CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| William O. Lipinski (D) | 145,498 | 76% |
| Karl Groth (R) | 47,005 | 24% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 21, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| William O. Lipinski | 46,459 | 90% |
| R. Benedict Mayers | 5,009 | 10% |
| | Republican |
| Karl Groth | 13,527 | 72% |
| Ramiro Gonzalez | 5,176 | 28% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
ILLINOIS 3
:
Chicago - Southwest side; south and west suburbs
The 3rd covers the southwest corner of Chicago and adjacent suburbs,
part of a working-class region known as the "Bungalow Belt" that is stocked
with voters of Eastern European, Italian and Irish descent. Only one-fourth
of the district's voters live within city limits. The remainder live in
neighboring suburbs, including Cicero, a town infamous for being the center
of operations for Al Capone's mob and the site of a 1966 race riot.
Crisscrossed by highways, railroads and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship
Canal, the 3rd remains a center of manufacturing and distribution. Recent
expansion projects at Midway Airport have broadened the district's retail
and service base and created new jobs.
Although the 3rd routinely re-elects its Democratic representative, its
working- and middle-class voters hold conservative views on many social
issues. Redistricting shifted this once urban-machine district west into
suburban territory when a new Hispanic-majority district was created to its
north. The change inserted a significant Republican vote in the district's
more affluent suburbs, especially in western Cook County. In national
elections, the 3rd's overall conservative tilt can cause the district to
sometimes act like a swing district. Clinton carried the district easily in
1996, but in '92, he carried the 3rd with the smallest plurality of any
Chicago-based district.
Major Industry
Metals and other heavy manufacturing, trucking, warehouses
Population
570,902 (1990)
Cities
Chicago (pt.), 147,861 (1990); Oak Lawn, 57,696; Berwyn, 43,735 (1996)
People
100% urban; 16% age 65+ (ranks fourth of 20 in state; top third nationally);
58% married couples, 25% married couples with children; 16% college educated
(ranks 13 of 20 in state; middle third nationally); 59% white collar (ranks
ninth of 20 in state; middle third nationally), 29% blue collar (ranks sixth
of 20 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Race
93% white, 2% black, 1% Asian; 7% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$36,250 (ranks sixth of 20 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Houby Festival celebrating Czech heritage, named after the Czech word for
mushroom.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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