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| Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district |
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District map as of 2002 |
| Current Representative |
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Ron Kind (D) |
| Area |
13,565.50 mi² |
| Distribution |
43.15% urban, 56.85% rural |
| Population (2000) |
670,462 |
| Median income |
$40,006 |
| Ethnicity |
96.6% White, 0.5% Black, 1.2% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% other |
| Occupation |
27.8% blue collar, 53.6% white collar, 18.6% gray collar |
| Cook PVI |
D + 4 |
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district covering much of southwestern and western Wisconsin; it is the second-largest congressional district by area in Wisconsin.[1] The district includes the cities of La Crosse and Eau Claire and part or all of the following counties: Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Iowa, Jackson, Juneau La Crosse, Lafayette, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Richland, Saint Croix, Sauk, Trempealeau, and Vernon. Democrat Ron Kind has represented the district since 1997.
John Kerry narrowly carried the district in 2004 with 51% of the vote. The district voted more Democratic in 2008, giving Barack Obama 58% of the vote and 41% to John McCain.
In the television show The West Wing, the district is represented by Earl Katzenmoyer.
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