Kentucky Profile
Key Figures:
- 6 Seats: 4R, 2D
- In 2010, only 27% of eligible voters in Kentucky elected anyone to the US House
Kentucky Rankings 2010
Democracy Index |
9th (20.6) |
Representation |
19th (27.3) |
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Margin of Victory |
32nd (30.5) |
Seats-to-Votes |
5th (4.2) |
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Landslide Index |
28th (66.7) |
House Turnout |
25th (42.3) |
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
Democracy Index |
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32 |
23 |
27 |
27 |
30 |
19.4 |
28.8 |
20.6 |
Voter Turnout |
50% |
27% |
42% |
37% |
48% |
35% |
53% |
40.7% |
55.4% |
42.3% |
Representation Index |
29% |
17% |
26% |
22% |
28% |
22% |
35% |
25.2% |
35.2% |
27.3% |
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Wasted Votes |
42% |
40% |
39% |
41% |
41% |
36% |
34% |
38% |
36.5% |
35.6% |
% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
60/25 |
26/56 |
14/75 |
13/80 |
12/78 |
12/75 |
12/71 |
19/53 |
26.3/46.5 |
27.5/48.7 |
Drop-Off Voters |
8.8% |
NA |
10.8% |
4.1% |
7% |
3.3% |
9% |
0.0% |
4.2% |
0.2% |
Avg Margin of Victory |
18% |
24% |
29% |
19% |
23% |
30% |
37% |
31.5% |
34.7% |
30.5% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
47-53-0.1 |
58-40-2 |
59-41-0 |
58-42-1 |
57-39-3 |
63-32-5 |
62-37-1 |
49-48-3 |
54.6-43.5-1.9 |
62.3-37.4-0.3 |
Seats for (R-D-O%) |
33-67-0 |
67-33-0 |
83-17-0 |
83-17-0 |
83-17-0 |
83-10-0 |
83-17-0 |
67-33-0 |
66.7-33.3-0 |
66.7-33.3-0 |
Seat Changes |
-- |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 (+1R) |
1 (+1D) |
0 |
0 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 5-1-0 5-1-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 Landslide Index 67% 67% 75% 66.7% 66.7% Tight: < 5 2 0 1 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 1 1 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 2 2 1 1 Landslide: 20-40 1 3 0 3 2 No Contest: 40+ 2 0 1 0 2 Uncontested 1 1 1 1 0 Total Running / Total Seats 6/6 5/6 4/6 5/6 6/6 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 6/6 5/5 3/6 5/ 5 6/6 Landslide / Total Incumbent 4/6 4/5 2/6 4/5 4/6 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 4/5 4/4 1/4 3/3 4/4 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/2 0/2 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 2 3 2 1 1 Uncontested Primary 5 -- -- 5 -- Elected Women 1 1 0 0 0 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) 2-4-0 4-2-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 Landslide Index 67% 33% 33% 33% 33% Tight: < 5 1 2 1 1 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 0 1 2 1 Opportunity: 10-20 0 2 2 1 3 Landslide: 20-40 4 0 1 1 1 No Contest: 40+ 0 2 0 1 1 Uncontested 0 0 1 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 4/6 5/6 5/6 4/6 6/6 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 4/4 4/5 5/5 4/4 6/6 Landslide / Total Incumbent 2/4 2/5 2/5 2/4 2/6 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 1/2 2/3 2/4 2/4 2/5 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/2 0/2 0/1 NA 0/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 2 1 2 1 2 Uncontested Primary 2 4 6 4 5 Elected Women 0 0 1 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1888 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 3-4-0 3-4-0 3-4-0 3-4-0 3-4-0 Landslide Index 71% 86% 86% 86% 86% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 1 1 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 1 1 0 Landslide: 20-40 2 2 0 2 3 No Contest: 40+ 2 3 3 3 1 Uncontested 1 1 3 1 2 Total Running / Total Seats 7/7 7/7 6/7 7/7 7/7 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 7/7 7/7 6/6 7/7 7/7 Landslide / Total Incumbent 5/7 6/7 6/6 6/7 6/7 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 1/3 2/3 2/2 3/3 3/3 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 4/4 4/4 4/4 3/4 3/4 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 5 5 6 5 6 Uncontested Primary 3 4 4 4 5 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents