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 24% 74% 89% 9% 1997 29 71 95 5 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 98 1997 99	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 0% n/a 94% 92 % 1997 5 0 100 92
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

NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 : East - Manchester

Located in the southeastern corner of the state, the 1st qualifies as New Hampshire's urban district. It covers barely one-fourth of the state's land yet contains seven of its 11 largest communities, including the largest, Manchester.

Recovering from an economic slump in the early 1990s, the district has been concentrating on attracting business. Most of the 1st's population resides in and around Manchester, which boasts many high-tech and manufacturing companies, and in Rockingham County along the coast. Many towns near Manchester, such as Exeter, Dover and Portsmouth, lie within 30 miles of Massachusetts and within commuting distance of Boston. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, across the state line in Kittery, Maine, employs residents from the 1st and has served as an economic anchor. Carroll County, in the northern end of the district, is more rural and thrives primarily on tourism and farming.

Historically, the 1st has been considered a safe Republican district, although economic uncertainties in the early 1990s helped Democrats garner more than their usual share of the district's presidential votes. Still, its congressional seat has been safely Republican since the mid-1980s, and the district consistently has sent conservatives to the state legislature. Manchester, which has a nominally Democratic Franco-American population, leans Republican with its high number of Catholic voters and the influence of the conservative daily newspaper, the Manchester Union Leader.

Major Industry
Health care, insurance, computer manufacturing

Population
554,303 (1990)

Cities
Manchester, 100,967; Rochester, 27,704; Portsmouth, 25,034 (1997)

People
45% rural, 40% urban; 11% age 65+ (ranks second of two in state; bottom third nationally); 60% married couples, 29% married couples with children; 24% college educated (ranks second of two in state, top third nationally); 61% white collar (ranks first of two in state; middle third nationally), 26% blue collar (ranks second of two in state; middle third nationally) (1990)

Race
98% white, 1% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$36,511 (ranks first of two in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Birthplace of the 14th president, Franklin Pierce; Squam Lake, location for the film "On Golden Pond."

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