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 34% 66% 86% 12% 1997 36 64 87 13 1996 39 58 87 10 1995 25 75 90 9 1994 60 35 85 11 1993 48 51 86 12 1992 75 24 76 20 1991 80 17 78 16 1990 75 24 75 21 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 98 1997 99 1996 97 1995 99 1994 96 1993 96 1992 96 1991 95 1990 96	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 10% n/a 100% 72 % 1997 10 25 100 80 1996 10 9 94 95 1995 15 0 96 68 1994 15 13 92 74 1993 10 17 91 92 1992 15 25 75 84 1991 0 17 100 90 1990 6 8 57 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

FLORIDA 22 : Southeast - Coastal Broward, Dade and Palm Beach counties; Fort Lauderdale

The 22nd follows picturesque Route A1A down the Southeast coast from Northern Palm Beach County to Miami Beach. Never more than three miles wide, the district takes in upscale beachfront cities and towns while excluding minority areas to the west. It has the highest percentage of elderly residents in the state.

The districts' residents are mostly well-off and overwhelmingly white. Republicans count Palm Beach, Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale as their base, while Democrats rely on Hallandale and North Miami Beach condominium residents. Democrats got more than two-thirds of the presidential vote in 1996 from the Dade County portion of the 22nd, which has a high proportion of Jewish and Hispanic residents. While presidential elections have split district voters, the moderate Republican who currently holds the House seat has faced a strong race just once since 1982.

Exclusive hotels and shopping centers lie within the district, while the ports of Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale attract shipping and cruise line business. The port of Miami is just outside the 22nd's boundaries. The area's elderly population has also made it the home of several large hospitals. The wealth of many district residents helps insulate them from economic pressures, but the area depends heavily on tourism.

Major Industry
Health care, tourism, shipping

Population
560,959 (1990)

Cities
Fort Lauderdale (pt.), 70,157; Miami Beach (pt.), 58,918; Pompano Beach (pt.), 33,485 (1990)

People
100% urban; 31% age 65+ (ranks first of 23 in state; top third nationally); 44% married couples, 11% married couples with children; 24% college educated (ranks first of 23 in state; top third nationally); 67% white collar (ranks second of 23 in state; top third nationally), 17% blue collar (ranks 23 of 23 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
94% white, 3% black, 1% Asian; 13% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$29,595 (ranks 10 of 23 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Kennedy family's former compound was on Palm Beach, nearby newcomer Rush Limbaugh; Other celebrity residents include singers Rod Stewart and Jimmy Buffett.

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