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% 15% 94% 3% 1997 85 13 92 3 1996 76 15 89 3 1995 86 7 89 4 1994 76 23 93 2 1993 82 18 90 2 1992 16 81 90 5 1991 27 63 84 6 1990 20 75 90 4 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 94 1997 94 1996 92 1995 91 1994 95 1993 93 1992 95 1991 89 1990 94	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 100% n/a 18% 4 % 1997 95 100 20 0 1996 90 100 13 0 1995 95 100 13 4 1994 90 100 25 0 1993 100 100 18 4 1992 95 82 25 0 1991 90 83 10 0 1990 100 92 21 4
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 29 : West Los Angeles County; Santa Monica; West Hollywood

The 29th lays claim to the real-life Beverly Hills, 90210. More than just entertainment glitz and coastal affluence, the district is home of the second-largest Jewish population in the nation, the U. of California, Los Angeles and the activist gay community of West Hollywood. Eclectic, wealthy and Democratic describe many of the district's residents. In elections at all levels, the district has rewarded Democratic candidates, usually with more than 60 percent of the vote.

The urban district stretches northeast from Santa Monica and Malibu beaches to the Hollywood Hills and the Los Angeles River. It takes in the suburban southern edges of the San Fernando Valley, on the northern side of the Santa Monica Mountains. The district's borders edge out many of the Hispanic, Asian and black communities to the east and south, leaving the 29th the "whitest" of the Los Angeles City districts.

The economy is overwhelmingly white-collar. Entertainment executives lunch with financial advisers and real estate developers. Tourism brings in copious dollars. A robust health services community is based on the area's seven medical centers. The district also has several successful commercial-industrial parks and shopping malls.

Major Industry
Entertainment, higher education, health care

Population
571,386 (1990)

Cities
Los Angeles (pt.), 415,442 (1990); Santa Monica, 88,471; West Hollywood, 36,501 (1996)

People
100% urban; 16% age 65+ (ranks second of 52 in state; top third nationally); 34% married couples, 12% married couples with children; 44% college educated (ranks first of 52 in state; top third nationally); 80% white collar (ranks first of 52 in state; top third nationally), 9% blue collar (ranks 52 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
84% white, 3% black, 8% Asian; 13% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$37,540 (ranks 22 of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Former President Ronald Reagan's retirement home in Bel Air.

© 2002 The Washington Post Company