A FairVote Innovative Analysis
Facts in the Spotlight
Number of the 11 largest population states that were closely competitivein the 1976 presidential election: 10Number of such states that were competitive in 2004: 4
Number of the 13 smallest population states that were closely competitivein the 1976 presidential election: 5Number of such states that were competitive in 2004: [...]

A FairVote Innovative Analysis
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Number of California counties won by 5% or less in the 1992 presidential race: 19

Number in 2004: 3
Number of electoral votes in states in play in a nationally competitive presidential election in 1976: 345
Number in 2004: 159

In lecterns in New Hampshire, town hall meetings in Iowa, and television studios [...]

Geographic Partisanship and Senate Defections
Party label does not always determine how a member of Congress will vote on a controversial hot-button issue, but when the party line is breached there is usually a compelling reason. While there can be myriad reasons a legislator votes one way or another, there is a strong correlation between lawmakers [...]