 2.26% 941 0.50% 1,015 0.54%5420.29%-32,556-17.33%187,904Ouachita29,79962.98%16,30634.46% 495 1.05% 502 1.06% 166 0.35%460.10%13,49328.52%47,314Plaquemines5,48954.46%4,31842.84% 154 1.53% 36 0.36% 57 0.57%250.25%1,17111.62%10,079Pointe Coupee3,66735.73%6,39562.31% 105 1.02% 39 0.38% 41 0.40%160.16%-2,728-26.58%10,263Rapides25,57655.24%19,43641.98% 530 1.14% 517 1.12% 197 0.43%460.10%6,14013.26%46,302Red River2,14743.06%2,77655.68% 29 0.58% 14 0.28% 14 0.28%60.12%-629-12.62%4,986Richland4,77254.57%3,74542.83% 48 0.55% 125 1.43% 29 0.33%250.29%1,02711.74%8,744Sabine4,26544.50%5,10053.21% 74 0.77% 110 1.15% 25 0.26%110.11%-835-8.71%9,585St. Bernard19,41060.53%11,36735.45% 616 1.92% 374 1.17% 208 0.65%900.28%8,04325.08%32,065St. Charles6,77944.83%7,89852.23% 283 1.87% 22 0.15% 112 0.74%290.19%-1,119-7.40%15,123St. Helena1,53131.55%3,18365.60% 42 0.87% 51 1.05% 29 0.60%160.33%-1,652-34.05%4,852St. James3,42934.90%6,20663.17% 113 1.15% 21 0.21% 39 0.40%160.16%-2,777-28.27%9,824St. John the Baptist5,81941.98%7,64755.17% 261 1.88% 26 0.19% 89 0.64%190.14%-1,828-13.19%13,861St. Landry14,94045.72%17,12552.41% 332 1.02% 88 0.27% 129 0.39%640.20%-2,185-6.69%32,678St. Martin6,70144.55%7,76051.60% 281 1.87% 146 0.97% 97 0.64%550.37%-1,059-7.05%15,040St. Mary10,37848.03%10,50648.63% 339 1.57% 209 0.97% 152 0.70%220.10%-128-0.60%21,606St. Tammany27,21463.74%14,16133.17% 872 2.04% 139 0.33% 260 0.61%520.12%13,05330.57%42,698Tangipahoa15,18748.46%15,27248.73% 491 1.57% 173 0.55% 176 0.56%430.14%-85-0.27%31,342Tensas1,64543.46%2,04654.06% 25 0.66% 52 1.37% 9 0.24%80.21%-401-10.60%3,785Terrebonne16,64458.03%10,80437.67% 559 1.95% 424 1.48% 214 0.75%360.13%5,84020.36%28,681Union5,13055.77%3,84141.76% 60 0.65% 125 1.36% 30 0.33%120.13%1,28914.01%9,198Vermilion10,48148.96%9,74345.51% 473 2.21% 510 2.38% 174 0.81%280.13%7383.45%21,409Vernon5,86943.68%7,19853.57% 167 1.24% 138 1.03% 50 0.37%140.10%-1,329-9.89%13,436Washington8,68144.58%10,41353.48% 170 0.87% 113 0.58% 69 0.35%260.13%-1,732-8.90%19,472Webster8,86550.24%8,56848.55% 118 0.67% 20 0.11% 54 0.31%220.12%2971.69%17,647West Baton Rouge2,82836.48%4,73961.12% 117 1.51% 38 0.49% 25 0.32%60.08%-1,911-24.64%7,753West Carroll3,43060.05%2,11837.08% 38 0.67% 100 1.75% 23 0.40%30.05%1,31222.97%5,712West Feliciana1,23733.23%2,34162.90% 40 1.07% 78 2.10% 20 0.54%60.16%-1,104-29.67%3,722Winn3,94452.26%3,41145.20% 57 0.76% 106 1.40% 19 0.25%100.13%5337.06%7,547Totals792,85351.20%708,45345.75%26,3451.70% 10,333 0.67% 8,240 0.53%2,3670.15%84,4005.45%1,548,591

Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Avoyelles Acadia Catahoula Concordia Evangeline Grant Jackson Lafourche Rapides St. Bernard Vermilion West Carroll Winn

See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana

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