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Arkansas
House
Districts: 4
Voting Age
Population
2002: 1,929,000
2000: 1,929,000
1998: 1,882,000
1990: 1,729,594
Redistricting,
2001-2002
Divided (D-influence) /
VRA |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 46, Bush
51, Nader 1
1996: Clinton 54, Dole 37, Perot 8
1992:
Clinton 53, Bush 35, Perot 10
U.S.
House: 1 GOP, 3 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
Arkansas 1982 to
2002 |
| How
Arkansas Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index: 42nd
Margin of
Victory: 45th
Landslide
Index: 37th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 32nd
Representation Index: 22nd
Voter Participation:
36th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
  
|
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy
Index |
31.6 |
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|
|
| Voter
Turnout |
33.9% |
|
|
|
|
| Representation
Index |
26.3% |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Wasted
Votes |
22.5% |
|
|
|
|
| %
of Wasted R / D Votes |
50.1 / 0 |
|
|
|
|
| Drop-Off
Voters |
14.6% |
|
|
|
|
| Avg.
Margin Of Victory |
55.0% |
|
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|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Votes
for (R�D�O%) |
41-57-2 |
|
|
|
|
| Seats
for (R�D�O%) |
25-75-0 |
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|
|
|
| Seat
Changes |
0 |
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|
|
|
| High
% Turnout, District |
�� |
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|
|
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| Low
% Turnout, District |
�� |
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|
| |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
| Democracy
Index |
�� |
�� |
21.0 |
27.7 |
32.5 |
| Voter
Turnout |
51.0% |
39.0% |
46.0% |
28.0% |
40.2% |
| Representation
Index |
31.4% |
18.5% |
26.0% |
18.5% |
25.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Wasted
Votes |
39% |
53% |
44% |
34% |
35.7% |
| %
of Wasted R / D Votes |
33 / 42 |
42 / 65 |
42 /44 |
23 / 40 |
65.9 / 0 |
| Drop-Off
Voters |
6.5% |
1.1% |
2.4% |
25.6% |
15.8% |
| Avg.
Margin Of Victory |
24% |
15% |
14% |
45% |
34.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Votes
for (R�D�O%) |
40-59-1 |
53-47-0 |
53-46-1 |
61-32-7 |
54.1-45.8-0 |
| Seats
for (R�D�O%) |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
25-75-0 |
| Seat
Changes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| High
% Turnout, District |
�� |
44 (3) |
56 (3) |
44 (3) |
51.8 (2) |
| Low
% Turnout, District |
�� |
39 (2) |
46 (4) |
37 (4) |
32.8 (3) |
| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
1-3 |
|
|
|
|
| Landslide
Index |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tight: <
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Comfortable:
10-20 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Landslide:
20-40 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| No Contest:
40+ |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Uncontested |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
4 / 4 |
|
|
|
|
| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
4 / 4 |
|
|
|
|
| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
1 / 4 |
|
|
|
|
| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
0 / 1 |
|
|
|
|
| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
1 / 3 |
|
|
|
|
| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Uncontested
Primary |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| Elected Women |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Elected Minorities |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
2�2 |
2�2 |
2�2 |
2�2 |
1-3 |
| Landslide
Index |
50% |
25% |
25% |
50% |
50% |
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tight: <
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Comfortable:
10-20 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Landslide:
20-40 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| No Contest:
40+ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
1 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
4 / 4 |
1 / 1 |
4 / 4 |
3 / 4 |
| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 1 |
2 / 4 |
2 / 4 |
| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
1 / 2 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 2 |
1 / 2 |
| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
NA |
0 / 2 |
NA |
1 / 2 |
1 / 2 |
| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Uncontested
Primary |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| Elected Women |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Elected Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Results 1982-1990 |
1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
| U.S. House (R�D) |
2-2 |
1�3 |
1�3 |
1�3 |
1�3 |
| Landslide Index |
75% |
75% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Comfortable: 10-20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Landslide: 20-40 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Uncontested |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Running / Total
Seats |
4 / 4 |
3 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
3 / 4 |
| Re-Election / Total
Incumbent |
4 / 4 |
3 / 3 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
3 / 3 |
| Landslide / Total
Incumbent |
3 / 4 |
3 / 3 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
3 / 3 |
| R. Landslide / R.
Incumbent |
1 / 2 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| D. Landslide / D.
Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
2 / 2 |
3 / 3 |
3 / 3 |
2 / 2 |
| Untouchable Repeat
Landslide |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| Uncontested Primary |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Elected
Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Elected
Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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