CQ Risk Rating: Republican Favored 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Jack Quinn (R, C, INDC) | 138,452 | 67% |
| John Fee (D, L, WFM) | 67,819 | 33% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Conservative |
| Jack Quinn | Unopposed |
| | Democratic |
| John Fee | Unopposed |
| | Independence |
| Jack Quinn | Unopposed |
| | Liberal |
| John Fee | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Jack Quinn | Unopposed |
| | Working Families |
| John Fee | Unopposed |
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Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
NEW YORK 30
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West - Buffalo
Tucked on the shore of Lake Erie in western New York, the 30th contains
most of the southern and eastern part of Buffalo and the portion of Erie
County that lies south of the city. The region went through a transition in
the 1990s, struggling to shed its high unemployment and Rust Belt image of
the previous decade. Trade agreements giving Canadian businesses access to
Buffalo's skilled labor market and lower taxes have helped to revive
Buffalo's manufacturing sector.
Sports teams, particularly the Buffalo Bills football franchise, are the
pride of the city and bring together a diverse population. Buffalo has the
highest concentration of black residents in the district and also is home to
a large Polish-American population. South Buffalo has a large Irish
population. Buffalo also is the center for the 30th's blue-collar workers.
The 30th is mostly Democratic but can be volatile. The lake shore is
home to business executives, while the rural outskirts of Erie County are
socially conservative. Residents gave Clinton solid support in 1992 and '96
but sent a moderate Republican to Congress in 1992 after nine-term
Democratic Rep. Henry J. Nowak retired.
Major Industry
Pharmaceutical production, grain milling, automobile parts
Population
580,818 (1990)
Cities
Buffalo (pt.), 214,978; Cheektowaga (unincorporated), 84,387; West Seneca
(unincorporated), 47,866 (1990)
People
83% urban; 15% age 65+ (ranks ninth of 31 in state; top third nationally);
51% married couples, 22% married couples with children; 15% college educated
(ranks 26 of 31 in state; bottom third nationally); 55% white collar (ranks
26 of 31 in state; middle third nationally), 28% blue collar (ranks fourth
of 31 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
81% white, 17% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$26,263 (ranks 24 of 31 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Buffalo is the flour milling capital of the world, producing 6.6 million
pounds per day; All major cities in the northeastern part of North America
are within a 500-mile radius of Buffalo.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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