Massachusetts
House Districts: 10
Voting Age Population 2002:
4,904,000 2000: 4,749,000
1998: 4,731,000
1990: 4,663,350
Redistricting, 2001-2002 Monopoly (D) |
Presidential Vote 2000: Gore 60, Bush 33,
Nader
6
1996: Clinton 61, Dole 28,
Perot
9
1992: Clinton 48, Bush 29,
Perot
22 U.S. House: 10 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 0 Facts in Focus:
Massachusetts 1982 to
2002 |
How Massachusetts Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
28th
Margin of Victory: 50th Landslide Index:
37th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 31th
Representation Index: 4th
Voter Participation:
24th |
For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
Democracy Index |
25.2 |
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Voter Turnout |
37.5% |
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Representation Index |
31.2% |
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Wasted Votes |
17.0% |
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% of Wasted R / D Votes |
100 / 0 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
16.1% |
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Avg. Margin Of Victory |
66.8% |
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Votes for (R�D�O%) |
16-83-1 |
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Seats for (R�D�O%) |
0-10-0 |
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Seat Changes |
0 |
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High % Turnout, District |
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Low % Turnout, District |
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
Democracy Index |
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22.9 |
26.5 |
28.8 |
Voter Turnout |
56% |
43% |
52% |
36% |
49.4% |
Representation Index |
33.5% |
30.5% |
34.3% |
27.6% |
36.4% |
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Wasted Votes |
40% |
30% |
34% |
24% |
16.6% |
% of Wasted R / D Votes |
66 / 16 |
60 / 15 |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
Drop-Off Voters |
5.7% |
9.3% |
5.9% |
9.7% |
13.1% |
Avg. Margin Of Victory |
29% |
48% |
37% |
57% |
72.9% |
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Votes for (R�D�O%) |
33�58�9 |
30�69�1 |
32�66�2 |
24�76�0 |
14.6�83.8�1.5 |
Seats for (R�D�O%) |
20�80�0 |
20�80�0 |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
Seat Changes |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
High % Turnout, District |
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54 (10) |
63 (10) |
50 (10) |
64.7 (6) |
Low % Turnout, District |
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23 (8) |
35 (8) |
23 (8) |
31 (8) |
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Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
U.S. House
(R�D) |
0-10 |
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Landslide
Index |
100% |
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Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: <
5 |
0 |
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Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
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Comfortable:
10-20 |
0 |
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Landslide:
20-40 |
4 |
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No Contest:
40+ |
6 |
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Uncontested |
6 |
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Incumbents |
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Total Running
/ Total Seats |
10 / 10 |
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Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
10 / 10 |
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Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
10 / 10 |
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R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
NA |
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D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
10 / 10 |
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Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
7 |
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Uncontested
Primary |
0 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
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Elected Minorities |
0 |
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