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Iowa
House Districts:
5
Voting Age Population
2002: 2,224,000
2000: 2,165,000
1998: 2,157,000
1990: 2,057,875
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Divided / Criteria Driven |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 49, Bush 48, Nader 2
1996: Clinton 50, Dole 40, Perot 9
1992: Clinton 43, Bush 37, Perot 19
U.S. House: 4 GOP, 1 Dem
Seat Changes '00: 0
Facts in Focus:
Iowa 1982 - 2002 |
| How
Iowa Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index: 7th
Margin of Victory: 3rd
Landslide Index: 4th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 38th
Representation Index: 26th
Voter Participation: 11th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary
page. |
|
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
19.4 |
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| Voter Turnout |
45.5% |
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| Representation Index |
25.4% |
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| Wasted Votes |
44.3% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
17.8 / 74.6 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
1.0% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
12.7% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
45-54-1 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
80-20-0 |
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| Seat Changes |
0 |
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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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18.4 |
17.8 |
18.9 |
| Voter
Turnout |
60% |
46% |
56% |
42% |
58.9% |
| Representation
Index |
38.6% |
26.5% |
30.6% |
27.0% |
36.4% |
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| Wasted
Votes |
36% |
43% |
46% |
35% |
38.1% |
| %
of Wasted R / D Votes |
13 / 68 |
0 / 100 |
17 / 78 |
14 / 68 |
11.6 / 70.5 |
| Drop-Off
Voters |
8.3% |
.9% |
2.7 |
5.8% |
3% |
| Avg.
Margin Of Victory |
33% |
16% |
11% |
34% |
26.1% |
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| Votes
for (R�D�O%) |
59�40�1 |
57�42�1 |
54�44�1 |
61�38�1 |
56.1�41.6�2.1 |
| Seats
for (R�D�O%) |
80�20�1 |
100�0�0 |
80�20�0 |
80�20�0 |
80�20�0 |
| Seat
Changes |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| High
% Turnout, District |
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52 (4) |
62 (4) |
48 (4) |
67.9 (4) |
| Low
% Turnout, District |
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44 (1) |
56 (5) |
33 (5) |
55.4 (5) |
| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
1-4 |
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| Landslide
Index |
20% |
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| Scale of Competitiveness |
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| Tight: <
5 |
0 |
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| Competitive:
5-10 |
2 |
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| Comfortable:
10-20 |
2 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
1 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
0 |
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| Uncontested |
0 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
4 / 5 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
4 / 4 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
0 / 4 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
0 / 3 |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
0 / 1 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
0 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
0 |
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| Elected Women |
0 |
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| Elected Minorities |
0 |
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| Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
| U.S. House (R�D) |
4�1 |
5�0 |
4�1 |
4�1 |
4�1 |
| Landslide Index |
60% |
40% |
20% |
40% |
80% |
| Scale of Competitiveness |
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| Tight: < 5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Comfortable: 10-20 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Incumbents |
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| Total Running / Total
Seats |
6 / 5 |
4 / 5 |
4 / 5 |
5 / 5 |
5 / 5 |
| Re-Election / Total
Incumbent |
5 / 6 |
3 / 4 |
4 / 4 |
5 / 5 |
5 / 5 |
| Landslide / Total
Incumbent |
3 / 6 |
1 / 4 |
1 / 4 |
2 / 5 |
4 / 5 |
| R. Landslide / R.
Incumbent |
2 / 4 |
1 / 3 |
1 / 4 |
2 / 4 |
3 / 4 |
| D. Landslide / D.
Incumbent |
1 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
NA |
0 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| Untouchable Repeat
Landslide |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Uncontested Primary |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 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) |
3�3 |
4�2 |
4�2 |
4�2 |
4�2 |
| Landslide Index |
33% |
83% |
50% |
83% |
83% |
| Scale of Competitiveness |
|
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| Tight: < 5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Comfortable: 10-20 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Incumbents |
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| Total Running / Total
Seats |
6 / 6 |
5 / 6 |
4 / 6 |
6 / 6 |
5 / 6 |
| Re-Election / Total
Incumbent |
6 / 6 |
5 / 5 |
4 / 4 |
6 / 6 |
5 / 5 |
| Landslide / Total
Incumbent |
2 / 6 |
5 / 5 |
3 / 4 |
5 / 6 |
5 / 5 |
| R. Landslide / R.
Incumbent |
0 / 3 |
3 / 3 |
2 / 3 |
3 / 4 |
3 / 3 |
| D. Landslide / D.
Incumbent |
2 / 3 |
2 / 2 |
1 / 1 |
2 / 2 |
2 / 2 |
| Untouchable Repeat
Landslide |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| Uncontested Primary |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| Elected
Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Elected
Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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