Delaware Profile
Key Figures:
- 1 Seat: 0R, 1D
- Republican Michael Castle ran for US Senate and Democrat John C. Carney Jr. was elected in 2010
Delaware Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 8th (17.2) Representation 16th (27.5) Margin of Victory 7th (16.1) Seats-to-Votes 46th (42.1) Landslide Index 1st (0) House Turnout 11th (48.4)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
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29 |
37.2 |
27.4 |
29.4 |
24.6 |
24.6 |
30.8 |
17.2 |
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Voter Turnout |
55% |
37% |
49% |
32% |
54% |
38% |
61% |
42.6% |
61.9% |
48.4% |
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Representation Index |
30% |
26% |
34% |
21% |
36% |
27% |
35% |
24.4% |
37.8% |
27.5% |
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Wasted Votes |
45% |
29% |
31% |
34% |
32% |
28% |
31% |
42.8% |
38.9% |
43.2% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
100/0 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
4.70% |
2.00% |
1.50% |
NA |
4.30% |
1.70% |
5.10% |
0.90% |
6.5% |
0.6% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
13% |
44% |
42% |
35% |
37% |
45% |
39% |
19.2% |
23.3% |
16.1% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
55-43-2 |
71-27-3 |
70-28-3 |
66-32-2 |
68-31-2 |
72-27-1 |
69-30-1 |
57-39-4 |
61.1-38-0.9 |
41-56.8-2.2 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
0-100-0 |
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Seat Changes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 Landslide Index 100% 100% 0% 100% 0% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 0 1 0 1 Landslide: 20-40 0 1 0 1 0 No Contest: 40+ 1 0 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 -- Re-Election / Total Incumbent 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 -- Landslide / Total Incumbent 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 -- R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 -- D. Landslide / D. Incumbent NA NA NA NA -- Untouchable Repeat Landslide 1 1 0 0 -- Uncontested Primary 1 1 -- 1 -- Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Landslide Index 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 0 0 0 1 1 No Contest: 40+ 0 1 1 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 0 / 1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Re-Election / Total Incumbent NA 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Landslide / Total Incumbent NA 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent NA 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent NA NA NA NA NA Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 0 1 1 1 Uncontested Primary NA 1 1 1 1 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 Landslide Index 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 1 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 0 0 1 1 1 No Contest: 40+ 0 0 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Landslide / Total Incumbent 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 NA NA NA NA D. Landslide / D. Incumbent NA 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 0 0 1 1 Uncontested Primary 0 1 1 NA 0 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents