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 73% 23% 90% 8% S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 99	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 85% n/a 71% 18 % 1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
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 22 : Santa Barbara; Santa Maria; San Luis Obispo

The 22nd is a beach-front, palm tree-laden district that lies on California's Central Coast, just beyond the northern fringe of metropolitan Los Angeles. Redistricting in 1992 stripped the old district of Ventura County and brought the coastal counties of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara together to form the new 22nd.

A politically competitive district, the 22nd's evenly split constituency is much more liberal on social issues than on economic matters. Of its three main cities, Santa Maria is the most Republican, with San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara registering high numbers of Democrats. Wealthy members of Hollywood's elite in Santa Barbara County and thousands of students at California Polytechnic State U. in San Luis Obispo and the U. of California Santa Barbara contribute to Democratic voter rolls.

About 60 percent of the district's vote is cast in Santa Barbara County, its population centered on Vandenberg Air Force Base and the cities of Lompoc and Santa Maria. Agriculture, including a scattering of cattle ranches, along with a high-tech space industry and a strong service sector, carry the 22nd's healthy economy. In this ecologically concerned area, public opinion has largely turned against on- and off-shore oil drilling.

Major Industry
Agriculture, aerospace, oil

Military Bases
Vandenberg Air Force Base, 3,152 military, 4,162 civilian (1998)

Population
572,956 (1990)

Cities
Santa Barbara, 91,200; Santa Maria, 70,800; San Luis Obispo, 42,650 (1998 est.)

People
64% urban; 13% age 65+ (ranks seventh of 52 in state; middle third nationally); 54% married couples, 24% married couples with children; 25% college educated (ranks 18 of 52 in state; top third nationally); 58% white collar (ranks 29 of 52 in state; middle third nationally), 21% blue collar (ranks 34 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
82% white, 3% black, 4% Asian; 21% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$33,680 (ranks 29 of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch and the 688-acre Reagan Ranch; Santa Barbara, birthplace of the Egg McMuffin; Celebrities, including Bo Derek, Jackson Browne, Jeff Bridges, Rob Lowe, Michael Douglas and Kathy Ireland, live in Santa Barbara County.

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