Arizona's 3rd congressional district
| Arizona's 3rd congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 814,391[1] |
| Median household income | $68,989[2] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+22[3] |
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Arizona's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district that includes most of southern, western, and downtown Phoenix, along with a southern portion of Glendale. It is currently represented by Democrat Yassamin Ansari.
From 2003 to 2013, most of the district's population was in middle-to-upper class areas in the northern part of Phoenix. Like the metropolitan area in general, the 3rd district leaned Republican, although the southern parts of the district in east-central Phoenix and Paradise Valley were more competitive between the parties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+22, it is the most Democratic district in Arizona.[3]
History
Arizona picked up a third district after the 1960 census. It encompassed the entire northern portion of the state, essentially wrapping around Phoenix and
Due in part to explosive growth in the Phoenix/Maricopa portion of the district, the 3rd lost much of its eastern portion in the 1970 census. Although it appeared rural on paper, the great majority of its population lived in the West Valley. By the 1970s, as many people lived in the West Valley as in the rest of the district combined.
After the 1990 census, the district was reconfigured to include the Hopi Reservation on the other side of the state. This was a product of longstanding disputes between the Hopi and Navajo. Since tribal boundary disputes are a federal matter, it was long believed inappropriate to include both tribes' reservations in the same congressional district.[4] However, the Hopi reservation is completely surrounded by the Navajo reservation. The final map saw the Hopi reservation connected to the rest of the district by a long, narrow tendril stretching through Coconino County. This was the only way to allow the district to remain contiguous without covering significant portions of Navajo land.
After the 2000 census, this district essentially became the 2nd district, while the 3rd was reconfigured to include much of what had been the 4th district. It now contained most of northern Phoenix as well as some of its northern suburbs. Most of the district's population was in middle-to-upper-class areas in the northern part of Phoenix. Like the metropolitan area in general, the 3rd district leaned Republican, although the southern parts of the district in east-central Phoenix and Paradise Valley were more competitive between the parties.
George W. Bush received 58% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain took in 56.47% of the vote in the district in 2008 while Barack Obama received 42.34%.
Most of that territory became the
After the 2020 census, this district essentially became the 7th district once again, while the 3rd was redrawn to cover much of the former (2013-2022) 7th. It now included much of inner Phoenix, as well as Glendale.[5] Much of this district, in turn, had been the 4th district from 2003 to 2013.
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains the following counties and communities:[6]
- Maricopa County (4)
- Glendale (part; also 8th and 9th), Guadalupe, Phoenix (part; also 1st, 4th, and 8th), Tempe (part; also 4th)
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[7][8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 66% - 33% |
| 2010 | Senate | Glassman 58% - 36% |
| Governor | Goddard 68% - 29% | |
| Secretary of State | Deschene 67% - 33% | |
| Attorney General | Rotellini 71% - 28% | |
| Treasurer | Cherny 65% - 27% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 74% - 26% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 71% - 21% |
| Senate | Kirkpatrick 63% - 31% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Sinema 76% - 20% |
| Governor | Garcia 68% - 28% | |
| Attorney General | Contreras 75% - 25% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 75% - 24% |
| Senate (Spec.) | Kelly 77% - 23% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Kelly 76% - 21% |
| Governor | Hobbs 75% - 24% | |
| Secretary of State | Fontes 78% - 22% | |
| Attorney General | Mayes 76% - 24% | |
| Treasurer | Quezada 72% - 28% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 69% - 29% |
| Senate | Gallego 73% - 24% |
List of members representing the district
Arizona began sending a third member to the House after the 1960 census.
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Geography and counties[9][10][11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1963 | |||||
 George F. Senner Jr. (Miami) |
Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |
88th 89th |
Re-elected in 1964 .Lost re-election. |
1963–1967: Northern Arizona: Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai |
 Sam Steiger (Prescott) |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
run for U.S. Senator .
|
1967–1973: Northern Arizona, including parts of (part) |
| 1973–1983: Western Arizona, including parts of (part) | |||||
 Bob Stump (Tolleson) |
Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 |
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th |
Re-elected in 2000 .Retired. | |
| Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003 |
1983–1993: Western Arizona, including parts of (part) | |||
| 1993–2003: Western Arizona, including parts of (part) | |||||
 John Shadegg (Phoenix) |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
108th 109th 110th 111th |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired. |
2003–2013: Metro Phoenix: (part)
Maricopa |
 Ben Quayle (Phoenix) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
112th | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost renomination. | |
.jpg) Raúl Grijalva (Tucson) |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
2013–2023: (part) |
 Ruben Gallego (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 |
118th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2022. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
2023–present:.svg)
|
 Yassamin Ansari (Phoenix) |
Democratic | January 3, 2025 – present |
119th | Elected in 2024. | |
Recent election results
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
John Shadegg | 104,847 | 67.32% | |
Democratic
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Charles Hill | 47,173 | 30.29% | |
Libertarian
|
Mark Yannone | 3,731 | 2.40% | |
| Majority | 57,674 | 37.03% | ||
| Total votes | 155,751 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold
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2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
John Shadegg (Incumbent) | 181,012 | 80.10% | |
Libertarian
|
Mark Yannone | 44,962 | 19.90% | |
| Majority | 136,050 | 60.20% | ||
| Total votes | 225,974 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold
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2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
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John Shadegg (Incumbent) | 112,519 | 59.27% | |
Democratic
|
Herb Paine | 72,586 | 38.23% | |
Libertarian
|
Mark Yannone | 4,744 | 2.50% | |
| Majority | 39,933 | 21.04% | ||
| Total votes | 189,849 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold
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2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
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John Shadegg (Incumbent) | 148,800 | 54.08% | |
Democratic
|
Bob Lord | 115,759 | 42.07% | |
Libertarian
|
Michael Shoen | 10,602 | 3.85% | |
| Majority | 33,041 | 12.01% | ||
| Total votes | 275,161 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold
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2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Ben Quayle | 108,689 | 52.24% | |
Democratic
|
Jon Hulburd | 85,610 | 41.14% | |
Libertarian
|
Michael Shoen | 10,478 | 5.04% | |
| Green | Leonard Clark | 3,294 | 1.58% | |
| Majority | 23,079 | 11.10% | ||
| Total votes | 208,071 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold
| ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
|
Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) | 98,468 | 58.37% | |
Republican
|
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer | 62,663 | 37.15% | |
Libertarian
|
Blanca Guerra | 7,567 | 4.49% | |
| Majority | 35,805 | 21.22% | ||
| Total votes | 168,698 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold
| ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
|
Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) | 58,192 | 55.7% | |
Republican
|
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer | 46,185 | 44.2% | |
| Majority | 12,007 | 11.5% | ||
| Total votes | 104,428 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold
| ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
|
Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) | 148,973 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 148,973 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold
| ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
|
Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) | 106,064 | 63.39% | −36.61% | |
Republican
|
Nicolas Pierson | 61,267 | 36.61% | +36.61% | |
| Margin of victory | 44,797 | 26.78% | −73.22% | ||
| Total votes | 167,331 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold
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2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) | 174,243 | 64.6 | |
| Republican | Daniel Wood | 95,594 | 35.4 | |
| Total votes | 269,837 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ruben Gallego (incumbent) | 108,599 | 76.98 | |
| Republican | Jeff Zink | 32,475 | 23.02 | |
| Total votes | 141,074 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yassamin Ansari | 143,336 | 70.93 | −6.04% | |
| Republican | Jeff Zink | 53,705 | 26.58 | +3.56% | |
| Green | Alan Aversa | 5,008 | 2.48 | N/A | |
| Write-in | 16 | 0.01 | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 202,065 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
References
- General
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ a b "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- Arizona Republic, Published September 16, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ^ Arizona Congressional Districts: Approved Official Map Congressional District: 3 (Map). January 18, 2022. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022.
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST04/CD118_AZ03.pdf
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::4ee8ecf2-14b7-4a8d-99bc-82fa633a9305
- ^ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c5wQXEuwFn-Br9z3DSliUv9HUkFgHpWjSjxReyluvAc/edit?gid=0#gid=0
- ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
- ^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
- ^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2018 General Election". Arizona Secretary of State. November 15, 2018.
- Specific
- Demographic data from census.gov
- 2004 Election data from CNN.com
- 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
- 2000 Election data from CNN.com
- 1998 Election data from CNN.com
External links
- Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election
- Tentative Final Congressional Maps for the 2012 election
- Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Arizona: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Third District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020
