Montana Profile
Key Figures:
- 1 Seat: 1R, 0D
- Montana Democrats haven't won a U.S. House seat since 1994, despite regularly garnering four in ten votes
Montana Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 33rd (27.4) Representation 12th (28.9) Margin of Victory 29th (28.2) Seats-to-Votes 40th (36.7) Landslide Index 44th (100) House Turnout 13th (47.8)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
15.9 |
18.4 |
23.6 |
22.0 |
26.4 |
21.0 |
25.8 |
27.4 |
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Voter Turnout |
70% |
57% |
63% |
50% |
61% |
48% |
63% |
56.6% |
64.9% |
47.8% |
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Representation Index |
35% |
28% |
33% |
27% |
32% |
31% |
41% |
33.4% |
41.6% |
28.9% |
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Wasted Votes |
50% |
51% |
48% |
47% |
49% |
35% |
36% |
41.1% |
35.9% |
39.6% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
100/0 |
100/0 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
1.7% |
0% |
0.7% |
NA |
0.1% |
-1.4% |
1.4% |
0.1% |
2.2% |
0% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
4% |
6% |
9% |
9% |
5% |
32% |
32% |
20.2% |
32.8% |
28.2% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
47-50-3 |
42-49-9 |
52-43-4 |
53-44-3 |
51-46-2 |
65-33-3 |
64-33-3 |
59-39-2 |
64.1-32.4-3.4 |
60.4-33.8-5.7 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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) |
1-0-0 |
1-0-0 |
1-0-0 |
1-0-0 |
1-0-0 |
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Landslide Index |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
NA |
NA |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Uncontested Primary |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
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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) 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Landslide Index 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Tight: < 5 1 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 1 1 1 1 Opportunity: 10-20 0 0 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 0 0 0 0 0 No Contest: 40+ 0 0 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 1/2 1/4 NA 1/1 NA Landslide / Total Incumbent 0/2 0/1 NA 0/1 NA R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 NA NA 0/1 NA D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 0/1 0/1 NA NA NA Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 0 0 0 0 Uncontested Primary 1 1 0 1 0 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 Landslide Index 50% 100% 50% 50% 100% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 1 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 0 1 0 Landslide: 20-40 1 2 1 1 2 No Contest: 40+ 0 0 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 Landslide / Total Incumbent 1/2 2/2 1/2 1/2 2/2 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 1 1 1 1 1 Uncontested Primary 2 2 2 2 2 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents