South Carolina Profile
Key Figures:
- 6 Seats: 5R, 1D
- In 2010 South Carolina Democrats won just 16.7% of US House seats with 40.6% of votes
South Carolina Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 38th (30) Representation 35th (23.9) Margin of Victory 19th (25) Seats-to-Votes 33rd (25.5) Landslide Index 28th (66.7) House Turnout 33rd (39.7)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
34.1 |
22.7 |
27.1 |
31.6 |
34.2 |
29.6 |
27.2 |
30 |
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Voter Turnout |
43% |
32% |
38% |
34% |
44% |
31% |
47% |
35.0% |
57.1% |
39.7% |
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Representation Index |
28% |
22% |
28% |
24% |
29% |
24% |
35% |
21.6% |
34% |
23.9% |
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Wasted Votes |
35% |
31% |
28% |
30% |
38% |
24% |
26% |
38.2% |
40.5% |
39.8% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
36/31 |
22/47 |
20/37 |
19/43 |
19/50 |
10/31 |
18/35 |
21/57 |
22/58.4 |
9.6/76.9 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
7.2% |
7.2% |
8.2% |
8.9% |
4.5% |
11.1% |
11% |
0.5% |
2.5% |
0.3% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
31% |
39% |
50% |
47% |
34% |
55% |
51% |
26.6% |
20.8% |
25% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
52-45-3 |
64-36-0 |
65-33-3 |
60-38-2 |
55-40-5 |
58-35-7 |
64-34-2 |
55-43-2 |
50.1-49.1-0.8 |
56.3-40.6-3.2 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
50-50-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
67-33-0 |
66.7-33.3-0 |
83.3-16.7-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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) |
4-2-0 |
4-2-0 |
4-2-0 |
4-2-0 |
5-1-0 |
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Landslide Index |
100% |
100% |
83.3% |
66.7% |
66.7% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Uncontested |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
5/6 |
5/6 |
6/6 |
6/6 |
3/6 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
5/5 |
5/5 |
6/6 |
6/6 |
2/3 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/6 |
4/6 |
1/3 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
3/3 |
3/3 |
4/4 |
2/4 |
0/1 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
2/2 |
2/2 |
1/2 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
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Uncontested Primary |
0 |
-- |
-- |
3 |
-- |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
2B |
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
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Results 1996-2010 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
3-3-0 |
4-2-0 |
4-2-0 |
4-2-0 |
4-2-0 |
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Landslide Index |
83% |
83% |
83% |
50% |
66.6% |
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 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
5/6 |
4/6 |
6/6 |
5/6 |
5/6 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
4/5 |
4/4 |
6/6 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
4/5 |
3/4 |
5/6 |
3/5 |
4/5 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
2/2 |
2/2 |
4/4 |
2/3 |
3/3 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
2/3 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
1/2 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
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Uncontested Primary |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
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) |
3-3-0 |
3-3-0 |
2-4-0 |
2-4-0 |
2-4-0 |
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Landslide Index |
50% |
83% |
50% |
50% |
83% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
5/6 |
6/6 |
4/6 |
6/6 |
6/6 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
4/5 |
6/6 |
4/4 |
6/6 |
6/6 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
2/5 |
5/6 |
3/4 |
3/6 |
5/6 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
1/4 |
3/3 |
0/1 |
1/2 |
2/2 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
1/1 |
2/3 |
3/3 |
2/4 |
3/4 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
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Uncontested Primary |
4 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |