CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Jan Schakowsky (D) | 147,002 | 76% |
| Dennis J. Driscoll (R) | 45,344 | 24% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 21, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Jan Schakowsky | 49,429 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| Dennis J. Driscoll | 8,064 | 77% |
| Leonard R. Reinebach | 2,441 | 23% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
ILLINOIS 9
:
Chicago - North Side lakefront and suburbs; Evanston
The 9th starts in the liberal suburbs of Evanston and Skokie and runs
south through Chicago's multi-ethnic North Side, into one of the city's most
prosperous lakefront neighborhoods. More than 70 percent of the district's
population is white, with the remainder evenly divided among blacks,
Hispanics and Asians.
Two-thirds of the district's population lives in Chicago. The
neighborhoods of Rogers Park, Edgewater and Uptown are an eclectic mix of
Asian, European and African immigrants. Southeast Asians, the area's newest
arrivals, have opened shops and restaurants, revitalizing the area's
economy.
Lakeview, the district's southernmost point, includes the city's largest
gay population. The area around Wrigley Field, home of baseball's Cubs, has
become a mecca for affluent young professionals.
The mix of immigrants, affluent urbanites and Northwestern U. students
makes the 9th solidly Democratic. Although the "lakefront liberals" tend not
to vote for machine candidates, they vote reliably Democratic. The district
also contains a sizable Jewish population in the suburbs that candidates
court, although issues such as aid to Israel rarely decide elections.
Major Industry
Health care, insurance, light manufacturing
Population
571,611 (1990)
Cities
Chicago (pt.), 377,626 (1990); Evanston, 71,593; Skokie, 58,635 (1996)
People
100% urban; 16% age 65+ (ranks third of 20 in state; top third nationally);
42% married couples, 17% married couples with children; 37% college educated
(ranks second of 20 in state; top third nationally); 71% white collar (ranks
third of 20 in state; top third nationally), 16% blue collar (ranks 20 of 20
in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
73% white, 12% black, 10% Asian; 9% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$32,183 (ranks 10 of 20 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs; North Shore Center for the
Performing Arts.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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