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Delaware
House Districts: 1
Voting Age Population
2002: 609,000
2000: 582,000
1998: 568,000
1990: 502,827
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Not applicable |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 55, Bush 42,
Nader 3
1996:
Clinton 52, Dole 37, Perot 11
1992: Clinton 44, Bush 35, Perot
20
U.S. House: 1 GOP
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
Delaware 1982 to
2002 |
| How Delaware Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index: 41st
Margin of
Victory: 38th
Landslide
Index: 37th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 40th
Representation Index: 18th
Voter Participation:
25th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
 
|
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy
Index |
30.2 |
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|
|
|
| Voter
Turnout |
37.5% |
|
|
|
|
| Representation
Index |
27.0% |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Wasted
Votes |
27.9% |
|
|
|
|
| %
of Wasted R / D Votes |
0% / 100% |
|
|
|
|
| Drop-Off
Voters |
1.7% |
|
|
|
|
| Avg.
Margin Of Victory |
45.4% |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Votes
for (R�D�O%) |
72-27-1 |
|
|
|
|
| Seats
for (R�D�O%) |
100-0-0 |
|
|
|
|
| Seat
Changes |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| High
% Turnout, District |
�� |
|
|
|
|
| Low
% Turnout, District |
�� |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
| Democracy
Index |
�� |
�� |
29.0 |
37.2 |
27.4 |
| Voter
Turnout |
55% |
37% |
49% |
32% |
53.8% |
| Representation
Index |
30.4% |
25.8% |
33.9% |
21.1% |
36.3% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Wasted
Votes |
45% |
29% |
31% |
34% |
32.3% |
| %
of Wasted R / D Votes |
0 / 100 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 100 |
0 / 100 |
| Drop-Off
Voters |
4.7% |
2.0% |
1.5% |
NA |
4.3% |
| Avg.
Margin Of Victory |
13% |
44% |
42% |
35% |
36.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Votes
for (R�D�O%) |
55�43�2 |
71�27�3 |
70�28�3 |
66�32�2 |
67.6�30.8�1.5 |
| Seats
for (R�D�O%) |
100�0�0 |
100�0�0 |
100�0�0 |
100�0�0 |
100�0�0 |
| Seat
Changes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| High
% Turnout, District |
�� |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Low
% Turnout, District |
�� |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
1-0 |
|
|
|
|
| Landslide
Index |
100% |
|
|
|
|
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tight: <
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Comfortable:
10-20 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Landslide:
20-40 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| No Contest:
40+ |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Uncontested |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
1 / 1 |
|
|
|
|
| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
|
|
|
|
| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
|
|
|
|
| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
|
|
|
|
| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
NA |
|
|
|
|
| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Uncontested
Primary |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Elected Women |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Elected Minorities |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
1-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
| Landslide
Index |
0% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tight: <
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Comfortable:
10-20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Landslide:
20-40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| No Contest:
40+ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
0 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
NA |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
NA |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
NA |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Uncontested
Primary |
NA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Elected Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Results 1982-1990 |
1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
| U.S. House (R�D) |
0�1 |
0�1 |
0�1 |
0�1 |
0�1 |
| Landslide Index |
0% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Comfortable: 10-20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Landslide: 20-40 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Running / Total
Seats |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| Re-Election / Total
Incumbent |
0 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| Landslide / Total
Incumbent |
0 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| R. Landslide / R.
Incumbent |
0 / 1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| D. Landslide / D.
Incumbent |
NA |
0 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| Untouchable Repeat
Landslide |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Uncontested Primary |
0 |
1 |
1 |
NA |
0 |
| Elected
Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Elected
Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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