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 88% 10% 90% 8% 1997 76 20 84 9 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 95 1997 94	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 100% n/a 18% 0 % 1997 90 100 40 17
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

FLORIDA 19 : Southeast - Parts of Palm Beach and northern Broward counties; Boca Raton

Heavily Democratic, the 19th is split between Palm Beach and Broward counties, mostly west of Interstate 95 where subdivisions dot the landscape. Older, upper-middle-class residents make it one of the most-educated and white-collar districts in the state.

Almost exclusively white, the 19th supports Democrats by overwhelming margins at the state and national levels. Retirees, including many Jewish condominium residents who provide a consistent base, live in Boynton Beach, Sunrise and Deerfield Beach. The "condo commandos" who run condominium associations serve as local power-brokers. The GOP has its strength in Boca Raton, which features gated communities and upscale residents, and in fast-growing Coral Springs in Broward County.

High-tech manufacturers, including Motorola Inc. and Sensormatic Electronics Corp., have facilities in the district, which has long been a home to various corporate headquarters. Lake Worth and Lantana in mid-Palm Beach County have a more blue-collar tilt. Job cuts during the late 1980s and early '90s removed some corporate residents from the district, but most have since been replaced, thanks to a growing workforce.

Major Industry
Manufacturing, electronics, financial services

Population
562,978 (1990)

Cities
Coral Springs, 105,275; Margate, 50,575 (1997); Boca Raton (pt.), 36,076 (1990)

People
97% urban; 28% age 65+ (ranks third of 23 in state; top third nationally); 60% married couples, 19% married couples with children; 23% college educated (ranks second of 23 in state; top third nationally); 69% white collar (ranks first of 23 in state; top third nationally), 17% blue collar (ranks 23 of 23 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
95% white, 3% black, 1% Asian; 6% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$34,396 (ranks second of 23 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Lantana is headquarters for the tabloid National Enquirer; Boca Raton is known for its pink municipal buildings and the Spanish revival architecture of Addison Mizner.

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