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 57% 41% 63% 36% 1997 43 48 59 36 1996 66 34 57 42 1995 53 45 49 50 1994 78 22 67 29 1993 73 25 70 27 1992 57 38 66 31 1991 52 47 65 32 1990 50 48 68 29 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 99 1997 95 1996 98 1995 99 1994 96 1993 96 1992 97 1991 97 1990 96	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 65% n/a 65% 36 % 1997 40 75 78 52 1996 40 73 60 50 1995 40 75 61 42 1994 35 56 67 62 1993 35 80 45 43 1992 45 67 86 65 1991 30 67 60 47 1990 33 50 62 50
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

MISSOURI 4 : West central - Kansas City suburbs; Jefferson City

Laden with lakes, rivers and farmland, the 4th borders a large part of the Missouri River to the north. Besides portions of southeast Kansas City suburbs, state capital Jefferson City and moderately sized Sedalia and Belton, the district typifies rural and small-town Missouri.

Most of the 4th's residents work at small-scale farming and moderate-sized manufacturing. Some farming communities have been able to recuperate from severe flooding in 1993 and '95, but many residents were forced to search for more stable employment elsewhere. Tourism still helps the rural areas. In Miller and Camden counties, the more modern hotels and retail outlets of the Lake of the Ozarks region attract a different type of vacationer than the predominantly hunting, fishing and recreation waters of the Harry S. Truman and Stockton Lake areas.

The 4th's piece of the Kansas City suburbs hasn't grown as fast as the area north of the city (in the 6th) and the suburbs aren't as affluent, but they provide some blue-collar manufacturing jobs. Across the district, in Jefferson City, state government employs more than 14,000 people.

Socially conservative voters in the 4th tend to favor moderate Democrats. Congressional elections heavily favor Democrats in the western counties while Republican votes can be tilled farther east, especially in Webster and Camden counties.

Major Industry
State and federal government, defense, higher education, agriculture

Military Bases
Fort Leonard Wood, 10,900 military, 4,400 civilian; Whiteman Air Force Base, 3,092 military, 680 civilian (1997)

Population
569,146 (1990)

Cities
Jefferson City (pt.), 35,175 (1990); Sedalia, 20,348; Belton, 20,862 (1997)

People
61% rural; 15% age 65+ (ranks fourth of nine in state; top third nationally); 64% married couples, 30% married couples with children; 13% college educated (ranks eighth of nine in state; bottom third nationally); 48% white collar (ranks eighth of nine in state; bottom third nationally), 32% blue collar (ranks second of nine in state; top third nationally) (1990)

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

Median Household Income
$23,064 (ranks seventh of nine in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia.

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