Mississippi Profile
Key Figures:
- 4 Seats: 3R, 1D
- Mississippi has never elected a woman to the US House
Mississippi Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 38th (30) Representation 45th (21.8) Margin of Victory 13th (20.3) Seats-to-Votes 32nd (20.4) Landslide Index 15th (50) House Turnout 42nd (37)
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
|
| Democracy Index | -- | -- | 28.4 | 32.5 | 26.3 | 26 | 28.4 | 35.2 | 25 | 30 |
| Voter Turnout | 53% | 33% | 46% | 27% | 48% | 32% | 54% | 28.9% | 59.8% | 37% |
| Representation Index | 37% | 20% | 28% | 19% | 33% | 21% | 38% | 20.7% | 38.7% | 21.8% |
| Wasted Votes | 30% | 37% | 38% | 26% | 21% | 34% | 29% | 28% | 35.4% | 41.1% |
| % Of Wasted Votes R / D Votes | 100/0 | 69/13 | 28/44 | 26/76 | 36/23 | 31/34 | 31/0 | 28/19 | 59.6/17.4 | 15.2/70 |
| Drop-off Voters | 1.8% | 0.0% | -1.2% | NA | 0.8% | -7.5% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0% |
| Avg Margin of Victory | 42% | 27% | 25% | 43% | 40% | 36% | 41% | 55.0% | 30.8% | 20.3% |
| Votes for (R-D-O%) | 28-70-2 | 41-57-2 | 54-44-2 | 42-48-10 | 48-50-2 | 50-47-3 | 59-30-11 | 51-43-6 | 41.7-57.9-0.4 | 53.7-44.5-1.8 |
| Seats for (R-D-O%) | 0-100-0 | 20-80-0 | 60-40-0 | 40-60-0 | 40-60-0 | 50-50-0 | 50-50-0 | 50-50-0 | 25-75-0 | 75-25-0 |
| Seat Changes | -- | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
U.S. House (R-D-O)
2-2-0
2-2-0
2-2-0
1-3-0
3-1-0
Landslide Index
75%
75%
100%
75%
50%
Scale of Competitiveness
Tight: <5
0
0
0
0
0
Competitive: 5-10
0
0
0
0
1
Opportunity: 10-20
1
1
0
1
1
Landslide: 20-40
1
1
2
2
2
No Contest: 40+
2
0
1
1
0
Uncontested
0
2
1
0
0
Incumbents
Total Running / Total Seats
5/4
4/4
4/4
3/4
4/4
Re-Election / Total Incumbent
4/4
4/4
4/4
3/3
2/4
Landslide / Total Incumbent
3/4
3/4
4/4
3/3
2/4
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent
2/2
2/2
2/2
1/0
1/1
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent
1/2
1/2
2/2
2/3
1/1
Untouchable Repeat Landslide
3
3
3
1
2
Uncontested Primary
0
2
--
1
--
Elected Women
0
0
0
0
0
Elected Racial Minorities
1B
1B
1B
1B
1B
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
U.S. House (R-D-O)
0-5-0
1-4-0
3-2-0
2-3-0
2-3-0
Landslide Index
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
Scale of Competitiveness
Tight: <5
0
0
0
0
0
Competitive: 5-10
0
0
0
1
0
Opportunity: 10-20
1
1
1
0
1
Landslide: 20-40
1
4
4
1
1
No Contest: 40+
3
0
0
1
3
Uncontested
0
0
0
2
0
Incumbents
Total Running / Total Seats
5/5
4/5
4/5
4/5
5/5
Re-Election / Total Incumbent
5/5
4/4
4/4
4/4
5/5
Landslide / Total Incumbent
4/5
3/4
3/4
4/4
4/5
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent
NA
NA
2/2
2/2
2/2
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent
4/5
3/4
1/2
2/2
2/3
Untouchable Repeat Landslide
4
3
2
3
4
Uncontested Primary
3
3
0
2
0
Elected Women
0
0
0
0
0
Elected Racial Minorities
1B
1B
1B
1B
1B
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
U.S. House (R-D-O)
2-3-0
2-3-0
1-4-0
1-4-0
0-5-0
Landslide Index
60%
60%
80%
60%
100%
Scale of Competitiveness
Tight: <5
1
1
1
0
0
Competitive: 5-10
1
0
0
0
0
Opportunity: 10-20
0
1
0
2
0
Landslide: 20-40
0
0
1
1
1
No Contest: 40+
3
2
2
2
3
Uncontested
0
1
1
0
1
Incumbents
Total Running / Total Seats
4/5
5/5
5/5
3/5
5/5
Re-Election / Total Incumbent
4/4
5/5
4/5
3/3
5/5
Landslide / Total Incumbent
3/4
3/5
4/5
3/3
5/5
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent
1/1
1/2
1/2
NA
NA
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent
2/3
2/3
3/3
3/3
5/5
Untouchable Repeat Landslide
3
3
3
2
4
Uncontested Primary
2
3
2
1
5
Elected Women
0
0
0
0
0
Elected Racial Minorities
0
0
1B
1B
1B