Ohio Profile
Key Figures:
- 18 Seats: 13R, 5D
- In 2010, Ohio Democrats earned 42.1% of the vote and kept 27.8% of US House seats
Ohio Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 14th (22) Representation 23rd (26.5) Margin of Victory 21st (25.4) Seats-to-Votes 28th (16.4) Landslide Index 15th (50) House Turnout 20th (44.3)
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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| Democracy Index | -- | -- | 19.9 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 24.8 | 21.8 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 22 |
| Voter Turnout | 57% | 40% | 53% | 40% | 54% | 37% | 62% | 47% | 63% | 44% |
| Representation Index | 37% | 27% | 34% | 27% | 36% | 25% | 42% | 29% | 39% | 27% |
| Wasted Votes | 35% | 32% | 36% | 33% | 34% | 31% | 32% | 39% | 39% | 40% |
| % Of Wasted Votes R / D Votes | 34/30 | 19/49 | 25/42 | 24/42 | 19/40 | 18/47 | 13/51 | 24/52 | 40/34 | 17/64 |
| Drop-off Voters | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 8% | 2% | 6% | 1% |
| Avg Margin of Victory | 33% | 40% | 33% | 34% | 39% | 40% | 39% | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Votes for (R-D-O%) | 47-48-5 | 58-40-1 | 50-46-1 | 52-47-1 | 49-56-5 | 56-52-2 | 51-49-0 | 47-53-0 | 46-51-2 | 54-42-4 |
| Seats for (R-D-O%) | 47-53-0 | 68-32-0 | 58-42-0 | 58-42-0 | 58-42-0 | 67-33-00 | 67-33-0 | 31-39-0 | 44-56-0 | 72-28-0 |
| Seat Changes | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 12-6-0 12-6-0 11-7-0 8-10-0 13-5-0 Landslide Index 83.3% 89% 50% 55.6% 50% Tight: < 5 0 0 3 2 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 1 3 Opportunity: 10-20 3 2 6 5 6 Landslide: 20-40 7 12 6 7 6 No Contest: 40+ 7 2 3 3 3 Uncontested 1 2 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 16/18 18/18 14/18 14/18 18/18 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 16/16 18/18 14/14 13/14 13/18 Landslide / Total Incumbent 15/16 16/18 6/14 10/14 9/18 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 11/11 10/12 2/10 5/7 7/8 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 4/5 6/6 4/4 5/6 2/5 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 14 13 6 3 3 Uncontested Primary 10 -- -- 11 -- Elected Women 3 3 5 5 4 Elected Racial Minorities 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1A
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) |
9-10-0 |
13-6-0 |
11-8-0 |
11-8-0 |
11-8-0 |
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Landslide Index |
63% |
58% |
68% |
89% |
84.2% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
7 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
7 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
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Uncontested |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
15/19 |
18/19 |
19/19 |
18/19 |
18/19 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
13/15 |
15/18 |
17/19 |
18/18 |
18/18 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
12/15 |
11/18 |
13/19 |
16/18 |
16/18 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
7/8 |
8/9 |
8/13 |
10/11 |
10/10 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
5/7 |
3/9 |
5/6 |
6/7 |
6/8 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
11 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
16 |
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Uncontested Primary |
11 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
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Elected Women |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1992 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 11-10-0 10-11-0 10-11-0 10-11-0 10-11-0 Landslide Index 71% 81% 90% 95% 81% Tight: < 5 1 0 0 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 1 1 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 5 3 1 1 3 Landslide: 20-40 10 5 5 2 8 No Contest: 40+ 4 10 12 17 8 Uncontested 1 2 2 1 1 Total Running / Total Seats 19/21 21/21 19/21 20/21 18/21 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 17/19 20/21 19/19 20/20 18/18 Landslide / Total Incumbent 14/19 17/21 18/19 19/20 15/18 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 6/10 10/11 9/9 9/9 6/8 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 8/9 7/10 9/10 10/11 9/10 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 11 13 15 18 15 Uncontested Primary 14 14 10 16 13 Elected Women 2 2 2 2 2 Elected Racial Minorities 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents