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 72% 28% 82% 17% 1997 77 23 78 20 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 99 1997 98	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 95% n/a 61% 20 % 1997 75 88 50 32
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 24 : Northwest Los Angeles County suburbs

While most of the 24th is in Los Angeles County, few of the district's mostly white, upper-middle-class residents identify themselves as "Angelenos." Instead, they see themselves as part of the region's fast-growing cities: Van Nuys, Encino and Sherman Oaks in the San Fernando Valley, Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village in the Conejo Valley, and Malibu on the coast.

The 24th leans Democratic but becomes more Republican as one heads west on Route 101, away from Los Angeles County. Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks and Malibu are the district's wealthy areas, and Malibu tends to be less Democratic than other towns south of the Santa Monica Mountains.

The 24th's commercial district, centered on financial services, is just south of Route 101, along Ventura Boulevard, where bank branch offices compete with miles of fast-food outlets and strip malls. Heavy industry is limited to a few aerospace contractors. The 24th also has biotechnology companies, located in the west around Agoura Hills.

Malibu is reached most easily by the Pacific Coast Highway, with canyon roads wandering off to connect smaller communities in the hills. While many San Fernando Valley residents worry about traffic congestion, others in Malibu's controlled residential areas are free to focus on the environment.

Major Industry
Biotechnology, aerospace, service

Population
572,287 (1990)

Cities
Los Angeles (pt.), 386,333; Thousand Oaks (pt.), 96,339 (1990); Agoura Hills, 21,619 (1998)

People
97% urban; 11% age 65+ (ranks 20 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally); 55% married couples, 25% married couples with children; 33% college educated (ranks 11 of 52 in state; top third nationally); 74% white collar (ranks fourth of 52 in state; top third nationally), 16% blue collar (ranks 46 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
85% white, 2% black, 6% Asian; 13% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$48,433 (ranks sixth of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, one of world's largest urban parks; San Fernando Valley known as pornography capital of the world; Sherman Oaks Galleria mall considered ground zero for the Valley Girls.

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