number of pcs recommended by informant
informant's party affiliation
informant's politcal philosophy
how active informant is in political campaigns
the overall strength of the Republican party org in informant's district
the overall strength of the Democratic party org in informant's district
the strength of the republican US House candidate in the 1996 general election
the strength of the democtatic US House candidate in the 1996 gen election
the strength of the primary challenger who came closest to the rep nominee in 96
the strength of the primary challenger who came closest to the dem nominee in 96
the economic outlook of informant's district
the support incumbent has from voters in own party
the incumbent's personal integrity
the support incumbent has from voters in opposite party
incum suppt, nat'l party (3rd mailing questionaire only) )
inc suppt, state pty (3rd mailing survey, only)
the support incumbent has from own party outside of the district (for 3rd mail, mean of supstai and supnati)
incumbent's ability to stay in touch with the district
incumbent's dedication to serving the public
incumbent's name recognition in the district
the incumbent's ability to raise to raise money for campaign
the incumbent's grasp of the issues
incumbent's ability to find solutions to problems
incumbent's public speaking abilities
incumbent's legislative accomplishments in House
incumbent's ability to bring federal funds to the district
incumbent's ability to provide contituency services
incumbent's ability to work with other political leaders
incumbent's overall strength
Most import characterist for incumbent
democratic primary voters political philosophy
republican primary voters political philosophy
all voters in informants district
the political philosophy of incumbent in informant's district
likelihood of incumbent running for House in 1998
likelihood of incumbent House rep will win primary election in 1998
likelihood incumbent will win general election in 1998
likelihood if incumbent leaving office in next 3-4 terms
likelihood of incumbent facing strong primary challenger in 1998 nomination
likelhood incumbent will face strong challenger in 1998 general election
does pc1 hold elective office
pc1's name recognition in district
pc1's personal integrity
pc1's ability to raise money to fund campaign
pc1's ability to fund own campaign
pc1's support from own party voters
potential support form own party outside of the district
pc1's ability to find solutions to problems
pc1's support from opposite party voters
pc1's ability to work with other political leaders
pc1's public speaking ability
pc1's previous experience in government
pc1's dedication to serving public
pc1's ambition to hold political office
pc1's grasp of issues
potential support form interest groups in the district for pc1
overall strength of pc1
pc1's political philosophy
pc1's party identification
likelihood pc1 will run for House in 1998
likelihood pc1 will win 1998 party nomination
likelihood pc1 will win 1998 general election
likelihood pc1 will run for House in next 10 years
the area pc1 has been most active in
does pc2 hold elective office
pc2's name recognition in district
pc2's personal integrity
pc2's ability to raise money to fund own campaign
pc2's ability to fund own campaign
pc2's support from own party voters
pc2's potential support from own party outside the district
pc2's abilitity to find solutions to problems
pc2's support from opposite party voters
pc2's ability to work with other poltical leaders
pc2's public speaking ability
pc2's previous experience in government
dedication to serving the public
pc2's ambition to hold political office
pc2's grasp of issues
potential support from interest groups in the district for pc2
overall strength of pc2
pc2's political philosophy
pc2's party identification
likelihood pc2 will run for House in 1998
likelihood pc2 will win 1998 party nomination
likelihood pc2 will win 1998 general election
likelihood pc2 will run for House in next 10 years
the area pc2 has been most active in
does pc3 hold elective office
pc3's name recognition in district
pc3's personal integrity
pc3's ability to raise money to fund own campaign
pc3's ability to fund own campaign
pc3's support from own party voters
potential support from own party outside of district for pc3
pc3's ability to find solutions to problems
pc3's support from opposite party voters
pc3's ability to work well with other political leaders
pc3's public speaking ability
pc3's previous experience in government
pc3's dedication to serving the public
pc3's ambition to hold political office
pc3's grasp of issues
potential support from interest groups in the district
overall strength of pc3
pc3's political philosophy
pc3's party identification
likelihood pc3 will run for House in 1998
likelihood pc3 will win 1998 party nomination
likelihood pc3 will win 1998 general election
likelihood pc3 will run for House in next 10 years
the area pc3 has been most active in
does pc4 hold elective office
pc4's name recognition in district
pc4's personal integrity
pc4's ability to raise money to fund own campaign
pc4's ability to fund own campaign
pc4's support from own party voters
potential support from own party outside of district for pc4
pc4's ability to find solutions to problems
pc4's support from opposite party voters
pc4's ability to work with other political leaders
pc4's public speaking ability
pc4's previous experience in government
pc4's dedication to serve the public
pc4's ambition to hold political office
pc4's grasp of issues
potential support from interest groups in district for pc4
overall strength of pc4
pc4's political philosophy
pc4's party identification
likelihood pc4 will run for House in 1998
likelihood pc4 will win 1998 party nomination
likelihood pc4 will win 1998 general election
likelihood pc4 will run for House in next 10 years
the area pc4 has been most active in
pc2recd pc3recd pc4recd "pc recommended by informant"
informant is a female
party affiliation
own political philosophy
how national political conditions may affect U.S. House candidates
how state political conditions may affect U.S. House candidates
how local political conditions may affect U.S. House candidates
how 2000 presidential race in own district may affect U.S. House candidates
how popular evaluation of U.S. House may affect House candidates
how popular evaluation of the presidency may affect House candidates
how national economic conditions may affect House candidates
how local economic conditions may affect House candidates
The economic outlook of the district
name recognition of Republican U.S. House candidate in 1998
ability to raise $ to fund own campaign of Rep. House candidate in 1998
personal integrity of Republican House candidate in 1998
dedication to serving the public of Republican House candidate in 1998
overall strength of the Republican House candidate in 1998
name recognition of the Democratic House candidate in 1998
ability to raise $ to fund own campaign of Dem. House candidate in 1998
personal integrity of Democratic House candidate in 1998
dedication to serving the public of Democratic House candidate in 1998
partisan distribution of your congressional district
party affiliation ; other party (please specify)
own political philosophy; other (please specify)
The incumbent's personal integrity
The support the incumbent has from his/her party outside the district
The incumbent's ability to stay in touch with the district
The incumbent's dedication to serving the public
The incumbent's name recognition in the district
The incumbent's ability to raise money to fund his/her campaign
The incumbent's grasp of the issues
The incumbent's ability to find solutions to problems
The incumbant's public speaking abilities
The incumbent's legislative accomplishments in the House
The incumbent's ability to bring federal funds to the district
The incumbent's ability to provide constituency services
The incumbent's ability to work with other political leaders
The overall strength of the incumbent in the district
political philosophy of all voters in own district
political philospohy of the incumbent Representative in own district
how likely the incumbent Rep. in own district will run for reelection in 2000
how likely the incumbent Rep. in own district will win the primary in 2000
how likely the incumbent Rep. in own district will win general elec. in 2000
how likely the incumbent Rep. in own district will leave office within next 3-4 terms
how likely the incumbent Rep. in own district will face strong primary challenger in 2000
how likely the incumbent Rep. in own district will face strong challenger in general in 2000
number of persons, 1990 census
number of households, 1990 census
number of men, 1990 census
number of women, 1990 census
number of whites, 1990 census
number of blacks, 1990 census
number of american indians, 1990 census
number of asians, 1990 census
number of others, 1990 census
education >9th grade, 1990 census
number of people with education 9-12
number of high school graduates
number of people with some college education
number of people with an associates degree
number of people with a bachelors degree
number of people with a graduate degree
median household income, 1990 census
median family income, 1990 census
median house value, 1990 census
percentage of the district that is rural
percentage of the district that is urban
% of all votes for dem presidential candidate; CQ Politics in America 2000
% of all votes for rep presidential candidate; CQ Politics in America 2000
% of all votes for ind presidential candidates; CQ Politics in America 2000
percentage of vote received by Clinton, 1992
percentage of vote received by Bush, 1992
percentage of vote received by Perot, 1992
no challenger
open seat
roll call rating for 98 race
% votes, dem candidate
% votes, rep candidate
total disbursements, 1996
open seat 1996
was the seat open in 1994
% democratic vote (of total, 1994
% republican vote (of total), 1994
% vote for dem candidate
% vote for rep candidate
freshman, 106th Congress
year incumbent was born
year incumbent was elected
woman MC in 105th congress
# of terms member has served
Fresh-those in 105th fresh in 104th
freshman in the 105th Congress
black MC in 105th congress
latino MC in 105th congress
year incumbent of 105th congress was born
incumbent age in 1997
leadership position, 105th congress
1996 travel expenses
# of terms member from 104th congress has served
Years in Congress pre 1994
CFI Defined as key race in 00
Cook competitiveness rating
cq defined key race, 1998
open seat, 2000
Vulnerable incumbent by Cook
party of incumbent, 1996
party of incumbent, 1998
party of incumbent, 2000
democratic candidate type, 1996
democratic candidate type, 1998
democratic candidate type, 2000
republican candidate type, 1996
republican candidate type, 1998
republican candidate type, 2000