CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Charles B. Rangel (D, L, WFM) | 130,161 | 92% |
| Jose A. Suero (R) | 7,346 | 5% |
| Dean Loren (GREEN) | 2,134 | 2% |
| Jessie Fields (INDC) | 1,051 | 1% |
| Frank D. Valle (C) | 492 | 0% |
| Scott Jeffrey (LIBERT) | 480 | 0% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Conservative |
| Frank D. Valle | Unopposed |
| | Democratic |
| Charles B. Rangel | 33,526 | 82% |
| Ruben Dario Vargas | 7,136 | 18% |
| | Green |
| Dean Loren | Unopposed |
| | Independence |
| Jessie Fields | Unopposed |
| | Liberal |
| Charles B. Rangel | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Jose A. Suero | Unopposed |
| | Working Families |
| Charles B. Rangel | 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 15
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Northern Manhattan - Harlem; Washington Heights
This Harlem-centered district was a nexus of black political and
cultural power during the heyday of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. But
by the time the district was created in 1944, the affluent black community
had already attracted so many poor migrants that it had turned into the
poverty-stricken district that it remains today. Two highly popular black
Democrats - Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Rep. Rangel - have controlled the
15th since its creation, each serving more than 25 years. A solidly
Democratic district, Clinton won more than 85 percent of the vote here in
1992 and '96.
The past 20 years have brought substantial change to the 15th, with
Puerto Rican and Dominican immigration supplanting the district's black
majority. But low voter participation among Hispanics means the non-Hispanic
black population (37 percent) dominates the district's politics.
Most of the 15th's jobs are provided by health care, higher education
and small business sectors. But for most of the district's less-educated
residents, those jobs are out of reach. The district's doctors, lawyers and
other professionals reside in Harlem's affluent black neighborhoods like
Strivers Row and the white, affluent Upper West Side and in Morningside
Heights around Columbia U. Harlem's 1996 designation as an federal
empowerment zone has attracted a few prominent companies.
Major Industry
Health care, higher education, retail
Population
580,354 (1990)
Cities
New York (pt.), 580,354 (1990)
People
100% urban; 12% age 65+ (ranks 23 of 31 in state; middle third nationally);
26% married couples, 12% married couples with children; 18% college educated
(ranks 19 of 31 in state; middle third nationally); 58% white collar (ranks
22 of 31 in state; middle third nationally), 21% blue collar (ranks 17 of 31
in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
Non-Hispanic: 14% white, 37% black, 2% Asian; 45% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$19,238 (ranks 30 of 31 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
The Apollo Theatre; Actor Sidney Poitier owned a barbecue joint in Harlem;
Singers Lena Horne and Ella Fitzgerald, comedians Flip Wilson and Redd Foxx,
heavyweight boxing champ Joe Lewis and baseball player Willie Mays hail from
Harlem; Cathedral of St. John the Divine; Tomb of Ulysses S. Grant.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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