Ohio
House Districts: 18
Voting Age Population 2002:
8,531,000 2000: 8,433,000
1998: 8,401,000
1990: 8,047,371
Redistricting, 2001-2002 Monopoly (R) |
Presidential Vote 2000: Gore 46, Bush 50,
Nader
3
1996: Clinton 47, Dole 41,
Perot
11
1992: Clinton 40, Bush 38,
Perot
21 U.S. House: 12 GOP, 6
Dem Seat Changes '02: 1 (-1D,
+1R) Facts in Focus:
Ohio 1982 to
2002 |
How
Ohio Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
28th Margin of
Victory: 31st Landslide
Index: 25th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
20th
Representation Index: 25th Voter Participation:
28th |
For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
Democracy Index |
25.2 |
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Voter Turnout |
37.0% |
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Representation Index |
25.4% |
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Wasted Votes |
31.4% |
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% of Wasted R / D Votes |
18.0 / 46.7 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
0.3% |
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Avg. Margin Of Victory |
38.8% |
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Votes for (R�D�O%) |
56-42-2 |
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Seats for (R�D�O%) |
66.7-33.3-0 |
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Seat Changes |
1 (-1D, +1R) |
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High % Turnout, District |
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Low % Turnout, District |
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
Democracy Index |
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19.9 |
21.6 |
22.9 |
Voter Turnout |
57% |
40% |
53% |
40% |
54.3% |
Representation Index |
36.9% |
26.9% |
33.9% |
26.7% |
36.3% |
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Wasted Votes |
35% |
32% |
36% |
33% |
34.2% |
% of Wasted R / D Votes |
34 / 30 |
19 / 49 |
25 / 42 |
24 / 42 |
19.1 / 40.1 |
Drop-Off Voters |
7.3% |
4% |
3.2% |
.9% |
2.4% |
Avg. Margin Of Victory |
33% |
40% |
33% |
34% |
38.7% |
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Votes for (R�D�O%) |
47�48�5 |
58�40�1 |
50�46�4 |
52�47�1 |
48.7�45.7�5.4 |
Seats for (R�D�O%) |
47�53�0 |
68�32�0 |
58�42�0 |
58�42�0 |
58�42�0 |
Seat Changes |
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3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
High % Turnout, District |
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47 (19) |
62 (2) |
49 (2) |
75.1 (19) |
Low % Turnout, District |
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35 (11) |
45 (11) |
34 (11) |
45.9 (11) |
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Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
U.S. House
(R�D) |
12-6 |
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Landslide
Index |
83.3% |
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Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: <
5 |
0 |
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Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
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Comfortable:
10-20 |
3 |
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Landslide:
20-40 |
7 |
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No Contest:
40+ |
8 |
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Uncontested |
1 |
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Incumbents |
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Total Running
/ Total Seats |
17 / 18 |
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Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
16 / 17 |
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Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
15 / 16 |
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R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
11 / 11 |
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D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
4 / 5 |
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Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
14 |
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Uncontested
Primary |
10 |
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Elected Women |
3 |
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Elected Minorities |
1B |
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