Oregon

House Districts: 5
Voting Age Population
  2002:    2,656,000
  2000:    2,530,000  
  1998:
    2,484,000
  1990:    2,118,191
Redistricting, 2001-2002
  Divided
Presidential Vote  
  2000:   Gore 47, Bush 47, Nader 5
  1996:   Clinton 47, Dole 39, Perot 9  
  1992:   Clinton 43, Bush 33, Perot 24
U.S. House: 4 Dem, 1 GOP
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
  Oregon 1982 to 2002

 
How Oregon Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 6th
Margin of Victory: 17th 
Landslide Index: 24th
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 37th
Representation Index: 8th
Voter Participation: 9th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 


   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

18.8

��

 

 

 Voter Turnout

46.7%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

29.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

36.0%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

65.7 / 9.6

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

1.6%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

30.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

42-55-3

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

20-80-0

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

0

 

 

 

 

 High % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 

 Low % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 


1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 Democracy Index

��

��

19.7

19.7

18.9

 Voter Turnout

66%

52%

56%

42%

56.8%

 Representation Index

43.4%

30.2%

33%

27.7%

36.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

34%

42%

41%

33%

35.1%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

67 / 11

49 / 32

71 / 13

67 / 12

63.7 / 9.8

 Drop-Off Voters

4.9%

2.3%

3.1%

7.6%

6.2%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

33%

22%

23%

38%

32.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

40�59�1

42�54�4

42�54�4

39�61�0

42.2�54.9�2.7

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

20�80�0

40�60�0

20�80�0

20�80�0

20�80�0

 Seat Changes

��

1

1

0

0

 High % Turnout, District

��

60 (1)

65 (1)

55 (1)

71.2 (1)

 Low % Turnout, District

��

52 (3)

58 (3)

36 (3)

64.2 (3)

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

1-4

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

80%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

1

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

2

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

2

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

0

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

5 / 5

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

5 / 5

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

5 / 5

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

4 / 4

 

 

 

 

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

3

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested Primary

0

 

 

 

 

 Elected Women

1

 

 

 

 

 Elected Minorities

1A

 

 

 

 

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

1�4

2�3

1�4

1�4

1�4

 Landslide Index

80%

40%

60%

60%

80%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

2

0

1

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

2

0

0

 Opportunity: 10-20

0

1

0

1

1

 Landslide: 20-40

2

1

2

1

2

 No Contest: 40+

2

1

1

1

2

 Uncontested

0

0

0

1

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

4 / 5

3 / 5

4 / 5

3 / 5

5 / 5

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

4 / 4

3 / 3

3 / 4

3 / 3

5 / 5

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

4 / 4

2 / 3

2 / 4

2 / 3

4 / 5

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

1 / 1

NA

NA

NA

2 / 2

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

3 / 3

2 / 3

2 / 4

2 / 2

2 / 3

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

3

2

2

2

3

 Uncontested Primary

1

1

2

0

0

 Elected Women

1

1

2

1

1

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

1A

1A

 
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990
 U.S. House (R-D)

2�3

2�3

2�3

2�3

1�4

 Landslide Index

20%

20%

80%

80%

80%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

1

0

0

1

0

 Competitive: 5-10

1

2

1

0

0

 Opportunity: 10-20

2

2

0

0

1

 Landslide: 20-40

0

0

3

2

2

 No Contest: 40+

1

1

1

2

2

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

4 / 5

5 / 5

4 / 5

5 / 5

5 / 5

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

4 / 4

5 / 5

4 / 4

5 / 5

4 / 5

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 4

1 / 5

4 / 4

4 / 5

4 / 5

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

0 / 1

0 / 2

2 / 2

1 / 2

1 / 2

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

1 / 3

1 / 3

2 / 2

3 / 3

3 / 3

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

1

1

1

3

4

 Uncontested Primary

2

4

1

4

1

 Elected Women

0

0

0

0

0

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0

 
Facts in Focus for Oregon 1982 to 2002
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