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| | District Profile: Kansas -- 3rd District |
 | | Geographically compact, it is almost entirely within the metropolitan sphere of Kansas City, Mo. Its population is mainly in the graceful suburbs of Johnson County, in the grittier urban environs of Kansas City, Kan., and in Lawrence (home to the University of Kansas and its 29,000 students). |
 | | Overshadowed by its namesake across the Missouri River, Kansas City, Kan., is an industrial town that has had its share of Rust Belt blues due to factory closures and the long-term decline of urban stockyards. |
 | | At the district's southern end is Miami County, which is lightly populated and has a Republican tilt, though that has been tempered by some recent economic troubles. |
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