About the District

John Yarmuth represents Kentucky's Third District in the US House of Representatives.  The district encompasses the entirety of Jefferson country and the majority of Louisville and its incorporated cities.


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Kentucky's Third is highlighted in red in the map above.

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It's Kentucky's smallest district by geographical size but highest in population density.

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city, with an estimated population around 750,000 people and the district is entirely metropolitan.

As of September 2013, there were 518,028 registered voters in the district: 305,121 (58.90%) Democrats, 166,271 (32.10%) Republicans, and 46,636 (9.00%) "Others".  Kentucky's third district has the largest population of African American voters in Kentucky. (source)

Kentucky's Third is more diverse demographically than other districts in the state; around 75% of the population is white, 22% is black, Asian and Hispanic races make up about 2% each and other races take up the remainder of the population percentage. There are around 136,000 Roman Catholics in the city and 30% of Louisvillians are Southern Baptist, making the most popular religion Christianity.  There are about 8,500 Jewish people in Louisville as well as 4,000 to 10,000 practicing Muslims. (source)

The poverty rate in Louisville is 12.7%, the median income is around 53,000$, and there are about 634,000 employees in Louisville.  The median age is approximately 38.9 years old. (source)

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