The population of this district is 5.35% rural. This district contains the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, as well as surrounding suburbs. The predominant breakdown of residents' race is: 72% Caucasian, 9% African American, 7% Hispanic. The median income of this district is $71,562. 47% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher. Kansas 3 has had a Republican representative for all but one term in the last 55 years. In the last 5 district elections, a Republican candidate has won by a margin of 51.3% in 2016, 60% in 2014, 68.5% in 2012, 58.4% in 2010, and 56.4% in 2008. They voted for George W. Bush twice, Obama in 2008, Romney in 2012, and Hillary Clinton in 2016. The Democratic candidate running in this district is Sharice Davids. She graduated from Cornell Law School and has worked as a White House Fellow in the Department of Transportation. She wants to make communities safer and create better access to quality healthcare and education. The Republican candidate running in this district is Kevin Yoder. He has been representing Kansas 3 since 2011. He wants to increase jobs, reduce government spending, remove special perks for members of Congress, support veterans, and reform healthcare.