West Virginia Profile
Key Figures:
- 3 Seats: 2R, 1D
- US House incumbents in West Virginia have won 44 straight races dating back 28 years
West Virginia Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 28th (26) Representation 48th (21.2) Margin of Victory 8th (17.5) Seats-to-Votes 19th (11.3) Landslide Index 7th (33.3) House Turnout 44th (36.3)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
30.2 |
39.6 |
32.3 |
32.2 |
26.4 |
29.8 |
30.4 |
26 |
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Voter Turnout |
42% |
29% |
37% |
25% |
41% |
28% |
51% |
32.2% |
45.8% |
36.3% |
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Representation Index |
33% |
19% |
32% |
20% |
31% |
21% |
32% |
20.4% |
33.2% |
21.2% |
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Wasted Votes |
22% |
34% |
12% |
19% |
36% |
26% |
37% |
36.8% |
27.4% |
41.5% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
100/0 |
0/30 |
28/25 |
51/26 |
51/27 |
30.9/25.6 |
23.2/63.3 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
17.7% |
3.4% |
17.9% |
NA |
10.5% |
2.3% |
4% |
1.1% |
9.5% |
2.9% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
58% |
32% |
79% |
65% |
54% |
53% |
26% |
27.3% |
49.3% |
17.5% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
22-78-0 |
34-66-0 |
12-88-0 |
8-81-11 |
19-72-9 |
34-66-0 |
42-58-0 |
42-58-0 |
33-66.9-0 |
55-44.3-0.7 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
0-100-0 |
33-67-0 |
33-67-0 |
33-67-0 |
33-67-0 |
33.3-66.7-0 |
66.7-33.3-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 2-1-0 Landslide Index 100% 67% 66.7% 66.7 33.3% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 1 1 1 1 Landslide: 20-40 1 2 2 1 1 No Contest: 40+ 1 0 0 0 0 Uncontested 1 0 0 1 0 Total Running / Total Seats 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 2/3 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 2/2 Landslide / Total Incumbent 3/3 2/3 2/3 2/3 1/2 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 0/1 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 3 2 2 2 0 Uncontested Primary 2 -- -- 3 -- Elected Women 1 1 1 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 U.S. House (R-D-O) 0-3-0 0-3-0 0-3-0 0-3-0 1-2-0 Landslide Index 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% Tight: < 5 0 0 0 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 Opportunity: 10-20 0 0 0 0 0 Landslide: 20-40 1 2 1 0 0 No Contest: 40+ 2 1 0 1 0 Uncontested 0 0 2 2 2 Total Running / Total Seats 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 2/3 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 2/2 Landslide / Total Incumbent 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 2/2 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent NA NA NA NA NA D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 2 3 3 3 2 Uncontested Primary 2 3 2 0 3 Elected Women 0 0 0 0 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) |
0-4-0 |
0-4-0 |
0-4-0 |
0-4-0 |
0-4-0 |
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Landslide Index |
50% |
50% |
100% |
100% |
50% |
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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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Uncontested |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
2/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
1/2 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
1/2 |
2/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
2/4 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
0/1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
1/1 |
2/4 |
4/4 |
4/4 |
2/4 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
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Uncontested Primary |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Elected Women |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |