Arkansas Profile
Key Figures:
- 4 Seats: 3R, 1D
- By 2010, races were slightly more competitive, no incumbents were “untouchable,” but all candidateat least won “comfortably"
Arkansas Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 34th (28.8) Representation 42nd (22.4) Margin of Victory 15th (22.9) Seats-to-Votes 30th (17.4) Landslide Index 15th (50) House Turnout 41st (37.2)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
21 |
27.7 |
32.5 |
31.8 |
38.6 |
28.8 |
42 |
28.6 |
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Voter Turnout |
51% |
39% |
46% |
28% |
40% |
34% |
40% |
36.6% |
38.7% |
37.2% |
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Representation Index |
31% |
19% |
26% |
19% |
26% |
26% |
24% |
24.3% |
31% |
22.4% |
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Wasted Votes |
39% |
53% |
44% |
34% |
36% |
23% |
39% |
33.7% |
19.9% |
39.8% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
33/42 |
42/65 |
42/44 |
23/40 |
66/0 |
50/0 |
63/19 |
60/16 |
0/0 |
16.4/67.8 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
6.5% |
1.1% |
2.4% |
25.6% |
15.8% |
14.6% |
6.3% |
6.6% |
27.6% |
0.9% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
24% |
15% |
14% |
45% |
34% |
60% |
43% |
33.4% |
100% |
22.9% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
40-59-1 |
53-47-0 |
53-46-1 |
61-32-7 |
54-46-0 |
41-57-2 |
45-54-1 |
40-60-0 |
27.3-52.8-19.9 |
56.2-41.1-2.7 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
25-75-0 |
25-75-0 |
25-75-0 |
25-75-0 |
25-75-0 |
75-25-0 |
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Seat Changes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
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Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
1-3-0 |
1-3-0 |
1-3-0 |
1-3-0 |
3-1-0 |
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Landslide Index |
100% |
75% |
100% |
100% |
50% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Uncontested |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
4/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
1/4 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
4/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
1/1 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
4/4 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
0/1 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
-- |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
3/3 |
2/3 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
0/1 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
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Uncontested Primary |
3 |
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-- |
4 |
-- |
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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: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 Landslide Index 50% 25% 25% 50% 50% Tight: < 5 2 1 1 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 1 1 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 1 1 2 1 Landslide: 20-40 1 1 1 0 1 No Contest: 40+ 1 0 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 2 1 Total Running / Total Seats 1/4 4/4 1/4 4/4 4/4 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 1/1 4/4 1/1 4/4 3/4 Landslide / Total Incumbent 1/1 1/4 1/1 2/4 2/4 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent NA 1/2 1/1 1/2 1/2 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 0/2 NA 1/2 1/2 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 1 0 0 0 2 Uncontested Primary 2 4 1 4 3 Elected Women 1 1 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 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
2-2-0 |
1-3-0 |
1-3-0 |
1-3-0 |
1-3-0 |
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Landslide Index |
75% |
75% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
4/4 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
3/4 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
4/4 |
3/3 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
3/3 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
3/4 |
3/3 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
3/3 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
2/2 |
2/2 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
2/2 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
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Uncontested Primary |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |