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Louisiana
House Districts: 7
Voting Age Population
2002:
3,301,000
2000: 3,255,000
1998: 3,149,000
1990: 2,992,704
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Divided / VRA |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 45, Bush 53,
Nader 1
1996: Clinton 52, Dole 40, Perot
7
1992: Clinton 46, Bush 41, Perot
12
U.S. House: 4 GOP, 3
Dem
Seat Changes '02: 1 (1D)
Facts in Focus:
Louisiana 1982 to
2002 |
| How
Louisiana Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
19th
Margin of Victory: 48th
Landslide Index:
27th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
11th
Representation Index:
16th
Voter
Participation: 35th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
23.6 |
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| Voter Turnout |
34.5% |
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| Representation Index |
27.7% |
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| Wasted Votes |
19.8% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
15.2 / 10.8 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
8.5% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
61.1% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
59-34-7 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
57-43-0 |
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| Seat Changes |
1 |
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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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41.9 |
46.2 |
37.4 |
| Voter Turnout |
37% |
27% |
13% |
10% |
36.5% |
| Representation Index |
24.7% |
19.5% |
8.4% |
6.3% |
27.6% |
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| Wasted Votes |
33% |
27% |
36% |
36% |
30.4% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
11 / 19 |
27 / 16 |
32 / 46 |
0 / 48 |
0 / 56.1 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
NA |
NA |
NA |
68% |
32.5% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
45% |
54% |
38% |
82% |
59.8% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
37�42�21 |
49�45�7 |
49�51�0 |
31�63�5 |
62.7�29.2�8 |
| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
43�57� |
43�57�0 |
71�29�0 |
71�29�0 |
71�29�0 |
| Seat Changes |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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32 (7) |
57 (7) |
44 (6) |
57.8 (6) |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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19 (2) |
53 (5) |
28 (2) |
0 (2) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
4-3 |
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| Landslide
Index |
85.7% |
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| Scale of Competitiveness |
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| Tight: <
5 |
1 |
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| Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
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| Comfortable:
10-20 |
0 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
0 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
6 |
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| Uncontested |
4 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
6 / 7 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
6 / 6 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
6 / 6 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
4 / 4 |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
4 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
5 |
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| Elected Women |
0 |
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| Elected Minorities |
1B |
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