South Dakota Profile
Key Figures:
- 1 Seat: 1R, 0D
- No US House incumbent has lost in South Dakota since 1982 until 2010 when incumbent Stephanie
Herseth Sandlin lost her first bid for reelection
South Dakota Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 16th (22.4) Representation 30th (25.6) Margin of Victory 1st (2.4) Seats-to-Votes 50th (48.9) Landslide Index 1st (0) House Turnout 4th (53.2)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
21.6 |
25.2 |
21.6 |
11.6 |
23.6 |
23.2 |
25 |
22.4 |
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Voter Turnout |
67% |
59% |
61% |
48% |
58% |
60% |
69% |
57.9% |
63.3% |
53.2% |
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Representation Index |
46% |
35% |
35% |
36% |
43% |
32% |
37% |
40% |
42.8% |
25.6% |
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Wasted Votes |
31% |
40% |
42% |
25% |
27% |
47% |
47% |
30.9% |
32.4% |
51.9% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
100/0 |
100/0 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
0/100 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
0/100 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
1% |
1.8% |
0.2% |
1.3% |
0.4% |
-0.7% |
-0.3% |
0.6% |
0.8% |
-0.7% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
42% |
23% |
21% |
50% |
49% |
8% |
7% |
40.4% |
35.1% |
2.4% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
27-69-4 |
37-60-4 |
58-37-5 |
75-25-0 |
73-25-2 |
53-46-1 |
46-53-1 |
29-69-2 |
32.4-67.6-0 |
48.1-45.9-6 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-1 |
100-0-0 |
100-0-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
100-0-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
0 |
1 |
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) |
1-0-0 |
0-1-0 |
0-1-0 |
0-1-0 |
1-0-0 |
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Landslide Index |
0% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
0% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
NA |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
NA |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
NA |
0/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
NA |
NA |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
NA |
0/1 |
0/1 |
1/1 |
0/0 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Uncontested Primary |
0 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
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Elected Women |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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) |
0-1-0 |
0-1-0 |
1-0-0 |
1-0-0 |
1-0-0 |
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Landslide Index |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
1 / 1 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
1/1 |
NA |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
1/1 |
NA |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
1 / 1 |
1/1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Uncontested Primary |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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) |
0-1-0 |
0-1-0 |
0-1-0 |
0-1-0 |
0-1-0 |
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Landslide Index |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
1/2 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
1/2 |
1/1 |
NA |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
0/2 |
0/1 |
NA |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
0/1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
1/2 |
0/1 |
NA |
1/1 |
1/1 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Uncontested Primary |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |