Vermont

House Districts: 1
Voting Age Population
  2002:     476,000
  2000:     460,000
  1998:
     448,000
  1990:     419,675
Redistricting, 2001-2002
  Not applicable
Presidential Vote  
  2000:   Gore 51, Bush 41, Nader 7
  1996:   Clinton 53, Dole 31, Perot 12  
  1992:   Clinton 46, Bush 30, Perot 23
U.S. House: 1 (Dem) 
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
  Vermont 1982 to 2002

 
How Vermont Ranked in 2002
Democracy Index: 15th
Margin of Victory: 20th
Landslide Index: 37th
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 43rd
Representation Index: 6th
Voter Participation: 8th
For definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page.
 


   

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
 Democracy Index

22.4

��

 

 

 Voter Turnout

47.3%

 

 

 

 

 Representation Index

30.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

35.7%

 

 

 

 

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

100 / 0

 

 

 

 

 Drop-Off Voters

2.1%

 

 

 

 

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

32.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

33-64-3

 

 

 

 

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

0-100-0

 

 

 

 Seat Changes

0

 

 

 

 

 High % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 

 Low % Turnout, District

��

 

 

 

 


1992 1994 1996 1998 2000
 Democracy Index

��

��

25.8

19.8

20

 Voter Turnout

67%

49%

58%

30%

61.6%

 Representation Index

38.8%

26.3%

31.9%

42.8%

47%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wasted Votes

42%

47%

44%

37%

23.6%

 % of Wasted R / D Votes

100 / 100

100 / NA

100 / 100

100 / NA

100 / 100

 Drop-Off Voters

2.8%

.3%

1.4%

1.4%

3.7%

 Avg. Margin Of Victory

28%

7%

23%

31%

58%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Votes for (R�D�O%)

31�8�61

47�0�53

33�9�61

33�0�63

18.3�5.2�76.3

 Seats for (R�D�O%)

0�0�100

0�0�100

0�0�100

0�0�100

0�0�100

 Seat Changes

��

0

0

0

0

 High % Turnout, District

��

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Low % Turnout, District

��

NA

NA

NA

NA

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

0-1

 

 

 

 

 Landslide Index

100%

 

 

 

 

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

 

 

 

 

 Competitive: 5-10

0

 

 

 

 

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

 

 

 

 

 Landslide: 20-40

1

 

 

 

 

 No Contest: 40+

0

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested

0

 

 

 

 

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

1 / 1

 

 

 

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

NA

 

 

 

 

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

1 / 1

 

 

 

 

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

1

 

 

 

 

 Uncontested Primary

NA

 

 

 

 

 Elected Women

0

 

 

 

 

 Elected Minorities

0

 

 

 

 

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

0�0�1

0�0�1

0�0�1

0�0�1

0�0�1

 Landslide Index

100%

0%

100%

100%

100%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

0

0

0

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

1

0

0

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

0

0

0

0

 Landslide: 20-40

1

0

1

1

0

 No Contest: 40+

0

0

0

0

1

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

0 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

0

0

0

1

1

 Uncontested Primary

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Elected Women

0

0

0

0

0

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0


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

1�0�0

1�0�0

1�0�0

1�0�0

0�0�1

 Landslide Index

100%

100%

100%

0%

0%

 Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 Tight: < 5

0

0

0

1

0

 Competitive: 5-10

0

0

0

0

0

 Comfortable: 10-20

0

0

0

0

1

 Landslide: 20-40

0

1

0

0

0

 No Contest: 40+

1

0

1

0

0

 Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

 Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Running / Total Seats

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

0 / 1

1 / 1

 Re-Election / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

NA

0 / 1

 Landslide / Total Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

NA

0 / 1

 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

1 / 1

1 / 1

1 / 1

NA

0 / 1

 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Untouchable Repeat Landslide

1

1

1

0

0

 Uncontested Primary

0

0

1

0

0

 Elected Women

0

0

0

0

0

 Elected Minorities

0

0

0

0

0

 
 
Facts in Focus for Vermont 1982 to 2002
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