Wyoming
1 seat: 1R
Where It Ranks Among the States (House Elections 2000)- Voter Turnout: 9th (59%)
- Victory Margin: 29th (38%)
Facts in Focus- The margin of victory for Wyoming's single
House seat was 38% in 2000. This resulted in the state dropping from
7th in the average victory rankings of 1998, to
29th
in 2000.
- Wyoming voters cast 29% of votes for the Democratic candidate,
but received 0% of the U.S. House representation in 2000
� Democrats and Independents typically win more than 40%
of the vote in the nineties, but because it is a one-seat,
winner-take-all election, those votes are "wasted" and do not count
toward representation year after year.
- Republicans have won the lone Wyoming
U.S. House seat for at least the last 10 elections (since 1982), shutting
out Democratic representation entirely during that period.
- Over 60% of voting age Wyoming residents did
not vote for their congresswoman in 2000, although that means that 40% of adults
did cast ballots for her, which is higher than in 44
other states. This also accounts for the very low number of votes that were
wasted (29%).
How
Wyoming ranked in 2000
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