[nickff]

Looking at your spectrum, I'd see the same distribution as:

- 40% left

- 30% center

- 30% right

Any rating of 'how far' someone is along the spectrum is arbitrary, as the spectrum itself is arbitrary. I wouldn't see any extremism either.

[snewman]

Agreed, the spectrum ultimately is arbitrary. I was thinking in terms of a spectrum normalized to the country as a whole. In a particular district, you often have a breakdown that is off-center relative to the overall nation (of course that can be in either direction).

And in any case, the key point is that the primary process can lead to a candidate taking office who is well off-center even within their district.