Washington
House Districts: 9
Voting Age Population 2002:
4,537,000 2000: 4,368,000
1998: 4,257,000
1990: 3,605,305
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Commission |
Presidential Vote 2000: Gore 50, Bush
45, Nader
4
1996: Clinton 50, Dole 37,
Perot
9
1992: Clinton 43, Bush 32,
Perot
24 U.S. House: 6
Dem, 3 GOP Seat Changes
'02: 0 Facts in Focus:
Washington 1982 to
2002 |
How
Washington Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
19th Margin of Victory:
11th Landslide
Index: 13th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
24th
Representation Index: 35th Voter Participation:
23rd |
For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
Democracy Index |
23.6 |
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Voter Turnout |
38.3% |
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Representation Index |
23.6% |
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Wasted Votes |
38.5% |
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% of Wasted R / D Votes |
54.2 / 21.5 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
0.0% |
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Avg. Margin Of Victory |
26.0% |
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Votes for (R�D�O%) |
45-52-3 |
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Seats for (R�D�O%) |
33.3-66.7-0 |
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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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18.8 |
10.2 |
18.4 |
Voter Turnout |
62% |
42% |
51% |
44% |
54.5% |
Representation Index |
36.2% |
24.6% |
30.9% |
27.3% |
32.9% |
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Wasted Votes |
41% |
42% |
42% |
37% |
33.2% |
% of Wasted R / D Votes |
83 / 7 |
15 / 69 |
22 / 58 |
40 / 31 |
60.1 / 23 |
Drop-Off Voters |
2.8% |
.8% |
3.5% |
1.6% |
4.2% |
Avg. Margin Of Victory |
20% |
17% |
17% |
28% |
22.9% |
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Votes for (R�D�O%) |
41�56�3 |
51�49�.4 |
47�52�1 |
44�53�3 |
36.7�52.9�6.4 |
Seats for (R�D�O%) |
11�89�0 |
78�22�0 |
67�33�0 |
44�56�0 |
33�67�0 |
Seat Changes |
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6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
High % Turnout, District |
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54 (5) |
67 (8) |
58 (8) |
74.6 (2) |
Low % Turnout, District |
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38 (9) |
53 (9) |
44 (9) |
60.4 (4) |
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Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
U.S. House
(R�D) |
3-6 |
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Landslide
Index |
66.7% |
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Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: <
5 |
1 |
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Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
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Comfortable:
10-20 |
2 |
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Landslide:
20-40 |
5 |
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No Contest:
40+ |
1 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
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Incumbents |
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Total Running
/ Total Seats |
9 / 9 |
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Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
9 / 9 |
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Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
6 / 9 |
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R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
3 / 3 |
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D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
3 / 6 |
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Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
3 |
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Uncontested
Primary |
6 |
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Elected Women |
1 |
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Elected Minorities |
0 |
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