Tennessee Profile
Key Figures:
- 9 Seats: 7R, 2D
- In 2010, half of Tennessee Democratic incumbents won by landslides in US House races while all Republican incumbents won by landslides
Tennessee Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 48th (37) Representation 41st (22.4) Margin of Victory 42nd (40.1) Seats-to-Votes 23rd (14.5) Landslide Index 38th (77.8) House Turnout 47th (33.4)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
28.3 |
34.6 |
28.4 |
28.8 |
29.4 |
25.2 |
30.8 |
37 |
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Voter Turnout |
47% |
36% |
44% |
22% |
44% |
35% |
52% |
39.1% |
50.8% |
33.4% |
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Representation Index |
30% |
23% |
28% |
17% |
33% |
25% |
38% |
26.4% |
37.5% |
22.4% |
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Wasted Votes |
36% |
38% |
37% |
24% |
26% |
29% |
26% |
32.5% |
26.2% |
32.8% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
47/20 |
35/38 |
30/41 |
17/27 |
20/26 |
32/21 |
32/19 |
31/29 |
18.4/24.6 |
11.3/63.3 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
13% |
4.7% |
5.9% |
6.4% |
10.6% |
7.5% |
9% |
6.4% |
11.5% |
2.8% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
33% |
28% |
29% |
56% |
56% |
46% |
48% |
39.8% |
60.4% |
40.1% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
43-51-6 |
55-43-2 |
50-48-2 |
51-45-3 |
53-44-2 |
50-46-4 |
52-47-1 |
47-50-3 |
42.5-51.9-5.6 |
61.3-34.8-3.9 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
33-67-0 |
56-44-0 |
56-44-0 |
56-44-0 |
56-44-0 |
44-56-0 |
44-56-0 |
44-56-0 |
44.4-55.6-0 |
77.8-22.2-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1(1D) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 4-5-0 4-5-0 4-5-0 4-5-0 7-2-0 Landslide Index 89% 89% 100% 100% 77.8% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 1 0 0 2 Landslide: 20-40 3 3 5 3 3 No Contest: 40+ 3 4 4 3 4 Uncontested 2 1 0 3 0 Total Running / Total Seats 6/9 9/9 7/9 8/9 6/9 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 6/6 9/9 7/7 8/8 5/6 Landslide / Total Incumbent 6/6 8/9 7/7 9/8 4/6 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 3/3 4/4 3/3 4/3 3/3 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 3/3 4/5 4/4 5/5 1/2 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 5 6 6 6 3 Uncontested Primary 0 -- -- 8 -- Elected Women 0 1 1 1 2 Elected Racial Minorities 1B 1B 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
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Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
3-6-0 |
5-4-0 |
5-4-0 |
5-4-0 |
5-4-0 |
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Landslide Index |
78% |
56% |
67% |
78% |
100% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
9/9 |
6/9 |
7/9 |
9/9 |
9/9 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
9/9 |
6/6 |
7/7 |
9/9 |
9/9 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
7/9 |
4/6 |
4/7 |
7/9 |
9/9 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
3/3 |
2/2 |
2/4 |
4/5 |
5/5 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
4/6 |
2/4 |
2/3 |
3/4 |
4/4 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
7 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
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Uncontested Primary |
4 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
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Elected Women |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
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) |
3-6-0 |
3-6-0 |
3-6-0 |
3-6-0 |
3-6-0 |
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Landslide Index |
89% |
89% |
78% |
78% |
89% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
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Uncontested |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
7/9 |
8/9 |
9/9 |
7/9 |
9/9 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
7/7 |
8/8 |
9/9 |
7/7 |
9/9 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
7/7 |
7/8 |
7/9 |
6/7 |
8/9 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
2/2 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
5/5 |
4/5 |
4/6 |
4/5 |
6/7 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
7 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
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Uncontested Primary |
3 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
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Elected Women |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |