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 83% 17% 95% 3% 1997 76 24 92 6 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 99 1997 98	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 100% n/a 28% 8 % 1997 95 100 20 0
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

MASSACHUSETTS 10 : South Shore - Cape Cod; islands

Cool coastal breezes in the summer and warm ocean air in the winter attract retirees and seasonal tourists to the 10th, where most towns border the ocean. The area that spawned the nation's puritanical streak and Thanksgiving holiday still retains a Yankee flavor, but the northern part of the 10th has attracted residents from Boston's ethnic neighborhoods. If the state builds a proposed commuter rail line to Plymouth, the population could soar.

Other than tourism, maritime technology and research are burgeoning industries along the Cape, especially in Woods Hole. In the district's north, a booming software industry helped the area recover from its early-1990s recession.

Although the 10th is one of the state's weaker Democratic districts, Republicans have failed to capture its congressional seat since 1973. Nearly half of the voters are "unenrolled," or independent, and the district has supported Republicans for other offices, including Paul Cellucci for governor in 1998. Ethnic families from Boston, who have settled in South Shore suburbs like Kingston and Plymouth, tend to be conservative Democrats. The state's most liberal population lives on the far end of Cape Cod, where Provincetown, a predominately gay artists colony, thrives.

Major Industry
Marine technology, biotechnology, health care, tourism

Population
601,510 (1990)

Cities
Quincy, 85,532 (1996); Weymouth, 54,063; Plymouth, 45,608 (1990)

People
60% urban; 16% age 65+ (ranks first of 10 in state; top third nationally); 56% married couples, 24% married couples with children; 26% college educated (ranks seventh of 10 in state; top third nationally); 64% white collar (ranks seventh of 10 in state; top third nationally), 21% blue collar (ranks sixth of 10 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
95% white, 2% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$37,489 (ranks sixth of 10 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams from Quincy; Ruth Wakefield first baked chocolate chip "Toll House" cookies in the first half of the 20th century in Whitman.

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