Illinois Profile
Key Figures:
- 19 Seats: 11R, 8D
- In 2010, despite winning a majority of the popular vote, Illinois Democrats lack a majority in terms of House seats
Illinois Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 26th (25.6) Representation 20th (26.8) Margin of Victory 36th (35.3) Seats-to-Votes 16th (10) Landslide Index 36th (73.7) House Turnout 30th (41.4)
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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| Democracy Index | -- | -- | 26.4 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 23.8 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 25.6 |
| Voter Turnout | 57% | 35% | 47% | 37% | 49% | 37% | 57% | 40.2% | 59.7% | 41.4% |
| Representation Index | 38% | 24% | 31% | 27% | 34% | 27% | 40% | 27% | 40.8% | 26.8% |
| Wasted Votes | 35% | 34% | 35% | 27% | 31% | 28% | 31% | 32.8% | 31.7% | 35.3% |
| % Of Wasted Votes R / D Votes | 14/28 | 32/35 | 28/39 | 25/28 | 19/39 | 19/34 | 25/34 | 25/38 | 36.5/26.3 | 17.7/48 |
| Drop-off Voters | 4.3% | 2% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 3.1% | 5.5% | -- | 5% | 0.9% |
| Avg Margin of Victory | 33% | 36% | 35% | 50% | 43% | 47% | 41% | 38.4% | 42.5% | 35.3% |
| Votes for (R-D-O%) | 43-55-1 | 52-48-0 | 44-55-1 | 51-41-1 | 43-56-7 | 48-51-1 | 45-54-1 | 42-58-0 | 37.4-60.5-2.1 | 46.5-50.8-2.7 |
| Seats for (R-D-O%) | 40-60-0 | 50-50-0 | 50-50-0 | 50-50-0 | 50-50-0 | 53-47-0 | 47-53-0 | 43-57-0 | 36.8-63.2-0 | 57.9-42.1-0 |
| Seat Changes | -- | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(-1D) | 1(+1D) | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
| Results 2002-2010 |
2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 |
| U.S. House (R-D-O) | 10-9-0 | 9-10-0 | 9-10-0 | 7-12-0 | 11-8-0 |
| Landslide Index | 90% | 84% | 57.9% | 78.9% | 73.7% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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| Tight: <5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Competitive: 5-10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Opportunity: 10-20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Landslide: 20-40 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| No Contest: 40+ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Uncontested | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Incumbents |
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| Total Running / Total Seats | 18/19 | 18/19 | 17/19 | 17/19 | 18/19 |
| Re-Election / Total Incumbent | 18/18 | 17/18 | 17/17 | 17/17 | 14/18 |
| Landslide / Total Incumbent | 16/18 | 15/18 | 11/17 | 15/17 | 14/18 |
| R. Landslide / R. Incumbent | 8/9 | 7/9 | 3/8 | 4/6 | 6/6 |
| D. Landslide / D. Incumbent | 8/9 | 8/8 | 8/9 | 11/11 | 8/8 |
| Untouchable Repeat Landslide | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Uncontested Primary | 13 | 16 | -- | 11 | -- |
| Elected Women | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Elected Racial Minorities | 3B 1L | 3B 1L | 3B 1L | 3B 1L | 3B 1L |
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
U.S. House (R-D-O)
8-12-0
10-10-0
10-10-0
10-10-0
10-10-0
Landslide Index
65%
75%
70%
85%
75%
Scale of Competitiveness
Tight: <5
0
0
3
1
1
Competitive: 5-10
0
4
0
0
2
Opportunity: 10-20
7
1
3
2
2
Landslide: 20-40
7
6
9
7
6
No Contest: 40+
6
8
3
6
6
Uncontested
0
1
2
4
3
Incumbents
Total Running / Total Seats
17/20
18/20
18/20
17/20
18/20
Re-Election / Total Incumbent
16/17
17/18
17/18
17/17
18/18
Landslide / Total Incumbent
11/17
13/18
13/18
15/17
15/18
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent
4/7
7/7
6/9
8/9
6/8
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent
7/10
6/11
7/9
7/8
9/10
Untouchable Repeat Landslide
10
10
10
12
15
Uncontested Primary
7
10
11
11
13
Elected Women
1
1
0
2
2
Elected Racial Minorities
3B 1L
3B 1L
3B 1L
3B 1L
3B 1L
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
U.S. House (R-D-O)
10-12-0
9-13-0
9-13-0
8-14-0
7-15-0
Landslide Index
68%
82%
77%
86%
86%
Scale of Competitiveness
Tight: <5
3
2
3
2
0
Competitive: 5-10
1
0
1
1
2
Opportunity: 10-20
3
2
1
0
1
Landslide: 20-40
7
10
5
9
9
No Contest: 40+
8
8
11
10
9
Uncontested
0
0
1
0
1
Incumbents
Total Running / Total Seats
20/22
19/22
20/22
21/22
21/22
Re-Election / Total Incumbent
19/20
18/19
20/20
20/21
21/21
Landslide / Total Incumbent
14/20
16/19
17/20
18/21
19/21
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent
5/11
6/8
7/7
7/9
7/7
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent
9/9
10/11
10/13
11/12
12/14
Untouchable Repeat Landslide
13
11
15
16
17
Uncontested Primary
11
8
12
12
17
Elected Women
2
2
2
2
1
Elected Racial Minorities
3B
3B
3B
3B
3B