Virginia Profile
Update: Download 2011 VA State and House Races Profile
Key Figures:
- 11 Seats: 8R, 3D
- In 2010, 62.4% of Virginia Democrats did not elect their US House candidates
Virginia Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 40th (31.2) Representation 38th (22.9) Margin of Victory 24th (27.2) Seats-to-Votes 29th (16.4) Landslide Index 27th (63.6) House Turnout 37th (38.5)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
Democracy Index |
-- |
-- |
28.8 |
39.8 |
24.8 |
34.8 |
26.2 |
25.6 |
14.6 |
31.2 |
Voter Turnout |
51% |
38% |
43% |
22% |
46% |
27% |
57% |
42.9% |
63.5% |
38.5% |
Representation Index |
32% |
27% |
31% |
17% |
33% |
21% |
38% |
28.1% |
40.4% |
22.9% |
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Wasted Votes |
36% |
31% |
28% |
24% |
26% |
22% |
32% |
34.6% |
36.5% |
40.5% |
% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
46/22 |
36/17 |
29/24 |
19/15 |
13/41 |
12/34 |
15/53 |
11/57 |
33.9/37 |
19.1/62.4 |
Drop-Off Voters |
7.4% |
7.2% |
9% |
NA |
11.5% |
-1.8% |
6.1% |
3.1% |
6.1% |
0% |
Avg Margin of Victory |
30% |
43% |
47% |
59% |
50% |
61% |
36% |
43.8% |
32.9% |
27.2% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
48-49-3 |
57-39-4 |
51-47-2 |
47-45-8 |
47-44-9 |
67-29-4 |
61-34-5 |
53-41-6 |
45.5-53-1.5 |
54.2-41.6-4.2 |
Seats for (R-D-O%) |
36-64-0 |
45-55-0 |
45-55-0 |
45-54-0 |
55-36-9 |
73-27-0 |
73-27-0 |
73-27-0 |
45.5-54.5-0 |
72.7-27.3-0 |
Seat Changes |
-- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
8-3-0 |
8-3-0 |
8-3-0 |
5-6-0 |
8-3-0 |
Landslide Index |
100% |
91% |
63.6% |
54.5% |
63.6% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Opportunity: 10-20 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Landslide: 20-40 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
No Contest: 40+ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Uncontested |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
11/11 |
10/11 |
11/11 |
10/11 |
11/11 |
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
11/11 |
10/10 |
11/11 |
8/10 |
8/11 |
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
11/11 |
10/10 |
7/11 |
6/10 |
7/11 |
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
8/8 |
7/7 |
4/4 |
3/5 |
5/5 |
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
3/3 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
3/3 |
2/3 |
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
9 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
Uncontested Primary |
9 |
-- |
-- |
7 |
-- |
Elected Women |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Elected Racial Minorities |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B 1A |
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
U.S. House (R-D-O) |
4-7-0 |
5-6-0 |
5-6-0 |
5-6-0 |
6-4-1 |
Landslide Index |
64% |
64% |
100% |
100% |
91% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Competitive: 5-10 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Opportunity: 10-20 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Landslide: 20-40 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
No Contest: 40+ |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
Uncontested |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
8/11 |
11/11 |
10/11 |
11/11 |
9/11 |
Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
8/8 |
10/11 |
10/10 |
11/11 |
9/9 |
Landslide / Total Incumbent |
5/8 |
7/11 |
10/10 |
11/11 |
9/9 |
R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
2/3 |
4/4 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
4/4 |
D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
3/5 |
3/7 |
5/5 |
6/6 |
4/4 |
Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
5 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
Uncontested Primary |
Conv |
4 |
NQ |
7 |
5 |
Elected Women |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Elected Racial Minorities |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
1B |
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 6-4-0 6-4-0 5-5-0 5-5-0 4-6-0 Landslide Index 30% 50% 80% 90% 70% Tight: < 5 3 1 0 0 1 Competitive: 5-10 2 1 1 0 1 Opportunity: 10-20 2 3 1 1 1 Landslide: 20-40 1 1 3 5 2 No Contest: 40+ 0 1 3 1 5 Uncontested 2 3 2 3 0 Total Running / Total Seats 8/10 9/10 8/10 10/10 10/10 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 6/8 9/9 8/8 10/10 9/10 Landslide / Total Incumbent 3/8 5/9 7/8 9/10 7/10 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2/7 3/5 4/5 5/5 1/4 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 1/1 2/4 3/3 4/5 6/6 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 3 2 4 7 6 Uncontested Primary Conv 2 2 Conv Conv Elected Women 0 0 0 0 0 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 0 0
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents