Presidential election in Louisiana, 2016

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General election in Louisiana
  Date: November 8, 2016
2016 winner: Donald Trump
Electoral votes: Eight
2012 winner: Mitt Romney (R)
Democratic Primary
  Date: March 5, 2016
Winner: Hillary Clinton
Republican Primary
  Date: March 5, 2016
Winner: Donald Trump
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Louisiana held an election for the president of the United States on November 8, 2016. Democratic and Republican primaries in Louisiana took place on March 5, 2016.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Donald Trump won Louisiana in the general election. In 2016, Louisiana had eight electoral votes, which was 1.4 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs and 3 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the general election.
  • Between 1900 and 2016, Louisiana cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 60 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Louisiana supported Democratic candidates for president more often than Republican candidates, 56.67 to 43.33 percent. Louisiana, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
  • Presidential primary elections in Louisiana took place on March 5, 2016. Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary with 71.1 percent of the vote. Donald Trump won the Republican primary with 41.4 percent.

    • General election candidates and results

    Candidates

    See also: Ballot access for presidential candidates

    The candidate list below is based on an official list on the Louisiana secretary of state website. The candidate names below appear in the order in which they were listed on the official list—not necessarily the order in which they appeared on the ballot in November. Write-in candidates were not included in the list below.

    Presidential candidates on the ballot in Louisiana

    ☐ Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine (Democratic)
    ☐ Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka (Green)
    ☐ Gary Johnson/Bill Weld (Libertarian)
    ☑ Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican)
    ☐ Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley (Constitution - listed as Other)
    ☐ Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson (Courage, Character, Service - listed as Other)[1]
    ☐ Laurence Kotlikoff/Edward Lea (It's our Children - listed as Other)
    ☐ Tom Hoefling/Steve Schulin (Life, Family, Constitution - listed as Other)
    ☐ Princes Jacob/Milton Fambro (Loyal, Trustworthy, Compassion - listed as Other)
    ☐ Gloria Estela La Riva/Eugene Puryear (Socialism and Liberation - listed as Other)
    ☐ Jerry White/Niles Niemuth (Socialism, Equality, Anti-War - listed as Other)
    ☐ Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart (Socialist Workers - listed as Other)
    ☐ Chris Keniston/Deacon Taylor (Veterans - listed as Other)

    Results

    U.S. presidential election, Louisiana, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 38.4% 780,154 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 58.1% 1,178,638 8
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 1.9% 37,978 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.7% 14,031 0
         Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.2% 3,129 0
         Courage Character Service Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson 0.4% 8,547 0
         It's Our Children Laurence Kotlikoff/Edward Lea 0.1% 1,048 0
         Life Family Constitution Tom Hoefling/Steve Schulin 0.1% 1,581 0
         Loyal Trustworthy Compasion Princes Jacob/Milton Fambro 0% 749 0
         Socialism and Liberation Gloria Estela La Riva/Eugene Puryear 0% 446 0
         Socialism Equality Anti-War Jerry White/Niles Niemuth 0% 370 0
         Socialist Workers Party Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart 0% 480 0
         Socialist Workers Party Chris Keniston/Deacon Taylor 0.1% 1,881 0
    Total Votes 2,029,032 8
    Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Louisiana's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Louisiana, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • Louisiana participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • Louisiana voted for the winning presidential candidate 60 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[2]
    • Louisiana voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time.

    Third party vote

    In 1948, Harry S. Truman ran as a Democrat, Thomas E. Dewey ran as a Republican, and J. Strom Thurmond ran under the States' Rights Democratic Party, also known as the Dixiecrats. Thurmond won Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.[3] In 1968, Richard Nixon ran as the Republican, Hubert H. Humphrey ran as the Democrat, and George Wallace ran under the American Independent Party and won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.[4]

    Presidential election voting record in Louisiana, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    Election results

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Louisiana, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 40.6% 809,141 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMitt Romney/Paul Ryan 57.8% 1,152,262 8
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 0.9% 18,157 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.3% 6,978 0
         Other Other candidates 0.4% 7,527 0
    Total Votes 1,994,065 8
    Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Louisiana, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden 39.9% 782,989 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain/Sarah Palin 58.6% 1,148,275 9
         Green Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 0.5% 9,187 0
         Louisiana Taxpayers Ron Paul/Barry Goldwater, Jr. 0.5% 9,368 0
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.4% 6,997 0
         Constitution Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 0.1% 2,581 0
         Other Other candidates 0.1% 1,364 0
    Total Votes 1,960,761 9
    Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

    Electoral votes

    See also: Electoral College

    The president of the United States is not elected by popular vote but rather by electors in the Electoral College. In fact, when Americans vote for president, they are actually voting for a slate of electors selected by members of Democratic and Republican state parties or nominated in some other fashion. Under this system, which is laid out in Article 2, Section 1, of the Constitution, each state is allocated one electoral vote for every member of their congressional delegation, meaning one for each member of the U.S. House and one for each of their two Senators.

    Louisiana electors

    In 2016, Louisiana had eight electoral votes. Louisiana's share of electoral votes represented 1.4 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election and 3 percent of the 270 votes needed to be elected president.

    "Faithless electors"

    The U.S. Constitution does not dictate how presidential electors are to cast their votes, but, in general, electors are expected to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state or the candidates of the party that nominated them to serve as electors. Electors who choose not to vote for the winner of the popular vote or the candidates of the party that nominated them are known as "faithless electors." Faithless electors are rare. Between 1900 and 2012, there were only eight known instances of faithless electors.

    Several states have passed laws against faithless electors and require electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state, for the candidate of the party that nominated them to serve as electors, or in accordance with any pledge they may have been required to make at the time of their nomination. In states with these types of laws, faithless electors can be fined or replaced, or their votes can be nullified.[6][7]

    Louisiana was one of 20 states in 2016 without a law seeking to bind the votes of presidential electors.

    Down ballot races

    See also: Louisiana elections, 2016

    Below is a list of down ballot races in Louisiana covered by Ballotpedia in 2016.

    Primary election

    Quick facts

    Democrats:
    • 2016 Democratic winner: Hillary Clinton
    • 2008 Democratic winner: Barack Obama
    • Type: Closed Primary
    • Delegate allocation: Proportional
    • Pledged delegates at stake: 51
    • Total delegates at stake: 59
    		 Republicans
    • 2016 Republican winner: Donald Trump
    • 2012 Republican winner: Rick Santorum
    • Type: Closed Primary
    • Delegate allocation: Proportional
    • Pledged delegates at stake: 47
    • Total delegates at stake: 47

    Democrats

    Hillary Clinton won the Louisiana Democratic primary election. The call was made only 10 minutes after the polls closed in the state. Polls from late February and early March 2016 showed her with a thirty point lead over her opponent Bernie Sanders. Clinton defeated Sanders in 62 of the state’s 64 parishes. She won the two largest Democratic-voting parishes, Orleans and East Baton Rouge, both of which have large African American populations, by 79 and 78 percent, respectively. Sanders won Cameron and LaSalle Parishes.

    Republicans

    Donald Trump won the Louisiana Republican primary election. He was declared the winner at 9:36 pm CT with only 10 percent of precincts reporting. Polls from early March 2016 showed Trump winning the Republican field with over 40 percent of the vote.

    2016 primary results

    Democrats

    Louisiana Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Steve Burke 1.5% 4,785 0
    Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton 71.1% 221,733 37
    Roque De La Fuente 0.4% 1,341 0
    Henry Hewes 0.3% 806 0
    Keith Judd 0.4% 1,357 0
    Martin O'Malley 0.8% 2,550 0
    Bernie Sanders 23.2% 72,276 14
    Michael Steinberg 0.3% 993 0
    Willie Wilson 0.5% 1,423 0
    John Wolfe 1.4% 4,512 0
    Totals 311,776 51
    Source: Louisiana Secretary of State and CNN

    Republicans

    Louisiana Republican Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Jeb Bush 0.7% 2,145 0
    Ben Carson 1.5% 4,544 0
    Chris Christie 0.1% 401 0
    Tim Cook 0.1% 219 0
    Ted Cruz 37.8% 113,968 18
    Carly Fiorina 0.1% 243 0
    Lindsey Graham 0.1% 152 0
    Mike Huckabee 0.2% 645 0
    John Kasich 6.4% 19,359 0
    Peter Messina 0% 48 0
    Rand Paul 0.2% 670 0
    Marco Rubio 11.2% 33,813 0
    Rick Santorum 0.1% 180 0
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 41.4% 124,854 25
    Totals 301,241 43
    Source: Louisiana Secretary of State and The New York Times

    Primary candidates

    Democrats[8]

    Steve Burke
    Hillary Clinton
    Roque De La Fuente
    Henry Hewes


    Keith Judd
    Martin O'Malley
    Bernie Sanders


    Michael Steinberg
    Willie Wilson
    John Wolfe

    Republicans[9]

    Jeb Bush
    Ben Carson
    Chris Christie
    Tim Cook
    Ted Cruz


    Carly Fiorina
    Lindsey Graham
    Mike Huckabee
    John Kasich
    Peter Messina


    Rand Paul
    Marco Rubio
    Rick Santorum
    Donald Trump

    Polls

    Democratic Primary

    Democratic Party Democratic Party presidential primary polling (Louisiana)
    Poll Hillary Clinton Bernie SandersUnsure or OtherMargin of ErrorSample Size
    Magellan Strategies
    March 1, 2016    		61%24%25%+/-3.3865
    Public Policy Polling
    February 14-16, 2016    		60%29%11%+/-4.2548
    WWL-TV/Advocate
    September 2015    		57%7%36%+/-N/AN/A
    Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

    Republican Primary

    Republican Party Republican Party presidential primary polling (Louisiana)
    Poll Donald Trump Ted CruzMarco RubioBen CarsonJohn KasichJeb BushCarly FiorinaMike HuckabeeBobby JindalChris ChristieUnsure or OtherMargin of ErrorSample Size
    Trafalgar Group
    March 1-2, 2016    		44.15%25.92%14.84%5.72%5.17%0%0%0%0%0%9.37%+/-2.731,509
    Magellan Strategies
    March 1, 2016    		41%21%15%5%9%0%0%0%0%0%18%+/-3.9609
    WWL-TV/Advocate
    September 2015    		19%6%9%23%3%10%7%4%3%2%24%+/-N/AN/A
    Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

    Delegates

    Delegate selection

    See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

    Democratic Party

    Democratic Party Logo.png

    Louisiana had 59 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 51 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[10][11]

    Eight party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[10][12]

    Louisiana superdelegates

    See also: Superdelegates from Louisiana, 2016 and Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention

    Republican Party

    Logo-GOP.png

    Louisiana had 46 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 18 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's six congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the vote in a given district.[13][14]

    Of the remaining 29 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were not required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[13][14][15]

    Republican delegates

    See also: Republican delegates from Louisiana, 2016 and RNC delegate guidelines from Louisiana, 2016

    Presidential voting history

    Louisiana presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 17 Democratic wins
    • 13 Republican wins
    • 2 other wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D SR[16] D R D R AI[17] R D R R R D D R R R R R R R

    State profile

    Demographic data for Louisiana
     LouisianaU.S.
    Total population:4,668,960316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):43,2043,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:62.8%73.6%
    Black/African American:32.1%12.6%
    Asian:1.7%5.1%
    Native American:0.6%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:1.8%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:4.7%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:83.4%86.7%
    College graduation rate:22.5%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$45,047$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:23.3%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

    Presidential voting pattern

    See also: Presidential voting trends in Louisiana

    Louisiana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


    More Louisiana coverage on Ballotpedia

    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ On October 6, 2016, Evan McMullin announced Mindy Finn as his official running mate. As of October 10, 2016, Ballotpedia was not aware of any changes to this state's official list of certified presidential candidates.
    2. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    3. ↑ U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, "Electoral Votes, 1940-1948," accessed June 21, 2016
    4. ↑ U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, "Electoral Votes, 1964-1972," accessed June 21, 2016
    5. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
    6. ↑ Archives.gov, "About the Electors," accessed July 28, 2016
    7. ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Electoral College: How it works in contemporary presidential elections," April 13, 2016
    8. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed December 7, 2015
    9. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed December 7, 2015
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
    11. ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
    12. ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
    15. ↑ Louisiana GOP, "Rules for convening of the state convention to elect delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention," accessed April 26, 2016
    16. ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
    17. ↑ American Independent Party
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