Louisiana Profile
Key Figures:
- 7 Seats: 6R, 1D
- In 2010 US House races in Louisiana, 73.1% of Democratic votes were wasted, electing only 1 of 7 seats
Louisiana Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 45th (34.2) Representation 27th (25.9) Margin of Victory 49th (54.7) Seats-to-Votes 24th (14.6) Landslide Index 44th (100) House Turnout 45th (35.7)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
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41.9 |
46.2 |
37.4 |
23.6 |
34.8 |
35.4 |
37 |
34.2 |
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Voter Turnout |
37% |
27% |
13% |
10% |
37% |
35% |
39% |
44.3% |
40.5% |
35.7% |
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Representation Index |
25% |
20% |
8% |
6% |
28% |
28% |
27% |
85.7% |
18.8 |
25.9% |
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Wasted Votes |
33% |
27% |
36% |
36% |
30% |
20% |
32% |
54% |
50.6% |
27.5% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
11/19 |
27/16 |
32/46 |
0/48 |
0/56 |
15/11 |
35/78 |
35/78 |
46.1/93.4 |
5.4/73.1 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
NA |
NA |
NA |
68% |
32.5% |
8.5% |
35% |
-45.2% |
34.8% |
8% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
45% |
54% |
38% |
82% |
60% |
61% |
45% |
53.5% |
38.9% |
54.7% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
37-42-21- |
49-45-7 |
49-51-0 |
31-63-5 |
63-29-8 |
59-34-7 |
62-38-0 |
59-36-5 |
46.5-31.2-4.2 |
69-26.8-4.2 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
43-57-0 |
43-57-0 |
71-29-0 |
71-29-0 |
71-29-0 |
57-43-0 |
71-29-0 |
71-29-0 |
85.7-14.3-0 |
85.7-14.3-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 4-3-0 5-2-0 2-5-0 6-1-0 6-1-0 Landslide Index 86% 71% 85.7% 57.1% 100% Tight: < 5 1 1 1 2 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 1 1 1 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 0 2 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 0 0 0 2 4 No Contest: 40+ 2 4 1 1 2 Uncontested 4 1 1 1 1 Total Running / Total Seats 6/7 4/7 6/7 6/7 6/7 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 6/6 4/4 6/6 4/6 5/6 Landslide / Total Incumbent 6/6 4/4 6/6 4/6 5/6 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 4/4 3/3 5/5 3/3 5/5 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 2/2 1/1 1/2 1/1 -- Untouchable Repeat Landslide 4 3 1 1 2 Uncontested Primary 4 1 -- 5 -- Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 1B 1A 1B 1A 1B 1A 1B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 3-4-0 3-4-0 5-2-0 5-2-0 5-2-0 Landslide Index 86% 86% 71% 86% 100% Tight: < 5 1 0 0 1 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 1 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 1 1 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 1 1 1 0 1 No Contest: 40+ 5 4 1 0 3 Uncontested 0 1 3 6 3 Total Running / Total Seats 8/7 7/7 5/7 7/7 7/4 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 6/8 7/7 5/7 7/7 7/7 Landslide / Total Incumbent 5/8 6/7 5/5 6/7 7/7 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2/4 3/3 4/4 4/5 6/6 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 3/4 3/4 1/1 2/2 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 3 5 5 4 5 Uncontested Primary NA NA 3 6 3 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 2B 2B 1B 1B 1B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 2-6-0 2-6-0 3-5-0 4-4-0 4-4-0 Landslide Index 100% 100% 63% 88% 63% Tight: < 5 0 0 1 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 1 0 1 Opportunity: 10-20 0 0 1 1 1 Landslide: 20-40 1 1 0 0 1 No Contest: 40+ 5 4 2 5 3 Uncontested 2 3 3 2 1 Total Running / Total Seats 8/8 8/8 5/8 8/8 7/8 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 8/8 8/8 5/5 8/8 7/7 Landslide / Total Incumbent 8/8 8/8 5/5 7/8 5/7 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2/2 2/2 1/1 3/4 3/4 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 6/6 6/6 4/4 4/4 2/3 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 8 8 5 4 4 Uncontested Primary NA NA NA NA NA Elected Women 1 1 1 1 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 1B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents