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Colorado
House Districts: 7
Voting Age Population
2002: 3,385,000
2000: 3,067,000
1998: 2,961,000
1990:
2,433,128
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Divided / Court |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 42, Bush 51, Nader
5
1996: Clinton 44, Dole 46,
Perot 7
1992: Clinton 40, Bush 36, Perot
23
U.S. House: 5 GOP, 2 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 1 (+1R)
Facts in Focus:
Colorado
1982 to 2002 |
| How Colorado Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index: 9th
Margin of
Victory: 12th
Landslide
Index: 17th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
29th
Representation
Index: 24th
Voter
Participation: 14th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
 
|
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy
Index |
21.2 |
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| Voter
Turnout |
41.2% |
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|
|
| Representation
Index |
25.5% |
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|
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| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Wasted
Votes |
38.2% |
|
|
|
|
| %
of Wasted R / D Votes |
16.7 / 60.1 |
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|
|
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| Drop-Off
Voters |
1.1% |
|
|
|
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| Avg.
Margin Of Victory |
27.4% |
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| Votes
for (R�D�O%) |
54-42-4 |
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|
| Seats
for (R�D�O%) |
71-29-0 |
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| Seat
Changes |
1 (+1R) |
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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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19.6 |
17.1 |
17.3 |
| Voter
Turnout |
61% |
39% |
51% |
43% |
52.9% |
| Representation
Index |
37.8% |
27.4% |
32% |
26.5% |
35.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Wasted
Votes |
38% |
30% |
38% |
38% |
38.8% |
| %
of Wasted R / D Votes |
21 / 54 |
21 / 45 |
21 / 57 |
22 / 57 |
17 / 40 |
| Drop-Off
Voters |
5.7% |
5.4% |
3.3% |
4% |
6.8% |
| Avg.
Margin Of Victory |
27% |
43% |
27% |
26% |
38.4% |
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| Votes
for (R�D�O%) |
51�47�2 |
65�35�.4 |
57�41�2 |
56�42�2 |
59.6�30.5�9.8 |
| Seats
for (R�D�O%) |
67�33�0 |
67�33�0 |
67�33�0 |
67�33�0 |
67�33�0 |
| Seat
Changes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| High
% Turnout, District |
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52 (3) |
67(5) |
59 (3) |
75 (5) |
| Low
% Turnout, District |
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37 (1) |
47 (1) |
41 (1) |
52.3 (1) |
| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
5-2 |
|
|
|
|
| Landslide
Index |
71.4% |
|
|
|
|
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tight: <
5 |
1 |
|
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|
|
| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
|
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|
|
| Comfortable:
10-20 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Landslide:
20-40 |
4 |
|
|
|
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| No Contest:
40+ |
1 |
|
|
|
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| Uncontested |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
5 / 7 |
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|
|
|
| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
5 / 5 |
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|
|
| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
5 / 5 |
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|
|
|
| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
3 / 3 |
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|
|
| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
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|
|
|
| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| Uncontested
Primary |
4 |
|
|
|
|
| Elected Women |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Elected Minorities |
0 |
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|
| Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
4�2 |
4�2 |
4�2 |
4�2 |
4�2 |
| Landslide
Index |
67% |
83% |
50% |
50% |
67% |
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tight: <
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Comfortable:
10-20 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Landslide:
20-40 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| No Contest:
40+ |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Uncontested |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
5 / 6 |
6 / 6 |
4 / 6 |
4 / 6 |
6 / 6 |
| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
5 / 5 |
6 / 6 |
4 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
6 / 6 |
| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
4 / 5 |
5 / 6 |
3 / 4 |
3 / 4 |
4 / 6 |
| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
2 / 3 |
4 / 4 |
3 / 3 |
2 / 3 |
3 / 3 |
| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
1 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 3 |
| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Uncontested
Primary |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
| Elected Women |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Elected Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Results 1982-1990 |
1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
| U.S. House (R�D) |
3�3 |
4-2 |
3�3 |
3�3 |
3�3 |
| Landslide Index |
83% |
67% |
67% |
100% |
83% |
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Comfortable: 10-20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Landslide: 20-40 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Running / Total
Seats |
5 / 6 |
5 / 6 |
4 / 6 |
6 / 6 |
5 / 6 |
| Re-Election / Total
Incumbent |
5 / 5 |
5 / 5 |
3 / 4 |
6 / 6 |
5 / 5 |
| Landslide / Total
Incumbent |
4 / 5 |
4 / 5 |
3 / 4 |
6 / 6 |
5 / 5 |
| R. Landslide / R.
Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
3 / 3 |
2 /3 |
3 / 3 |
2 / 2 |
| D. Landslide / D.
Incumbent |
2 / 3 |
1 / 2 |
1 / 1 |
3 / 3 |
3 / 3 |
| Untouchable Repeat
Landslide |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| Uncontested Primary |
5 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
| Elected
Women |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Elected
Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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