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 26% 73% 90% 9% 1997 27 72 93 5 1996 33 66 97 2 1995 17 82 97 2 1994 38 62 96 1 1993 34 64 94 3 1992 84 13 90 8 1991 84 15 89 10 1990 73 27 94 6 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 99 1997 98 1996 99 1995 99 1994 98 1993 96 1992 98 1991 97 1990 99	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 0% n/a 100% 92 % 1997 0 0 100 88 1996 0 0 100 100 1995 0 0 96 80 1994 5 0 92 100 1993 0 0 100 96 1992 0 8 75 100 1991 0 0 90 100 1990 17 8 79 83
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 28 : Northeastern Los Angeles suburbs

The 28th is a mix of Los Angeles bedroom communities and the mountainous Angeles National Forest, which runs through its northern half. The district takes in a sliver of eastern Pasadena and the middle- to upper-class cities of Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, Covina and San Dimas. While not as ethnically diverse as some of its neighbors, the district's Hispanic and Asian populations are growing steadily.

Like many Los Angeles suburbanites, residents here tend to be socially moderate and economically conservative. West Covina and blue-collar Pomona are more liberal, but the district is politically split, with Republicans maintaining a slim majority.

Many of the 28th's residents commute to work in downtown Los Angeles or have high-tech manufacturing jobs just outside the district. The City of Industry (shared with the 34th and 41st districts) is a heavy manufacturing area where some 75,000 people work every day. Most other industry is confined to small defense subcontractors and service industries, although the area has seen some growth in trade-related import and export businesses. The city of Duarte, south of Monrovia, is known for its City of Hope National Medical Center, a nonprofit treatment and research hospital specializing in rare medical problems.

Major Industry
Service, manufacturing, health care

Population
572,189 (1990)

Cities
West Covina, 104,800; Arcadia, 52,500; Glendora, 52,500 (1998 est.)

People
100% urban; 11% age 65+ (ranks 22 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally); 60% married couples, 30% married couples with children; 26% college educated (ranks 17 of 52 in state; top third nationally); 68% white collar (ranks 13 of 52 in state; top third nationally), 21% blue collar (ranks 34 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
71% white, 6% black, 13% Asian; 24% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$43,508 (ranks 14 of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Duarte known for its City of Hope National Medical Center, a world-famous nonprofit treatment and research hospital; Arcadia is home to the Santa Anita Park thoroughbred racetrack; Pomona hosts the Los Angeles County Fair.

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