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New Mexico
House Districts: 3
Voting Age Population
2002: 1,341,000
2000:
1,263,000
1998: 1,250,000
1990: 1,068,328
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Divided /
Court |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore
48, Bush 48, Nader
4
1996: Clinton 49,
Dole 41, Perot
6
1992: Clinton 46, Bush
37, Perot
16
U.S. House: 2 GOP, 1 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
New Mexico 1982 to
2002 |
| How New
Mexico Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
39th
Margin of Victory: 27th
Landslide
Index: 5th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
39th
Representation
Index: 38th
Voter
Participation: 38th |
| 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 |
32.6% |
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| Representation Index |
22.2% |
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| Wasted Votes |
31.8% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
0 / 53.1 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
9.7% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
36.4% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
40-60-0 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
66.7-33.3-0 |
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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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26.4 |
21.8 |
26.7 |
| Voter Turnout |
25% |
40% |
45% |
40% |
46.5% |
| Representation Index |
32.4% |
26.5% |
27.2% |
21.0% |
27.1% |
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| Wasted Votes |
38% |
33% |
40% |
47% |
41.6% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
20 / 55 |
20 / 47 |
22 / 54 |
30 / 60 |
24 / 55 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
2.5% |
1.3% |
1.4% |
.2% |
1.7% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
25% |
36% |
23% |
11% |
19.1% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
50�49�1 |
57�41�2 |
48�49�3 |
49�46�5 |
46.5�51�2.3 |
| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
67�33�0 |
67�33�0 |
67�33�0 |
66�33�0 |
66�33�0 |
| Seat Changes |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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45 (3) |
59 (3) |
50 (3) |
61 (1) |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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41 (2) |
49 (2) |
42 (2) |
46.6 (2) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
2-1 |
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| Landslide
Index |
33.3% |
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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 |
2 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
0 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
1 |
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| Uncontested |
1 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
2 / 3 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
2 / 3 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
1 / 3 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
0 / 1 |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
0 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
2 |
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| Elected Women |
1 |
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| Elected Minorities |
0 |
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