Ms. Scanlon says statistics "don't support the gloom; the national economy is worse off than the economy of the region which includes Westchester."

Jim Lebenthal, chairman of Lebenthal & Company, a bond underwriter whose clients include Westchester, described the county as pristine.

The bill would amend the 1990 Airport Noise and Control Act, which granted certain airports mandatory curfews but did not include Westchester.

Among schools in the Section 1 athletic region, which includes Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties, 19 girls' soccer teams play in the spring.

Mr. Arace's office in Fishkill covers the region that includes eight Mid-Hudson counties and Westchester.

The New York metropolitan region, which includes Westchester, ranked 21st on the list.

And that includes Westchester, where the company has about 10,000 customers.

In two other Congressional Districts whose boundaries include Westchester, the Democratic incumbents are expected to be re-elected easily.

"The national economy is worse off than the economy of the region, which includes Westchester."

The 33 counties include Dutchess, Suffolk and Westchester.