Missouri Profile

Key Figures:

  • 9 Seats: 6R, 3D
  • Out of six races Missouri Republicans won, only one was a competitive race in 2010

Missouri Rankings 2010

Democracy Index

14th (22)

 

Representation

17th (27.5)

Margin of Victory

38th (35.8)

 

Seats-to-Votes

10th (6.4)

Landslide Index

28th (66.7)

 

House Turnout

22nd (43.3)


 

 

 

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

Democracy Index

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19.8

23.6

14.1

17.4

14.4

19.2

19.8

22

Voter Turnout

62%

45%

53%

39%

57%

43%

64%

49.4%

65.7%

43.3%

Representation Index

37%

25%

33%

26%

36%

29%

41%

32.4%

43.1%

27.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wasted Votes

40%

45%

39%

33%

36%

32%

35%

34.4%

34.4%

36.6%

% Of Wasted R / D Votes

55/26

52/35

38/34

34/29

26/44

26/37

29/40

24/41

23.3/40.4

20.2/52.4

Drop-Off Voters

1.8%

0.5%

2%

0.3%

1.4%

1.5%

2.4%

1.5%

3.5%

1.2%

Avg Margin of Victory

22%

26%

27%

37%

31%

37%

32%

35.4%

37.7%

35.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes for (R-D-O%)

44-54-2

47-51-2

45-53-3

48-50-2

49-49-2

53-45-2

54-53-2

50-47-3

46.5-50.1-3.4

57.4-36.9-5.7

Seats for (R-D-O%)

33-67-0

33-67-0

44-56-0

44-56-0

56-44-0

56-44-0

56-44-0

56-44-0

55.6-44.4-0

66.7-33.3-0

Seat Changes

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0

1 (1R)

0

1 (1R)

0

0

0

0

1

                                   Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010

Results 2002-2010

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

U.S. House (R-D-O)

5-4-0

5-4-0

5-4-0

5-4-0

6-3-0

Landslide Index

100%

78%

100%

88.9%

66.7%

Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

Tight: < 5

0

0

0

1

1

Competitive: 5-10

0

1

0

0

2

Opportunity: 10-20

0

1

0

0

0

Landslide: 20-40

6

4

7

5

4

No Contest: 40+

3

3

2

2

1

Uncontested

0

0

0

1

1

Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

Total Running / Total Seats

9/9

7/9

9/9

8/9

8/9

Re-Election / Total Incumbent

9/9

7/7

9/9

8/8

7/8

Landslide / Total Incumbent

9/9

7/7

9/9

8/8

5/8

R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

5/5

5/5

5/5

4/4

4/4

D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

4/4

2/2

4/4

4/4

1/3

Untouchable Repeat Landslide

8

7

7

6

4

Uncontested Primary

5

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--

8

--

Elected Women

2

1

1

1

2

Elected Racial Minorities

1B

2B

2B

2B

2B

                                                 Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000

Results 1992-2000

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

U.S. House (R-D-O)

3-6-0

3-6-0

4-5-0

4-5-0

5-4-0

Landslide Index

67%

56%

78%

89%

67%

Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

Tight: < 5

2

1

1

0

1

Competitive: 5-10

0

0

0

0

0

Opportunity: 10-20

1

3

1

1

2

Landslide: 20-40

5

4

6

3

2

No Contest: 40+

1

1

1

5

4

Uncontested

0

0

0

0

0

Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

Total Running / Total Seats

9/9

8/9

6/9

9/9

6/9

Re-Election / Total Incumbent

7/9

8/8

6/6

9/9

6/6

Landslide / Total Incumbent

6/9

5/8

5/6

8/9

6/6

R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

2/3

2/3

1/1

4/4

3/3

D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

4/6

3/5

4/5

4/5

3/3

Untouchable Repeat Landslide

3

3

4

6

5

Uncontested Primary

0

3

3

6

4

Elected Women

1

2

3

3

2

Elected Racial Minorities

2B

1B

1B

1B

1B

                                      Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990

Results 1982-1990

1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

U.S. House (R-D-O)

3-6-0

3-6-0

4-5-0

4-5-0

3-6-0

Landslide Index

33%

78%

56%

67%

33%

Scale of Competitiveness

 

 

 

 

 

Tight: < 5

1

1

1

0

3

Competitive: 5-10

1

1

1

1

0

Opportunity: 10-20

4

0

2

2

3

Landslide: 20-40

2

5

3

3

3

No Contest: 40+

1

1

1

3

0

Uncontested

0

1

1

0

0

Incumbents

 

 

 

 

 

Total Running / Total Seats

9/9

9/9

9/9

8/9

9/9

Re-Election / Total Incumbent

8/9

9/9

8/9

8/8

8/9

Landslide / Total Incumbent

3/9

7/9

5/9

6/8

3/9

R. Landslide / R. Incumbent

0/4

3/3

1/3

1/3

0/4

D. Landslide / D. Incumbent

3/5

4/6

4/6

5/5

3/5

Untouchable Repeat Landslide

2

2

5

4

3

Uncontested Primary

5

5

7

6

4

Elected Women

0

0

0

0

1

Elected Racial Minorities

2B

2B

2B

2B

2B


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