2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana
2000 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Election in Louisiana
The 2000 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 Parish Results
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Louisiana was won by George W. Bush (the Governor of neighbouring Texas), a dramatic swing from the statewide results in 1996 when Democratic President Bill Clinton carried the state with 52% of the vote and with a double-digit margin of victory. Bush won most of the parishes and congressional districts in the state. Bush dominated among the rural areas of the state. The only congressional district Gore won was the second district, which represents the very urban area of New Orleans. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which St. Landry Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, and Bienville Parish voted for the Democratic candidate. It also remains the last time that Louisiana has been decided by a single-digit margin.
In this election, Louisiana voted 8.2% to the right of the nation at-large.[1]
Louisiana was 1 of 14 states that Clinton carried at least once and was 1 of 9 states that he carried twice that Gore (whom at the time of the election was the sitting VP under Clinton) lost.
| 2000 United States presidential election in Louisiana[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | George W. Bush | 927,871 | 52.6% | 9 | |
| Democratic | Al Gore | 792,344 | 44.9% | 0 | |
| Green Party | Ralph Nader | 20,473 | 1.2% | 0 | |
| Reform | Patrick Buchanan | 14,356 | 0.8% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Howard Phillips | 5,483 | 0.3% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 2,951 | 0.2% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers | James Harris | 1,103 | 0.1% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | 1,075 | 0.1% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,765,656 | 100.00% | 9 | ||
| Voter turnout (Voting age/registered) | 51%/60% | ||||
Results by parish
| Parish[3] | George W. Bush Republican |
Al Gore Democratic |
Ralph Nader Green |
Pat Buchanan Reform |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Acadia | 13,814 | 59.45% | 8,892 | 38.26% | 227 | 0.98% | 255 | 1.10% | 50 | 0.22% | 4,922 | 21.19% | 23,238 |
| Allen | 4,035 | 48.66% | 3,914 | 47.20% | 115 | 1.39% | 135 | 1.63% | 93 | 1.12% | 121 | 1.46% | 8,292 |
| Ascension | 16,818 | 54.53% | 13,385 | 43.40% | 340 | 1.10% | 201 | 0.65% | 100 | 0.32% | 3,433 | 11.13% | 30,844 |
| Assumption | 4,388 | 43.65% | 5,222 | 51.94% | 119 | 1.18% | 163 | 1.62% | 161 | 1.60% | -834 | -8.29% | 10,053 |
| Avoyelles | 7,329 | 50.02% | 6,701 | 45.73% | 170 | 1.16% | 268 | 1.83% | 185 | 1.26% | 628 | 4.29% | 14,653 |
| Beauregard | 7,862 | 64.42% | 3,958 | 32.43% | 155 | 1.27% | 122 | 1.00% | 108 | 0.88% | 3,904 | 31.99% | 12,205 |
| Bienville | 3,269 | 46.66% | 3,413 | 48.72% | 50 | 0.71% | 152 | 2.17% | 122 | 1.74% | -144 | -2.06% | 7,006 |
| Bossier | 23,224 | 64.66% | 11,933 | 33.23% | 295 | 0.82% | 184 | 0.51% | 279 | 0.78% | 11,291 | 31.43% | 35,915 |
| Caddo | 46,807 | 48.94% | 47,530 | 49.70% | 734 | 0.77% | 338 | 0.35% | 230 | 0.24% | -723 | -0.76% | 95,639 |
| Calcasieu | 38,086 | 51.72% | 33,919 | 46.06% | 895 | 1.22% | 529 | 0.72% | 207 | 0.28% | 4,167 | 5.66% | 73,636 |
| Caldwell | 2,817 | 65.09% | 1,359 | 31.40% | 37 | 0.85% | 66 | 1.52% | 49 | 1.13% | 1,458 | 33.69% | 4,328 |
| Cameron | 2,593 | 61.99% | 1,435 | 34.31% | 46 | 1.10% | 43 | 1.03% | 66 | 1.58% | 1,158 | 27.68% | 4,183 |
| Catahoula | 2,912 | 61.11% | 1,718 | 36.05% | 28 | 0.59% | 64 | 1.34% | 43 | 0.90% | 1,194 | 25.06% | 4,765 |
| Claiborne | 3,384 | 53.88% | 2,721 | 43.32% | 35 | 0.56% | 81 | 1.29% | 60 | 0.96% | 663 | 10.56% | 6,281 |
| Concordia | 4,627 | 54.44% | 3,569 | 41.99% | 54 | 0.64% | 138 | 1.62% | 111 | 1.31% | 1,058 | 12.45% | 8,499 |
| DeSoto | 5,260 | 49.64% | 5,036 | 47.53% | 67 | 0.63% | 98 | 0.92% | 135 | 1.27% | 224 | 2.11% | 10,596 |
| East Baton Rouge | 89,128 | 52.74% | 76,516 | 45.28% | 2,105 | 1.25% | 687 | 0.41% | 553 | 0.33% | 12,612 | 7.46% | 168,989 |
| East Carroll | 1,280 | 39.45% | 1,876 | 57.81% | 16 | 0.49% | 46 | 1.42% | 27 | 0.83% | -596 | -18.36% | 3,245 |
| East Feliciana | 4,051 | 50.02% | 3,870 | 47.78% | 60 | 0.74% | 79 | 0.98% | 39 | 0.48% | 181 | 2.24% | 8,099 |
| Evangeline | 7,290 | 53.56% | 5,763 | 42.34% | 140 | 1.03% | 234 | 1.72% | 185 | 1.36% | 1,527 | 11.22% | 13,612 |
| Franklin | 5,363 | 64.18% | 2,792 | 33.41% | 51 | 0.61% | 94 | 1.12% | 56 | 0.67% | 2,571 | 30.77% | 8,356 |
| Grant | 4,784 | 67.81% | 2,099 | 29.75% | 57 | 0.81% | 60 | 0.85% | 55 | 0.78% | 2,685 | 38.06% | 7,055 |
| Iberia | 17,236 | 57.42% | 11,762 | 39.18% | 365 | 1.22% | 352 | 1.17% | 305 | 1.02% | 5,474 | 18.24% | 30,020 |
| Iberville | 5,573 | 38.43% | 8,355 | 57.61% | 175 | 1.21% | 217 | 1.50% | 183 | 1.26% | -2,782 | -19.18% | 14,503 |
| Jackson | 4,347 | 61.17% | 2,582 | 36.34% | 53 | 0.75% | 79 | 1.11% | 45 | 0.63% | 1,765 | 24.83% | 7,106 |
| Jefferson | 105,003 | 58.61% | 70,411 | 39.30% | 2,293 | 1.28% | 988 | 0.55% | 456 | 0.25% | 34,592 | 19.31% | 179,151 |
| Jefferson Davis | 6,945 | 55.36% | 5,162 | 41.14% | 143 | 1.14% | 167 | 1.33% | 129 | 1.03% | 1,783 | 14.22% | 12,546 |
| Lafayette | 48,491 | 61.94% | 27,190 | 34.73% | 1,510 | 1.93% | 618 | 0.79% | 484 | 0.62% | 21,301 | 27.21% | 78,293 |
| Lafourche | 18,575 | 53.92% | 14,627 | 42.46% | 424 | 1.23% | 457 | 1.33% | 366 | 1.06% | 3,948 | 11.46% | 34,449 |
| LaSalle | 4,564 | 74.72% | 1,397 | 22.87% | 57 | 0.93% | 54 | 0.88% | 36 | 0.59% | 3,167 | 51.85% | 6,108 |
| Lincoln | 9,246 | 55.86% | 6,851 | 41.39% | 124 | 0.75% | 148 | 0.89% | 182 | 1.10% | 2,395 | 14.47% | 16,551 |
| Livingston | 24,889 | 67.51% | 11,008 | 29.86% | 384 | 1.04% | 331 | 0.90% | 253 | 0.69% | 13,881 | 37.65% | 36,865 |
| Madison | 2,127 | 44.85% | 2,489 | 52.48% | 37 | 0.78% | 61 | 1.29% | 29 | 0.61% | -362 | -7.63% | 4,743 |
| Morehouse | 6,641 | 53.90% | 5,289 | 42.93% | 103 | 0.84% | 166 | 1.35% | 122 | 0.99% | 1,352 | 10.97% | 12,321 |
| Natchitoches | 7,332 | 49.35% | 6,924 | 46.60% | 109 | 0.73% | 271 | 1.82% | 221 | 1.49% | 408 | 2.75% | 14,857 |
| Orleans | 39,404 | 21.74% | 137,630 | 75.95% | 3,025 | 1.67% | 638 | 0.35% | 524 | 0.29% | -98,226 | -54.21% | 181,221 |
| Ouachita | 35,107 | 60.31% | 21,457 | 36.86% | 529 | 0.91% | 615 | 1.06% | 503 | 0.86% | 13,650 | 23.45% | 58,211 |
| Plaquemines | 6,302 | 57.65% | 4,425 | 40.48% | 104 | 0.95% | 75 | 0.69% | 25 | 0.23% | 1,877 | 17.17% | 10,931 |
| Pointe Coupee | 4,710 | 43.48% | 5,813 | 53.67% | 108 | 1.00% | 102 | 0.94% | 99 | 0.91% | -1,103 | -10.19% | 10,832 |
| Rapides | 28,831 | 58.81% | 18,898 | 38.55% | 446 | 0.91% | 461 | 0.94% | 388 | 0.79% | 9,933 | 20.26% | 49,024 |
| Red River | 2,200 | 48.65% | 2,177 | 48.14% | 35 | 0.77% | 68 | 1.50% | 42 | 0.93% | 23 | 0.51% | 4,522 |
| Richland | 4,895 | 57.69% | 3,282 | 38.68% | 51 | 0.60% | 138 | 1.63% | 119 | 1.40% | 1,613 | 19.01% | 8,485 |
| Sabine | 5,754 | 64.93% | 2,846 | 32.11% | 81 | 0.91% | 89 | 1.00% | 92 | 1.04% | 2,908 | 32.82% | 8,862 |
| St. Bernard | 16,255 | 56.79% | 11,682 | 40.82% | 397 | 1.39% | 211 | 0.74% | 76 | 0.27% | 4,573 | 15.97% | 28,621 |
| St. Charles | 11,981 | 55.70% | 8,918 | 41.46% | 215 | 1.00% | 181 | 0.84% | 215 | 1.00% | 3,063 | 14.24% | 21,510 |
| St. Helena | 1,965 | 37.40% | 3,059 | 58.22% | 65 | 1.24% | 79 | 1.50% | 86 | 1.64% | -1,094 | -20.82% | 5,254 |
| St. James | 3,813 | 35.62% | 6,523 | 60.93% | 61 | 0.57% | 180 | 1.68% | 128 | 1.20% | -2,710 | -25.31% | 10,705 |
| St. John the Baptist | 7,423 | 41.91% | 9,745 | 55.02% | 164 | 0.93% | 212 | 1.20% | 169 | 0.95% | -2,322 | -13.11% | 17,713 |
| St. Landry | 15,449 | 45.24% | 18,067 | 52.90% | 225 | 0.66% | 318 | 0.93% | 92 | 0.27% | -2,618 | -7.66% | 34,151 |
| St. Martin | 9,961 | 47.94% | 9,853 | 47.42% | 268 | 1.29% | 406 | 1.95% | 290 | 1.40% | 108 | 0.52% | 20,778 |
| St. Mary | 11,325 | 51.93% | 9,851 | 45.17% | 214 | 0.98% | 235 | 1.08% | 185 | 0.85% | 1,474 | 6.76% | 21,810 |
| St. Tammany | 59,193 | 70.69% | 22,722 | 27.13% | 1,199 | 1.43% | 434 | 0.52% | 189 | 0.23% | 36,471 | 43.56% | 83,737 |
| Tangipahoa | 20,421 | 54.96% | 15,843 | 42.64% | 405 | 1.09% | 301 | 0.81% | 185 | 0.50% | 4,578 | 12.32% | 37,155 |
| Tensas | 1,330 | 44.19% | 1,580 | 52.49% | 20 | 0.66% | 46 | 1.53% | 34 | 1.13% | -250 | -8.30% | 3,010 |
| Terrebonne | 21,314 | 58.12% | 14,414 | 39.30% | 310 | 0.85% | 351 | 0.96% | 286 | 0.78% | 6,900 | 18.82% | 36,675 |
| Union | 5,772 | 61.78% | 3,205 | 34.30% | 66 | 0.71% | 151 | 1.62% | 149 | 1.59% | 2,567 | 27.48% | 9,343 |
| Vermilion | 12,495 | 56.20% | 8,704 | 39.15% | 307 | 1.38% | 392 | 1.76% | 337 | 1.52% | 3,791 | 17.05% | 22,235 |
| Vernon | 8,794 | 63.60% | 4,655 | 33.67% | 151 | 1.09% | 123 | 0.89% | 104 | 0.75% | 4,139 | 29.93% | 13,827 |
| Washington | 8,983 | 53.19% | 7,399 | 43.81% | 126 | 0.75% | 187 | 1.11% | 192 | 1.14% | 1,584 | 9.38% | 16,887 |
| Webster | 9,420 | 55.12% | 7,197 | 42.11% | 120 | 0.70% | 183 | 1.07% | 170 | 0.99% | 2,223 | 13.01% | 17,090 |
| West Baton Rouge | 4,924 | 48.42% | 5,058 | 49.74% | 69 | 0.68% | 63 | 0.62% | 55 | 0.54% | -134 | -1.32% | 10,169 |
| West Carroll | 3,220 | 68.88% | 1,319 | 28.21% | 25 | 0.53% | 68 | 1.45% | 43 | 0.92% | 1,901 | 40.67% | 4,675 |
| West Feliciana | 2,512 | 51.69% | 2,187 | 45.00% | 62 | 1.28% | 52 | 1.07% | 47 | 0.97% | 325 | 6.69% | 4,860 |
| Winn | 4,028 | 63.32% | 2,167 | 34.07% | 52 | 0.82% | 51 | 0.80% | 63 | 0.99% | 1,861 | 29.25% | 6,361 |
| Totals | 927,871 | 52.55% | 792,344 | 44.88% | 20,473 | 1.16% | 14,356 | 0.81% | 10,612 | 0.60% | 135,527 | 7.67% | 1,765,656 |
Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Acadia (Largest city: Crowley)
- Allen (Largest city: Oakdale)
- Ascension (Largest community: Prairieville)
- Avoyelles (Largest city: Marksville)
- Calcasieu (Largest city: Lake Charles)
- Caldwell (Largest community: Clarks)
- Cameron (Largest community: Grand Lake)
- Catahoula (Largest town: Jonesville)
- Claiborne (Largest town: Homer)
- Concordia (Largest city: Vidalia)
- DeSoto (Largest city: Mansfield)
- East Baton Rouge (Largest city: Baton Rouge)
- East Feliciana (Largest town: Jackson)
- Evangeline (Largest city: Ville Platte)
- Franklin (Largest city: Winnsboro)
- Iberia (Largest city: New Iberia)
- Jackson (Largest town: Jonesboro)
- Jefferson Davis (Largest city: Jennings)
- Lafourche (Largest city: Thibodaux)
- Lincoln (Largest city: Ruston)
- Morehouse (Largest city: Bastrop)
- Natchitoches (Largest city: Natchitoches)
- Plaquemines (Largest community: Belle Chasse)
- Rapides (Largest city: Alexandria)
- Red River (Largest town: Coushatta)
- Richland (Largest town: Rayville)
- Sabine (Largest town: Many)
- Saint Bernard (Largest community: Chalmette)
- Saint Charles (Largest community: Luling)
- Saint Martin (Largest city: Breaux Bridge)
- Saint Mary (Largest city: Morgan City)
- Tangipahoa (Largest city: Hammond)
- Terrebonne (Largest city: Houma)
- Vermilion (Largest city: Abbeville)
- Vernon (Largest city: Leesville)
- Washington (Largest city: Bogalusa)
- Webster (Largest city: Minden)
- West Feliciana (Largest town: St. Francisville)
- Winn (Largest city: Winnfield)
Results by congressional district
Bush won 6 of 7 congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.
| District | Bush | Gore | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 67% | 31% | David Vitter |
| 2nd | 22% | 76% | William J. Jefferson |
| 3rd | 52% | 45% | Billy Tauzin |
| 4th | 55% | 43% | Jim McCrery |
| 5th | 57% | 40% | John Cooksey |
| 6th | 59% | 40% | Richard H. Baker |
| 7th | 55% | 42% | Chris John |
Technically, the voters of Louisiana cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Louisiana is allocated 9 electors because it has 7 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 9 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 9 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.
The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[4] to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead, the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.
The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:[5]
- Patricia Brister
- Donald Ensenat
- Heulette Fontenot Jr.
- Mike Foster
- Steve Jordan
- Elizabeth Levy
- Al Lippman
- Suzanne Haik Terrell
- Michael Woods Sr.
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "LA US President Race, November 07, 2000". Our Campaigns.
- "President Elect - 2000". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2009.