Nevada Profile
Key Figures:
- 3 Seats: 2R, 1D
- In 2010 Nevada Republicans won 5.7% more US House votes than Democrats, but 33% more seats
Nevada Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 31st (26.6) Representation 36th (23.7) Margin of Victory 12th (20) Seats-to-Votes 21st (13.9) Landslide Index 28th (66.7) House Turnout 28th (41.5)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
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33.8 |
26.7 |
27.3 |
23.4 |
22.8 |
29.0 |
27 |
26.6 |
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Voter Turnout |
54% |
35% |
38% |
31% |
42% |
31% |
53% |
35.2% |
55% |
41.5% |
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Representation Index |
28% |
20% |
21% |
21% |
25% |
20% |
33% |
18.6% |
29.7% |
23.7% |
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Wasted Votes |
48% |
43% |
45% |
31% |
35% |
37% |
38% |
47% |
45.9% |
42.9% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
39/48 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
27/0 |
31/47 |
17/62 |
15/60 |
16/71 |
55.5/29.9 |
16.5/67.5 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
2.8% |
1.2% |
3.1% |
6% |
3.9% |
0.8% |
4.6% |
1.3% |
6.2% |
2.6% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
13% |
18% |
15% |
33% |
21% |
28% |
30% |
14.2% |
19.3% |
20% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
43-50-7 |
57-37-6 |
55-38-6 |
67-19-14 |
57-38-5 |
60-34-6 |
53-42-5 |
45-50-5 |
42.2-50.4-7.4 |
50.9-45.2-3.9 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
50-50-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
33.3-66.7-0 |
66.7-33.3-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 (+1R) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 1-2-0 2-1-0 Landslide Index 33% 67% 33.3% 33.3% 66.7% Tight: < 5 0 0 1 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 1 1 0 Opportunity: 10-20 2 1 0 1 0 Landslide: 20-40 0 2 1 0 2 No Contest: 40+ 1 0 0 1 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/3 3/3 2/3 3/3 3/3 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/2 3/3 2/2 2/3 2/3 Landslide / Total Incumbent 1/2 2/3 1/2 1/3 2/3 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 1/1 1/2 0/1 0/1 1/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 1 1 1 1 1 Uncontested Primary 2 -- -- 0 -- Elected Women 1 1 1 2 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) 1-1-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 Landslide Index 0% 50% 50% 50% 50% Tight: < 5 1 1 0 1 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 1 0 1 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 0 1 1 0 1 No Contest: 40+ 0 0 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 1 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/2 2/2 1/2 1/2 2/2 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/2 1/2 1/1 1/1 2/2 Landslide / Total Incumbent 0/2 1/2 0/1 1/1 1/2 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 0/1 0/1 NA NS 0/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 0 0 0 0 Uncontested Primary 1 0 1 1 1 Elected Women 1 1 0 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 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 Landslide Index 0% 50% 0% 50% 100% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 2 1 2 1 0 Landslide: 20-40 0 0 0 1 2 No Contest: 40+ 0 1 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 0/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 2/ 2 Re-Election / Total Incumbent NA 2/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 Landslide / Total Incumbent NA 1/2 0/1 1/2 2/2 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent NA 0/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent NA 1/1 NA 1/1 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide NA 0 0 0 1 Uncontested Primary NA 2 1 2 0 Elected Women 1 1 1 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents