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Tennessee
House Districts: 9
Voting Age Population
2002: 4,415,000
2000: 4,221,000
1998: 4,120,000
1990: 3,660,581
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Divided |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 47, Bush
51, Nader
1
1996: Clinton 48, Dole 46,
Perot
6
1992: Clinton 47, Bush 42,
Perot
10
U.S. House: 5
Dem, 4 GOP
Seat Changes
'02: 1 (1D)
Facts in Focus:
Tennessee 1982 to
2002 |
| How
Tennessee Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
38th
Margin of Victory: 36th
Landslide
Index: 32nd |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
15th
Representation Index: 31st
Voter Participation:
34th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
29.0 |
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| Voter Turnout |
34.6% |
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| Representation Index |
24.6% |
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| Wasted Votes |
29.0% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
31.9 / 20.8 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
7.5% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
43.6% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
50-46-4 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
56-44 |
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| Seat Changes |
1
(1D) |
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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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28.3 |
34.6 |
28.4 |
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Voter
Turnout |
47% |
36% |
44% |
22% |
43.9% |
| Representation Index |
30.2% |
22.5% |
28% |
16.8% |
33% |
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| Wasted Votes |
36% |
38% |
37% |
24% |
26% |
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% of Wasted R
/ D Votes |
47 / 20 |
35 / 38 |
30 / 41 |
17 / 27 |
20.4 /
26.1 |
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Drop-Off
Voters |
13% |
4.7% |
5.9% |
6.4% |
10.6% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
33% |
28% |
29% |
56% |
55.5% |
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Votes for
(R�D�O%) |
43�51�6 |
55�43�2 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
33�67�0 |
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| Seat Changes |
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2 |
0 |
0 |
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| High % Turnout, District |
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45 (6) |
57 (6) |
34 (6) |
67 (6) |
| Low % Turnout,
District |
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34 (1) |
43 (1) |
19 (8) |
36.3 (9) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
4-5 |
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| Landslide
Index |
88.9% |
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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 |
3 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
5 |
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| Uncontested |
2 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
6 / 9 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
6 / 6 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
6 / 6 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
3 / 3 |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
3 / 3 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
5 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
0 |
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| Elected Women |
1 |
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| Elected Minorities |
0 |
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