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 68% 28% 81% 14% 1997 61 35 75 23 1996 71 20 76 16 1995 71 23 79 15 1994 68 19 83 9 1993 77 19 85 10 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 94 1997 97 1996 93 1995 95 1994 90 1993 96	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 95% n/a 47% 16 % 1997 75 100 60 42 1996 60 90 38 28 1995 90 92 35 21 1994 80 88 55 16 1993 85 100 18 13
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 29 : Southeast - Parts of Houston; Pasadena

Located on the eastern side of Houston's downtown, the 29th is a blue-collar, working-class district near refineries and factories that employ many union members. Beginning near Interstate 45, south of downtown, the district wraps around the city's core until it reaches

I-45 north of the downtown area. It includes sections of Pasadena, Galena Park and Jacinto City.

Originally created as a Hispanic-majority district, the 29th has since been pared down so that Hispanics make up less than half of the population. Plenty of traditionally Hispanic neighborhoods remain, however, along with a strip of suburbia north of Houston. Although turnout is usually low, the 29th's voters fall solidly in the Democratic column, usually giving Democrats a 20-percent margin in elections.

The 29th includes some of the Houston Ship Channel, a major shipping route that has seen increased business since the approval of the NAFTA and GATT trade agreements. The district also takes in the city's airport and part of its port, and many residents work at refineries and factories in the area. The 29th rivals the neighboring 18th in terms of its poverty, having the second-lowest percentage of college-educated residents in the state.

Major Industry
Chemicals, energy, construction

Population
568,250 (1990)

Cities
Houston, 304,509 (pt.); Pasadena, 38,983 (pt.); Cloverleaf, 18,230 (unincorporated) (1990)

People
99% urban; 7% age 65+ (ranks 26 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally); 55% married couples, 33% married couples with children; 9% college educated (ranks 29 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally); 45% white collar (ranks 30 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally), 39% blue collar (ranks first of 30 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Race
58% white, 15% black, 2% Asian; 45% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$23,808 (ranks 18 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
The Port of Houston is the eighth-busiest in the nation; More than 40 percent of the district's residents speak a language other than English.

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