Every 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.
It’ll be interesting to see if the ping pong ball bounces back the other way in 2014.
Congrats to the Libertarians. Doubling their vote totals. Impressive.
Is the gain by the LP (or any other party) in any way related to fielding more candidates?
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.
All right!! 1,000,000 votes for the LP! Libertarians of the country unite!!
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 ???
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.
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.
Imagine how high those alternate party totals would be if people believed they could actually elect the person/party they voted for.
#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.