Donald Trump is expected to win Louisiana’s 8 electoral votes. While Bill Clinton won Louisiana in 1992 and 1996, the state has been trending more consistently Republican with nearly 60% of the vote in 2012.
Senator David Vitter (Republican) is up for re-election and expected to easily win.
Louisiana Political Facts
Governor: Bobby Jindal (Republican) – Current Term: 2012 – 2016
Senators:
U.S. Representatives: # of Representatives: 6
- Rep. Charles Boustany (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Steve Scalise (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. John Fleming (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Cedric Richmond (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Ralph Abraham (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Garret Graves (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
Electoral Votes: 8
Poll Hours – November 8th, 2016:
- Polls Open: 6 a.m.
- Polls Close: 8 p.m
- Louisiana Voting Information
- Notes: For elections held on a Saturday, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
Past Louisiana Presidential Election Results
| Year | Democratic Candidate | % of Vote | Republican Candidate | % of Vote | ||
| 2012 | Obama | 40% | Romney | 59% |
| 2008 | Obama | 40% | McCain | 59% |
| 2004 | Kerry | 42% | Bush | 57% |
| 2000 | Gore | 45% | Bush | 53% |
| 1996 | Clinton | 52% | Dole | 40% |
| 1992 | Clinton | 46% | Bush | 41% |
| 1988 | Dukakis | 44% | Bush | 54% |
| 1984 | Mondale | 38% | Reagan | 61% |
| 1980 | Carter | 46% | Reagan | 51% |
| 1976 | Carter | 52% | Ford | 46% |
| 1972 | McGovern | 28% | Nixon | 65% |
| 1968 | Humphrey | 28% | Nixon | 24% |
| 1964 | Johnson | 43% | Goldwater | 57% |
| 1960 | Kennedy | 50% | Nixon | 29% |
Louisiana State Facts
Population (2010 census): 4,533,372
Population Rank By State: 25
Population Growth Estimate (2010-2014): 2.6%
Capital: Baton Rouge
Largest City: New Orleans
State Nickname: Pelican State
More coverage of Louisiana’s 2016 elections from other news sources:
- Attribution:
- census.gov
- govtrack.us
- FactMonster.com
- state map icons by anbileru adaleru from the Noun Project
- Ballotpedia.org – Poll Hours
- Senate and House CookPolitical.com