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Maryland
House Districts: 8
Voting Age Population
2002:
4,011,000
2000:
3,925,000
1998:
3,824,000
1990:
3,619,227
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Monopoly (D) |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 57, Bush
40,
Nader 3
1996: Clinton 54, Dole 38,
Perot
7
1992: Clinton 49, Bush 36,
Perot
14
U.S. House: 2
GOP, 6 Dem
Seat Changes
'02: 2 (2D)
Facts in Focus:
Maryland 1982 to
2002 |
| How
Maryland Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
11th
Margin of
Victory: 23rd
Landslide Index:
19th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 34th
Representation Index:
17th
Voter Participation:
13th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
22.0 |
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| Voter Turnout |
41.4% |
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| Representation Index |
27.7% |
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| Wasted Votes |
33.2% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
54.9 / 14.8 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
2.6% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
33.9% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
45-54-1 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
25-75-0 |
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| Seat Changes |
2
(2D) |
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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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31.3 |
22.4 |
24.8 |
| Voter Turnout |
50% |
36% |
43% |
39% |
49% |
| Representation Index |
32.8% |
24.5% |
28% |
27.4% |
33.4% |
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| Wasted Votes |
34% |
32% |
35% |
29% |
31.8% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
27 / 40 |
25 / 39 |
27 / 42 |
21 / 36 |
21.9 / 39.4 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
8.9% |
4.6% |
8% |
3.5% |
4.9% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
33% |
38% |
34% |
44% |
40.6% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
47�53�1 |
51�49�0 |
47�54�0 |
47�53�0 |
44.4�55.1�.3 |
| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
50�50�0 |
50�50�0 |
50�50�0 |
50�50�0 |
50�50�0 |
| Seat Changes |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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45 (8) |
55 (8) |
48 (8) |
67.1 (8) |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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27 (7) |
31 (7) |
29 (7) |
33.6 (7) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
2-6 |
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| Landslide
Index |
75% |
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| Scale of Competitiveness |
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| Tight: <
5 |
1 |
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| Competitive:
5-10 |
1 |
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| Comfortable:
10-20 |
0 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
3 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
3 |
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| Uncontested |
0 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
7 / 8 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
7 / 7 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
6 / 7 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
2 / 3 |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
4 / 4 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
6 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
2 |
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| Elected Women |
0 |
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| Elected Minorities |
2B |
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