Kansas's 3rd congressional district

Kansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in eastern Kansas, the district encompasses Wyandotte and Johnson counties, which include the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The district includes Kansas City and the surrounding suburbs of Overland Park, Lenexa, Shawnee, Spring Hill, DeSoto and Olathe.

The district is currently represented by Republican Kevin Yoder.

Demographics

Following redistricting after the 2000 U.S. Census,^[2] there were 672,124 people, 258,439 households, and 173,022 families residing in the district. The population density was 864.4/mi² over a land area of 778 square miles (2,020 km²). There were 272,721 housing units at an average density of 350.7/mi². The racial makeup of the district is 82.70% White, 8.88% Black or African American, 2.60% Asian, 0.70% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.09% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.79% of the population.

There were 258,439 households out of which 36.52% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.21% were married couples living together, 10.27% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.05% were non-families. 26.12% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.35% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the district the population distribution by age is 26.60% under the age of 18, 10.49% from 18 to 24, 31.65% from 25 to 44, 21.17% from 45 to 64, and 10.09% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.6 years. For every 100 females there were 95.78 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.54 males.

The median income for a household in the district is $51,118, and the median income for a family was $62,695. Males had a median income of $42,348 versus $30,353 for females. The per capita income for the district was $26,133. About 4.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Among the population aged 16 years and older, 71.0% was in the civilian labor force and 0.1% were in the armed forces. Of the employed civilian workers, 12.8% were government workers and 5.6% were self-employed. Management, professional, and related occupations employed 41.5% of the work force and sales and office occupations an additional 28.8%. Only 0.2% were employed in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. The largest employment by industry was: educational, health and social services, 19.8%; professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 12.0%; retail trade, 11.8%; and manufacturing, 10.4%. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining industries only employed 0.4%.

List of representatives

Parties

  Democratic (4)   Populist (3)   Republican (16)

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created		March 4, 1875
William Ripley Brown	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Emporia	Lost renomination
Thomas Ryan	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1885	Topeka	Redistricted to 4th district
Bishop W. Perkins	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	Parsons	Redistricted from At-large district
Benjamin H. Clover	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Douglass
Thomas J. Hudson	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Fredonia
Snyder S. Kirkpatrick	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Fredonia
Edwin R. Ridgely	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	Girard
Alfred M. Jackson	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Winfield
Philip P. Campbell	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1923	Pittsburg
William H. Sproul	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1931	Sedan
Harold C. McGugin	Republican	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935	Coffeyville
Edward W. Patterson	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	Pittsburg
Thomas D. Winter	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	Girard
Herbert A. Meyer	Republican	January 3, 1947 – October 2, 1950	Independence	Died
Vacant		October 2, 1950 – November 7, 1950
Myron V. George	Republican	November 7, 1950 – January 3, 1959	Altamont
Denver D. Hargis	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Coffeyville
Walter Lewis McVey, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Independence
Robert Fred Ellsworth	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	Lawrence	Redistricted from the 2nd district
Larry Winn	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1985	Prairie Village
Jan Meyers	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1997	Overland Park
Vince Snowbarger	Republican	January 3, 1997 –January 3, 1999	Olathe
Dennis Moore	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	Lenexa
Kevin Yoder	Republican	January 3, 2011 – present	Overland Park	Incumbent

Election results from presidential races

Recent Election Results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

Historical district boundaries

2003 – 2013

See also

• Kansas's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

External links

• Johnson County Republican Party
• Johnson County Democratic Party

Coordinates: 38°48′N 94°48′W / 38.8°N 94.8°W / 38.8; -94.8