Californiaís 21st

• Race: 78% white; 4% black; 3% Asian; 20% Hispanic origin
• Population: 571,143 (1990)
• Republican district, next door to the 20th, a minority district with many urban and rural poor

Oregonís 5th

• Willamette Valley, Pacific Coast
• alternates Republican, Democratic
• more than 70% of the districtís residents live in two unpredictable counties (Clackamas and Marion)ólots of independent, swing voters
• 94% white; 1% black; 2% Asian; 5% Hispanic

Washingtonís 1st

• crosses Puget Sound, but the sections are not linked by a major route
• northern rural Kitsap County, north Seattle suburbs in King and Snohomish Counties
• used to be Republican until redistricting; now competitive
• 92% white; 1% black; 5% Asian; 1% Native Amer.; 2% Hispanic

Washingtonís 7th

• crosses water, the sections are linked by a ferry route.
• Seattle, southern suburbs and Vashon Island, all in King County
• Democratic--one of the nationís most liberal districts
• 76% white; 10% black; 12% Asian; 3% Hispanic

Washingtonís 9th

• southern Puget Sound ó Tacoma
• very evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, but 41% of voters consider themselves independents
• not an easy district for incumbents
• 86% white; 5% black; 6% Asian; 4% Hispanic