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 20% 78% 92% 6% 1997 24 72 86 8 1996 35 61 91 6 1995 20 78 91 4 1994 33 55 89 5 1993 31 59 80 5 1992 77 13 84 5 1991 70 23 81 13 1990 68 29 86 7 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 97 1997 93 1996 96 1995 96 1994 94 1993 85 1992 91 1991 94 1990 94	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 5% n/a 78% 100 % 1997 10 0 78 92 1996 15 18 88 89 1995 0 0 96 80 1994 0 13 90 100 1993 0 0 100 100 1992 5 27 75 100 1991 10 8 90 90 1990 6 0 77 87
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

TEXAS 6 : Suburban Dallas - Part of Fort Worth; part of Arlington

The 6th consists of parts of Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas and Ellis counties, with more than 80 percent of the district's population concentrated in Arlington and Fort Worth. The two parts of the snake-shaped district are connected only by Eagle Mountain Lake in northwestern Tarrant.

Population growth in Arlington has leveled out in recent years after a tremendous boom from the 1950s through the '90s. There are black and Hispanic communities in the district, and the Vietnamese and Samoan populations have increased, but the 6th is generally white, financially secure and suburban.

Arlington used to have mostly blue-collar workers employed by General Motors, but the area now has become an entertainment center with amusement parks, hotels and the Texas Baseball Stadium, just across the district line in the 24th.

Fort Worth's economy also has diversified and expanded in recent years. Many businesses have been attracted to the northern Tarrant County area by its climate, housing and proximity to the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, shared with the 30th District.

The 6th is Republican at both the national and local levels. Residents of Fort Worth and Arlington tend to be fiscally conservative and socially moderate. But the suburbs north of Arlington are made up largely of middle- to upper-class families that tend to be more conservative on social issues.

Major Industry
Transportation, technology, financial services

Population
565,504 (1990)

Cities
Arlington (pt.), 133,906; Fort Worth (pt.), 101,697; Bedford, 43,762 (1990)

People
84% urban; 6% age 65+ (ranks 28 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally); 63% married couples, 33% married couples with children; 33% college educated (ranks fifth of 30 in state; top third nationally); 72% white collar (ranks fourth of 30 in state; top third nationally), 18% blue collar (ranks 25 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
90% white, 5% black, 2% Asian; 6% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$40,930 (ranks second of 30 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Dallas/Fort Worth area known as the Aviation Capital of the World; the cities' airport has more than 2,800 takeoffs and landings per day.

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