Nevada

House Districts: 3
Voting Age Population
  2002:  1,614,000
  2000:  1,390,000  
  1998:
  1,314,000 
  1990:     904,885 
Redistricting, 2001-2002
  Divided
Presidential Vote  
  2000:   Gore 46, Bush 50, Nader 2
  1996:   Clinton 44, Dole 43, Perot 9  
  1992:   Clinton 37, Bush 35, Perot 26
U.S. House: 2 GOP, 1 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 1 (+1R)
Facts in Focus:
  Nevada 1982 to 2002

 
How Nevada Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 25th
Margin of Victory:  18th
Landslide Index: 5th
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 7th
Representation Index: 46th
Voter Participation: 42nd
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 


   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

24.4

��

 

 

 Voter Turnout

31.0%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

19.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

37.1%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

17.0 / 62.4

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

0.8%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

31.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

60-34-6

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

66.7-33.3-0

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

1 (+1R)

 

 

 

 

 High % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 

 Low % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 


1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 Democracy Index

��

��

33.8

26.7

27.3

 Voter Turnout

54%

35%

38%

31%

42.1%

 Representation Index

28.3%

19.9%

21.1%

21.4%

25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

48%

43%

45%

31%

35.4%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

39 / 48 

0 / 100

0 / 100

27 / 0

30.6 / 47.3

 Drop-Off Voters

2.8%

1.2%

3.1%

6%

3.9%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

13%

18%

15%

33%

21%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

43�50�7

57�37�6

55�38�6

67�19�14

56.5�38.4�5

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

50�50�0

100�0�0

100�0�0

50�50�0

50�50�0

 Seat Changes

��

1

0

1

0

 High % Turnout, District

��

NA

62 (2)

55 (2)

77.8 (2)

 Low % Turnout, District

��

NA

38 (1)

35 (1)

50.9 (1)

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

2-1

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

33.3%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

0

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

2

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

0

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

1

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

0

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

2 / 3

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

2 / 3

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 3

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

0 / 1

 

 

 

 

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

1

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested Primary

2

 

 

 

 

 Elected Women

1

 

 

 

 

 Elected Minorities

0

 

 

 

 

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

1�1

2�0

2�0

1�1

1�1

 Landslide Index

0%

50%

50%

50%

50%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

1

0

1

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

1

0

1

 Comfortable: 10-20

1

0

0

0

0

 Landslide: 20-40

0

1

1

0

1

 No Contest: 40+

0

0

0

0

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

1

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

2 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 2

1 / 2

2 / 2

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

2 / 2

1 / 2

1 / 1

1 / 1

2 / 2

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

0 / 2

1 / 2

0 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 2

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

0 / 1

1 / 1

0 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

0 / 1

0 / 1

NA

NA

0 / 1

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

0

0

0

0

 Uncontested Primary

1

0

1

1

1

 Elected Women

1

1

0

1

1

 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

0%

50%

0%

50%

100%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

0

0

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

0

0

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

2

1

2

1

0

 Landslide: 20-40

0

0

0

1

2

 No Contest: 40+

0

1

0

0

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

0 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

NA

2 / 2

1 / 1

2 / 2

2 / 2

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

NA

1 / 2

0 / 1

1 / 2

2 / 2

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

NA

0 / 1

0 / 1

0 / 1

1 / 1

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

1 / 1

NA

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

NA

0

0

0

1

 Uncontested Primary

NA

2

1

2

0

 Elected Women

1

1

1

1

1

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0

 
Facts in Focus for Nevada 1982 to 2002
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