Dennis Kucinich

Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, for the 10th District of Ohio (map). He also sought the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2004 presidential election. Though he won no primaries, he continued campaigning for months with the goal of influencing the Democratic Party to shift its platform in the progressive direction, especially on the issue of withdrawing from Iraq. On July 23, 2004, Kucinich ended his campaign and endorsed Democratic Senator John Kerry for President.

District statistics

The Almanac of American Politics 2004 gives these statistics on his district:

Related Topics:
Almanac of American Politics - 2004

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Cook Partisan Voting Index: D + 6
• District size: 196 square miles (508 km²)
• Population in 2000: 630,730
• 99.4% urban
• 0.6% rural
• Median household income:
• $41,841;
• 9.1% are below the poverty line.
• Occupation:
• 62.5% White collar;
• 23.3% Blue collar;
• 14.1% Gray collar;
• 13.2% Veterans.
• Ethnic origin:
• 87.2% White;
• 5.0% Hispanic origin;
• 4.2% Black;
• 1.7% Asian;
• 1.5% Mixed ethnicity;
• 0.2% American Indian;
• 0.1% Other;
• 0.0% Hawaiian.
• Ancestry:
• 16.6% German
• 12.8% Irish
• 8.6% Polish