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Pennsylvania
House Districts: 19
Voting Age Population
2002:
9,367,000
2000: 9,155,000
1998: 9,118,000
1990: 9,086,833
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Monopoly (R) /
Court |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 51, Bush
46, Nader
2
1996: Clinton 49, Dole 40,
Perot
10
1992: Clinton 45, Bush 36,
Perot
18
U.S. House: 12
GOP, 7 Dem
Seat Changes
'02: 3 (-2D, -1R inc
def)
Facts in Focus:
Pennsylvania 1982 to
2002 |
| How Pennsylvania Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
25th
Margin of Victory: 34th
Landslide Index:
18th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
12th
Representation Index: 29th
Voter Participation:
31st |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
24.4 |
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| Voter Turnout |
35.3% |
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| Representation Index |
24.9% |
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| Wasted Votes |
29.6% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
19.0 / 38.9 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
6.6% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
41.1% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
56-41-3 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
63-37-0 |
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| Seat Changes |
3 (-2D,
-1R inc def) |
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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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25.5 |
27.0 |
20.8 |
| Voter Turnout |
51% |
37% |
47% |
32% |
49.7% |
| Representation Index |
34.4% |
25.2% |
29.8% |
22% |
34.4% |
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| Wasted Votes |
32% |
31% |
37% |
31% |
31.5% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
33 / 27 |
34 / 25 |
36 / 36 |
32 / 28 |
24.6 / 35.3 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
7.4% |
6% |
4.2% |
4.3% |
7.2% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
40% |
42% |
29% |
43% |
42% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
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| Seat Changes |
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2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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45 (7) |
56 (13) |
42 (13) |
61.8 (13) |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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29 (19) |
40 (1) |
22 (20) |
33.7 (14) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
12-7 |
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| Landslide
Index |
73.7% |
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| Scale of Competitiveness |
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| Tight: <
5 |
3 |
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| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
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| Comfortable:
10-20 |
2 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
4 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
10 |
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| Uncontested |
6 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
19 / 19 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
17 / 19 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
13 / 19 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
9 / 10 |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
4 / 8 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
11 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
4 |
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| Elected Women |
1 |
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| Elected Minorities |
1B |
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