Washington Profile
Key Figures:
- 9 Seats: 4R, 5D
- Ranked first, two-thirds of Washington’s US House races became competitive in 2010
Washington Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 1st (7) Representation 4th (31.4) Margin of Victory 18th (24) Seats-to-Votes 2nd (2.3) Landslide Index 7th (33.3) House Turnout 5th (52.4)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
18.8 |
10.2 |
18.4 |
23.4 |
16.8 |
16.0 |
18.4 |
7 |
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Voter Turnout |
62% |
42% |
51% |
44% |
55% |
38% |
63% |
45.9% |
64.3% |
52.4% |
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Representation Index |
36% |
25% |
31% |
27% |
33% |
23.6% |
40.4% |
29.5% |
42.2% |
31.4% |
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Wasted Votes |
41% |
42% |
42% |
37% |
33% |
39% |
36% |
35.7% |
34.3% |
40.1% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
83/7 |
15/69 |
22/58 |
40/31 |
60/23 |
54/22 |
54/23 |
52/24 |
51.8/22.2 |
42.9/35.5 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
238% |
0.8% |
3.5% |
1.6% |
4.2% |
0% |
4.5% |
1.4% |
4% |
1.3% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
20% |
17% |
17% |
28% |
23% |
26% |
29% |
29.5% |
31.4% |
24% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
41-56-3 |
51-49-0.4 |
47-52-1 |
44-53-3 |
37-53-6 |
45-52-3 |
40-59-1 |
39-61-1 |
40.8-59.2-0 |
45.8-52.3-1.9 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
11-89-0 |
78-22-0 |
67-33-0 |
44-56-0 |
33-67-0 |
33-67-0 |
33-67-0 |
33-66-0 |
33.3-66.7-0 |
44.4-55.6-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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) |
3-6-0 |
3-6-0 |
3-6-0 |
3-6-0 |
4-5-0 |
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Landslide Index |
67% |
78% |
66.7% |
88.9% |
33.3% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
9/9 |
7/9 |
9/9 |
9/9 |
8/9 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
9/9 |
7/7 |
9/9 |
9/9 |
8/8 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
6/9 |
7/7 |
6/9 |
8/9 |
3/8 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
3/3 |
1/1 |
0/3 |
2/3 |
2/3 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
3/6 |
6/1 |
6/6 |
6/6 |
1/5 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
3 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
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Uncontested Primary |
6 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
-- |
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Elected Women |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1L |
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-2000
Results 1992-2010 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-8-0 7-2-0 6-3-0 4-5-0 3-6-0 Landslide Index 33% 22% 33% 44% 56% Tight: < 5 1 3 3 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 1 3 2 2 0 Opportunity: 10-20 4 1 1 3 3 Landslide: 20-40 2 0 2 2 4 No Contest: 40+ 1 2 1 1 0 Uncontested 0 0 0 1 1 Total Running / Total Seats 5/9 8/9 9/9 8/9 8/9 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 5/5 3/8 8/9 7/8 8/8 Landslide / Total Incumbent 2/5 2/8 3/9 4/8 5/8 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent NA 1/1 1/7 1/5 2/3 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 2/5 1/7 2/2 3/3 3/5 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 2 2 2 3 5 Uncontested Primary 0 0 0 8 7 Elected Women 3 2 2 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
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) |
3-5 |
3-5 |
3-5 |
3-5 |
3-5 |
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Landslide Index |
88% |
88% |
88% |
75% |
50% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
2 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
7/8 |
7/8 |
8/8 |
6/8 |
8/8 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
7/7 |
7/7 |
8/8 |
6/6 |
8/8 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
7/7 |
7/7 |
7/8 |
5/6 |
4/8 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
2/2 |
2/2 |
2/3 |
2/3 |
1/3 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
3/3 |
3/5 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
3 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
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Uncontested Primary |
3 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |