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The ''Almanac'' is broken down alphabetically by State , with each Congressional District in each state profiled separately. The ''Almanac'' provides a large amount of information, including:
  • Demographic information on each district, including income, racial distribution, and other statistics

  • Profiles of the Congressperson from each district, including voting record on key votes, Interest Group ratings, etc.

  • Individually written profiles of each district, commissioned for the ''Almanac''


In addition, an overview look at each state is given, including prospects for the upcoming Presidential election and demographic trends.

The ''Almanac'' is several thousand pages long, and quite hefty, even in paperback. It was first published in 1972 . Originally, the three main editors were Michael Barone , now a writer at '' U.S. News And World Report '', Grant Ujifusa and Douglas Matthews . Matthews did not contribute after the 1980 edition. The 2004 edition was authored by Barone and Richard E. Cohen , the congressional correspondent for the '' National Journal ''.


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