CQ Voting Studies are an annual analysis of a member's support or opposition to a given position. Interest Group Ratings are based on rankings from groups chosen to represent liberal, conservative, business and labor viewpoints.Voting Participation scores are based on the number of times a member voted "yea" or "nay" on roll call votes (not including quorum calls in the House). CQ Vote Studies Year Presidential Support Party Unity   S* O* S O 1998 84% 11% 90% 8% 1997 88 11 92 8 1996 77 23 91 9 1995 82 14 89 7 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 95 1997 99 1996 99 1995 96	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 95% n/a 47% 0 % 1997 95 100 40 8 1996 85 73 31 5 1995 95 100 21 8
Note on Interest Groups: ADA=Americans for Democratic Action; AFL-CIO=American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations; CCUS=Chamber of Commerce of the United States; ACU=American Conservative Union

CALIFORNIA 16 : Santa Clara County - San Jose

San Jose has long lived in San Francisco's shadow. But as the city's size and economic stature grew in the 1980s and '90s, so did its reputation as a major metropolitan area.

The district includes two-thirds of Santa Clara County, but 80 percent of the 16th's residents live in San Jose. Silicon Valley's tremendous growth has rubbed off on the city, creating a white-collar workforce and helping to establish San Jose as a leading exporter of high-tech goods. The 16th is one of the most ethnically diverse districts in the Bay Area. Twenty-one percent of the population is Asian, including a large Vietnamese community, and 36 percent of residents are Hispanic.

The district becomes more rural as U.S. Route 101 heads south into the foothills and ranchland of Santa Clara County. Wineries in Morgan Hill and nearby San Martin are popular with tourists, while Gilroy is known for its annual Garlic Festival.

The 16th has been solidly liberal and Democratic for many years, but an influx of socially conservative Hispanics and white-collar workers could begin to make the district's politics more conservative.

Major Industry
Computers, health care, agriculture

Population
571,460 (1990)

Cities
San Jose (pt.), 454,705 (1990); Gilroy, 34,396; Morgan Hill, 28,752 (1996)

People
90% urban; 7% age 65+ (ranks 48 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally); 57% married couples, 32% married couples with children; 19% college educated (ranks 32 of 52 in state; middle third nationally); 54% white collar (ranks 37 of 52 in state; middle third nationally), 30% blue collar (ranks 12 of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Race
55% white, 5% black, 21% Asian; 36% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$42,223 (ranks 17 of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Known today as the "Garlic Capital of the World," Gilroy was the tobacco capital of the United States in the 1870s and home to what was then the world's largest cigar factory, producing more than 1 million cigars each month; San Jose served as the state capital for a short time after California's annexation by the United States.

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