Iowa Profile
Key Figures:
- 5 Seats: 2R, 3D
- Iowa is the biggest of three states that have never elected a women or racial minority to the US House
Iowa Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 5th (13.6) Representation 13th (28.1) Margin of Victory 6th (16) Seats-to-Votes 27th (15.3) Landslide Index 10th (40) House Turnout 9th (49.8)
Democracy Index -- -- 18.4 17.8 18.9 19.4 17.6 16.2 16.2 13.6 Voter Turnout 60% 46% 56% 42% 59% 46% 57% 48% 67.4% 49.8% Representation Index 38.6% 26.5% 30.6% 27% 36% 25% 39% 26.2% 40.2% 28.1% Wasted Votes 36% 43% 46% 35% 38% 44% 41% 45.3% 40.3% 43.7% % Of Wasted R / D Votes 13/68 0/100 17/78 14/68 12-71 18/75 17/73 57/32 50.6/29 53/28.6 Drop-Off Voters 8.3% 0.9% 2.7% 5.8% 3% 1% 3.2% 1.4% 3.6% 0.9% Avg Margin of Victory 33% 16% 11% 34% 26% 13% 18% 11.6% 21.4% 16% Votes for (R-D-O%) 59-40-1 57-42-1 54-44-1 61-38-1 56-42-2 54-45-1 56-43-1 51-48-1 47.1-51.3-1.6 54-43.4-2.6 Seats for (R-D-O%) 80-20-1 100-0-0 80-20-0 80-20-0 80-20-0 80-20-0 80-20-0 40-60-0 40-60-0 40-60-0 Seat Changes -- 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 (+1D) 0 0
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
|
Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
|
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
4-1-0 |
4-1-0 |
2-3-0 |
2-3-0 |
2-3-0 |
|
Landslide Index |
20% |
40% |
20% |
60% |
40% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Competitive: 5-10 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Opportunity: 10-20 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Landslide: 20-40 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Running / Total Seats |
4/5 |
5/5 |
4/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
|
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
4/4 |
5/5 |
3/4 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
|
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
0/4 |
2/5 |
1/4 |
3/5 |
2/5 |
|
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
0/3 |
2/4 |
1/2 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
|
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
1/3 |
0/3 |
|
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Uncontested Primary |
0 |
-- |
-- |
4 |
-- |
|
Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
|
Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
|
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
4-1-0 |
5-0-0 |
4-1-0 |
4-1-0 |
4-1-0 |
|
Landslide Index |
60% |
40% |
20% |
40% |
80% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tight: < 5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Running / Total Seats |
6/5 |
4/5 |
4/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
|
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
5/6 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
|
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
3/6 |
1/4 |
1/4 |
2/5 |
4/5 |
|
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
2/4 |
1/3 |
1/4 |
2/4 |
3/4 |
|
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
1/2 |
0/1 |
NA |
0/1 |
1/1 |
|
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Uncontested Primary |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
|
Results 1982-1990 |
1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
|
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
3-3-0 |
4-2-0 |
4-2-0 |
4-2-0 |
4-2-0 |
|
Landslide Index |
33% |
83% |
50% |
83% |
83% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tight: < 5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Opportunity: 10-20 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Running / Total Seats |
6/6 |
5/6 |
4/6 |
6/6 |
5/ 6 |
|
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
6/6 |
5/5 |
4/4 |
6/6 |
5/5 |
|
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
2/6 |
5/5 |
3/4 |
5/6 |
5/5 |
|
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
0/3 |
3/3 |
2/3 |
3/4 |
3/3 |
|
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
2/3 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
|
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
Uncontested Primary |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |