North Dakota

House Districts: 1
Voting Age Population
  2002:    478,000
  2000:    477,000 
  1998:
    476,000
  1990:    463,415
Redistricting, 2001-2002
   Not applicable
Presidential Vote  
  2000:   Gore 33, Bush 61, Nader 3 
  1996:   Clinton 40, Dole 47, Perot 12  
  1992:   Clinton 32, Bush 44, Perot 23
U.S. House: 1 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
  North Dakota 1982 to 2002

 
How North Dakota Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 9th
Margin of Victory:  1st
Landslide Index: 1st
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 50th
Representation Index: 27th
Voter Participation: 6th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 


   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

21.2

��

 

 

 Voter Turnout

48.3%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

25.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

47.6%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

100 / 0

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

47-53-0

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

0-100-0

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

0

 

 

 

 

 High % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 

 Low % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 


1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 Democracy Index

��

��

21.1

20.2

23.2

 Voter Turnout

64%

50%

56%

45%

59.8%

 Representation Index

36.5%

26.4%

30.6%

25.1%

31.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

43%

48%

45%

44%

47%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

100 / 0

100 / 0

100 / 0

100 / 0

100 / 0

 Drop-Off Voters

3.3%

.5%

1.3%

.2%

.9%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

17%

7%

12%

15%

8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

39�57�4

45�52�3

43�55�2

41�56�3

44.5�52.9�2.5

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

0�100�0

0�100�0

0�100�0

0�100�0

0�100�0

 Seat Changes

��

0

0

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)

0-1

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

0%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

0

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

0

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

0

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

0

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

1 / 1

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

0 / 1

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

NA

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

0 / 1

 

 

 

 

 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

0�1

0�1

0�1

 Landslide Index

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

0

0

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

1

0

0

1

 Comfortable: 10-20

1

0

1

1

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

0 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

NA

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

NA

0 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 1

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

0 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 1

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

0

0

0

0

 Uncontested Primary

NA

1

1

1

1

 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)

0�1

0�1

0�1

0�1

0�1

 Landslide Index

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

0

0

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

0

0

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

0

0

0

0

 Landslide: 20-40

0

0

0

0

1

 No Contest: 40+

1

1

1

1

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

1

1

1

1

 Uncontested Primary

1

1

1

1

0

 Elected Women

0

0

0

0

0

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0

 
Facts in Focus for North Dakota 1982 to 2002
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