The 1868 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The election in Louisiana, as in much of the former Confederacy, was marred by considerable violence against the state's African American voters by the Ku Klux Klan. Although at the time normally relegated to majority white areas, the Klan's violence in Louisiana spread to the black belt, making it impossible for black voters in some counties to vote. These counties gave their votes nearly unanimously to Horatio Seymour, the Democratic nominee, while the majority-black counties which saw little violence voted strongly for Ulysses S. Grant, the Republican nominee. Seymour won the state by a margin of 41.38%. Louisiana would be Seymour's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky.
As of 2024, this remains the only time that Louisiana has voted Democratic while neighboring Arkansas voted Republican.
Results
Results By Parish +1868 United States Presidential Election in Louisiana (By Parish)ParishHoratio Seymour DemocraticUlysses S. Grant RepublicanTotal Votes Cast#%#%Ascension1,12543.00%1,49157.00%2,616Assumption 1,37549.78%1,38750.22%2,762Avoyelles 1,34572.12%52027.88%1,865Bienville 1,38599.93%10.07%1,386Bossier 1,63499.94%10.06%1,635Caddo 2,89599.97%10.03%2,896Calcasieu 78298.86%91.14%791Catahoula 80984.36%15015.64%959Caldwell 50394.73%285.27%531Carroll 78636.09%1,39263.91%2,178Claiborne 2,95299.93%20.07%2,954Concordia 20111.45%1,55488.55%1,755DeSoto 1,260100.00%00.00%1,260East Baton Rouge 1,35051.98%1,24748.02%2,597East Feliciana 1,41168.66%64431.34%2,055Franklin 1,213100.00%00.00%1,213Iberville 70425.21%2,08874.79%2,792Jackson 1,398100.00%00.00%1,398Jefferson 2,22276.78%67223.22%2,894Lafourche 1,79652.62%1,61747.38%3,413Livingston 67081.81%14918.19%819Lafayette 1,422100.00%00.00%1,422Madison16389.91%1,45310.09%1,616Morehouse 1,52599.93%10.07%1,526Natchitoches 1,37541.79%1,91558.21%3,290Orleans24,66895.44%1,1784.56%25,846Ouachita 1,10156.96%83243.04%1,933Pointe Coupee89636.59%1,55363.41%2,449Plaquemines 27317.04%1,32982.96%1,602Rapides 1,62342.72%2,17657.28%3,799Sabine 93499.79%20.21%936St. Bernard 47399.79%10.21%474St. Charles 26416.51%1,33583.49%1,599St. Helena 1,09488.94%13611.06%1,230St. John the Baptist55666.99%27433.01%830St. James 77526.40%2,16173.60%2,936St. Landry 4,787100.00%00.00%4,787St. Martin 1,45698.11%281.89%1,484St. Mary1,81961.43%1,14238.57%2,961St. Tammany 70459.97%47040.03%1,174Tensas 38327.34%1,01872.66%1,401Terrebonne 1,29645.68%1,54154.32%2,837Union1,41699.93%10.07%1,417Vermilion 958100.00%00.00%958Washington656100.00%00.00%656West Baton Rouge43342.53%58557.47%1,018West Feliciana 64836.32%1,13663.68%1,784Winn 71194.30%435.70%754Total80,22570.69%33,26329.31%113,488
See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana
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