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 22% 77% 94% 3% 1997 25 75 94 4 1996 37 61 95 4 1995 17 81 97 1 1994 37 62 98 1 1993 26 73 95 2 1992 85 13 95 1 1991 86 14 97 1 1990 81 18 95 4 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 97 1997 97 1996 98 1995 98 1994 98 1993 97 1992 97 1991 98 1990 99	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 0% n/a 100% 100 % 1997 0 0 100 88 1996 0 0 94 100 1995 0 0 100 92 1994 0 0 83 100 1993 0 0 100 100 1992 0 8 75 100 1991 0 0 100 100 1990 6 8 93 96
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 26 : Suburban Dallas; part of Irving

The 26th consists of parts of four counties that cover the suburbs north of Dallas, with the majority of the district's population coming from Dallas County. Redistricting has moved the district south and west - originally its northern edge almost touched the Oklahoma border.

As the population of Dallas expanded in the 1990s, it stretched north into rural Denton and Collin counties. Denton's population has boomed since the 1970s and continues to grow today as upper-middle-class families build large homes in the area. In Collin, once-rural towns like Frisco and McKinney have caught the overgrowth from the Plano area. However, the entire northern section and much of the western edge of the district remain rural and depend on cotton, eggs, cattle and corn.

Like the rest of the Dallas-Fort Worth area districts, the 26th's economic wealth is derived mainly from its infrastructure. Many residents depend on Love Field and the nearby Dallas-Fort Worth Airport for their paychecks. The city of Irving was removed from the district during 1996 redistricting. The 26th now includes the wealthy communities of Highland Park and University Park, home to Southern Methodist U.

Overall, the district is predominantly white, upper-class and suburban. Residents of the 26th voted 2-to-1 for Bob Dole in the 1996 presidential election and overwhelmingly re-elected their Republican representative.

The area tends to be conservative both fiscally and socially, but local issues - such as highway transportation - remain the top priority to many.

Major Industry
Transportation, telecommunications, education

Population
564,764 (1990)

Cities
Carrollton, 96,757 (1996); Dallas (pt.), 91,831; Lewisville (pt.), 45,966 (1990)

People
85% urban; 8% age 65+ (ranks 23 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally); 53% married couples, 26% married couples with children; 41% college educated (ranks first of 30 in state; top third nationally); 75% white collar (ranks first of 30 in state; top third nationally), 14% blue collar (ranks 30 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
87% white, 5% black, 3% Asian; 9% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$40,269 (ranks fourth of 30 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Ross Perot lives in north Dallas; The $110-million Texas Motor Speedway, the second-largest sports facility in the nation, just north of Fort Worth in Denton County.

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