Georgia Profile
Key Figures:
- 13 Seats: 8R, 5D
- In 2010, 10 out of 13 Georgia House seats were non-competitive
Georgia Rankings 2010
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Democracy Index |
19th (23.8) |
Representation |
18th (27.4) |
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Margin of Victory |
45th (46.8) |
Seats-to-Votes |
1st (0.4) |
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Landslide Index |
37th (76.9) |
House Turnout |
39th (37.4) |
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
31.7 |
32.2 |
31 |
27.2 |
25.2 |
28.2 |
24.4 |
23.8 |
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Voter Turnout |
47% |
29% |
40% |
29% |
41% |
30% |
50% |
34% |
57.2% |
37.4% |
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Representation Index |
27.5% |
18.5% |
25% |
21% |
28% |
23% |
29% |
23% |
40.3% |
27.4% |
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Wasted Votes |
41% |
36% |
38% |
28% |
31% |
25% |
19% |
31% |
29.6% |
26.9% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
50/34 |
55/46 |
15/65 |
15/51 |
14/59 |
14/41 |
19/20 |
24/39 |
20.4/38.5 |
20/38.1 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
4.6% |
3.1% |
5.9% |
9% |
6.9% |
5.4% |
10.3% |
2.5% |
6.9% |
4.2% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
19% |
28% |
26% |
48% |
37% |
50% |
62% |
40% |
42.8% |
46.8% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
45-55-0 |
55-46-0 |
53-47-0 |
64-36-0 |
62-38-0 |
58-42-0 |
62-39-0 |
55-45-0 |
49.2-50.8-0 |
61.9-38.1-0 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
36-64-0 |
64-36-0 |
73-27-0 |
73-27-0 |
73-27-0 |
62-38-0 |
54-46-0 |
54-36-0 |
53.8-46.2-0 |
61.5-38.5-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2(+2D) |
1(+1D) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 8-5-0 7-6-0 7-6-0 7-6-0 8-5-0 Landslide Index 69% 85% 85% 92.3% 76.9% Tight: < 5 2 1 2 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 1 Opportunity: 10-20 2 1 0 1 1 Landslide: 20-40 0 3 5 9 4 No Contest: 40+ 6 2 5 1 3 Uncontested 3 6 1 2 3 Total Running / Total Seats 8/13 10/13 12/13 13/13 11/13 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 8/8 9/10 12/12 13/13 10/11 Landslide / Total Incumbent 8/8 8/10 10/12 12/13 8/11 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 8/8 4/5 7/7 7/7 5/5 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent NA 4/5 3/5 5/6 3/5 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 7 6 7 7 8 Uncontested Primary 6 -- -- 9 -- Elected Women 1 1 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 4-7-0 7-4-0 8-3-0 8-3-0 8-3-0 Landslide Index 27% 73% 45% 73% 73% Tight: < 5 1 1 1 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 2 0 2 0 1 Opportunity: 10-20 5 2 3 3 2 Landslide: 20-40 1 7 4 3 4 No Contest: 40+ 2 1 0 2 3 Uncontested 0 0 1 3 1 Total Running / Total Seats 5/11 10/11 11/11 11/11 11/11 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 4/5 8/10 11/11 11/11 11/11 Landslide / Total Incumbent 2/5 6/10 5/11 8/11 8/11 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 3/4 4/8 6/8 6/8 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 2/4 3/6 1/3 2/3 2/3 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 1 3 4 5 5 Uncontested Primary 1 6 9 11 9 Elected Women 1 1 1 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-9-0 2-8-0 2-8-0 1-9-0 1-9-0 Landslide Index 90% 80% 90% 90% 60% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 2 Competitive: 5-10 0 1 1 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 1 1 0 1 2 Landslide: 20-40 3 2 3 6 3 No Contest: 40+ 3 2 2 1 3 Uncontested 3 4 4 2 0 Total Running / Total Seats 7/10 10/10 9/10 10/10 10/10 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 7/7 9/10 9/9 9/10 10/10 Landslide / Total Incumbent 6/7 8/10 8/9 8/10 6/10 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 1/1 1/2 0/2 0/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 6/6 7/9 7/7 8/8 6/9 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 6 7 7 8 6 Uncontested Primary 3 6 8 7 9 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 1B 1B 1B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents