Arizona's 3rd congressional district

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Arizona's 3rd congressional district
Arizona's 3rd congressional district (since 2023).svg
Arizona's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 99.9% urban
  • 0.05% rural
Population (2022)835,089 [1]
Median household
income
$63,913 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+24 [3]

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 Ruben Gallego.

Contents

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+24, 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 Maricopa County (the 1st district). After a mid-decade redistricting in 1967, the 3rd absorbed a slice of western Maricopa County, including most of what became the West Valley.

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 6th district after the 2010 census, while the 3rd was shifted to cover most of what had been the 7th district. This version of the 3rd stretched from western Tucson to Yuma, running along the entire length of the border between Arizona and Mexico. This district, in turn, had mostly been the 2nd district from 1951 to 2003.

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

#CountySeatPopulation
13 Maricopa Phoenix 4,585,871

Cities of 10,000 people or more

2,500 – 10,000 people

Voting

Election results from presidential races
YearOfficeResults
2000 President Bush 54–43%
2004 President Bush 58–41%
2008 President McCain 57–42%
2012 President Obama 61–38%
2016 President Clinton 62–33%
2020 President Biden 63–36%

List of members representing the district

Arizona began sending a third member to the House after the 1960 census.

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyGeography and counties [6] [7] [8]
District created January 3, 1963
George F. Senner, Jr..jpg
George F. Senner Jr.
(Miami)
Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1967
88th
89th
First elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
1963–1967:
Northern Arizona:
Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai
Sam Steiger.jpg
Sam Steiger
(Prescott)
Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1977
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
First elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
1967–1973:
Northern Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix:
Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai, Maricopa (part)
1973–1983:
Western Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix:
Coconino, Mohave, Yavapai, Yuma, Maricopa (part)
Bobstump.jpg
Bob Stump
(Tolleson)
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
First elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Changed political parties.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired.
Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 2003
1983–1993:
Western Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix:
Coconino, La Paz, Mohave, Yavapai, Maricopa (part), Yuma (part)
1993–2003:
Western Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix:
La Paz, Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino (part), Maricopa (part), Navajo (part)
JohnShadegg.jpg
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: AZ-districts-109-03.png
Parts of Metro Phoenix:
Maricopa (part)
Benjamin Quayle, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.JPG
Ben Quayle
(Phoenix)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
112th Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 6th district and lost renomination.
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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: Arizona US Congressional District 3 (since 2013).tif
Southern Arizona:
Maricopa (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part), Tucson (part), Yuma (part)
Ruben Gallego official portrait.jpg
Ruben Gallego
(Phoenix)
Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present
118th Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2022.
Retiring at end of term to run for U.S. senator.
2023–present:
Arizona's 3rd congressional district in Phoenix (since 2023).svg

Recent election results

2002

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Shadegg 104,847 67.32%
Democratic Charles Hill47,17330.29%
Libertarian Mark Yannone3,7312.40%
Majority57,67437.03%
Total votes155,751 100.00
Republican hold

2004

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Shadegg (Incumbent) 181,012 80.10%
Libertarian Mark Yannone44,96219.90%
Majority136,05060.20%
Total votes225,974 100.00
Republican hold

2006

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Shadegg (Incumbent) 112,519 59.27%
Democratic Herb Paine72,58638.23%
Libertarian Mark Yannone4,7442.50%
Majority39,93321.04%
Total votes189,849 100.00
Republican hold

2008

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Shadegg (Incumbent) 148,800 54.08%
Democratic Bob Lord115,75942.07%
Libertarian Michael Shoen10,6023.85%
Majority33,04112.01%
Total votes275,161 100.00
Republican hold

2010

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ben Quayle 108,689 52.24%
Democratic Jon Hulburd85,61041.14%
Libertarian Michael Shoen10,4785.04%
Green Leonard Clark3,2941.58%
Majority23,07911.10%
Total votes208,071 100.00
Republican hold

2012

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) 98,468 58.37%
Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer62,66337.15%
Libertarian Blanca Guerra7,5674.49%
Majority35,80521.22%
Total votes168,698 100.00
Democratic hold

2014

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) 58,192 55.7%
Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer46,18544.2%
Majority12,00711.5%
Total votes104,428 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) 148,973 100%
Total votes148,973 100
Democratic hold

2018

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Raul M. Grijalva (Incumbent) 106,064 63.39% −36.61%
Republican Nicolas Pierson61,26736.61%+36.61%
Margin of victory44,79726.78%−73.22%
Total votes167,331 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

2020

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raúl Grijalva (incumbent) 174,243 64.6
Republican Daniel Wood95,59435.4
Total votes269,837 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ruben Gallego (incumbent) 108,599 77.0
Republican Jeff Zink32,47523.0
Total votes141,074 100.0
Democratic hold

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References

General
  1. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. 1 2 "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. Pitzi, Mary Jo, 2011. Navajos seek tribal-dominated district in Arizona. Arizona Republic , Published September 16, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  5. Arizona Congressional Districts: Approved Official Map Congressional District: 3 (Map). January 18, 2022. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022.
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  8. Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "2018 General Election". Arizona Secretary of State. November 15, 2018.
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