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 35% 65% 75% 25% 1997 36 63 83 17 1996 44 56 76 24 1995 31 69 83 16 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 99 1997 99 1996 100 1995 99	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 30% n/a 78% 68 % 1997 35 63 67 68 1996 25 27 81 70 1995 25 42 79 80
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 JERSEY 2 : South - Atlantic City; Vineland

One of the state's most politically and economically diverse districts, the 2nd stretches from the Philadelphia suburbs in Gloucester County to the beach communities of Ocean City and Cape May. This is a Republican-leaning district, and locals generally support smaller government and oppose gun control. However, Democrats have fared well in statewide elections and have a stronghold in south Cumberland County and in some of the district's more industrial towns.

The western corner of the 2nd is largely rural Salem County, home of a nuclear energy plant run by the Public Service Enterprise Group. The district's center includes Cumberland and Atlantic counties, where farmers' markets and small agrarian communities grow peaches, blueberries, cranberries and soybeans. South Cumberland County is the 2nd's most industrial area, although the economy is shifting from glass and plastic manufacturing to service. The area has been plagued with higher unemployment than the rest of the district.

Tourism is the cash crop in shore communities, where environmental and economic issues are one and the same; the local economy was hit hard when medical waste washed ashore in the late 1980s. The 2nd includes one of the nation's most well-known gambling resorts, Atlantic City, where hotels and casinos create huge numbers of jobs, but where the poorer parts of the city are ravaged by crime and urban blight. Nearby, the Delaware River's busy port and the nation's second-largest petroleum center also contribute to the economy.

Major Industry
Gambling, tourism, farming

Population
594,723 (1990)

Cities
Vineland, 55,906; Atlantic City, 38,215; Millville, 26,366 (1996)

People
56% urban; 15% age 65+ (ranks fourth of 13 in state; top third nationally); 54% married couples, 24% married couples with children; 15% college educated (ranks 13 of 13 in state; bottom third nationally); 52% white collar (ranks 13 of 13 in state, bottom third nationally), 26% blue collar (ranks third of 13 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)

Race
81% white, 14% black, 1% Asian; 6% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$32,410 (ranks 11 of 13 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Real estate mogul Donald Trump's boardwalk developments: The Taj Mahal, Plaza, Indiana, and Marina.

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