Oklahoma Profile
Key Figures:
- 5 Seats: 4R, 1D
- US House incumbents in Oklahoma have won 88 straight races dating back 36 years, including 3 repeat landside winners in 2010
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Democracy Index |
50th (41.2) |
Representation |
49th (20.5) |
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Margin of Victory |
50th (59.6) |
Seats-to-Votes |
17th (11.2) |
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Landslide Index |
41st (80) |
House Turnout |
50th (29.9) |
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
26.8 |
30.8 |
34.7 |
24.6 |
31.6 |
35.2 |
36.4 |
41.2 |
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Voter Turnout |
55% |
40% |
49% |
35% |
43% |
38% |
54% |
35.3% |
51.9% |
29.9% |
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Representation Index |
34% |
26% |
30% |
22% |
29% |
25% |
38% |
23.2% |
35% |
20.5% |
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Wasted Votes |
38% |
35% |
39% |
37% |
35% |
36% |
30% |
34.3% |
32.4% |
31.3% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
52/28 |
4/69 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
12/68 |
9/63 |
11/54 |
9/67 |
9.1/65.5 |
16/51.3 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
8.2% |
2.6% |
2.2% |
1.7% |
11.8% |
3.3% |
6.1% |
2.3% |
8.6% |
23.4% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
26% |
34% |
24% |
26% |
37% |
30% |
41% |
33.6% |
38.6% |
59.6% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
40-60-1 |
57-38-5 |
61-37-2 |
63-37-1 |
65-31-4 |
55-39-6 |
64-28-8 |
57-41-2 |
60-37.7-2.3 |
65.5-28-6.5 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
33-67-0 |
83-17-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
83-17-0 |
80-20-0 |
80-20-0 |
80-20-0 |
80-20-0 |
80-20-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 (-1R) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 4-1-0 4-1-0 4-1-0 4-1-0 4-1-0 Landslide Index 60% 100% 100% 100% 80% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 0 0 1 Landslide: 20-40 1 3 4 3 1 No Contest: 40+ 1 0 1 2 1 Uncontested 1 2 0 0 2 Total Running / Total Seats 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 4/5 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 4/4 4/4 4/4 5/5 4/4 Landslide / Total Incumbent 3/4 4/4 4/4 5/5 3/4 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2/3 4/4 3/3 4/4 3/3 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 NA 1/1 1/1 0/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 2 2 3 4 3 Uncontested Primary 1 -- -- 3 -- Elected Women 0 0 1 1 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 1AI 1AI 1AI 1AI
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 2-4-0 5-1-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 Landslide Index 50% 67% 50% 83% 83% Tight: < 5 1 1 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 1 1 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 1 0 2 1 1 Landslide: 20-40 1 1 1 5 3 No Contest: 40+ 2 2 2 0 1 Uncontested 0 1 0 0 1 Total Running / Total Seats 5/6 3/6 5/6 6/6 5/6 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 5/5 3/3 5/5 6/6 5/5 Landslide / Total Incumbent 3/5 3/3 3/5 5/6 5/5 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 0/1 2/2 3/5 5/6 5/5 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 3/4 1/1 NA NA NA Untouchable Repeat Landslide 3 1 3 3 5 Uncontested Primary 3 2 5 6 2 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 1B 1B 1B 1B
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
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Results 1982-1990 |
1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
1-5-0 |
1-5-0 |
2-4-0 |
2-4-0 |
2-4-0 |
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Landslide Index |
83% |
67% |
83% |
83% |
83% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
6/6 |
6/ 6 |
5/6 |
6/6 |
5/6 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
6/6 |
6/6 |
5/5 |
6/6 |
5/5 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
5/6 |
4/6 |
5/5 |
5/6 |
4/5 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
2/3 |
1/2 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
4/5 |
3/5 |
4/4 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
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Uncontested Primary |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |