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% 93% 4% 1997 27 73 94 3 1996 33 61 92 4 1995 17 82 97 2 1994 31 68 95 2 1993 25 75 95 3 1992 82 16 90 7 1991 75 20 89 5 1990 83 16 91 5 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 96 1997 98 1996 95 1995 99 1994 95 1993 98 1992 97 1991 93 1990 98	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 0% n/a 100% 96 % 1997 0 0 100 88 1996 0 0 93 100 1995 0 0 96 83 1994 0 0 92 100 1993 0 0 100 100 1992 5 8 71 100 1991 5 9 90 100 1990 6 8 93 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

TEXAS 22 : Southwest Houston and suburbs; Fort Bend and Brazoria counties

The conservative 22nd includes nearly all of two counties southwest of Houston, plus a small slice of the city itself. The majority of its residents live in fast-growing Houston suburbs outside Harris County or in more rural settings. The district contains booming communities like Sugar Land and upscale homes surrounding the Johnson Space Center, where many NASA scientists and astronauts live. The 22nd's communities have lower crime rates and higher incomes than other Houston-area cities.

The northern section of Fort Bend County, shifted into the 22nd in 1996 redistricting, brought a heavily black area into the district, but the electoral impact has been small. The 22nd hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, and the GOP's presidential candidate won the district by 18 percent in the 1992 and '96 elections. In Fort Bend County, 63 percent of voters in the 1998 elections voted a straight GOP ticket.

Many residents commute to work at the Johnson Space Center, located in the neighboring 9th. Fort Bend County, which includes Sugar Land, has turned from a sugar-growing area to suburbia since the 1960s. Sugar refiner Imperial Holly still maintains its presence in Sugar Land, but the city has welcomed new planned developments and a range of corporations. Brazoria County has retained much of its agrarian feel, as residents grow rice and sorghum and raise cattle.

Major Industry
Aerospace, agriculture, retail

Population
569,350 (1990)

Cities
Houston (pt.), 177,494 (1990); Sugar Land, 47,180 (1996); Lake Jackson (pt.), 22,775 (1990)

People
68% urban; 6% age 65+ (ranks 29 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally); 64% married couples, 37% married couples with children; 30% college educated (ranks sixth of 30 in state; top third nationally); 68% white collar (ranks sixth of 30 in state; top third nationally), 20% blue collar (ranks 23 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
72% white, 13% black, 7% Asian; 17% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$40,160 (ranks fifth of 30 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
The annual "Texian Market Days" in Fort Bend County include re-enactments of 1830s pioneer life, when the area was settled by some of the "Old 300" families led by Stephen F. Austin.

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