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: 28^th Margin of Victory: 50^th Landslide Index: 37^th	Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 31^th Representation Index: 4^th Voter Participation: 24^th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Democracy Index
25.2

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Voter Turnout
37.5%

Representation Index
31.2%

Wasted Votes
17.0%

% of Wasted R / D Votes
100 / 0

Drop-Off Voters
16.1%

Avg. Margin Of Victory
66.8%

Votes for (R�D�O%)
16-83-1

Seats for (R�D�O%)
0-10-0

Seat Changes
0

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%

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%

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)

Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

U.S. House (R�D)
0-10

Landslide Index
100%

Scale of Competitiveness

Tight: < 5
0

Competitive: 5-10
0

Comfortable: 10-20
0

Landslide: 20-40
4

No Contest: 40+
6

Uncontested
6

Incumbents

Total Running / Total Seats
10 / 10

Re-Election / Total Incumbent
10 / 10

Landslide / Total Incumbent
10 / 10

R. Landslide / R. Incumbent
NA

D. Landslide / D. Incumbent
10 / 10

Untouchable Repeat Landslide
7

Uncontested Primary
0

Elected Women
0

Elected Minorities
0

Results 1992-2000	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000
U.S. House (R�D)	2�8	2�8	0�10	0�10	0�10
Landslide Index	60%	80%	60%	80%	100%
Scale of Competitiveness
Tight: < 5	0	1	1	0	0
Competitive: 5-10	3	0	2	0	0
Comfortable: 10-20	1	1	1	2	0
Landslide: 20-40	3	5	1	0	1
No Contest: 40+	3	0	4	5	4
Uncontested	0	3	1	3	5
Incumbents
Total Running / Total Seats	9 / 10	10 / 10	9 / 10	9 / 10	10 / 10
Re-Election / Total Incumbent	7 / 9	10 / 10	7 / 9	9 / 9	10 / 10
Landslide / Total Incumbent	6 / 9	8 / 10	6 / 9	7 / 9	10 / 10
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent	NA	0 / 2	0 / 2	NA	NA
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent	6 / 9	8 / 8	6 / 9	7 / 9	10 / 10
Untouchable Repeat Landslide	5	6	6	5	8
Uncontested Primary	4	3	6	0	0
Elected Women	0	0	0	0	0
Elected Minorities	0	0	0	0	0

Results 1982-1990	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990
U.S. House (R�D)	1�10	1�10	1�10	1�10	1�10
Landslide Index	91%	82%	100%	100%	82%
Scale of Competitiveness
Tight: < 5	0	0	0	0	1
Competitive: 5-10	0	1	0	0	1
Comfortable: 10-20	1	1	0	0	0
Landslide: 20-40	3	2	2	2	2
No Contest: 40+	4	5	4	6	3
Uncontested	3	2	5	3	4
Incumbents
Total Running / Total Seats	12 / 11	10 / 11	10 / 11	10 / 11	11 / 11
Re-Election / Total Incumbent	11 / 12	10 / 10	10 / 10	10 / 10	11 / 11
Landslide / Total Incumbent	10 / 12	9 / 10	10 / 10	10 / 10	9 / 11
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent	1 / 2	1 / 1	1 / 1	1 / 1	1 / 1
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent	9 / 10	8 / 9	9 / 9	9 / 9	8 / 10
Untouchable Repeat Landslide	9	8	8	10	9
Uncontested Primary	9	4	6	9	9
Elected Women	0	0	0	0	0
Elected Minorities	0	0	0	0	0

Facts in Focus for Massachusetts 1982 to 2002
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