Kansas Profile
Key Figures:
- 4 Seats: 4R, 0D
- In 2010, no Democratic voters elected a US House candidate and none of the House races were
competitive
Kansas Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 43rd (32.8) Representation 24th (26.5) Margin of Victory 33rd (32.2) Seats-to-Votes 39th (34.9) Landslide Index 44th (100) House Turnout 27th (41.9)
Democracy Index -- -- 19.7 18.9 18.9 19.4 18.8 19.4 23.2 32.8 Voter Turnout 62% 43% 55% 38% 52% 41% 60% 43.3% 61.1% 41.9% Representation Index 36% 27.5% 31% 24% 34% 27% 39% 27.7% 37.9% 26.5% Wasted Votes 41% 37% 44% 37% 38% 35% 34% 36% 37.9% 36.8% % Of Wasted R / D Votes 38/40 0/100 0/100 21/62 22/53 19/58 20/52 41/28 20.6/56.9 0/100 Drop-Off Voters 2.8% 0.4% 2.4% 2.0% 3.3% -0.7% 2.6% 0.5% 2.2% 0.4% Avg Margin of Victory 21% 26% 13% 27% 33% 33% 36% 31.2% 31.6% 32.2% Votes for (R-D-O%) 53-43-4 64-37-0 56-41-3 62-37-1 63-32-5 65-31-4 63-33-4 54-44-2 57.1-38.9-4 63.2-32.9-3.9 Seats for (R-D-O%) 50-50-0 100-0-0 100-0-0 75-25-0 75-25-0 75-25-0 75-25-0 50-50-0 75-25-0 100-0-0 Seat Changes -- 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 (+1D) 1 1
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) 3-1-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 3-1-0 4-0-0 Landslide Index 75% 50% 75% 50% 100% Tight: < 5 1 0 1 1 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 2 0 1 0 Landslide: 20-40 2 1 2 1 3 No Contest: 40+ 0 0 1 1 1 Uncontested 1 1 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 1/4 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 4/4 4/4 3/4 3/4 1/1 Landslide / Total Incumbent 3/4 2/4 3/4 2/4 1/1 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 3/3 2/3 2/2 2/2 1/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 -- Untouchable Repeat Landslide 2 2 2 2 0 Uncontested Primary 4 -- -- 3 -- Elected Women 0 0 1 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
|
Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
|
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
2-2-0 |
4-0-0 |
4-0-0 |
3-1-0 |
3-1-0 |
|
Landslide Index |
50% |
50% |
25% |
50% |
50% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tight: < 5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Running / Total Seats |
4/4 |
3/4 |
1/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
|
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
4/4 |
2/3 |
1/1 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
|
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
2/4 |
1/3 |
0/1 |
2/4 |
2/4 |
|
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
2/3 |
1/2 |
0/1 |
2/4 |
2/3 |
|
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
0/1 |
0/1 |
NA |
NA |
0/1 |
|
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Uncontested Primary |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Elected Women |
1 |
1 |
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) |
3-2-0 |
3-2-0 |
3-2-0 |
3-2-0 |
3-2-0 |
|
Landslide Index |
80% |
80% |
100% |
100% |
80% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Landslide: 20-40 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Incumbents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Running / Total Seats |
4/5 |
4/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
4/5 |
|
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
4/4 |
4/4 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
4/4 |
|
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
4/4 |
4/4 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
4/4 |
|
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
3/3 |
2/2 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
2/2 |
|
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
1/1 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
|
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
Uncontested Primary |
1 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
Elected Women |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |