Alaska
1 seat: 1R
Where It Ranks Among the States (House Elections 2000)- Voter Turnout: 3rd (64%)
- Victory Margin: 44th (53%)
Facts in Focus- Fewer than one half adults in
Alaska voted for their House member, Don Young, in 2000 � yet the
state's "representation index" was the second highest in the nation that
year.
- Young's 70% of the vote is the largest
percentage he has won in more than 12 years.
- Despite Alaska's
excellent representation index, it ranks 25th in the
"democracy index."
- Rep. Young has represented Alaska since 1972
despite opposition candidates consistently winning more than 35% of
votes.
How Alaska ranked in 2000
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