[1] The Republican former President Donald Trump ran for re-election to a second non-consecutive term after his defeat in the 2020 election.

[2] Trump defeated the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, in Louisiana by a margin of 22%.

There are no laws on the books in Louisiana that prohibit or punish faithless electors.

[6] These electors were nominated by each party in order to vote in the Electoral College should their candidate win the state:[7] Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Joe Biden Ron DeSantis vs. Joe Biden Democratic Republican

[22][user-generated source] As a Deep Southern state located largely within the Bible Belt, Louisiana has a conservative voting pattern, with the only Democrats to carry the state's electoral votes after Franklin D. Roosevelt being Adlai Stevenson II in his first bid, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter in his first bid, and fellow Southerner Bill Clinton of neighboring Arkansas.