New Hampshire

House Districts: 2
Voting Age Population
  2002:  960,000
  2000:  911,000   
  1998:
  890,000 
  1990:  830,497 
Redistricting, 2001-2002
  Divided / VRA
Presidential Vote  
  2000:   Gore 47, Bush 48, Nader 4
  1996:   Clinton 49, Dole 39, Perot 10 
  1992:   Clinton 39, Bush 38, Perot 23
U.S. House: 2 GOP
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus: 
  
New Hampshire 1982 to 2002

 
How New Hampshire Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 5th
Margin of Victory:  5th
Landslide Index: 1st
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 47th
Representation Index: 20th
Voter Participation: 10th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 


   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

18.6

��

 

 

 Voter Turnout

46.2%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

26.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

42.5%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

0% / 100%

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

-0.1%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

17.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

57-40-3

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

100-0-0

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

0

 

 

 

 

 High % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 

 Low % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 


  1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 Democracy Index

��

��

23.5

27.5

20.8

 Voter Turnout

62%

37%

57%

36%

61%

 Representation Index

35.6%

21.4%

28.7%

21.4%

33.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

43%

42%

50%

40%

45.5%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

40 / 41

0 / 100

0 / 100

0 / 100

0 / 100

 Drop-Off Voters

.5%

.8%

1.6%

.4%

2%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

19%

21%

5%

21%

11.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

44�52�4

58�38�4

50�45�5

60�39�1

54.4�42.9�2.6

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

50�50�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

 Seat Changes

��

1

0

0

0

 High % Turnout, District

��

NA

60 (1)

39 (2)

68.7 (1)

 Low % Turnout, District

��

NA

59 (2)

38 (1)

65.3 (2)

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

2-0

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

0

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

2

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

0

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

0

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

0

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

1 / 2

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

0 / 1

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

0 / 1

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

 

 

 

 

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested Primary

0

 

 

 

 

 Elected Women

0

 

 

 

 

 Elected Minorities

0

 

 

 

 

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

1�1

2�0

2�0

2�0

2�0

 Landslide Index

50%

50%

0%

50%

0%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

1

1

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

1

1

1

 Comfortable: 10-20

1

0

0

0

1

 Landslide: 20-40

1

1

0

1

0

 No Contest: 40+

0

0

0

0

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

2 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

2 / 2

1 / 2

1 / 1

2 / 2

2 / 2

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 2

1 / 2

0 / 1

1 / 2

0 / 2

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

0 / 1

1 / 1

0 / 1

1 / 2

0 / 2

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

1 / 1

0 / 1

NA

NA

NA

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

0

0

0

0

 Uncontested Primary

1

1

0

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)

1�1

2�0

2�0

2�0

1�1

 Landslide Index

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

0

0

0

1

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

0

0

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

1

1

1

1

0

 Landslide: 20-40

0

0

0

1

1

 No Contest: 40+

1

1

1

0

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

2 / 2

1 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 2

1 / 2

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

2 / 2

1 / 1

2 / 2

1 / 1

0 / 1

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 2

1 / 1

1 / 2

1 / 1

0 / 1 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 2

1 / 1

0 / 1

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

0 / 1

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

1

1

1

0

0

 Uncontested Primary

1

1

1

1

1

 Elected Women

0

0

0

0

0

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0

 
Facts in Focus for New Hampshire 1982 to 2002
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