CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Major R. Owens (D, WFM) | 112,050 | 87% |
| Susan Cleary (R) | 8,406 | 7% |
| Una Clarke (L) | 7,366 | 6% |
| Cartrell Gore (C) | 962 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Conservative |
| Cartrell Gore | Unopposed |
| | Democratic |
| Major R. Owens | 25,962 | 54% |
| Una Clarke | 21,769 | 46% |
| | Liberal |
| Una Clarke | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Susan Cleary | Unopposed |
| | Working Families |
| Major R. Owens | 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 11
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Central Brooklyn - Flatbush; Crown Heights; Brownsville
The 11th, a residential district in central Brooklyn with a
majority-black population, covers some of the borough's best and worst
neighborhoods. When the New York legislature in 1997 redrew the boundaries
of the neighboring 12th - a majority-Hispanic district declared to be
unconstitutionally gerrymandered - it changed the boundaries of the 11th
only slightly. Some African-American residents in the north were replaced by
residents of Park Slope in the northwest, increasing the district's white
population and average income. But the change did not affect the district's
reliably Democratic vote.
At the heart of the district is Flatbush, a working-class black and
Hispanic neighborhood that has become home to Caribbean immigrants from
Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago. The district's
West Indian Festival and parade attracts millions of visitors every year, a
feature that economic development officials hope to exploit to draw tourists
into Brooklyn.
North of Flatbush sits Crown Heights, made infamous in 1991 when a
station wagon driven by an orthodox rabbi's assistant struck two children,
killing one. The incident touched off four days of riots between
African-Americans and Hasidic Jews and contributed to the defeat of
then-mayor David Dinkins. The world headquarters of the Lubavitchers, an
intellectual orthodox Jewish movement that began in the late 18th century,
is located in Crown Heights.
Major Industry
Health care, retail, tourism
Population
580,337 (1990)
Cities
New York (pt.), 580,337 (1990)
People
100% urban; 8% age 65+ (ranks 30 of 31 in state; bottom third nationally);
36% married couples, 20% married couples with children; 18% college educated
(ranks 19 of 31 in state; middle third nationally); 64% white collar (ranks
14 of 31 in state; top third nationally), 19% blue collar (ranks 22 of 31 in
state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
Non-Hispanic: 18% white, 67% black, 3% Asian; 12% Hispanic (1990)
Median Household Income
$26,974 (ranks 25 of 31 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black major league baseball player
at the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field; Brooklyn Museum; New York Botanical
Garden.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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