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South Dakota
House Districts: 1
Voting Age Population
2002:
565,000
2000:
543,000
1998:
538,000
1990:
497,542
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Not applicable |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 38, Bush
60, Nader
0
1996: Clinton 43, Dole 46,
Perot
10
1992: Clinton 37, Bush 41,
Perot
22
U.S. House: 1
GOP
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
South Dakota 1982 to
2002 |
| How South
Dakota Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
2nd
Margin of Victory: 2nd
Landslide
Index: 1st |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
49th
Representation
Index: 3rd
Voter
Participation: 1st |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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|
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
11.6 |
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| Voter Turnout |
59.6% |
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| Representation Index |
31.9% |
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| Wasted Votes |
46.5% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
0 / 100 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
-0.7% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
7.8% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
53-46-1 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
100-0-0 |
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| Seat Changes |
0 |
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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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21.6 |
25.2 |
21.6 |
| Voter Turnout |
67% |
59% |
61% |
48% |
57.9% |
| Representation Index |
46.2% |
35.1% |
35.2% |
36.1% |
42.5% |
| |
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| Wasted Votes |
31% |
40% |
42% |
25% |
26.5% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 100 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
1% |
1.8% |
.2% |
1.3% |
.4% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
42% |
23% |
21% |
50% |
48.5% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
27�69�4 |
37�60�4 |
58�37�5 |
75�25�0 |
73.4�24.8�1.7 |
| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
100�0�0 |
100�0�0 |
100�0�0 |
| Seat Changes |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
1-0 |
|
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| Landslide
Index |
0% |
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| Scale of Competitiveness |
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| Tight: <
5 |
0 |
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| Competitive:
5-10 |
1 |
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| Comfortable:
10-20 |
0 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
0 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
0 |
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| Uncontested |
0 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
NA |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
NA |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
NA |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
NA |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
NA |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
0 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
0 |
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| Elected Women |
0 |
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| Elected Minorities |
0 |
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