1. (Data for Arkansas not available)
How does a party’s percentage of the vote received translate into its percentage of seats?
U.S. House 2016
Votes
(Data for Arkansas not available)
% Votes
Seats
% Seats
Democratic
61,148,021
48.19%
194
44.6
Republican
62,283,315
49.08%
241
55.4
Other
3,464,825
2.73%

2. Votes Translated to Seats
What percentage of each party’s vote in a state is cast for winning candidates?
Democrats who won compared to Democrats who lost
SC 2016: Clyburn (W) vs. Cherny, Bjorn, Cleveland, Fedalei, Person, Hyman (L)
Republicans who won compared to Republicans who lost
SC 2016: Sanford, Wilson, Duncan, Gowdy, Mulvaney, Rice (W) vs. Sterling (L)
What percentage of the vote for winners in a state is cast for each party’s candidates?
Democrats who won compared to Republicans who won
Clyburn vs. Sanford, Wilson, Duncan, Gowdy, Mulvaney, Rice
Democrats who lost compared to Republicans who lost
Cherny, Bjorn, Cleveland, Fedalei, Person, Hyman vs. Sterling

3. Votes Translated to Seats
The greater the percentage of the party vote cast for candidates who win, the more efficiently the party vote is distributed (a sign of an effective partisan districting plan)
The greater the percentage of the vote for winners cast for each party’s candidates, the more seats the party wins even if it doesn’t directly correlate with the raw vote cast for the party

4. North Carolina US House Elections 2012
District D R
Other
Win
Win % 1
254,644
77,288
6,134
75.32% 2
128,973
174,066
9,358
55.72% 3
114,314
195,571
63.11% 4
259,534
88,951
74.47% 5
148,252
200,945
57.54% 6
142,267
222,116
60.96% 7
168,695
168,041
50.10% 8
137,139
160,695
4,446
53.16% 9
171,503
194,537
9,650
51.78% 10
144,023
190,826
56.99% 11
141,107
190,319
57.42% 12
247,591
63,317
79.63% 13
160,115
210,495
56.80%
Total
2,218,157
2,137,167
29,588
9 R, 4 D
50.59%
48.74%

5. North Carolina US House Elections 2012
District D R
Other
Win
Win % 12
247,591
63,317
79.63% 1
254,644
77,288
6,134
75.32% 4
259,534
88,951
74.47% 3
114,314
195,571
63.11% 6
142,267
222,116
60.96% 5
148,252
200,945
57.54% 11
141,107
190,319
57.42% 10
144,023
190,826
56.99% 13
160,115
210,495
56.80% 2
128,973
174,066
9,358
55.72% 8
137,139
160,695
4,446
53.16% 9
171,503
194,537
9,650
51.78% 7
168,695
168,041
50.10%
Total
2,218,157
2,137,167
29,588
9 R, 4 D
50.59%
48.74%