California Profile
Key Figures:
- 53 Seats: 19R, 34D
- In 2010, all 51 US House incumbents once again won in California. This time 76% of them won by at least a landslide.
.California Rankings 2010
Democracy Index |
24th (24.8) |
Representation |
15th (27.5) |
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Margin of Victory |
39th (36.1) |
Seats-to-Votes |
15th (9.2) |
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Landslide Index |
40th (79.2) |
House Turnout |
26th (42.2) |
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
34 |
24.8 |
31.4 |
36 |
28.8 |
28.4 |
24.8 |
24.8 |
Voter Turnout |
48% |
36% |
41% |
34% |
41.9% |
28% |
54% |
38.3% |
56% |
42.2% |
Representation Index |
29% |
22% |
26% |
22% |
27% |
19% |
37% |
26.2% |
38.4% |
27.5% |
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Wasted Votes |
40% |
38% |
38% |
34% |
36% |
33% |
31% |
31.7% |
31.4% |
34.8% |
% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
39/33 |
32/39 |
35/34 |
28/31 |
40/25 |
35/25 |
33/25 |
34/26 |
32.7/26.6 |
39.6/27.1 |
Drop-Off Voters |
5.4% |
3.8% |
5.4% |
4.7% |
4.8% |
0.9% |
6.4% |
4.4% |
9.1% |
4.4% |
Avg Margin of Victory |
27% |
30% |
31% |
38% |
38% |
38% |
42% |
46% |
47.5% |
36.1% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
41-52-7 |
49-47-4 |
45-50-5 |
44-51-5 |
43-52-6 |
44-51-4 |
43-54-3 |
40-57-3 |
36.6-59.9-3.5 |
43.5-53.4-3.1 |
Seats for (R-D-O%) |
42-58-0 |
48-52-0 |
44-56-0 |
46-54-0 |
38-62-0 |
38-62-0 |
38-62-0 |
36-64-0 |
35.8-64.2-0 |
35.8-64.2-0 |
Seat Changes |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1(+1D) |
0 |
1(+1D) |
0 |
0 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
20-33-0 |
20-33-0 |
19-34-0 |
19-34-0 |
19-34-0 |
Landslide Index |
94% |
96% |
94% |
75.5% |
79.2% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Opportunity: 10-20 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
Landslide: 20-40 |
27 |
28 |
27 |
10 |
25 |
No Contest: 40+ |
21 |
18 |
15 |
23 |
15 |
Uncontested |
2 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
50/53 |
51/53 |
52/53 |
51/53 |
51/53 |
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
50/50 |
51/51 |
50/52 |
51/51 |
51/51 |
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
49/50 |
50/51 |
48/50 |
40/51 |
40/51 |
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
19/19 |
18/19 |
15/18 |
7/17 |
11/18 |
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
30/31 |
32/32 |
33/33 |
33/34 |
29/33 |
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
32 |
47 |
44 |
36 |
32 |
Uncontested Primary |
33 |
-- |
-- |
38 |
-- |
Elected Women |
18 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
Elected Racial Minorities |
4B 9L 2A |
4B 9L 2A |
3B 8L 2A |
4B 10L 2A |
4B 6L 3A |
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 22-30-0 25-27-0 23-29-0 24-28-0 20-32-0 Landslide Index 58% 69% 73% 75% 79% Tight: < 5 6 6 4 3 3 Competitive: 5-10 4 2 5 2 4 Opportunity: 10-20 12 8 5 8 4 Landslide: 20-40 20 25 26 16 19 No Contest: 40+ 10 9 12 14 18 Uncontested 0 2 0 9 4 Total Running / Total Seats 36/52 49/52 50/52 47/52 49/52 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 35/36 56/49 47/50 47/47 46/49 Landslide / Total Incumbent 25/36 35/49 38/50 37/47 41/46 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 7/15 17/20 17/22 16/21 16/19 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 18/21 18/29 21/28 21/26 25/30 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 21 26 35 35 36 Uncontested Primary 15 22 34 32 40 Elected Women 7 8 10 13 16 Elected Racial Minorities 4B 4L 3A 4B 4L 3A 4B 5L 2A 4B 5L 1A 4B 6L 2A
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 17-28-0 18-27-0 18-27 18-27 19-26 Landslide Index 71% 91% 93% 93% 77% Tight: < 5 2 0 0 0 5 Competitive: 5-10 6 2 0 0 2 Opportunity: 10-20 5 2 3 3 4 Landslide: 20-40 19 20 14 18 26 No Contest: 40+ 13 20 28 24 7 Uncontested 0 1 0 0 1 Total Running / Total Seats 37/45 45/45 41/45 42/45 43/45 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 35/37 44/45 41/41 42/42 40/43 Landslide / Total Incumbent 26/37 42/45 39/41 40/42 33/43 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 12/16 17/17 14/16 14/15 12/17 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 14/21 25/28 25/25 26/27 21/26 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 22 30 37 38 29 Uncontested Primary 27 23 27 27 30 Elected Women 2 3 2 2 3 Elected Racial Minorities 3B 2L 2A 3B 4L 2A 3B 4L 2A 3B 3L 2A 4B 3L 2A
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents