CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| John Conyers Jr. (D) | 168,982 | 89% |
| William A. Ashe (R) | 17,582 | 9% |
| Constance J. Catalfio (LIBERT) | 2,113 | 1% |
| Richard R. Miller (NL) | 1,030 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: AUGUST 8, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| John Conyers Jr. | 48,014 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| William A. Ashe | 3,538 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
MICHIGAN 14
:
Parts of Detroit; Harper Woods; Highland Park
The auto industry kept Detroit humming for most of this century. The
early factories drew people from rural Michigan, Appalachia, the South and
Eastern Europe. Then race riots during the summer of 1967 and the oil crisis
of the early 1970s sparked an evacuation of the Motor City. White residents
fled to the suburbs, and auto makers moved to Mexico and non-union U.S.
towns, leaving Detroit with some of the poorest and most crime-ridden
neighborhoods in the nation. In 1960, 1.7 million people lived in Detroit.
Today, the city barely exceeds 1 million residents.
The 14th, which covers the residential neighborhoods that sprang up
north of Detroit's auto plants, has a few communities of professionals and
white-collar city employees. It also has seen a few signs of economic
renewal. Kmart built a new store in the district, the first national chain
to move into the city in years. Property values are beginning to pick up,
and crime rates are starting to fall - additional signs that Detroit's worst
days may be past.
Michigan's two Detroit districts, the 14th and 15th, deliver
overwhelming Democratic margins, often offsetting the heavy Republican
influence in the state's southeastern districts. The only Republican
outposts in the 14th are a few small, affluent towns at the district's
outskirts, including Grosse Pointe Woods and Grosse Pointe Shores.
Major Industry
Auto and auto parts manufacturing, health care
Population
580,977 (1990)
Cities
Detroit (pt.), 517,514 (1990); Highland Park, 19,788; Grosse Pointe Woods,
17,828 (1996)
People
100% urban; 12% age 65+ (ranks 12 of 16 in state; middle third nationally);
38% married couples, 18% married couples with children; 12% college educated
(ranks 14 of 16 in state; bottom third nationally); 54% white collar (ranks
seventh of 16 in state; middle third nationally), 28% blue collar (ranks 11
of 16 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
29% white, 69% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$25,079 (ranks 14 of 16 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Nation's first paved road: Woodward Avenue, between 6 Mile and 7 Mile roads
(1909); Nation's first freeway: Davison Freeway, connecting Detroit and
Highland Park (1942).
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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