Louisiana Electoral College Guide
Louisiana casts 8 electoral votes in presidential elections. Louisiana's 8 EV have been Republican in every election since 1996. Not competitive at the presidential level.
Role in the Electoral College
Louisiana's 8 EV have been Republican in every election since 1996. Not competitive at the presidential level.
Electoral Vote History
Last Democratic presidential win was Carter in 1976. The oil/gas economy and white conservative realignment made LA reliably Republican.
Electoral College Basics
The United States uses an Electoral College system to elect the president. Each state receives electoral votes equal to its total congressional representation: number of House seats + 2 (senators). Louisiana has 6 House seats + 2 senators = 8 electoral votes.
A candidate needs 270 out of 538 electoral votes to win the presidency. Louisiana’s 8 electoral votes represent 1.5% of the total needed.
Most states use a winner-take-all system — the popular vote winner receives all electoral votes. The exception is Maine and Nebraska, which allocate electoral votes by congressional district. Louisiana uses the winner-take-all system.