Nebraska Profile
Key Figures:
- 3 Seats: 3R, 0D
- Nebraska Democrats regularly win at least a third of the US House vote, but have not won a seat since 1992
Nebraska Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 47th (36.2) Representation 29th (25.8) Margin of Victory 43rd (41.2) Seats-to-Votes 36th (30.4) Landslide Index 44th (100) House Turnout 38th (38.2)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
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22.5 |
25.2 |
27.4 |
25.6 |
20.6 |
19.2 |
26 |
36.2 |
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Voter Turnout |
62% |
48% |
55% |
43% |
55% |
37% |
62% |
47.7% |
60.6% |
38.2% |
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Representation Index |
38% |
31% |
37% |
32% |
39% |
30% |
42% |
26.7% |
39.9% |
25.8% |
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Wasted Votes |
39% |
36% |
32% |
25% |
26% |
18% |
33% |
43.9% |
34.2% |
32.5% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
27/58 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
3.8% |
1.5% |
2.3% |
3.5% |
2.7% |
-0.6% |
1.7% |
0.0% |
3.2% |
0.5% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
22% |
28% |
37% |
49% |
46% |
63% |
38% |
12% |
32.8% |
41.2% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
60-40-0 |
64-36-0 |
68-31-1 |
75-20-5 |
72-26-2 |
81-10-9 |
67-30-3 |
56-44-0 |
65.8-34.2-0 |
67.5-28.3-4.1 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
67-33-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Election Results and Analysis: 1996-2010
Results 1996-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 Landslide Index 100% 67% 0% 66.7% 100% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 1 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 2 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 1 1 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 1 1 0 0 1 No Contest: 40+ 0 1 0 2 2 Uncontested 2 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 3/3 2/3 2/3 3/3 3/3 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 3/3 2/2 2/2 3/3 3/3 Landslide / Total Incumbent 3/3 2/2 0/2 2/3 3/3 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 3/3 2/2 0/2 2/3 3/3 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent NA NA 0/0 0/0 0/0 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 3 2 0 0 0 Uncontested Primary 3 -- -- 1 -- Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
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Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
2-1-0 |
3-0-0 |
3-0-0 |
3-0-0 |
3-0-0 |
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Landslide Index |
33% |
67% |
67% |
100% |
100% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
3/3 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
2/3 |
2/3 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
3/3 |
2/3 |
3/3 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
1/3 |
2/3 |
2/3 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/2 |
2/2 |
2/3 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
0/1 |
0/1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Uncontested Primary |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
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Results 1982-1990 |
1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
3-0-0 |
3-0-0 |
3-0-0 |
2-1-0 |
2-1-0 |
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Landslide Index |
67% |
100% |
67% |
67% |
33% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Uncontested |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
3/3 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
2/3 |
2/3 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
3/3 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
2/3 |
3/3 |
2/3 |
2/2 |
1/2 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
2/3 |
2/3 |
2/3 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0/1 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Uncontested Primary |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Elected Women |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |