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| Representation Index | Eligible Voters | Voter Turnout | Wasted Votes (Total) |
% of Wasted R Votes & D Votes |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 1994 | 23.4% | 193,198,000 | 70,604,515 (36.6%) | 25,306,818 (36%) | R 31%, D 39%, O 93% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | 185,105,441 | 96,234,825 (52.0%) | 36,326,157 (38%) | R 42%, D 29%, O 95% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
Votes Received (R-D-O%) |
Seats Received (R-D-O%) |
Drop-Off Voters |
High/Low % Voter Turnout |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NA | NA | 52.2 - 47.6 - 0.2 | NA | NA |
| 1994 | 34.4% | 52.4 - 45.4 - 2.2 | 52.9 - 46.9 - 0.2 | 6.0% | H: 60 (MN-6, OR-6) L: 10 (NY-12) |
| 1992 | 30.5% | 45.4 - 50.8 - 3.8 | 40.5 - 59.3 - 0.2 | 9.1% | - - - |
| 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partisan Breakdown (R-D-O) | 166-269-0 | 182-253-0 | 177-258-0 | 175-260-0 | 167-267-1 | 176-258-1 | 230-204-1 | 227-207-1 | |
| Landslide Index | 69% | 75% | 81% | 85% | 74% | 61% | 63% | 64% | |
| Scale of Competitive- ness | Competitive: <=5 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 51 | 40 |
| Opportunity: 5-20 | 101 | 79 | 59 | 45 | 79 | 117 | 108 | 116 | |
| Landslide: 20-40 | 136 | 131 | 115 | 135 | 165 | 153 | 133 | 157 | |
| No Contest: >=40 | 163 | 195 | 236 | 236 | 158 | 113 | 143 | 122 | |
| Incumbents | Total/Total Seats | 383/435 | 409/435 | 391/435 | 408/435 | 406/435 | 350/435 | 383/435 | 382/435 |
| Re-Election/ Total Incumb. | 354/383 | 393/409 | 385/391 | 402/408 | 391/406 | 326/350 | 349/383 | 361/382 | |
| Landslide/ Total Incumb. | 268/383 | 319/409 | 332/391 | 359/408 | 309/406 | 227/350 | 256/383 | 260/382 | |
| R. Landslide/R. Incumb. | 90/168 | 133/155 | 123/159 | 139/163 | 111/156 | 92/139 | 140/157 | 135/212 | |
| D. Landslide/D. Incumb. | 178/215 | 186/254 | 209/232 | 220/245 | 198/250 | 134/210 | 116/225 | 125/169 | |
| Untouchable (Repeat Land) | 204 | 244 | 270 | 312 | 278 | 186 | 193 | 223 | |
| Uncontested Primary | 245 | 249 | 262 | 291 | 275 | 178 | 204 | 204 | |
| Elected Women | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 47 | 47 | 51 | |
| Elected Racial/Ethnic Minorities | 19B 8L 3A | 18B 11L 3A | 21B 11L 4A | 22B 10L 4A | 25B 10L 2A | 38B 17L 4A | 38B 17L 4A | 37B 20L 4A | |
The following is a glossary for the accompanying chart "Key Facts, U.S. House Elections: 1982 - 1986" and "Results: 1982 - 1996." The full chart -- along with charts for all fifty states -- will be available later this year.
| Representation Index: | Measure of the percentage of eligible voters who elected a candidate in House elections; it is determined by multiplying voter turnout by the percentage of votes cast for winning candidates |
| Wasted Vote Index: | |
| Total: | Number of votes cast for losing candidates |
| R-D-O: | Percentage of voters for Republicans, for Democrats and for other candidates who did not help elect a candidate |
| Votes and Seats: | Percentages of votes and seats won by Republicans, Democrats and others; "O" refers to independent and third party candidates |
| Drop-Off Voters: | Percentage of voters who participated in a statewide race but did not vote in a House election |
| High/Low % Voter Turnout: | The congressional districts with the highest voter turnout in a state (H) and lowest voter turnout (L) in a state |
| Landslide Index: | Percentage of all races won by at least 20% |
| Scale of Competitiveness: | |
| Competitive: | Won by 5% or less |
| Opportunity: | Won by between 6% and 20% |
| Landslide: | Won by least 20%, but less than 40% |
| No Contest: | Won by at least 40% |
| Untouchable: | Incumbents who won by landslides in both 1992 and 1994 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | Measure of the number of representatives from a state who are black (B) Latino (L) and Asian (A) |
| Elected Women: | Measure of the number of women in a state's House delegation |