CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Cliff Stearns (R) | 178,789 | 100% |
| Tim Clower | 152 | 0% |
| write-in | 31 | 0% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Republican |
| Cliff Stearns | Unopposed |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Military Bases | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
FLORIDA 6
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North Central - Lake and Marion counties; part of Jacksonville
A mostly rural district, the 6th covers North Central Florida from the
Georgia line to Clermont, west of Orlando. Nearly half of the district's
population lives around Ocala, a retirement center known for its horse
farms, and Sumter County, where Interstate 75 and Florida's Turnpike meet.
The remainder of the district is dotted with rolling hills, dozens of lakes
and acres of forest, often passed over by tourists on their way to Tampa and
Orlando.
Home to many blue-collar workers, the 6th went Republican at the
national level in 1994 and has stayed that way despite a voting population
split between the two parties. Much of the 6th had been prime territory for
Southern Democrats, but conservatism has outweighed party allegiance since
the early 1990s.
The district includes parts of nine counties from Jacksonville to near
Gainesville, benefiting from both cities' employers. The southern part of
the 6th saw rapid population growth during the 1980s and '90s, with many of
the newcomers moving into the growing number of trailer parks. The
prevalence of retirees and blue-collar jobs at prisons and factories held
down economic growth during the 1990s. Cecil Field Naval Air Station,
outside Jacksonville, was scheduled to close in 1999, removing about 1,000
civilian jobs at or near the base.
Major Industry
Health care, agriculture/forestry, defense
Military Bases
Cecil Field Naval Air Station, 4,500 military, 166 civilian (1997)
Population
562,219 (1990)
Cities
Jacksonville (pt.), 98,434; Lakeside (unincorporated), 29,137; Ocala (pt.),
28,473 (1990)
People
54% rural; 18% age 65+ (ranks 10 of 23 in state; top third nationally); 63%
married couples, 25% married couples with children; 12% college educated
(ranks 20 of 23 in state; bottom third nationally); 54% white collar (ranks
19 of 23 in state; middle third nationally); 28% blue collar (ranks third of
23 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
87% white, 11% black, 1% Asian; 3% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$25,036 (ranks 18 of 23 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Glass-bottomed boat invented for tourists viewing Silver Springs, an aquifer
east of Ocala; Citrus Tower in Clermont, a 22-story structure that looks out
over Lake County's orange groves.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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