CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) | 60,510 | 85% |
| Wayne Miller (R) | 8,260 | 12% |
| Nathan Craddock (LIBERT) | 1,601 | 2% |
| William Harpur (NL) | 1,200 | 2% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 7, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 37,618 | 85% |
| | Libertarian |
| Nathan Craddock | 810 | 2% |
| | Natural Law |
| William Harpur | 655 | 1% |
| | Republican |
| Wayne Miller | 5,364 | 12% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
CALIFORNIA 33
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East-Central Los Angeles
The Democratic 33rd takes in the heart and eastern part of Los Angeles
and is distinguished by its 83 percent Hispanic majority, the largest in the
state. One of California's poorest and least-educated districts, the 33rd
has had one of the worst voter turnout rates of any House district in the
nation, although voter participation is on the rise.
The district's northwest corner reaches into the busy downtown Los
Angeles financial center. To the west is Pico Union, an entry port for new
immigrants and one of the area's poorest and most populated communities.
Conditions improve in the district's southeast portion, where those who have
emerged from the ranks of the working poor are settling into middle-class
residential areas like South Gate, which is less Democratic than the rest of
the district and home to small businesses and a light manufacturing sector.
While much of the 33rd is economically depressed, the cities of Vernon
and Commerce in the district's midsection house much of the 33rd's industry,
with facilities including food processing plants and metal-plating
operations. The district also is attracting new "green" industries, such as
recycling companies. Other bright spots include the Alameda Corridor
project, an effort to connect manufacturing and distribution sites by rail,
and the Staples Center, the new home for the Los Angeles Lakers (basketball)
and Kings (hockey).
Major Industry
Government, manufacturing, service
Population
570,893 (1990)
Cities
Los Angeles (pt.), 214,359 (1990); South Gate, 93,000; Huntington Park,
62,200 (1998 est.)
People
100% urban; 7% age 65+ (ranks 51 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally);
49% married couples, 34% married couples with children; 5% college educated
(ranks 52 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally); 31% white collar (ranks
52 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally), 52% blue collar (ranks first of
52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Race
36% white, 4% black, 4% Asian; 83% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$20,708 (ranks 52 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Little Tokyo and Chinatown; Walt Disney Concert Hall; Olivera Street in
downtown Los Angeles considered the city's birthplace; Angels Flight,
trolley used before escalators to move people to the next street level.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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