New Mexico Profile
Key Figures:
- 3 Seats: 1R, 2D
- New Mexico Republicans won 48.4% of votes in 2010 and one-third of US House seats
New Mexico Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 11th (20.8) Representation 37th (23.3) Margin of Victory 3rd (9.5) Seats-to-Votes 26th (15.1) Landslide Index 1st (0) House Turnout 23rd (42.7)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
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26.4 |
21.8 |
26.7 |
30.0 |
24.4 |
22.4 |
29.4 |
20.8 |
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Voter Turnout |
25% |
40% |
45% |
40% |
47% |
33% |
57% |
41.8% |
59.2% |
42.7% |
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Representation Index |
32% |
27% |
27% |
21% |
27% |
22% |
35% |
25.6% |
33.2% |
23.3% |
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Wasted Votes |
38% |
33% |
40% |
47% |
42% |
32% |
39% |
38.8% |
43.9% |
45.3% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
20/55 |
20/47 |
22/54 |
30/60 |
24/55 |
0/53 |
22/55 |
20/54 |
100/0 |
67.5/24.5 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
2.5% |
1.3% |
1.4% |
0.2% |
1.7% |
9.7% |
1.8% |
0.0% |
1.9% |
0.9% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
25% |
36% |
23% |
11% |
19% |
41% |
22% |
22.9% |
17.8% |
9.5% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
50-49-1 |
57-41-2 |
48-49-3 |
49-46-5 |
47-51-2 |
40-60-0 |
48-52-0 |
44-56-0 |
39.4-56.1-4.5 |
48.4-51.6-0 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
0-100-0 |
33.3-66.7-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 0-3-0 1-2-0 Landslide Index 33% 67% 33.3% 33.3% 0% Tight: < 5 0 0 1 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 1 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 2 0 1 2 2 Landslide: 20-40 0 2 0 1 0 No Contest: 40+ 0 0 1 0 0 Uncontested 1 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 2/3 3/3 3/3 0/3 3/3 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/3 3/3 3/3 0/0 2/3 Landslide / Total Incumbent 1/3 2/3 1/3 1/0 0/3 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 1/2 0/2 0/0 0/0 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/0 0/2 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 1 1 0 0 Uncontested Primary 2 -- -- 0 -- Elected Women 1 1 1 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 1L 1L
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 Landslide Index 67% 100% 33% 0% 33% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 2 1 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 2 1 1 Landslide: 20-40 2 2 1 0 1 No Contest: 40+ 0 1 0 0 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 0 0 Total Running / Total Seats 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 3/3 3/3 3/3 2/3 3/3 Landslide / Total Incumbent 2/3 3/3 1/3 0/3 1/3 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 1/ 2 2/2 0/2 0/3 0/2 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/0 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 2 2 0 0 0 Uncontested Primary 3 3 2 1 0 Elected Women 0 0 0 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 1L 1L 1L 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) 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 Landslide Index 33% 100% 100% 67% 100% Tight: < 5 1 0 0 1 0 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 1 2 1 1 1 No Contest: 40+ 0 1 2 0 1 Uncontested 0 0 0 1 1 Total Running / Total Seats 2/3 3/3 3/3 2/3 3/3 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 2/2 3/3 3/3 2/2 3/3 Landslide / Total Incumbent 0/2 3/3 3/3 2/2 3/3 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent NA 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 0 1 3 2 2 Uncontested Primary 1 1 3 2 3 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 2L 2L 2L 1L 1L
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents