CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Edolphus Towns (D, L) | 120,700 | 90% |
| Ernestine M. Brown (R) | 6,852 | 5% |
| Barry Ford (WFM) | 5,530 | 4% |
| Ernest Johnson (C) | 802 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Conservative |
| Ernest Johnson | Unopposed |
| | Democratic |
| Edolphus Towns | 25,735 | 57% |
| Barry Ford | 19,040 | 43% |
| | Liberal |
| Edolphus Towns | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Ernestine M. Brown | Unopposed |
| | Working Families |
| Barry Ford | 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 10
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Parts of Brooklyn - Bedford-Stuyvesant; Brooklyn Heights
The 10th arcs from Brooklyn's industrial waterfront to Jamaica Bay,
encompassing one of New York's most economically and ethnically diverse
constituencies. More than one-fourth of the district's residents live at or
below the poverty line, but communities like Brooklyn Heights - partially
included in the 10th's western portion - are some of the city's wealthiest.
The 10th is homogeneously Democratic and has elected the same liberal black
representative since 1982.
The 10th experienced a series of boundary changes in the 1990s due to
redistricting challenges to the 12th District, formulated in 1992 to create
a Hispanic-majority seat. That year, many of the 10th's Hispanic
neighborhoods were moved to the 12th, and the 10th was left with a nearly
two-thirds black majority. A federal court in 1997 ruled that the 12th was
unconstitutionally gerrymandered, but the subsequent redistricting changed
the 10th only slightly and did not dilute the district's black majority.
Erosion in the 10th's manufacturing base has caused a scarcity of
employment in the 10th. Joblessness has aggravated poverty, violent crime
and racial tensions in some working-class and low-income communities like
East New York, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Canarsie.
Major Industry
Government, higher education, small business, pharmaceuticals
Population
580,337 (1990)
Cities
New York (pt.), 580,337 (1990)
People
100% urban; 10% age 65+ (ranks 27 of 31 in state; bottom third nationally);
35% married couples, 18% married couples with children; 15% college educated
(ranks 26 of 31 in state; middle third nationally); 66% white collar (ranks
11 of 31 in state; top third nationally), 19% blue collar (ranks 18 of 31 in
state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
Non-Hispanic: 24% white, 56% black, 2% Asian; 18% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$22,977 (ranks 28 of 31 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Spike Lee's film, "Do The Right Thing," set in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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