Nebraska

House Districts: 3
Voting Age Population
  2002:     1,277,000
  2000:     1,234,000
  1998:
     1,231,000
  1990:     1,149,373
Redistricting, 2001-2002
  Monopoly (R)
Presidential Vote  
  2000:   Gore 33, Bush 62, Nader 4
  1996:   Clinton 35, Dole 54, Perot 11  
  1992:   Clinton 29, Bush 47, Perot 24
U.S. House: 3 GOP
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
  Nebraska 1982 to 2002

 
How Nebraska Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 33rd
Margin of Victory: 49th 
Landslide Index: 37th
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 28th
Representation Index: 7th
Voter Participation: 27th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 


   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

25.6

��

 

 

 Voter Turnout

37.1%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

30.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

18.4%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

0 / 100

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

-0.6%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

64.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

81-10-9

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

100-0-0

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

0

 

 

 

 

 High % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 

 Low % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 


1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 Democracy Index

��

��

22.5

25.2

27.4

 Voter Turnout

62%

48%

55%

43%

54.9%

 Representation Index

37.7%

30.7%

37.3%

31.9%

39.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

39%

36%

32%

25%

26.2%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

27 / 58

0 / 100

0 / 100

0 / 100

0 / 100

 Drop-Off Voters

3.8%

1.5%

2.3%

3.5%

2.7%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

22%

28%

37%

49%

45.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

60�40�0

64�36�.4

68�31�1

75�20�5

71.8�26.2�1.9

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

67�33�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

 Seat Changes

��

1

0

0

0

 High % Turnout, District

��

52 (3)

58 (2)

48 (1)

59.5 (2)

 Low % Turnout, District

��

48 (1)

57 (3)

43 (2)

58.5 (3)

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

3-0

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

100%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

0

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

1

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

2

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

2

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

3 / 3

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

3 / 3

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

3 / 3

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

3 / 3

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

 

 

 

 

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

3

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested Primary

3

 

 

 

 

 Elected Women

0

 

 

 

 

 Elected Minorities

0

 

 

 

 

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

2�1

3�0

3�0

3�0

3�0

 Landslide Index

33%

67%

67%

100%

100%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

1

0

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

0

0

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

1

0

1

0

0

 Landslide: 20-40

1

1

0

1

2

 No Contest: 40+

0

1

2

1

1

 Uncontested

0

0

0

1

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

3 / 3

3 / 3

3 / 3

2 / 3

2 / 3

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

3 / 3

2 / 3

3 / 3

2 / 2

2 / 2

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 3

2 / 3

2 / 3

2 / 2

2 / 2

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

1 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 3

2 / 2

2 / 2

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

0 / 1

0 / 1

NA

NA

NA

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

1

1

2

2

2

 Uncontested Primary

1

2

2

0

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)

3�0

3�0

3�0

2�1

2�1

 Landslide Index

67%

100%

67%

67%

33%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

0

0

1

1

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

0

0

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

1

0

1

0

1

 Landslide: 20-40

0

1

1

1

1

 No Contest: 40+

1

2

1

1

0

 Uncontested

1

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

3 / 3

3 / 3

3 / 3

2 / 3

2 / 3

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

3 / 3

3 / 3

3 / 3

2 / 2

2 / 2

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

2 / 3

3 / 3

2 / 3

2 / 2

1 / 2

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

2 / 3

3 / 3

2 / 3

2 / 2

1 / 1

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

NA

NA

NA

0 / 1

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

2

2

2

2

1

 Uncontested Primary

3

3

2

2

1

 Elected Women

1

1

1

1

0

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0

 
Facts in Focus for Nebraska 1982 to 2002
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