Idaho Profile
Key Figures:
- 2 Seats: 2R, 0D
- In 2010, Democrats lost control of Idaho’s 1st District
Idaho Rankings 2010
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Democracy Index |
36th (29.8) |
Representation |
31st (25.1) |
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Margin of Victory |
30th (29.1) |
Seats-to-Votes |
42nd (37.4) |
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Landslide Index |
15th (50) |
House Turnout |
24th (42.5) |
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
16.8 |
21.6 |
29.4 |
22.4 |
26.6 |
25.8 |
20 |
29.8 |
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Voter Turnout |
68% |
49% |
59% |
43% |
54% |
41% |
59% |
45% |
61.7% |
42.5% |
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Representation Index |
40% |
32% |
34% |
23% |
36% |
26% |
42% |
25% |
36.9% |
25.1% |
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Wasted Votes |
14% |
35% |
41% |
46% |
33% |
37% |
30% |
44.3% |
40.2% |
41% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
39/37 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
45.5/32.3 |
0/100 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
1.9% |
4.9% |
-0.5% |
0.6% |
1.7% |
1.6% |
4.3% |
8.8% |
2.6% |
1.2% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
24% |
30% |
21% |
9% |
39% |
29% |
40% |
17% |
21.6% |
29.1% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
49-47-4 |
65-35-0 |
59-39-2 |
54-45-1 |
67-29-4 |
63-34-3 |
70-30-0 |
56-40-4 |
59.2-40.7-0.1 |
59-33.7-7.3 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
50-50-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
50-50-0 |
100-0-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
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Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
2-0 |
2-0 |
2-0 |
1-1-0 |
2-0-0 |
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Landslide Index |
50% |
100% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
2/2 |
2/2 |
1/2 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
2/2 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
1/2 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/2 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0/0 |
0/0 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Uncontested Primary |
2 |
1 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1L |
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-1-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 Landslide Index 100% 50% 50% 0% 100% Tight: < 5 0 0 1 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 1 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 1 0 1 1 Landslide: 20-40 2 0 1 0 1 No Contest: 40+ 0 1 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 1/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 1/1 1/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 Landslide / Total Incumbent 1/1 1/2 1/2 0/1 2/2 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent NA 1/1 1/2 0/1 2/2 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 0/1 NA NA NA Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 1 1 0 0 Uncontested Primary 1 1 0 0 1 Elected Women 0 1 1 1 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) 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-2-0 Landslide Index 0% 50% 50% 100% 50% Tight: < 5 1 1 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 0 1 0 1 Opportunity: 10-20 0 0 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 0 1 1 2 1 No Contest: 40+ 0 0 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/2 1/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 Landslide / Total Incumbent 0/2 1/2 1/2 2/2 1/1 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/2 1/2 1/1 1/1 NA D. Landslide / D. Incumbent NA NA 0/1 1/1 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 0 1 1 1 Uncontested Primary 2 2 2 2 1 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents