Texas Profile
Key Figures:
- 32 Seats: 23R, 9D
- In 2010, only 5 out of Texas' 32 US House seats were competitive
Texas Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 49th (37.6) Representation 46th (21.6) Margin of Victory 46th (48.3) Seats-to-Votes 8th (4.9) Landslide Index 42nd (84.4) House Turnout 49th (30.8)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
33.8 |
33.8 |
33.9 |
33.4 |
30.2 |
37.6 |
33 |
37.6 |
Voter Turnout |
46% |
31% |
37% |
24% |
40% |
27% |
51% |
28.4% |
50.6% |
30.8% |
Representation Index |
32% |
21% |
23% |
17% |
29% |
19% |
35% |
18.5% |
34% |
21.6% |
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Wasted Votes |
31% |
32% |
37% |
28% |
32% |
29% |
32% |
37.9% |
34.7% |
29.7% |
% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
45/15 |
41/17 |
38/32 |
27/22 |
25/27 |
27/28 |
13/54 |
14/61 |
14.8/46.5 |
11.1/57.4 |
Drop-Off Voters |
8.6% |
6.2% |
9.8% |
7.4% |
6.5% |
5.1% |
6.1% |
6.2% |
6.8% |
4.8% |
Avg Margin of Victory |
40% |
36% |
31% |
46% |
45% |
47% |
41% |
43.8% |
50% |
48.3% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
48-50-2 |
56-12-2 |
54-44-2 |
52-44-4 |
49-47-4 |
53-44-3 |
58-39-3 |
51-44-5 |
55.8-39.6-4.6 |
64.4-30.6-5 |
Seats for (R-D-O%) |
30-70-0 |
37-63-0 |
43-57-0 |
43-57-0 |
43-57-0 |
47-53-0 |
66-34-0 |
59-41-0 |
62.5-37.5-0 |
71.9-28.1-0 |
Seat Changes |
-- |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2(+2R) |
5(+5R) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 15-17-0 21-11-0 19-13-0 20-12-0 23-9-0 Landslide Index 75% 81% 84.4% 81.3% 84.4% Tight: < 5 3 1 0 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 2 2 Opportunity: 10-20 5 5 5 4 2 Landslide: 20-40 6 16 16 8 10 No Contest: 40+ 9 3 5 10 11 Uncontested 9 7 6 8 6 Total Running / Total Seats 28/32 29*/32 31/32 32/32 31/32 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 28/28 25/29 25/27 25/27 29/31 Landslide / Total Incumbent 22/28 20/29 21/31 25/32 26/31 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 11/12 13/16 17/19 15/19 20/20 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 11/16 7/13 9/11 10/12 6/9 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 17 14 18 21 22 Uncontested Primary 21 -- -- 27 -- Elected Women 3 3 3 3 3 Elected Racial Minorities 2B 6L 3B 6L 3B 6L 2B 6L 3B 6L
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
9-21-0 |
11-19-0 |
13-17-0 |
13-17-0 |
13-17-0 |
Landslide Index |
80% |
50% |
60% |
70% |
83.3% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Opportunity: 10-20 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
Landslide: 20-40 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
No Contest: 40+ |
9 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
Uncontested |
3 |
5 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
27/30 |
27/30 |
22/30 |
29/30 |
29/30 |
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
26/27 |
25/27 |
21/22 |
29/29 |
29/29 |
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
17/27 |
14/27 |
17/22 |
20/29 |
25/29 |
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
7/9 |
9/9 |
9/10 |
11/13 |
11/12 |
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
10/18 |
5/18 |
8/12 |
9/16 |
14/17 |
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
16 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
Uncontested Primary |
18 |
17 |
10 |
24 |
23 |
Elected Women |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
Elected Racial Minorities |
2B 5L |
2B 5L |
2B 6L |
2B 6L |
2B 6L |
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 |
1982 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
5-22-0 |
10-17-0 |
10-17-0 |
8-19-0 |
8-19-0 |
Landslide Index |
81% |
63% |
85% |
93% |
81% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Opportunity: 10-20 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Landslide: 20-40 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
No Contest: 40+ |
15 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
5 |
Uncontested |
0 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
21/27 |
23/27 |
26/27 |
26/27 |
26/27 |
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
21/21 |
20/23 |
26/26 |
25/26 |
26/26 |
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
18/21 |
15/23 |
22/26 |
25/26 |
22/26 |
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
3/4 |
4/4 |
6/8 |
8/9 |
8/8 |
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
15/17 |
11/19 |
16/18 |
17/17 |
14/18 |
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
14 |
14 |
14 |
22 |
20 |
Uncontested Primary |
14 |
17 |
21 |
24 |
24 |
Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Elected Racial Minorities |
1B 3L |
1B 4L |
1B 4L |
1B 3L |
1B 3L |