Democracy Index
Democracy Index: Measure of a state’s average ranking in key categories: average margin of victory (measuring overall competitiveness), landslide index (measuring the number of somewhat competitive races), seats-to-votes distortion (measuring how well the intent of voters was reflected by the results), and representation index (weighted double, as it measures both voter participation and the percentage of effective votes that elect someone).
Ranking |
State |
Democracy Index |
|
1 |
Washington |
7.0 |
|
2 |
Minnesota |
9.2 |
|
3 |
Colorado |
13.0 |
|
4 |
Wisconsin |
13.4 |
|
5 |
Iowa |
13.8 |
|
5 |
Maine |
13.8 |
|
7 |
Oregon |
14.8 |
|
8 |
Delaware |
17.2 |
|
9 |
Kentucky |
20.6 |
|
9 |
North Dakota |
20.6 |
|
11 |
New Mexico |
20.8 |
|
12 |
Michigan |
21.0 |
|
13 |
Massachusetts |
21.8 |
|
14 |
Missouri |
22.0 |
|
14 |
Ohio |
22.0 |
|
16 |
South Dakota |
22.4 |
|
17 |
North Carolina |
22.6 |
|
18 |
Pennsylvania |
22.8 |
|
19 |
Arizona |
23.8 |
|
19 |
Georgia |
23.8 |
|
21 |
Maryland |
24.2 |
|
22 |
Connecticut |
24.4 |
|
23 |
Alabama |
24.6 |
|
24 |
Alaska |
24.8 |
|
24 |
California |
24.8 |
|
26 |
Illinois |
25.6 |
|
26 |
Vermont |
25.6 |
|
28 |
West Virginia |
26.0 |
|
28 |
Wyoming |
26.0 |
|
30 |
New Hampshire |
26.4 |
|
31 |
Nevada |
26.6 |
|
32 |
Rhode Island |
26.8 |
|
33 |
Montana |
27.4 |
|
34 |
Arkansas |
28.8 |
|
35 |
Hawaii |
29.4 |
|
36 |
Idaho |
29.8 |
|
36 |
New Jersey |
29.8 |
|
38 |
Mississippi |
30.0 |
|
38 |
South Carolina |
30.0 |
|
40 |
Florida |
31.2 |
|
40 |
Virginia |
31.2 |
|
42 |
Indiana |
31.8 |
|
43 |
Kansas |
32.8 |
|
44 |
Utah |
33.8 |
|
45 |
Louisiana |
34.2 |
|
46 |
New York |
35.0 |
|
47 |
Nebraska |
36.2 |
|
48 |
Tennessee |
37.0 |
|
49 |
Texas |
37.6 |
|
50 |
Oklahoma |
41.2 |