Minnesota Profile
Key Figures:
- 8 Seats: 4R, 4D
- In 2010, half of Minnesota’s House races were won by landslides
Minnesota Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 2nd (9.2) Representation 7th (31.1) Margin of Victory 14th (20.5) Seats-to-Votes 3rd (2.8) Landslide Index 15th (50) House Turnout 1st (55)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
16.3 |
12.3 |
9.9 |
11.4 |
8.8 |
11.6 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
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Voter Turnout |
71% |
52% |
63% |
59% |
67% |
59% |
75% |
60.2% |
75.3% |
55% |
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Representation Index |
41% |
30% |
39% |
36% |
39% |
37% |
46% |
36.1% |
45.9% |
31.1% |
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Wasted Votes |
43% |
42% |
39% |
39% |
41% |
37% |
39% |
40% |
39% |
43.4% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
64/17 |
66/18 |
62/18 |
61/16 |
48/29 |
33/36 |
32/40 |
46/30 |
45/30.4 |
34.5% |
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Drop-Off Voters |
3.1% |
1.4% |
2.3% |
2.5% |
3% |
2.3% |
3.8% |
1.1% |
3.7% |
45.4% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
22% |
17% |
26% |
27% |
25% |
30% |
27% |
27% |
28.5% |
20.5% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
41-52-7 |
48-51-1 |
42-55-3 |
42-53-4 |
42-52-6 |
47-50-3 |
45-51-3 |
42-53-5 |
38.1-57.5-4.3 |
46.4-47.9-5.6 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
25-75-0 |
25-75-0 |
25-75-0 |
27-75-0 |
38-63-0 |
50-50-0 |
50-50-0 |
37-63-0 |
37.5-62.5-0 |
50-50-0 |
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Seat Changes |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 (1R) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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) |
4-4-0 |
4-4-0 |
3-5-0 |
3-5-0 |
4-4-0 |
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Landslide Index |
88% |
75% |
62.5% |
62.5% |
50% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
8/8 |
8/8 |
6/8 |
7/8 |
8/8 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
7/8 |
8/8 |
5/6 |
7/7 |
7/8 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
7/8 |
6/8 |
4/5 |
5/7 |
4/8 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
2/2 |
2/4 |
1/2 |
0/2 |
2/3 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
5/6 |
4/4 |
3/4 |
5/5 |
2/4 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
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Uncontested Primary |
8 |
-- |
-- |
6 |
-- |
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Elected Women |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
1B |
1B |
1B |
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
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Results 1996-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
2-6-0 |
2-6-0 |
2-6-0 |
2-6-0 |
3-5-0 |
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Landslide Index |
63% |
38% |
63% |
50% |
50% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
7/ 8 |
6/8 |
8/8 |
8/8 |
7/8 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
6/7 |
6/6 |
8/8 |
8/8 |
6/7 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
5/7 |
3/6 |
5/8 |
4/8 |
4/7 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
1/4 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
4/6 |
2/5 |
4/6 |
3/6 |
3/3 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
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Uncontested Primary |
2 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 3-5-0 3-5-0 3-5-0 3-5-0 2-6-0 Landslide Index 50% 75% 75% 75% 88% Tight: < 5 3 0 2 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 0 0 1 1 Opportunity: 10-20 0 2 0 1 0 Landslide: 20-40 1 3 1 2 5 No Contest: 40+ 3 3 5 4 2 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 8/8 8/8 8/8 8/8 7/8 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 6/8 8/8 8/8 8/8 6/7 Landslide / Total Incumbent 4/8 6/8 6/8 6/8 6/7 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 1/5 2/3 1/3 1/3 1/2 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 3/3 4/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 3 4 4 5 5 Uncontested Primary 4 2 6 6 6 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents