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Wisconsin
House Districts: 8
Voting Age Population
2002:
4,077,000
2000: 3,930,000
1998: 3,877,000
1990: 3,602,787
Redistricting, 2001-2002
Divided /
Court |
Presidential Vote
2000: Gore 48, Bush
48, Nader
4
1996: Clinton 49, Dole 38,
Perot
10
1992: Clinton 41, Bush 37,
Perot
22
U.S. House: 4 GOP,
4 Dem
Seat Changes '02: 1 (-1D)
Facts in Focus:
Wisconsin 1982 to
2002 |
| How
Wisconsin Ranked in 2002 |
Democracy Index:
15th
Margin of Victory: 43rd
Landslide
Index: 37th |
Seats-to-Votes Distortion:
14th
Representation Index: 9th
Voter Participation: 19th
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| For
definitions of terms, please see this report's glossary page. |
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2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| Democracy Index |
22.4 |
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| Voter Turnout |
40.0% |
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| Representation Index |
29.8% |
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| Wasted Votes |
25.5% |
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| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
26.5 / 16.9 |
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| Drop-Off Voters |
8.0% |
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| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
50.2% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
55-41-4 |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
50-50-0 |
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| Seat Changes |
1
(-1D) |
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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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11.2 |
15.4 |
15.9 |
| Voter Turnout |
66% |
39% |
56% |
43% |
63.7% |
| Representation Index |
41.9% |
25.4% |
34.1% |
29.1% |
41.2% |
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| Wasted Votes |
37% |
34% |
39% |
33% |
33.2% |
| % of Wasted R / D Votes |
29 / 44 |
24 / 49 |
43 / 34 |
39 / 23 |
39.4 / 29.3 |
| Drop-Off Voters |
5.7% |
6.8% |
2.1% |
5% |
3.5% |
| Avg. Margin Of Victory |
27% |
36% |
23% |
37% |
32.9% |
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| Votes for (R�D�O%) |
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| Seats for (R�D�O%) |
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| Seat Changes |
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1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| High % Turnout, District |
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47 (2) |
67 (9) |
54 (2) |
80.4 (2) |
| Low % Turnout, District |
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30 (6) |
49 (5) |
39 (6) |
56.5 (5) |
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| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
| U.S. House
(R�D) |
4-4 |
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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 |
4 |
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| No Contest:
40+ |
4 |
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| Uncontested |
3 |
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| Incumbents |
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| Total Running
/ Total Seats |
8 / 8 |
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| Re-Election /
Total Incumbent |
8 / 8 |
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| Landslide /
Total Incumbent |
8 / 8 |
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| R. Landslide /
R. Incumbent |
4 / 4 |
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| D. Landslide /
D. Incumbent |
4 / 4 |
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| Untouchable
Repeat Landslide |
4 |
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| Uncontested
Primary |
0 |
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| Elected Women |
1 |
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| Elected Minorities |
0 |
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