[EM] STATE LEGISLATURES 2001, PRESIDENT VOTES PER SEAT

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STATE LEGISLATURES 2001, PRESIDENT VOTES PER SEAT

PV PRESIDENT VOTES, NOV. 2000

LOWER HOUSES (MAINLY CALLED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES)

     SEATS   PV/SEATS (HIGH TO LOW)

CA   80   137073
FL   120   49693
OH   99   47495
NY   150   45480
TX   150   42718
IL   118   40187
NJ   80   39840
MI   110   38477
VA   100   27394
CO   65   26790
WI   99   26249
OR   60   25566
AZ   60   25534
WA   98   25382
NC   120   24261
PA   203   24203
IN   100   21993
TN   99   20972
MN   134   18199
MA   160   16894
LA   105   16816
AL   105   15869
KY   100   15442
NV   42   14499
MO   163   14478
GA   180   14427
MD   141   14330
NE   49   14225
IA   100   13156
OK   101   12220
SC   124   11151
UT   75   10277
CT   151   9666
AR   100   9218
KS   125   8578
NM   70   8552
MS   122   8149
DE   41   7991
HI   51   7215
ID   70   7166
AK   40   7139
WV   100   6481
SD   70   4518
ME   151   4317
MT   100   4110
RI   100   4091
WY   60   3639
ND   98   2941
VT   150   1962
NH   400   1423

AVERAGE   109.78   19969

UPPER HOUSES (MAINLY CALLED STATE SENATES)

     SEATS   PV/SEATS (HIGH TO LOW)

CA   40   274146
TX   31   206698
FL   40   149078
OH   33   142485
NY   61   111836
MI   38   111382
PA   50   98262
IL   59   80375
NJ   40   79681
WI   33   78746
MO   34   69409
VA   40   68486
MA   40   67575
TN   33   62915
NC   50   58225
OR   30   51132
AZ   30   51067
WA   49   50764
CO   35   49753
AL   35   47608
GA   56   46372
LA   39   45273
IN   50   43986
MD   47   42989
KY   38   40636
CT   36   40542
MN   67   36398
SC   46   30059
NV   21   28999
KS   40   26805
UT   29   26578
AR   35   26337
IA   50   26311
OK   48   25713
NH   24   23712
MS   52   19119
WV   34   19062
ME   35   18623
DE   21   15601
HI   25   14718
ID   35   14332
AK   20   14278
NM   42   14252
NE   49   14225
VT   30   9810
SD   35   9036
MT   50   8220
RI   50   8182
WY   30   7278
ND   49   5883

AVERAGE   39.68   52259

NE - SINGLE HOUSE LEGISLATURE (COUNTED TWICE IN ABOVE)

NOTE- IF A STATE HAS MULTI-MEMBER DISTRICTS, THE RATIOS IN SUCH DISTRICTS ARE 
HIGHER

THE HIGHER THE RATIO, THE EASIER IT IS TO HAVE MINORITY RULE GERRYMANDERS.

DATA- PRESIDENT VOTES- FEDERAL ELECTIONS, 2000 (U.S. FEDERAL ELECTION 
COMMISSION, 2001), SEATS- NATIONAL CONFERANCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES WEBSITE-- 
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/elect/partycomp.htm