Montana

House Districts: 1
Voting Age Population
  2002:   687,000
  2000:   668,000  
  1998:
   658,000
  1990:   576,961
Redistricting, 2001-2002
   Not applicable
Presidential Vote  
  2000:   Gore 33, Bush 58, Nader 6
  1996:   Clinton 41, Dole 44, Perot 14
  1992:   Clinton 38, Bush 35, Perot 26
U.S. House: 1 GOP
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
  Montana 1982 to 2002

 
How Montana Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 11th
Margin of Victory:  19th
Landslide Index: 37th
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 44th
Representation Index: 5th
Voter Participation: 7th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 


   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

22.0

��

 

 

 Voter Turnout

48.2%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

31.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

35.4%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

0 / 100

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

-1.4%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

31.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

65-33-3

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

100-0-0

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

0

 

 

 

 

 High % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 

 Low % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 


1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 Democracy Index

��

��

15.9

18.4

23.6

 Voter Turnout

70%

57%

63%

50%

61.4%

 Representation Index

35.3%

27.5%

32.8%

26.7%

31.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

50%

51%

48%

47%

48.5%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

100 / 0

100 / 0

0 / 100

0 / 100

0 / 100

 Drop-Off Voters

1.7%

0%

.7%

NA

.1%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

4%

6%

9%

9%

5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

47�50�3

42�49�9

52�43�4

53�44�3

51.4�46.2�2.2

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

0�100�0

0�100�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

 Seat Changes

��

0

1

0

0

 High % Turnout, District

��

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Low % Turnout, District

��

NA

NA

NA

NA

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

1-0

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

100%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

0

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

1

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

0

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

0

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

1 / 1

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

 

 

 

 

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested Primary

1

 

 

 

 

 Elected Women

0

 

 

 

 

 Elected Minorities

0

 

 

 

 

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

0�1

0�1

1�0

1�0

1�0

 Landslide Index

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

0

0

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

1

1

1

1

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

0

0

0

0

 Landslide: 20-40

0

0

0

0

0

 No Contest: 40+

0

0

0

0

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

2 / 1 

 1/1 

 0 / 1 

 1 / 1 

 0 / 1 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

1 / 2

1 / 1

NA

1 / 1

NA

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

0 / 2

0 / 1

NA

0 / 1

NA

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

0 / 1

NA

NA

0 / 1

NA

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

0 / 1

0 / 1

NA

NA

NA

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

0

0

0

0

 Uncontested Primary

1

1

0

1

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�1

1�1

1�1

1�1

1�1

 Landslide Index

50%

100%

50%

50%

100%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

0

0

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

1

0

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

1

0

0

1

0

 Landslide: 20-40

1

2

1

1

2

 No Contest: 40+

0

0

0

0

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 2

1 / 2

2 / 2

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

0 / 1

1 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 1

1 / 1

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

1

1

1

1

1

 Uncontested Primary

2

2

2

2

2

 Elected Women

0

0

0

0

0

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0

 
Facts in Focus for Montana 1982 to 2002
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