See main article: 1964 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1960 United States presidential election in Louisiana |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Next Election: | 1968 United States presidential election in Louisiana |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1964 |
| Image1: | Goldwater for President (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Barry Goldwater |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Arizona |
| Running Mate1: | William E. Miller |
| Electoral Vote1: | 10 |
| Popular Vote1: | 509,225 |
| Percentage1: | 56.81% |
| Nominee2: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Texas |
| Running Mate2: | Hubert Humphrey |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 387,068 |
| Percentage2: | 43.19% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose ten[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Louisiana was won by the Republican ticket of U.S Senator Barry Goldwater, running with U.S. Representative William E. Miller, with 56.81% of the popular vote against the Democratic ticket of President Lyndon B. Johnson, running with U.S Senator Hubert Humphrey.[2] [3]
Goldwater received 65% of the white vote.
Goldwater became the first Republican to carry Louisiana without winning the presidency, while Johnson would win the national election in a landslide., this is the last election in which Louisiana voted for a different candidate than neighboring Arkansas, and the last election in which Lafayette Parish voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[4]
Barry Goldwater won 42 parishes and Lyndon Baines Johnson won 22 parishes.
| Parish[5] | 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 | ||||||||