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Mississippi
House Districts: 4
Voting Age Population
2002:
2,128,000
2000: 2,047,000
1998: 2,014,000
1990: 1,826,455
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Monopoly (D) / Court / VRA |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 41, Bush 58,
Nader
1
1996: Clinton 44, Dole 49,
Perot
6
1992: Clinton 41, Bush 49, Perot
9
U.S. House: 2 GOP,
2 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 1 (-1D inc def)
Facts in Focus:
Mississippi 1982 to
2002 |
| How Mississippi Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
34th
Margin of
Victory: 24th
Landslide
Index: 19th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
3rd
Representation Index: 42nd
Voter Participation:
39th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
26.0 |
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| Voter Turnout |
31.8% |
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| Representation Index |
21.0% |
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| Wasted Votes |
34.1% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
30.7 / 33.9 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
-7.5% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
34.5% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
50-47-3 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
50-50-0 |
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| Seat Changes |
1 (-1D
inc def) |
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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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28.4 |
32.5 |
26.3 |
| Voter Turnout |
53% |
33% |
46% |
27% |
48.1% |
| Representation Index |
36.8% |
20.4% |
28.4% |
19.1% |
33.2% |
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| Wasted Votes |
30% |
37% |
38% |
26% |
30.8% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
100 / 0 |
69 / 13 |
28 / 48 |
26 / 76 |
35.9 / 22.9 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
1.8% |
0% |
-1.2% |
NA |
.8% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
42% |
27% |
25% |
43% |
40.3% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
28�70�2 |
41�57�2 |
54�44�2 |
42�48�10 |
47.5�50.2�2.2 |
| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
0�100�0 |
20�80�0 |
60�40�0 |
40�60�0 |
40�60�0 |
| Seat Changes |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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37 (2) |
51 (3) |
37 (4) |
56.6 (1) |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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33 (4) |
48 (5) |
27 (1,3,5) |
50.2 (2) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
2-2 |
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| Landslide
Index |
75% |
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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 |
1 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
1 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
2 |
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| Uncontested |
0 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
5 / 4 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
4 / 4 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
3 / 4 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
1 / 2 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
3 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
3 |
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| Elected Women |
0 |
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| Elected Minorities |
1B |
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