Alabama's 3rd congressional district

Alabama's 3rd congressional district
Alabama's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Mike Rogers (R–Anniston)
Area	7,988 sq mi (20,690 km2)
Distribution	53.3% urban 46.7% rural
Population (2015)	703,986
Median income	30,806
Ethnicity	64.9% White 32.2% Black 0.6% Asian 1.2% Hispanic 0.3% Native American 0.8% other
Occupation	33.1% Blue-collar 51.7% White-collar 15.2% Gray-collar
Cook PVI	R+16

Coordinates: 32°57′45.31″N 85°36′59.24″W / 32.9625861°N 85.6164556°W / 32.9625861; -85.6164556

Alabama's 3rd congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It is based in east central Alabama and encompasses portions of Montgomery and the entirety of Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Talladega, and Tallapoosa counties.

The district takes in some of the city of Montgomery. Other cities in the district include Talladega, Tuskegee and Auburn. At the federal level, the district is fairly Republican-leaning, albeit not as strongly as many of the other districts in the state. John McCain carried the district in 2008 with 56.21% of the vote while Barack Obama clinched 43.04% of the vote.

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