New Jersey
House Districts: 13
Voting Age Population 2002:
6,433,000 2000: 6,245,000
1998: 6,075,000
1990: 5,930,726
Redistricting, 2001-2002 Commission |
Presidential Vote 2000: Gore 56, Bush
40,
Nader 3
1996: Clinton 54, Dole 36,
Perot
9
1992: Clinton 43, Bush 41, Perot
16 U.S. House: 7
Dem, 6 GOP Seat Changes
'02: 0 Facts in Focus:
New Jersey 1982 to
2002 |
How New
Jersey Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
39th
Margin of Victory: 30th Landslide
Index: 35th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion: 4th
Representation Index: 39th Voter Participation:
41st |
For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
Democracy Index |
29.4 |
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Voter Turnout |
31.2% |
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Representation Index |
21.4% |
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Wasted Votes |
31.4% |
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% of Wasted R / D Votes |
23.6 / 35.7 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
5.0% |
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Avg. Margin Of Victory |
38.8% |
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Votes for (R�D�O%) |
47-51-2 |
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Seats for (R�D�O%) |
46-54-0 |
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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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25.7 |
27.4 |
22.6 |
Voter Turnout |
50% |
34% |
47% |
30% |
47.8% |
Representation Index |
31.1% |
22.3% |
29.9% |
19.0% |
31% |
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Wasted Votes |
38% |
34% |
36% |
36% |
35% |
% of Wasted R / D Votes |
34 / 37 |
18 / 50 |
25 / 45 |
34 / 35 |
30.5 / 35.9 |
Drop-Off Voters |
10.5% |
2.4% |
8.2% |
NA |
6.3% |
Avg. Margin Of Victory |
28% |
35% |
32% |
33% |
35.4% |
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Votes for (R�D�O%) |
50�45�5 |
54�44�2 |
50�48�3 |
47�50�3 |
46.3�51.2�2.4 |
Seats for (R�D�O%) |
46�54�0 |
62�39�0 |
54�46�0 |
46�54�0 |
46�54�0 |
Seat Changes |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
High % Turnout, District |
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42 (5) |
59 (12) |
40 (12) |
62.3 (12) |
Low % Turnout, District |
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21 (13) |
34 (10) |
19 (13) |
32.8 (13) |
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Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
U.S. House
(R�D) |
6-7 |
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Landslide
Index |
92.3% |
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Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: <
5 |
0 |
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Competitive:
5-10 |
0 |
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Comfortable:
10-20 |
1 |
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Landslide:
20-40 |
7 |
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No Contest:
40+ |
5 |
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Uncontested |
1 |
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Incumbents |
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Total Running
/ Total Seats |
12 / 13 |
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Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
12 / 12 |
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Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
11 / 12 |
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R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
5 / 5 |
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D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
6 / 7 |
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Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
9 |
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Uncontested
Primary |
9 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
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Elected Minorities |
1B 1L |
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