CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Anthony Weiner (D, L) | 98,983 | 68% |
| Noach Dear (R, C) | 45,649 | 32% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Conservative |
| Noach Dear | Unopposed |
| | Democratic |
| Anthony Weiner | 24,895 | 74% |
| Noach Dear | 8,847 | 26% |
| | Liberal |
| Anthony Weiner | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Noach Dear | Unopposed |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
NEW YORK 9
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Parts of Brooklyn and Queens - Sheepshead Bay; Forest Hills
Few districts are more geographically disparate than the 9th, which
takes in widely separated parts of Brooklyn and Queens. The district was
originally drawn to exclude concentrations of Hispanics in neighboring
districts. But when the 12th District was ruled unconstitutional and redrawn
in 1997, the 9th gained a larger portion of Queens. The district is now
roughly split between Queens and Brooklyn.
The 9th is about 76 percent non-Hispanic white and consistently votes
Democratic. Mostly middle class and residential, the 9th has a large Jewish
population, and ethnic populations (mainly Italian- and Irish-American) add
to its strong Democratic flavor. The district's few social conservatives
live in its wealthiest communities, Forest Hills and Kew Gardens, in the
northeast corner.
Unemployment in Queens and Brooklyn is double that of Long Island
counties to the east. To boost the area's economy, the region has focused on
revitalization along the waterfront community of Sheepshead Bay, which has
begun to spawn an economic turn-around.
Major Industry
Service, finance, insurance, manufacturing
Population
580,337 (1990)
Cities
New York (pt.), 580,337 (1990)
People
100% urban; 19% age 65+ (ranks first of 31 in state; top third
nationally); 50% married couples, 21% married couples with children; 24%
college educated (ranks 10 of 31 in state; top third nationally); 72% white
collar (ranks fifth of 31 in state; top third nationally), 19% blue collar
(ranks 22 of 31 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
Non-Hispanic: 76% white, 3% black, 9% Asian; 13% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$33,901 (ranks 12 of 31 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Pip's Comedy Club, where Billy Crystal, Andrew "Dice" Clay and George Carlin
started their careers.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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