Michigan

House Districts: 15
Voting Age Population
  2002:     7,438,000
  2000:     7,358,000
  1998:     7,266,000
  1990:     6,836,532
Redistricting, 2001-2002
  Monopoly (R) / VRA		 Presidential Vote  
  2000:   Gore 51, Bush 46, Nader 2
  1996:   Clinton 52, Dole 38, Perot 9  
  1992:   Clinton 44, Bush 36, Perot 19
U.S. House: 9 GOP, 6 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 3 (-1D, 2R)
Facts in Focus:
  Michigan 1982 to 2002

 
How Michigan Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 11th
Margin of Victory:  33rd
Landslide Index: 29th		 Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 22nd
Representation Index: 13th
Voter Participation: 16th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 

   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

22.0

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 Voter Turnout

41.1%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

28.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

30.6%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

14.0 / 43.4

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

3.8%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

40.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

48-49-2

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

60-40-0

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

3 (-1D, 2R)

 

 

 

 

 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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21.9

19.0

16.4

 Voter Turnout

57%

43%

52%

40%

55.3%

 Representation Index

34.5%

27.8%

33.6%

27.1%

36.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

39%

35%

36%

32%

34.6%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

50 / 25

39 / 29

45 / 26

44 / 21

34.4 / 31.6

 Drop-Off Voters

9.1%

2.8%

3.9%

4%

3.8%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

27%

32%

32%

38%

35.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

48�49�3

51�47�2

45�53�2

49�51�0

43.9�53.5�2.5

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

38�63�0

44�56�0

38�63�0

38�63�0

44�56�0

 Seat Changes

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0

1

0

1

 High % Turnout, District

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51 (11)

62 (11)

51 (2)

72.2 (11)

 Low % Turnout, District

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34 (15)

39 (15)

29 (15)

36.7 (15)

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

9-6

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

86.7%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

0

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

2

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

7

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

6

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

2

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

13 / 15

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

13 / 13

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

11 / 13

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

7 / 9

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

4 / 4

 

 

 

 

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

7

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested Primary

9

 

 

 

 

 Elected Women

2

 

 

 

 

 Elected Minorities

2B

 

 

 

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

6�10

7�9

6�10

6�10

7�9

 Landslide Index

56%

63%

69%

56%

81.3%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

2

0

0

1

 Competitive: 5-10

4

2

1

1

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

2

2

4

6

2

 Landslide: 20-40

6

4

7

3

9

 No Contest: 40+

3

6

4

5

4

 Uncontested

0

0

0

1

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

11 / 16

14 / 16

15 / 16

16 / 16

15 / 16

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

11 / 11

14 / 14

14 / 15

16 / 16

15 / 15

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

6 / 11

10 / 14

10 / 15

9 / 16

13 / 15

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

3 / 3

6 / 6

5 / 9

5 / 6

5 / 6

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

3 / 8

4 / 8

5 / 7

4 / 10

8 / 9

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

5

8

7

9

9

 Uncontested Primary

9

11

14

15

14

 Elected Women

1

2

3

3

2

 Elected Minorities

2B

2B

2B

2B

2B

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

6�12

7�11

7�11

7�11

7�11

 Landslide Index

78%

67%

83%

83%

83%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

2

1

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

1

1

0

1

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

2

3

2

2

3

 Landslide: 20-40

6

6

6

4

11

 No Contest: 40+

8

5

9

11

3

 Uncontested

0

1

0

0

1

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

17 / 18

17 / 18

17 / 18

18 / 18

16 / 18

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

16 / 17

16 / 17

17 / 17

18 / 18

16 / 16

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

14 / 17

11 / 17

14 / 17

15 / 18

13 / 16

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

5 / 7

4 / 5

4 / 6

6 / 7

4 / 6

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

9 / 10

7 / 12

10 / 11

9 / 11

9 / 10

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

10

11

9

13

11

 Uncontested Primary

12

15

8

17

14

 Elected Women

0

0

0

0

1

 Elected Minorities

2B

2B

2B

2B

2B

 
Facts in Focus for Michigan 1982 to 2002
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