Idaho

House Districts: 2
Voting Age Population
  2002:   986,000
  2000:   921,000   
  1998:
   888,000 
  1990:   698,344 
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Commission
Presidential Vote
  2000:   Gore 28, Bush 67, Nader 2
  1996:   Clinton 34, Dole 52, Perot 13  
  1992:   Clinton 28, Bush 42, Perot 27
U.S. House: 2 GOP
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
  Idaho 1982 to 2002

 
How Idaho Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 15th
Margin of Victory:  14th
Landslide Index: 7th
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 45th
Representation Index: 23rd
Voter Participation: 18th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 


   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

22.4

��

 

 

 Voter Turnout

41.1%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

26.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

36.7%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

0 / 100

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

1.6%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

29.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

63-34-3

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

100-0-0

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

0

 

 

 

 

 High % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 

 Low % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 


1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 Democracy Index

��

��

16.8

21.6

29.4

 Voter Turnout

68%

49%

59%

43%

53.5%

 Representation Index

40.2%

31.8%

34.3%

23.0%

36.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

14%

35%

41%

46%

32.5%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

39 / 37

0 / 100

0 / 100

0 / 100

0 / 100

 Drop-Off Voters

1.9%

4.9%

-.5%

.6%

1.7%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

24%

30%

21%

9%

39.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

49�47�4

65�35�0

59�39�2

54�45�1

67.4�28.8�3.6

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

50�50�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

 Seat Changes

��

0

1

0

0

 High % Turnout, District

��

NA

74 (1)

57 (1)

74.7 (1)

 Low % Turnout, District

��

NA

67 (2)

51 (2)

66 (2)

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

2-0

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

50%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

0

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

1

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

1

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

0

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

0

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

2 / 2

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

2 / 2

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 2

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

1 / 2

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

 

 

 

 

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested Primary

2

 

 

 

 

 Elected Women

0

 

 

 

 

 Elected Minorities

0

 

 

 

 

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

1�1

2�0

2�0

2�0

2�0

 Landslide Index

100%

50%

50%

0%

100%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

0

1

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

0

1

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

1

0

1

1

 Landslide: 20-40

2

0

1

0

1

 No Contest: 40+

0

1

0

0

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

1 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 2

2 / 2

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 1

2 / 2

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 2

1 / 2

0 / 1

2 / 2

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

NA

1 / 1

1 / 2

0 / 1

2 / 2

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

1 / 1

0 / 1

NA

NA

NA

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

1

1

0

0

 Uncontested Primary

1

1

0

0

1

 Elected Women

0

1

1

1

0

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0

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

2�0

1�1

1�1

1�1

0�2

 Landslide Index

0%

50%

50%

100%

50%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

1

0

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

1

0

1

0

1

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

0

0

0

0

 Landslide: 20-40

0

1

1

2

1

 No Contest: 40+

0

0

0

0

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 2

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

2 / 2

1 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 1

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

0 / 2

1 / 2

1 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 1

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

0 / 2

1 / 2

1 / 1

1 / 1 

NA

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

NA

0 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

0

1

1

1

 Uncontested Primary

2

2

2

2

1

 Elected Women

0

0

0

0

0

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0

 
Facts in Focus for Idaho 1982 to 2002
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