US Congressional Election Analysis

Day 706, 17:36 • Published in USA USA • by Mr. Hyphenated



US Congressional Election Analysis - October 25 2009



Well the results are in for the eUSA congressional elections for our 49 states (Pour one out for our Alaskan homies). Now that the dust has settled, it's clear that America's Advancement Party once again led the way in representation, while the United States Worker's Party lost significant ground to other up-start parties.




October 2009 Elections
36% AAP (49 members per Senator)***
20% USWP (105 members per Senator)
16% Libertarian (105 members per Senator)
8% Federal (93 members per Senator)
6% Conservative
4% None
2% Nationalist Party
2% Umbrella Research Party
2% Green Party
2% Socialist Freedom Party
0% United Independents Party*
*Although the UIP had candidates elected under its banner, none of the candidates were actually party members.

September 2009 Congress
38% AAP
32% USWP
11% Libertarian
7% UIP
6% Federalist
2% Green
2% Socialist Freedom
2% Conservative

Credit goes to LivesaverM for compiling the list of every senator. His work can be found here.

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The AAP
While it may look like the AAP gained representation on the "Elections Results Page", don't be fooled. This boost in numbers was due exclusively to a surge in small-party candidates. They, in fact, lost a senator in this election. While they are still the most well represented party in Congress, their grip seems tentative,* considering that a full half of their candidates were in the bottom half of vote earners (Those who earned 11 or fewer votes). They may have a solid core of senators, but many of their Senators are vulnerable.

What’s fascinating to me is the number of Senators per capita they have. One of two things could be happening. 1) They are a supremely well organized voting-machine. 2) They have a lot of two-clickers who live in non-Q5 Hospital states and vote along party lines every election.
*Mr.Hyphenated’s SAT Word of the Day. Go look it up

The USWP
The USWP got shelled in this election cycle, losing six seats. Their big victory came in Florida, as I mentioned earlier, with Zcia edging Mercurius. Like the AAP, half of their seats earned eleven or fewer votes.

The Libertarian Party, The Federalists, and The Conservative Party
These three parties bumped it up a notch, filling some of the void left (or, perhaps in their view, usurping the power of) the USWP.

Other
One man's loss is another's gain--or something like that. 6 "Sixth" Parties came out of the woodwork, accounting for 22% of the seats in Congress. It may be an indication the waning clout of political parties in the U.S., or it could be an aberration*. I suspect that it's a combination of waning clout and the distraction of Nunavut inhibiting the larger parties' ability to organize and vote and/or vote snipe.
*(Bonus Word. You know what to do.)


Tradition Homage: Congressional Edition
This woman ran for Governor of California. Just sayin'.


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