New York Profile
Key Figures:
- 29 Seats: 8R, 21D
- New York Republicans won 41.3% of US House votes in 2010, but gained six of 29 seats
New York Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 46th (35) Representation 47th (21.4) Margin of Victory 35th (35.2) Seats-to-Votes 22nd (14.2) Landslide Index 24th (58.6) House Turnout 46th (33.7)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
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32.9 |
28.4 |
31 |
39.6 |
34.6 |
33.8 |
38 |
35 |
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Voter Turnout |
43% |
34% |
41% |
31% |
42% |
26% |
48% |
31.8% |
48.5% |
33.7% |
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Representation Index |
27% |
23% |
27% |
22% |
29% |
19% |
34% |
22.2% |
33.9% |
21.4% |
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Wasted Votes |
39% |
33% |
35% |
30% |
31% |
27% |
30% |
30.1% |
30.1% |
36.5% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
35/36 |
27/34 |
32/33 |
32/29 |
36/26 |
31/18 |
41/20 |
56/18 |
77/6.6 |
51.2/25.1 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
14.5% |
11.4% |
12.1% |
9.9% |
15% |
13% |
16% |
7.8% |
16.4% |
3.5% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
34% |
45% |
40% |
48% |
47% |
53% |
47% |
50.6% |
47.8% |
35.2% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
45-52-3 |
49-48-3 |
43-55-3 |
44-55-3 |
42-55-3 |
48-47-5 |
39-59-2 |
32-68-0 |
31.6-67.1-1.4 |
41.3-57.9-0.8 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
42-58-0 |
45-55-0 |
42-58-0 |
42-58-0 |
39-61-0 |
38-32-0 |
31-69-0 |
31-79-0 |
10.3-89.7-0 |
27.6-72.4-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 (1R) |
1 (+1D) |
2 |
3 |
6 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 10-19-0 9-20-0 6-23-0 3-26-0 8-21-0 Landslide Index 90% 83% 72.4% 79.3% 58.6% Tight: < 5 1 1 4 2 4 Competitive: 5-10 0 1 2 0 5 Opportunity: 10-20 2 3 2 4 3 Landslide: 20-40 4 8 3 9 5 No Contest: 40+ 15 13 14 12 12 Uncontested 7 3 4 2 0 Total Running / Total Seats 29/29 27/29 27/29 25/29 28/29 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 28/29 27/27 25/27 24/25 23/28 Landslide / Total Incumbent 26/29 24/27 20/27 21/25 17/28 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 10/11 6/9 1/6 2/2 2/2 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 16/18 18/18 19/19 21/22 15/21 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 24 22 18 17 15 Uncontested Primary 25 -- -- 28 -- Elected Women 6 6 7 6 8 Elected Racial Minorities 4B2L 4B2L 4B2L 4B2L 4B2L
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) |
13-18-0 |
14-17-0 |
13-18-0 |
13-18-0 |
12-19-0 |
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Landslide Index |
55% |
68% |
68% |
84% |
87% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
14 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
10 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
25/31 |
29/31 |
31/31 |
27/31 |
29/31 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
23/25 |
28/29 |
30/31 |
27/27 |
28/29 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
15/25 |
21/29 |
22/31 |
24/27 |
27/29 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
6/9 |
9/11 |
7/13 |
10/11 |
9/11 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
9/16 |
12/18 |
15/17 |
14/16 |
18/19 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
13 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
24 |
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Uncontested Primary |
16 |
20 |
25 |
25 |
23 |
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Elected Women |
5 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
4B 2L |
4B 2L |
4B2L |
4B2L |
4B2 |
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 14-20-0 15-19-0 14-20-0 13-21-0 13-21-0 Landslide Index 74% 71% 79% 82% 85% Tight: < 5 0 2 2 2 0 Competitive: 5-10 3 4 2 1 0 Opportunity: 10-20 6 4 3 3 5 Landslide: 20-40 6 5 7 6 12 No Contest: 40+ 19 19 19 17 15 Uncontested 0 0 1 5 2 Total Running / Total Seats 33/34 31/34 31/34 30/34 34/34 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 30/33 31/31 30/31 29/30 34/34 Landslide / Total Incumbent 23/33 24/31 26/31 26/30 29/34 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 8/14 10/13 10/14 10/11 10/13 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 15/19 14/18 16/17 16/19 19/21 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 18 20 22 25 26 Uncontested Primary 27 25 27 27 30 Elected Women 1 0 1 2 0 Elected Racial Minorities 3B 1L 3B 1L 4B 1L 4B 1L 4B 1L
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents