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Maine
House Districts: 2
Voting Age Population
2002:
996,000
2000: 968,000
1998: 957,000
1990: 918,926
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Divided / 2/3 Majority /
Court / Incomplete |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 49, Bush 44,
Nader 6
1996: Clinton 52, Dole 31, Perot
14
1992: Clinton 39, Bush 30, Perot
30
U.S. House: 2
Dem
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
Maine 1982 to
2002 |
| How
Maine Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index: 3rd
Margin of Victory: 4th
Landslide
Index: 7th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 48th
Representation Index:
12th
Voter Participation:
4th
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| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
16.6 |
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| Voter Turnout |
49.7% |
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| Representation Index |
29.1% |
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| Wasted Votes |
41.5% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
100 / 0 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
2.0% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
16.9% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
41-59-0 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
0-2-0 |
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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 |
�� |
�� |
18.0 |
26.0 |
23 |
| Voter Turnout |
73% |
54% |
64% |
43% |
65.9% |
| Representation Index |
42% |
26.4% |
40.4% |
29.3% |
43.6% |
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| Wasted Votes |
42% |
51% |
37% |
32% |
33.8% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
45 / 36 |
42 / 54 |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
1.5% |
1.8% |
1% |
1.5% |
2% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
19% |
4% |
29% |
39% |
35% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
42�54�4 |
47�47�7 |
35�63�2 |
30�68�2 |
31.8�66.1�1.9 |
| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
50�50�0 |
50�50�0 |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
| Seat Changes |
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2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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NA |
66 (1) |
47 (1) |
77 (1) |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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NA |
65 (2) |
44 (2) |
62.5 (2) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
0-2 |
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| Landslide
Index |
50% |
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| Scale of Competitiveness |
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| Tight: <
5 |
1 |
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| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
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| Comfortable:
10-20 |
0 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
1 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
0 |
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| Uncontested |
0 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
1 / 2 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
NA |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
1 |
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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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