Colorado Profile
Key Figures:
- 7 Seats: 4R, 3D
- In 2010, three US House races were landslide wins. Republicans won two house seats in very close races
Colorado Rankings 2010
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Democracy Index |
3rd (13) |
Representation |
10th (29) |
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Margin of Victory |
16th (23.3) |
Seats-to-Votes |
7th (4.8) |
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Landslide Index |
22nd (57.1) |
House Turnout |
10th (49.3) |
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
19.6 |
17.1 |
17.3 |
21.2 |
14.8 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
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Voter Turnout |
61% |
39% |
51% |
43% |
53% |
41% |
65% |
46.5% |
66.4% |
49.3% |
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Representation Index |
38% |
27% |
32% |
27% |
36% |
26% |
39% |
28.1% |
41.2% |
29% |
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Wasted Votes |
38% |
30% |
38% |
38% |
39% |
38% |
39% |
40% |
37.9% |
41% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
21/54 |
21/45 |
21/57 |
22/57 |
17/40 |
17/60 |
30/46 |
37/35 |
56.2/21.9 |
27.8/49.9 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
5.70% |
5.40% |
3.30% |
4% |
6.80% |
1.10% |
4.30% |
1.30% |
4.9% |
1.4% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
27% |
43% |
27% |
26% |
38% |
27% |
15% |
31.6% |
26.8% |
23.3% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
51-47-2 |
65-35-0 |
57-41-2 |
56-42-2 |
60-30-10 |
54-42-4 |
49-49-2 |
41-54-5 |
43.4-55.2-1.5 |
50.1-45.4-4.4 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
71-29-0 |
57-43-0 |
43-57-0 |
28.6-71.4-0 |
57.1-42.9-0 |
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Seat Changes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 (+1R) |
1 (+1D) |
0 |
1 (+1D) |
2 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
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Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
|
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
5-2-0 |
4-3-0 |
3-4-0 |
2-5-0 |
4-3-0 |
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Landslide Index |
71% |
57% |
43% |
85.7% |
57.1% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
5/7 |
6/7 |
5/7 |
5/7 |
7/7 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
5/5 |
6/6 |
5/5 |
4/5 |
5/7 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
5/5 |
4/6 |
3/5 |
6/5 |
4/5 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
3/3 |
2/4 |
0/2 |
2/1 |
2/2 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
2/2 |
2/2 |
3/3 |
4/3 |
2/3 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Uncontested Primary |
4 |
-- |
-- |
4 |
-- |
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Elected Women |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
1L |
1L |
1L |
0 |
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 Landslide Index 67% 83% 50% 50% 67% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 1 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 2 1 3 2 2 Landslide: 20-40 3 2 2 2 2 No Contest: 40+ 1 2 1 1 0 Uncontested 0 1 0 0 2 Total Running / Total Seats 5 / 6 6/6 4/6 4/6 6/6 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 5 / 5 6/6 4/4 4/4 6/6 Landslide / Total Incumbent 4 / 5 5/6 3/4 3/4 4/6 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2 / 3 4/4 3/3 2/3 3/3 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 2 / 2 1/2 0/1 1/1 1/3 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 4 3 3 2 2 Uncontested Primary 5 5 3 4 6 Elected Women 1 1 1 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Results 1982-1992 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 3-3-0 4-2-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 Landslide Index 83% 67% 67% 100% 83% Tight: < 5 0 0 2 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 1 0 0 1 Opportunity: 10-20 0 1 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 4 1 2 3 4 No Contest: 40+ 1 3 2 3 1 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 5/6 5/6 4/6 6/6 5/6 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 5/5 5/5 3/4 6/6 5/5 Landslide / Total Incumbent 4/5 4/5 3/4 6/6 5/5 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2/2 3/3 2/3 3/3 2/2 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 2/3 1/2 1/1 3/3 3/3 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 3 4 3 4 5
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents