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Rhode Island
House Districts: 2
Voting Age Population
2002: 799,000
2000: 753,000
1998: 751,000
1990: 777,774
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Commission |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 61, Bush
32, Nader
6
1996: Clinton 60, Dole 27,
Perot
11
1992: Clinton 47, Bush 29,
Perot
23
U.S. House: 2
Dem
Seat Changes '02: 0
Facts in Focus:
Rhode Island 1982 to
2002 |
| How Rhode
Island Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
36th
Margin of Victory: 32nd
Landslide Index:
37th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
41st
Representation Index: 14th
Voter Participation:
17th |
| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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|
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
27.6 |
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| Voter Turnout |
41.1% |
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| Representation Index |
28.1% |
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| Wasted Votes |
31.6% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
100 / 0 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
1.1% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
38.8% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
30-68-2 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
0-100-0 |
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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 |
�� |
�� |
31.9 |
29.4 |
32.8 |
| Voter Turnout |
51% |
45% |
48% |
39% |
50.9% |
| Representation Index |
36.1% |
27.4% |
32.1% |
27.1% |
32.8% |
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| Wasted Votes |
30% |
39% |
33% |
30% |
40.5% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
27 / 25 |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
100 / 0 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
12.1% |
5.4% |
7.8% |
1.4% |
6% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
46% |
22% |
37% |
43% |
36% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
47�48�5 |
39�61�0 |
30�67�3 |
26�70�4 |
23.3�64.4�12.2 |
| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
50�50�0 |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
0�100�0 |
| Seat Changes |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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NA |
48 (2) |
40 (2) |
51.7 (2) |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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NA |
45 (1) |
35 (1) |
47 (1) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
0-2 |
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| Landslide
Index |
100% |
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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 |
0 |
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| Landslide:
20-40 |
1 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
1 |
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| Uncontested |
0 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
2 / 2 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
NA |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
2 / 2 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
1 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
2 |
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| Elected Women |
0 |
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| Elected Minorities |
0 |
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