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% 74% 90% 10% 1997 20 79 92 8 1996 28 71 91 8 1995 15 85 94 6 1994 28 71 96 3 1993 23 77 95 5 1992 74 26 93 5 1991 70 30 91 8 1990 74 25 90 10 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 99 1997 99 1996 98 1995 99 1994 99 1993 99 1992 98 1991 99 1990 99	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 5% n/a 67% 100 % 1997 10 0 80 92 1996 15 18 93 100 1995 0 0 96 100 1994 10 22 75 86 1993 20 0 100 92 1992 20 25 75 96 1991 15 17 90 100 1990 6 8 86 96
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 45 : Coastal Orange County

The 45th is a comfortably Republican district with an eclectic mix of senior citizens, surfers and aerospace workers. It has two distinct communities: the coastal region, which has many affluent areas, and the interior, which is more blue-collar, with a slightly higher number of Democrats.

At Seal Beach, which anchors the coastal section, two-thirds of the city's residents are 65 or older and about a third live in Leisure World - a seniors-only community. Down the coast is Huntington Beach, or "Surf City," a hub for both surfers and aerospace workers, many of whom work at the Boeing plant that is the prime design and manufacturing facility for the space station and Delta rocket.

The 45th's interior, which includes Westminster, Fountain Valley and parts of Garden Grove and Costa Mesa, tends to be less affluent than the coastal cities and includes solidly middle-class residential areas. Many of the interior's blue-collar workers are employed by aerospace companies within the district or in Anaheim, Torrance or Long Beach.

Major Industry
Aerospace, high-tech, manufacturing

Military Bases
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, 118 military, 470 civilian (1998)

Population
570,991 (1990)

Cities
Huntington Beach, 194,400 (1998 est.); Costa Mesa (pt.), 95,126; Westminster (pt.), 77,694; Fountain Valley (pt.), 52,491 (1990)

People
100% urban; 10% age 65+ (ranks 33 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally); 52% married couples, 23% married couples with children; 28% college educated (ranks 15 of 52 in state; top third nationally); 68% white collar (ranks 13 of 52 in state; top third nationally), 20% blue collar (ranks 36 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
82% white, 1% black, 11% Asian; 15% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$45,074 (ranks 10 of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Seal Beach known for its seals and sea lions; Surfing is the major recreation activity in Huntington Beach, which hosts the G-Shock U.S. Open of Surfing, the OP Pro of Surfing and the Katin Team Challenge.

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