New Hampshire Profile
Key Figures:
- 2 Seats: 2R, 0D
- New Hampshire Democrats earned 44.6% of US House votes in 2010, but Republicans won both seats
New Hampshire Rankings 2010
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Democracy Index |
30th (26.4) |
Representation |
40th (22.8) |
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Margin of Victory |
2nd (6.9) |
Seats-to-Votes |
49th (46.7) |
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Landslide Index |
1st (0) |
House Turnout |
18th (44.5) |
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
23.5 |
27-5 |
20.8 |
18.6 |
23.6 |
27.6 |
24 |
26.4 |
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Voter Turnout |
62% |
37% |
57% |
36% |
61% |
46% |
68% |
40.7% |
67.6% |
44.5% |
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Representation Index |
36% |
21% |
29% |
21% |
33% |
27% |
41% |
21.2% |
36.6% |
22.8% |
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Wasted Votes |
43% |
42% |
50% |
40% |
46% |
43% |
39% |
48.0% |
45.9% |
48.8% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
40/41 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
0/100 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
0.5% |
0.8% |
1.6% |
0.4% |
2% |
-0.1% |
3.9% |
0.2% |
5.1% |
1.4% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
19% |
21% |
5% |
21% |
12% |
18% |
23% |
4.9% |
10.7% |
6.9% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
44-52-4 |
58-38-4 |
50-45-5 |
60-39-1 |
54-43-3 |
57-40-3 |
61-37-2 |
47-52-1 |
43.7-54.1-2.3 |
51.2-44.6-4.3 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
50-50-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
100-0-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
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Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
|
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
0-2-0 |
0-2-0 |
2-0-0 |
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Landslide Index |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
1/2 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
1/2 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
1/1 |
2/2 |
0/2 |
2/2 |
0/1 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
0/1 |
2/2 |
0/2 |
0/2 |
0/1 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
0/1 |
2/2 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
NA |
NA |
0/0 |
0/2 |
0/0 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Uncontested Primary |
0 |
0 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 2-0-0 2-0-0 Landslide Index 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% Tight: < 5 0 1 1 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 1 1 1 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 0 0 1 Landslide: 20-40 1 1 0 1 0 No Contest: 40+ 0 0 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 2/2 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/2 1/2 1/1 2/2 2/2 Landslide / Total Incumbent 1/2 1/2 0/1 1/2 0/2 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 1/1 0/1 ½ 0/2 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 0/1 NA NA NA Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 0 0 0 0 Uncontested Primary 1 1 0 0 0 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
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Results 1982-1990 |
1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
|
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
1-1-0 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
2-0-0 |
1-1-0 |
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Landslide Index |
50% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
2/2 |
1/2 |
2/2 |
1/ 2 |
1/ 2 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
2/2 |
1/1 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
0/1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Uncontested Primary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |