U.S. House National Totals by Party: Comparing 2010 with 2006
December 23rd, 2010Every state has released its official vote totals for U.S. House, except that Pennsylvania is still working on compiling the write-ins. The national totals for U.S. House, for each party, appear to be:
Republican 44,540,590; Democratic 38,717,920; Libertarian 1,074,189; Conservative 267,939; Green 252,688; Constitution (including American Independent) 251,741; Independence 205,845; Working Families 202,762; Tea 38,790; Peace & Freedom 30,714; Whig (including Modern Whig) 24,893; Independent Green 21,374; Reform 9,333; Socialist Workers 8,905; Independent Party 6,014; Socialist 3,222; United Citizens 1,013; Blue Enigma 961; Socialist Action 955; independent candidates 833,528.
In 2006, the national vote for U.S. House for the nationally-organized parties was: Democratic 42,086,214; Republican 35,759,040; Libertarian 650,614; Green 293,606; Constitution 134,215; Reform 53,862; Socialist Workers 17,119; Socialist 385; other parties 493,045; independent candidates 436,279.
Because there are approximately 40% more voters in presidential election years than in mid-term years, the comparision with 2006 seemed more relevant than a comparison with 2008.
December 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
It’ll be interesting to see if the ping pong ball bounces back the other way in 2014.
December 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Congrats to the Libertarians. Doubling their vote totals. Impressive.
December 23rd, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Is the gain by the LP (or any other party) in any way related to fielding more candidates?
December 23rd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Libertarians had 114 nominees for US House on the ballot in 2006, and 166 in 2010. That 166 figure might be off one or two; I’m not finished with every aspect of this data.
December 23rd, 2010 at 3:12 pm
All right!! 1,000,000 votes for the LP! Libertarians of the country unite!!
December 23rd, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Total Votes / Total Seats = Equal votes needed for each seat winner — in ALL elections for ALL legislative bodies.
Difficult ONLY for party hack incumbents and the party hack SCOTUS folks ???
December 24th, 2010 at 11:52 am
Which gang of gerrymander party hack U.S.A. Rep. extremists will cause another wave election in 2012 ???
The ENTIRE political structure in the U.S.A. is NOT STABLE [since Day 1 on 4 July 1776] — due to the ANTI-Democracy gerrymander structures in the U.S.A. and all 50 State regimes.
P.R. and App.V. —
See the P.R. elections in Germany, New Zealand, Israel — NO giant swings in the different percentages of party hacks in such regimes — i.e. some actual attempt to have *moderate / middle* regimes —
— very unlike the powermad left/right party hack control freak gangs in the U.S.A. Congress, every State legislature and many local regimes.
December 24th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Which party hack gerrymander robot Rep got the most / least votes in Nov. 2010 ???
Which gerrymander district had the most / least total voters in Nov. 2010 ???
What is the minority rule percentage in 2011-2013 in the U.S.A. gerrymander House of Reps — pick a number 25 to about 32.
BLATANT Anti-Democracy gerrymander math — i.e. EVIL and vicious oligarchy math by the party hack MONSTERS from Hell.
More of the EVIL same in 2013-2015 as a result of the many new gerrymanders in 2011-2012 in ALL States having 2 or more Reps.
December 27th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Imagine how high those alternate party totals would be if people believed they could actually elect the person/party they voted for.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:52 am
#9 Probably at least 70 percent in the first REAL P.R. election –
REAL left wing liberals
REAL right wing conservatives
— leaving the muddled middle with the rest.
See the P.R. elections especially in Israel – If a faction gets even 20 percent it is a big deal.
Obvious FATAL problem in Israel and other parliamentary regimes — NO separate NONPARTISAN election of elected executive officers.
See the ongoing super-mess in the Iraq semi-P.R. parliamentary regime — created by math MORONS.