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Turnout (% of VAP) |
Competitiveness |
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State |
1996 |
2000 |
1996 |
2000 |
Turnout |
Comp. |
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Alabama |
47.7% |
50.0% |
93.0% |
85.1% |
2.3% |
-8.0% |
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Alaska |
56.9% |
66.4% |
82.5% |
69.0% |
9.6% |
-13.4% |
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Arizona |
44.7% |
42.3% |
97.8% |
93.7% |
-2.4% |
-4.1% |
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Arkansas |
47.2% |
47.8% |
83.1% |
94.6% |
0.6% |
11.5% |
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California |
43.9% |
44.1% |
87.1% |
88.2% |
0.2% |
1.1% |
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Colorado |
52.8% |
56.8% |
98.6% |
91.6% |
4.0% |
-7.0% |
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Connecticut |
56.2% |
58.4% |
81.9% |
82.5% |
2.2% |
0.7% |
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Delaware |
49.4% |
56.3% |
84.8% |
86.9% |
6.9% |
2.2% |
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Dist. of Columbia |
44.0% |
49.1% |
24.1% |
23.8% |
5.1% |
-0.3% |
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Florida |
48.0% |
50.6% |
94.3% |
100.0% |
2.6% |
5.7% |
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Georgia |
42.4% |
43.8% |
98.8% |
88.3% |
1.4% |
-10.5% |
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Hawaii |
40.5% |
40.5% |
74.7% |
81.7% |
0.0% |
7.0% |
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Idaho |
57.0% |
54.5% |
81.5% |
60.5% |
-2.6% |
-21.0% |
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Illinois |
49.3% |
52.8% |
82.5% |
88.0% |
3.5% |
5.5% |
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Indiana |
48.8% |
49.0% |
94.4% |
84.4% |
0.2% |
-10.1% |
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Iowa |
57.7% |
60.7% |
89.7% |
99.7% |
3.0% |
10.0% |
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Kansas |
56.1% |
54.1% |
81.8% |
79.2% |
-2.0% |
-2.6% |
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Kentucky |
47.4% |
51.6% |
99.0% |
84.9% |
4.2% |
-14.2% |
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Louisiana |
57.0% |
54.2% |
87.9% |
92.3% |
-2.7% |
4.4% |
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Maine |
71.9% |
67.3% |
79.1% |
94.9% |
-4.6% |
15.7% |
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Maryland |
46.6% |
51.6% |
84.0% |
83.6% |
4.9% |
-0.4% |
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Massachusetts |
55.0% |
57.6% |
66.6% |
72.7% |
2.6% |
6.1% |
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Michigan |
54.4% |
57.5% |
86.8% |
94.9% |
3.1% |
8.1% |
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Minnesota |
64.1% |
68.8% |
83.9% |
97.6% |
4.7% |
13.7% |
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Mississippi |
45.4% |
48.6% |
94.9% |
83.1% |
3.1% |
-11.8% |
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Missouri |
54.0% |
57.5% |
93.7% |
96.7% |
3.5% |
3.0% |
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Montana |
62.1% |
61.5% |
97.1% |
74.9% |
-0.5% |
-22.2% |
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Nebraska |
55.9% |
56.5% |
81.3% |
71.0% |
0.5% |
-10.3% |
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Nevada |
38.3% |
43.8% |
99.0% |
96.5% |
5.5% |
-2.5% |
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New Hampshire |
57.3% |
62.5% |
90.0% |
98.7% |
5.2% |
8.7% |
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New Jersey |
51.0% |
51.0% |
82.1% |
84.2% |
0.1% |
2.0% |
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New Mexico |
45.4% |
47.4% |
92.7% |
99.9% |
2.0% |
7.3% |
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New York |
47.5% |
50.4% |
71.1% |
75.0% |
2.9% |
3.9% |
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North Carolina |
45.6% |
50.3% |
95.3% |
87.2% |
4.7% |
-8.1% |
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North Dakota |
56.0% |
60.4% |
93.2% |
72.4% |
4.5% |
-20.8% |
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Ohio |
54.3% |
55.8% |
93.6% |
96.5% |
1.4% |
2.9% |
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Oklahoma |
49.7% |
48.8% |
92.2% |
78.1% |
-1.0% |
-14.1% |
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Oregon |
57.1% |
60.6% |
91.9% |
99.6% |
3.5% |
7.7% |
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Pennsylvania |
49.0% |
53.7% |
90.8% |
95.8% |
4.7% |
5.0% |
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Rhode Island |
52.0% |
54.3% |
67.1% |
70.9% |
2.3% |
3.8% |
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South Carolina |
41.6% |
46.6% |
94.2% |
84.1% |
5.0% |
-10.1% |
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South Dakota |
60.5% |
58.2% |
96.5% |
77.3% |
-2.3% |
-19.3% |
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Tennessee |
46.9% |
49.2% |
97.6% |
96.1% |
2.2% |
-1.5% |
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Texas |
41.3% |
43.1% |
95.1% |
78.7% |
1.9% |
-16.4% |
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Utah |
49.9% |
52.6% |
78.9% |
59.5% |
2.7% |
-19.4% |
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Vermont |
58.1% |
64.0% |
77.7% |
90.1% |
5.9% |
12.3% |
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Virginia |
47.5% |
53.0% |
98.0% |
92.0% |
5.5% |
-6.1% |
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Washington |
54.8% |
56.9% |
87.5% |
94.4% |
2.2% |
7.0% |
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West Virginia |
44.9% |
45.8% |
85.3% |
93.7% |
0.9% |
8.4% |
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Wisconsin |
57.4% |
66.1% |
89.7% |
99.8% |
8.7% |
10.1% |
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Wyoming |
59.4% |
59.7% |
87.0% |
59.9% |
0.3% |
-27.1% |
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Voter turnout is expressed as a percentage of the Voting Age
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Competitiveness is defined as 100% - Margin of Victory, which is
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example, a 55%-45% state has a 10% Margin of Victory, which corresponds to a
90% competitiveness rating. |
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state won by a 100%-0% margin would have a 0% competitiveness, and a 50-50
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Turnout |
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Presidential Results |
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