Wisconsin
9 seats: 4R, 5D
Where It Ranks Among the States (House Elections 2000)- Voter Turnout: 4th (64%)
- Victory Margin: 15th (33%)
Facts in Focus- The average margin of victory for Wisconsin's
U.S. House seats in 2000 was 33%, which is 10% greater than in
1996. However the state still ranked 3rd
in the "democracy
index."
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Wisconsin typically has high voter turnout � 2000's was
the highest since
1992.
- 59% of voting age Wisconsin residents did not
vote for the
person who represents them in
the U.S. House in 2000. Despite this number being high, Wisconsin
ranks fifteenth among the states for the number of adults who vote for
their U.S.
Representative.
- While
52% of Wisconsin voters cast ballots for Republican U.S. House candidates,
only 44% of the House delegation are Republican. Conversely, 47% voted for
Democrats in House races, and Democratic candidates won 56% of the
seats.
- 89% of Wisconsin's House races were
landslides of 20% or
more.
- Each party suffered a seat change in 1998 as Tammy Baldwin (D) won in an open seat,
while Mark Green (R) was the only Republican in the nation to defeat a
Democratic incumbent. However, in 2000 there were no seat changes.
How
Wisconsin ranked in 2000
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