The following chart lists the Republicans representing the most liberal districts and Democrats the most conservative districts -- Members who often vote as if in the other party. The names will be familiar to those who follow politics closely -- Republicans who voted against Newt Gingrich's re-election for Speaker are disproportionately represented, for example. The "conservative ratings" are from the National Journal for 1996. They indicate the representative's relative position among House members. A 65% rating means the representative voted more conservatively than 65% of House members. The three categories are: E (economic); S (social); and F (foreign policy.)
| Top 16 Republicans in Pro-Clinton Districts | |||||||||
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| Conservative Ratings (Natl. Journal) |
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| Rank | CD | Member | Clinton '96 | Member '96 | Member '94 | First Elected | E: | S: | F: |
| 1. | AR 4 | Jay Dickey | 60% | 64% | 52% | 1992 | 82% | 72% | 79% |
| 2. (tie) | NY 30 | Jack Quinn | 57% | 55% | 67% | 1992 | 43% | 48% | 79% |
| MD 8 | Connie Morella | 57% | 61% | 70% | 1986 | 45% | 12% | 19% | |
| 4. (tie) | WI 2 | Scott Klug | 55% | 57% | 69% | 1990 | 48% | 40% | 31% |
| FL 22 | Clay Shaw | 54% | 62% | 63% | 1980 | 68% | 54% | 72% | |
| IA 1 | Jim Leach | 54% | 53% | 60% | 1976 | 48% | 35% | 47% | |
| NY 2 | Rick Lazio | 54% | 64% | 68% | 1992 | 56% | 40% | 60% | |
| NY 20 | Benjamin Gilman | 54% | 57% | 67% | 1972 | 45% | 29% | 72% | |
| 9. (tie) | CA 15 | Tom Campbell | 53% | 59% | - | 1996 (spec.) | 58% | 28% | 27% |
| CA 38 | Steve Horn | 53% | 53% | 58% | 1992 | 51% | 35% | 60% | |
| IA 2 | Jim Nussle | 53% | 53% | 56% | 1990 | 82% | 68% | 55% | |
| LA 3 | Billy Tauzin | 53% | 100% | 76% | 1980 | 64% | 90% | 79% | |
| KY 3 | Anne Northrup | 53% | 50% | - | 1996 | - | - | - | |
| NY 3 | Peter King | 53% | 55% | 59% | 1992 | 55% | 55% | 62% | |
| 15. (tie) | DE | Michael Castle | 52% | 70% | 71% | 1992 | 49% | 43% | 46% |
| LA 4 | Jim McCrery | 52% | 71% | 80% | 1988 | 67% | 77% | 72% | |
| Top 16 Democrats in Anti-Clinton Districts | |||||||||
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| Conservative Ratings (Natl. Journal) |
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| Rank | CD | Member | Clinton '96 | Member '96 | Member '94 | First Elected | E: | S: | F: |
| 1. (tie) | MS 5 | Gene Taylor | 35% | 58% | 60% | 1989 | 45% | 72% | 50% |
| TX 4 | Ralph Hall | 35% | 64% | 59% | 1980 | 56% | 77% | 56% | |
| 3. | TX 17 | Charles Stenholm | 39% | 52% | 54% | 1978 | 43% | 77% | 41% |
| 4. | SD | Earl Pomeroy | 40% | 55% | 52% | 1992 | 28% | 34% | 25% |
| 5. | MO 4 | Ike Skelton | 41% | 64% | 68% | 1976 | 40% | 52% | 47% |
| 6. (tie) | NC 2 | Bob Etheridge | 42% | 53% | - | 1996 | - | - | - |
| PA 6 | Tim Holden | 42% | 59% | 57% | 1992 | 41% | 52% | 45% | |
| TX 11 | Chet Edwards | 52% | 57% | 59% | 1990 | 36% | 33% | 46% | |
| 9. (tie) | AL 5 | Bud Cramer | 43% | 56% | 50.5% | 1990 | 47% | 39% | 48% |
| IN 3 | Tim Roemer | 43% | 58% | 55% | 1990 | 42% | 56% | 25% | |
| NC 8 | Bill Hefner | 43% | 55% | 52% | 1974 | 39% | 32% | 37% | |
| VA 5 | Virgil Goode | 43% | 61% | - | 1996 | 41% | 37% | 41% | |
| 13. (tie) | CA 22 | Walter Capps | 44% | 48% | - | 1996 | - | - | - |
| IN 9 | Lee Hamilton | 44% | 56% | 52% | 1964 | 43% | 58% | 40% | |
| NC 7 | Mike McIntyre | 44% | 53% | - | 1996 | - | - | - | |
| VA 2 | Owen Pickett | 44% | 65% | 59% | 1986 | 41% | 38% | 48% | |
Produced in July 1997 by
The Center for Voting and Democracy
PO Box 60037 Washington, DC 20039