Who won Louisiana in the 2016 presidential election?

Trump (Republican) carried Louisiana in 2016, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Louisiana have in 2016?

Louisiana cast 8 electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.

Did Louisiana vote for the national winner in 2016?

Yes. Louisiana backed Donald Trump, who won the presidency that year.

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Louisiana: Trump carries 8 EV.

Louisiana cast its 8 electoral votes for Trump (Republican). National winner: Donald Trump (Republican) — Louisiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Louisiana, 2016

In 2016, Louisiana awarded its 8 electoral votes to Trump of the Republican party. Louisiana ended up on the winning side — Donald Trump captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Louisiana backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 2000. Louisiana did not move alone — neighboring Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi broke the same way in 2016. Across the 53 presidential elections Louisiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Donald Trump took 304 of the 538 electoral votes, against Hillary Clinton's 227. Though Donald Trump won the Electoral College, Hillary Clinton drew more of the national popular vote — 48.18% to 46.09%.

The 2016 national map

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