Editing Catahoula Parish, Louisiana (section)

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,258|1,060|30|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,541|1,269|48|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,479|1,322|55|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,744|1,408|41|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,486|1,659|80|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,219|1,673|62|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,912|1,718|135|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,770|2,692|704|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,976|2,570|925|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,862|1,916|172|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,640|1,649|102|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,942|2,414|175|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,086|2,547|134|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,683|823|162|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|755|769|2,677|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,387|560|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|971|558|603|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|845|707|250|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|884|1,336|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|86|515|1,065|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|291|1,208|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|134|1,512|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|98|1,363|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|29|1,340|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|341|710|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|78|218|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|176|517|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|20|459|1|Louisiana}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|11|275|86|Louisiana}}

Catahoula Parish has proven to be an accurate bellwether for the state, consistently reflecting the statewide presidential election outcomes in every election since 1964. Although the parish trends [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] in local elections, in the 2008 [[U.S. president|presidential]] election, [[Barack Obama]] of [[Illinois]] received only 1,659 votes (31.8 percent) compared to 3,486 (66.7 percent) for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[nominee]], [[John McCain|John S. McCain]] of [[Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=11040818|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 4, 2008|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|access-date=June 15, 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The 2008 totals mirrored those of 2004, when Catahoula Parish cast 3,219 (65.0 percent) for President [[George W. Bush]] and 1,673 ballots (34.8 percent) for his Democratic rival, Senator [[John F. Kerry]] of [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=11020413|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 2, 2004|publisher=sos.louisiana.gov|access-date=June 15, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Local officials are almost entirely Democratic in affiliation. Republicans rarely contest such elections.