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 80% 16% 94% 5% 1997 71 27 91 8 1996 78 20 95 5 1995 79 20 95 5 1994 79 21 97 1 1993 80 16 93 4 1992 12 72 79 3 1991 30 68 94 5 1990 18 81 95 4 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 99 1997 96 1996 99 1995 99 1994 97 1993 96 1992 80 1991 98 1990 98	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 95% n/a 22% 16 % 1997 85 100 40 12 1996 95 100 19 5 1995 95 100 13 12 1994 95 100 25 5 1993 90 100 9 9 1992 80 91 29 0 1991 95 100 20 0 1990 94 100 31 8
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

MICHIGAN 10 : Southeast - Macomb County; Port Huron

Situated northeast of Detroit at the base of the Michigan Thumb, the 10th covers most of Macomb and all of St. Clair counties. For years, Macomb County has been known as an electoral bellwether, attracting journalists and pollsters eager to predict election returns. In 18 of the past 20 elections for president, governor or senator, the Macomb County winner has taken the state.

Voters in Macomb's blue-collar suburban communities have strong union loyalties and socially conservative agendas, with a history of voting Democratic. But the county has steadily become more Republican since the late-1960s, supporting Nixon, Reagan and Bush.

The remainder of the district, including St. Clair County, covers rural Republican communities and farms, which are dependent on soybeans, fruit, corn and dairy products. Port Huron, a source of blue-collar Democratic votes, has grown with the expansion of the Detroit metropolitan area. Adjacent to Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair, the 10th also has a thriving small business community based on the boating industry. In general, the district leans more conservative than its longtime Democratic representative, Rep. Bonior.

Major Industry
Auto manufacturing, agriculture, recreation

Military Bases
Selfridge Air National Guard Base, 347 military, 1,753 civilian (1996)

Population
580,974 (1990)

Cities
Clinton (unincorporated), 85,866 (1990); St. Clair Shores, 64,065; Roseville, 51,275 (1996)

People
80% urban; 12% age 65+ (ranks 11 of 16 in state; middle third nationally); 62% married couples, 29% married couples with children; 13% college educated (ranks 11 of 16 in state; bottom third nationally); 55% white collar (ranks fifth of 16 in state; middle third nationally), 32% blue collar (ranks fifth of 16 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Race
97% white, 2% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$36,536 (ranks fourth of 16 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
The 10th has the highest number of registered recreational boats per capita in the nation.

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