How North Dakota ranked in 2000

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North Dakota

1 seat: 1D

Where It Ranks Among the States (House Elections 2000)

Voter Turnout: 8^th (60%)
Victory Margin: 2^nd (8%)

Facts in Focus

Seven out of ten voting age adults in North Dakota did not vote for their representative to the U.S. House, Democrat Earl Pomeroy.
The margin of victory in North Dakota's House races have been relatively competitive throughout the 1992-2000 period, ranging from 7% in 1994 to 17% in 1992.

North Dakota has a higher "seats-to-votes" distortion than forty-seven other states. This is due to the fact that it has only one representative, and 47% of votes were cast for the opposition and therefore "wasted."

North Dakota had its highest turnout since 1992, although its rank is the same as it was in 1998.

In 1992-2000, Republican candidates have consistently won more than 40% of votes cast in North Dakota's House races, but a Democrat has represented the state in the House since before 1982.