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West Virginia
House Districts: 3
Voting Age Population
2002: 1,411,000
2000:
1,416,000
1998:
1,406,000
1990:
1,349,900
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Monopoly (D) |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 46, Bush
52, Nader
2
1996: Clinton 52, Dole 37,
Perot
11
1992: Clinton 48, Bush 35,
Perot
16
U.S. House: 2
Dem, 1 GOP
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
West Virginia 1982 to
2002 |
| How West
Virginia Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index: 44th
Margin of Victory: 40th
Landslide Index:
37th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
1st
Representation Index: 41st
Voter Participation:
46th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
32.0 |
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| Voter Turnout |
28.3% |
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| Representation Index |
21.0% |
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| Wasted Votes |
25.7% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
27.5 / 24.8 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
2.3% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
48.5% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
34-66-0 |
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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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30.2 |
39.6 |
32.3 |
| Voter Turnout |
42% |
29% |
37% |
25% |
40.9% |
| Representation Index |
32.5% |
19.4% |
32.4% |
20.1% |
30.5% |
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| Wasted Votes |
22% |
34% |
12% |
19% |
35.5% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
0 / 30.4 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
17.7% |
3.4% |
17.9% |
NA |
10.5 |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
58% |
32% |
79% |
65% |
53.5% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
22�78�0 |
34�66�0 |
12�88�0 |
8�81�11 |
49.3�58.4�4.6 |
| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
33�67�0 |
| Seat Changes |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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32 (1) |
46 (2) |
30 (2) |
49.1 (2) |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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26 (3) |
33 (3) |
20 (3 ) |
35.8 (3) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
2-1 |
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| Landslide
Index |
100% |
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| Scale of Competitiveness |
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| Tight: <
5 |
0 |
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| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
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| Comfortable:
10-20 |
0 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
1 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
2 |
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| Uncontested |
1 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
3 / 3 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
3 / 3 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
3 / 3 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
3 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
2 |
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| Elected Women |
1 |
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| Elected Minorities |
0 |
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