# 2016 United States presidential election in Louisiana
The 2016 [United States presidential election](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-presidential-election) in Louisiana was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the national contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. Trump carried the state with 58.09% of the vote to Clinton's 38.45%, a margin of about 19.6 points, and Louisiana's 8 electoral votes went entirely to Trump[1](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2016/la.pdf) • [2](https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/2016). Louisiana also voted about 21.7 points more Republican than the nation, where the popular vote narrowly favored Clinton by 2.1 points[2](https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/2016) • [3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Election date | November 8, 2016; official results from all 3,904 precincts[1](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2016/la.pdf) |
| Winner | Donald Trump (R), 58.09%, 1,178,638 votes[1](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2016/la.pdf) |
| Runner-up | Hillary Clinton (D), 38.45%, 780,154 votes[1](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2016/la.pdf) |
| Electoral votes | All 8 of Louisiana's electors voted for Trump and Mike Pence[2](https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/2016) |
| Margin | Trump +19.6 points, versus a national popular vote of Clinton +2.1[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/) |
| Turnout | 60.7% of eligible voters[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/) |
| Third parties | Gary Johnson (Libertarian) 1.87%; Jill Stein (Green) 0.69%; combined minor-party vote about 3.5%[1](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2016/la.pdf) • [3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/) |
## Results
The official canvass by the Louisiana Secretary of State reported 14 candidates on the presidential ballot, with Trump and Pence leading by 398,484 votes over Clinton and [Tim Kaine](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-kaine)[1](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2016/la.pdf) • [4](https://www.americanpresidents.net/states/louisiana.php). The Libertarian ticket of [Gary Johnson](https://www.edgepedia.org/gary-johnson) and [Bill Weld](https://www.edgepedia.org/bill-weld) drew 37,978 votes (1.87%), and the Green ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka drew 14,031 votes (0.69%)[1](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2016/la.pdf). The remaining tickets, including Evan McMullin's 0.42% and Darrell Castle's 0.15%, together stayed under half a percent each[1](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2016/la.pdf).
__Turnout__ stood at 60.7% of eligible voters, slightly below the 60.9% recorded in 2012 and well below the 64.1% reached in 2020[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/).
## Context in state voting history
Louisiana has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000, and 2016 fit that pattern[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/). Compared with 2012, when [Mitt Romney](https://www.edgepedia.org/mitt-romney) carried the state over [Barack Obama](https://www.edgepedia.org/barack-obama) by 17.2 points (57.8% to 40.6%), Trump's margin about 2.4 points wider; his combined share of the two-party vote rose even as his raw vote count grew from 1,152,262 to 1,178,638, while the Democratic vote fell from 809,141 to 780,154[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/). Part of the wider Trump margin came from third parties: the "other" column was 3.5% in 2016 against 1.6% in 2012[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/).
The state's electoral vote stood at 8, down from 9 in elections through 2008, a reduction attributed largely to outward migration after [Hurricane Katrina](https://www.edgepedia.org/hurricane-katrina)[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/) • [5](https://pubdata.leuphana.de/bitstreams/a7e46426-d188-473c-9997-f13b22f0baa1/download). Since 1960 Louisiana has backed the national winner in 12 of 15 elections, and it did so again in 2016[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/).
## Geographic pattern
Clinton's support was concentrated in a small set of parishes. Per the Associated Press, Clinton and Biden, in 2020, each carried an identical set of 10 parishes: Caddo in Louisiana's northwest; East Carroll, Madison, and Tensas along the northeastern boundary; and six parishes in the state's southeast close to Baton Rouge and New Orleans[6](https://apnews.com/article/306724358ed374474ab96107729cfd50). Trump's margin was driven by broad dominance across the rest of the state, a pattern that continued in later elections[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/).
## Comparison with 2020
The 2020 result closely tracked 2016. Trump took 58.5% (1,255,776 votes) against [Joe Biden](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-biden)'s 39.9% (856,034), a margin of 18.6 points, marginally narrower than 2016's 19.6[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/). Biden gained about 76,000 votes over Clinton's total, but Trump's vote also rose by about 77,000, leaving the Republican margin essentially unchanged[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/). Turnout rose to 64.1% in 2020 from 60.7% in 2016[3](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/).
## References
1. [Louisiana Secretary of State, Official Election Results, Presidential Electors, 11/8/2016](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2016/la.pdf)
2. [2016 Electoral College Results, U.S. National Archives](https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/2016)
3. [Louisiana Presidential Election Results, 1960–2024, Electoral Vote Map](https://electoralvotemap.com/states/louisiana/)
4. [Presidential Voting History of Louisiana (Since 1960), AmericanPresidents.net](https://www.americanpresidents.net/states/louisiana.php)
5. [Election Project Teachers' Handbook, voting history section, Leuphana University](https://pubdata.leuphana.de/bitstreams/a7e46426-d188-473c-9997-f13b22f0baa1/download)
6. [AP Election Brief: What to expect in Louisiana's statewide primaries, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/306724358ed374474ab96107729cfd50)
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