Florida

House Districts: 25
Voting Age Population
  2002: 12,803,000
  2000: 11,774,000
  1998: 11,383,000
  1990: 10,071,689
Redistricting, 2001-2002
 Monopoly (R) / VRA
Presidential Vote  
  2000: Gore 49, Bush 49, Nader 2
  1996: Clinton 48, Dole 42, Perot 9
  1992: Clinton 39, Bush 41, Perot 20
U.S. House: 18 GOP, 7 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 3 (+2R, 1D) 
Facts in Focus:
  Florida 1982 to 2002

 
How Florida Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 46th
Margin of Victory:  26th
Landslide Index: 26th
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 26th
Representation Index: 45th
Voter Participation: 45th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 


   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

33.6

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 Voter Turnout

29.4%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

19.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

32.4%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

10.4 / 60.5

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

26.2%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

35.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

57-41-2

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

72-28-0

 

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

3 (+2R, 1D)

 

 

 

 

 High % Turnout, District

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 Low % Turnout, District

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1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 Democracy Index

��

��

34.6

42.4

30

 Voter Turnout

49%

26%

43%

11%

42.5%

 Representation Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

29.4%

18.2%

28.4%

7.7%

30.9%

 Wasted Votes

40%

31%

33%

27%

30.5%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

31 / 45

26 / 38

22 / 47

18 / 27

12 / 42.5

 Drop-Off Voters

7.6%

32.2%

11.6%

69.4%

15.9%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

28%

59%

38%

81%

51.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

51�46�3

59�41�0

56�43�.3

46�48�6

56.9�39.4�3.6

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

57�43�0

65�35�0

65�35�0

65�35�0

65�35�0

 Seat Changes

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2

0

0

0

 High % Turnout, District

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49 (15)

62 (19)

46 (15)

72.6 (14)

 Low % Turnout, District

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19 (17)

27 (18)

27 (21)

24.7 (17)

Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 U.S. House (R�D)

18-7

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

84%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

1

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

2

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

7

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

14

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

9

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

21 / 25

 

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

20 / 21

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

18 / 21

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

13 / 14

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

5 / 7

 

 

 

 

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

17

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested Primary

19

 

 

 

 

 Elected Women

3

 

 

 

 

 Elected Minorities

3B, 2L

 

 

 

 

Results 1992-2000          

1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 U.S. House (R�D)

13�10

15�8

15�8

15�8

15�8

 Landslide Index

43%

78%

87%

96%

78.3%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

3

1

0

0

2

 Competitive: 5-10

1

1

1

0

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

9

3

2

1

3

 Landslide: 20-40

6

6

13

3

5

 No Contest: 40+

3

1

4

1

3

 Uncontested

1

11

3

18

10

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

13 / 23

20 / 23

20 / 23

23 / 23

20 / 23

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

13 / 13

20 / 20

20 / 20

23 / 23

20 / 20

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

7 / 13

17 / 20

19 / 20

22 / 23

18 / 20

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

5 / 8

12 / 12

14 / 15

15 / 15

10 / 12

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

2 / 5

5 / 8

5 / 5

7 / 8

 8 / 8

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

5

9

16

19

18

 Uncontested Primary

9

18

18

22

20

 Elected Women

5

5

5

5

4

 Elected Minorities

3B 2L

3B 2L

3B 2L

3B 2L

3B 2L

  
 Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990
 U.S. House (R�D)

6�13

7�12

7�12

10�9

10�9

 Landslide Index

74%

84%

100%

84%

68%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

0

0

1

2

 Competitive: 5-10

1

0

0

1

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

3

3

0

1

4

 Landslide: 20-40

5

6

2

4

5

 No Contest: 40+

6

3

8

4

3

 Uncontested

3

7

9

8

5

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

14 / 19

19 / 19

18 / 19

16 / 19

18 / 19

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

14 / 14

19 / 19

18 / 18

15 / 16

17 / 18

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

11 / 14

16 / 19

18 / 18

15 / 16

13 / 18

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

2 / 4

7 / 7

7 / 7

6 / 6

7 / 11

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

9 / 10

9 / 12

11/ 11

9 / 10

6 / 7

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

10

11

15

15

10

 Uncontested Primary

10

16

17

13

13

 Elected Women

0

0

0

1

1

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

1L

1L

 
Facts in Focus forFlorida 1982 to 2002
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