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The1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the1964 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose ten[1] representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Louisiana was won by the Republican ticket of U.S SenatorBarry Goldwater, running with U.S. RepresentativeWilliam E. Miller, with 56.81% of the popular vote against the Democratic ticket of PresidentLyndon B. Johnson, running with U.S SenatorHubert Humphrey.[2][3] Johnson managed to hold onto the region ofAcadiana (Cajun country). Louisiana was one of five states that swung more Republican in 1964, alongside Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Goldwater received 65% of the white vote.[4]
As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last in whichLafayette Parish voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Barry Goldwater | 509,225 | 56.81% | |
| Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.) | 387,068 | 43.19% | |
| Total votes | 896,293 | 100% | ||
| Parish[6] | Barry Goldwater Republican | Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Acadia | 6,706 | 41.47% | 9,463 | 58.53% | -2,757 | -17.06% | 16,169 |
| Allen | 2,704 | 41.66% | 3,787 | 58.34% | -1,083 | -16.68% | 6,491 |
| Ascension | 3,197 | 39.59% | 4,879 | 60.41% | -1,682 | -20.82% | 8,076 |
| Assumption | 2,112 | 40.87% | 3,056 | 59.13% | -944 | -18.26% | 5,168 |
| Avoyelles | 4,874 | 48.86% | 5,102 | 51.14% | -228 | -2.28% | 9,976 |
| Beauregard | 3,349 | 52.34% | 3,049 | 47.66% | 300 | 4.68% | 6,398 |
| Bienville | 3,740 | 81.39% | 855 | 18.61% | 2,885 | 62.78% | 4,595 |
| Bossier | 9,822 | 83.53% | 1,937 | 16.47% | 7,885 | 67.06% | 11,759 |
| Caddo | 42,197 | 80.60% | 10,158 | 19.40% | 32,039 | 61.20% | 52,355 |
| Calcasieu | 17,046 | 42.27% | 23,285 | 57.73% | -6,239 | -15.46% | 40,331 |
| Caldwell | 2,534 | 80.62% | 609 | 19.38% | 1,925 | 61.24% | 3,143 |
| Cameron | 871 | 35.59% | 1,576 | 64.41% | -705 | -28.82% | 2,447 |
| Catahoula | 2,387 | 81.00% | 560 | 19.00% | 1,827 | 62.00% | 2,947 |
| Claiborne | 3,917 | 89.04% | 482 | 10.96% | 3,435 | 78.08% | 5,399 |
| Concordia | 4,022 | 83.25% | 809 | 16.75% | 3,213 | 66.50% | 4,831 |
| DeSoto | 3,954 | 75.92% | 1,254 | 24.08% | 2,700 | 51.84% | 5,208 |
| East Baton Rouge | 36,964 | 58.57% | 26,152 | 41.43% | 10,812 | 17.14% | 63,116 |
| East Carroll | 1,486 | 84.96% | 263 | 15.04% | 1,223 | 69.92% | 1,749 |
| East Feliciana | 1,900 | 79.63% | 486 | 20.37% | 1,414 | 59.26% | 2,386 |
| Evangeline | 3,975 | 39.21% | 6,163 | 60.79% | -2,188 | -21.58% | 10,138 |
| Franklin | 5,470 | 87.82% | 759 | 12.18% | 4,711 | 75.64% | 6,229 |
| Grant | 3,292 | 69.36% | 1,454 | 30.64% | 1,838 | 38.72% | 4,746 |
| Iberia | 8,196 | 50.17% | 8,141 | 49.83% | 55 | 0.34% | 16,337 |
| Iberville | 3,432 | 43.57% | 4,445 | 56.43% | -1,013 | -12.86% | 7,877 |
| Jackson | 4,521 | 74.44% | 1,552 | 25.56% | 2,969 | 48.88% | 6,073 |
| Jefferson | 37,161 | 53.88% | 31,804 | 46.12% | 5,357 | 7.76% | 68,965 |
| Jefferson Davis | 3,673 | 42.52% | 4,966 | 57.48% | -1,293 | -14.96% | 8,639 |
| Lafayette | 12,398 | 46.11% | 14,487 | 53.89% | -2,089 | -7.78% | 26,885 |
| Lafourche | 6,164 | 33.85% | 12,045 | 66.15% | -5,881 | -32.30% | 18,209 |
| LaSalle | 4,319 | 83.33% | 864 | 16.67% | 3,455 | 66.66% | 5,183 |
| Lincoln | 5,766 | 77.09% | 1,714 | 22.91% | 4,052 | 54.18% | 7,480 |
| Livingston | 5,508 | 61.08% | 3,509 | 38.92% | 1,999 | 22.16% | 9,017 |
| Madison | 2,061 | 83.17% | 417 | 16.83% | 1,644 | 66.34% | 2,478 |
| Morehouse | 6,222 | 87.47% | 891 | 12.53% | 5,331 | 74.94% | 7,113 |
| Natchitoches | 5,525 | 65.00% | 2,975 | 35.00% | 2,550 | 30.00% | 8,500 |
| Orleans | 81,049 | 49.69% | 82,045 | 50.31% | -996 | -0.62% | 163,094 |
| Ouachita | 21,024 | 83.44% | 4,174 | 16.56% | 16,850 | 66.88% | 25,198 |
| Plaquemines | 4,904 | 86.35% | 775 | 13.65% | 4,129 | 72.70% | 5,679 |
| Pointe Coupee | 2,327 | 50.87% | 2,247 | 49.13% | 80 | 1.74% | 4,574 |
| Rapides | 18,122 | 64.46% | 9,992 | 35.54% | 8,130 | 28.92% | 28,114 |
| Red River | 2,235 | 87.00% | 334 | 13.00% | 1,901 | 74.00% | 2,569 |
| Richland | 4,498 | 85.76% | 747 | 14.24% | 3,751 | 71.52% | 5,245 |
| Sabine | 4,165 | 66.68% | 2,081 | 33.32% | 2,084 | 33.36% | 6,246 |
| St. Bernard | 8,055 | 56.61% | 6,175 | 43.39% | 1,880 | 13.22% | 14,230 |
| St. Charles | 2,715 | 34.81% | 5,085 | 65.19% | -2,370 | -30.38% | 7,800 |
| St. Helena | 1,319 | 65.14% | 706 | 34.86% | 613 | 30.28% | 2,025 |
| St. James | 1,467 | 25.82% | 4,214 | 74.18% | -2,747 | -48.36% | 5,681 |
| St. John the Baptist | 1,694 | 29.97% | 3,958 | 70.03% | -2,264 | -40.06% | 5,652 |
| St. Landry | 10,920 | 48.05% | 11,807 | 51.95% | -887 | -3.90% | 22,727 |
| St. Martin | 2,793 | 37.40% | 4,675 | 62.60% | -1,882 | -25.20% | 7,468 |
| St. Mary | 5,530 | 43.01% | 7,327 | 56.99% | -1,797 | -13.98% | 12,857 |
| St. Tammany | 7,883 | 54.08% | 6,694 | 45.92% | 1,189 | 8.16% | 14,577 |
| Tangipahoa | 9,732 | 57.79% | 7,109 | 42.21% | 2,623 | 15.58% | 16,841 |
| Tensas | 1,655 | 89.60% | 192 | 10.40% | 1,463 | 79.20% | 1,847 |
| Terrebonne | 6,729 | 43.96% | 8,577 | 56.04% | -1,848 | -12.08% | 15,306 |
| Union | 4,534 | 79.70% | 1,155 | 20.30% | 3,379 | 59.40% | 5,689 |
| Vermilion | 4,984 | 35.13% | 9,204 | 64.87% | -4,220 | -29.74% | 14,188 |
| Vernon | 3,696 | 50.91% | 3,564 | 49.09% | 132 | 1.82% | 7,260 |
| Washington | 7,438 | 60.65% | 4,825 | 39.35% | 2,613 | 21.30% | 12,263 |
| Webster | 8,177 | 82.33% | 1,755 | 17.67% | 6,422 | 64.66% | 9,932 |
| West Baton Rouge | 1,835 | 49.24% | 1,892 | 50.76% | -57 | -1.52% | 3,727 |
| West Carroll | 3,017 | 88.42% | 395 | 11.58% | 2,622 | 76.84% | 3,412 |
| West Feliciana | 897 | 80.09% | 223 | 19.91% | 674 | 60.18% | 1,120 |
| Winn | 4,366 | 78.54% | 1,193 | 21.46% | 3,173 | 57.08% | 5,559 |
| Totals | 509,225 | 56.81% | 387,068 | 43.19% | 122,157 | 13.62% | 896,293 |
State and district results of the1964 United States presidential election | ||
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