# Is there a break-down of congressional votes by states and seat distribution? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 21, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-break-down-of-congressional-votes-by-states-and-seat-distribution/958139 "2022-01-21T02:20:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-break-down-of-congressional-votes-by-states-and-seat-distribution/958139/1 "2022-01-21T02:20:56Z")
Factual question, but relates to elections so I’ll bung it in here. I’m curious if any stats folks have put up a vote distribution list for all 50 states, with the votes broken down for eachj state (primarily R and D, I assume), with the seats for each state similarly broken down R and D. I’ve been googling, and all I can find is the electoral vote distributions. I’m curious about the vote distribution for each state and their congressional deleation to the House of Represenatives. Maybe I’m just not framing the question correctly. ---
**Author:** ![DeadTreasSecretaries](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deadtreassecretaries/32/4817_2.png) [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-break-down-of-congressional-votes-by-states-and-seat-distribution/958139/2 "2022-01-21T02:53:25Z")
I think [ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_elections,_2020) might have what you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-break-down-of-congressional-votes-by-states-and-seat-distribution/958139/3 "2022-01-21T14:35:32Z")
Poked around for a while there but didn’t find state-wide totals. Lots of detail about individual elections. Was there a particular spot you were thinking of? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-break-down-of-congressional-votes-by-states-and-seat-distribution/958139/4 "2022-01-21T15:39:29Z")
On this page (for 2016), I think you want the table “United States House Votes by Party and State”, correct? > **[United States House of Representatives elections, 2016](https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2016)** > > Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-break-down-of-congressional-votes-by-states-and-seat-distribution/958139/5 "2022-01-21T17:20:03Z")
State congressional delegations > **[State Congressional Delegations](https://projects.propublica.org/represent/states)** > > An overview of the members in each state's Congressional delegation. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-break-down-of-congressional-votes-by-states-and-seat-distribution/958139/6 "2022-01-21T17:21:49Z")
The Cook partisan voting index by congressional district might also be of interest. > **[Cook Partisan Voting Index | By congressional district](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Partisan_Voting_Index#By_congressional_district)** > > The PVIs for congressional districts are calculated based on the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. With a PVI of R+1, Michigan's 8th congressional district was determined to be the median congressional district, meaning that exactly 217 districts are more Democratic and 217 are more Republican than this district. As of 2022\[update\], in the House, there are 222 districts more Republican than the national average, and 206 districts more Democratic than the national average. The number of ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-break-down-of-congressional-votes-by-states-and-seat-distribution/958139/7 "2022-01-21T18:16:29Z")
That’s it! Thank you. Shows the discrepencies between votes cast and seats won for each state. How much of that is due to gerrymandering, and how much to FPTP, is another question. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-break-down-of-congressional-votes-by-states-and-seat-distribution/958139/8 "2022-01-21T23:21:15Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > How much of that is due to gerrymandering, and how much to FPTP, is another question. We can sort of answer that. If we look at the Cook Partisan Voter Index for the 435 congressional districts (linked above), we can calculate that the mean district is D+0.44 while the median district is R+2. This means that the non-parametric skew of the partisan lean of congressional districts is R+2.44. Non-parametric skew may not be 100% due to gerrymandering, but gerrymandering certainly causes some non-parametric skew. We can also calculate non-parametric skew by state. Here’s a table of states sorted by most skewed to least skewed. Note: states with one or two congressional districts automatically have a non-parametric skew of zero. | State | Mean | Median | Skew | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Missouri | R+10.13 | R+19.00 | R+8.88 | | Wisconsin | R+1.38 | R+8.50 | R+7.13 | | Louisiana | R+11.17 | R+17.50 | R+6.33 | | Georgia | R+3.07 | R+9.00 | R+5.93 | | Tennessee | R+13.11 | R+19.00 | R+5.89 | | Mississippi | R+10.00 | R+15.50 | R+5.50 | | Indiana | R+10.67 | R+15.00 | R+4.33 | | New Mexico | D+2.67 | D+7.00 | D+4.33 | | Michigan | R+0.21 | R+4.50 | R+4.29 | | Minnesota | D+0.25 | R+4.00 | R+4.25 | | Florida | R+1.78 | R+6.00 | R+4.22 | | New Jersey | D+7.42 | D+3.50 | R+3.92 | | Kentucky | R+16.67 | R+20.50 | R+3.83 | | New York | D+11.81 | D+8.00 | R+3.81 | | Colorado | D+2.71 | D+6.00 | D+3.29 | | Oregon | D+5.20 | D+2.00 | R+3.20 | | Virginia | D+2.18 | R+1.00 | R+3.18 | | Nebraska | R+14.00 | R+11.00 | D+3.00 | | South Carolina | R+8.00 | R+11.00 | R+3.00 | | California | D+14.02 | D+17.00 | D+2.98 | | Massachusetts | D+14.78 | D+12.00 | R+2.78 | | Iowa | R+6.75 | R+4.00 | D+2.75 | | North Carolina | R+3.62 | R+6.00 | R+2.38 | | Arkansas | R+16.25 | R+18.50 | R+2.25 | | Ohio | R+5.31 | R+7.50 | R+2.19 | | Alabama | R+15.00 | R+17.00 | R+2.00 | | Maryland | D+14.00 | D+16.00 | D+2.00 | | Arizona | R+0.33 | R+2.00 | R+1.67 | | Texas | R+3.64 | R+5.00 | R+1.36 | | Pennsylvania | R+2.17 | R+3.50 | R+1.33 | | Nevada | D+0.75 | R+0.50 | R+1.25 | | Connecticut | D+7.00 | D+8.00 | D+1.00 | | West Virginia | R+23.00 | R+22.00 | D+1.00 | | Washington | D+6.40 | D+5.50 | R+0.90 | | Kansas | R+12.00 | R+12.50 | R+0.50 | | Illinois | D+7.83 | D+7.50 | R+0.33 | | Utah | R+13.25 | R+13.50 | R+0.25 | | Alaska | R+9.00 | R+9.00 | Even | | Delaware | D+6.00 | D+6.00 | Even | | Hawaii | D+14.50 | D+14.50 | Even | | Idaho | R+18.50 | R+18.50 | Even | | Maine | D+1.00 | D+1.00 | Even | | Montana | R+11.00 | R+11.00 | Even | | New Hampshire | Even | Even | Even | | North Dakota | R+20.00 | R+20.00 | Even | | Oklahoma | R+20.00 | R+20.00 | Even | | Rhode Island | D+8.00 | D+8.00 | Even | | South Dakota | R+16.00 | R+16.00 | Even | | Vermont | D+15.00 | D+15.00 | Even | | Wyoming | R+26.00 | R+26.00 | Even | Knowing what we know about who is drawing the lines, and their intent, in some states. It looks like non-parametric skew is a pretty good proxy for quantifying gerrymandering.