Arizona's 3rd congressional district

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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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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:^[4]

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^[5]
2008	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Obama 66% - 33%
2010	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Glassman 58% - 36%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Goddard 68% - 29%
	Secretary of State	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Deschene 67% - 33%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Rotellini 71% - 28%
	Treasurer	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Cherny 65% - 27%
2012	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Obama 74% - 26%
2016	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Clinton 71% - 21%
2016	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Kirkpatrick 63% - 31%
2018	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Sinema 76% - 20%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Garcia 68% - 28%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Contreras 75% - 25%
2020	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Biden 75% - 24%
2020	Senate (Spec.)	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Kelly 77% - 23%
2022	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Kelly 76% - 21%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Hobbs 75% - 24%
	Secretary of State	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Fontes 78% - 22%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Mayes 76% - 24%
	Treasurer	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Quezada 72% - 28%
2024	President	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Harris 69% - 29%
2024	Senate	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|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^[6]^[7]^[8]
District created January 3, 1963
File:George F. Senner, Jr..jpg George F. Senner Jr. (Miami)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967	Template:USCongressOrdinal	First elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election.	1963–1967: Northern Arizona: Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai
File:Sam Steiger.jpg Sam Steiger (Prescott)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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)	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Bobstump.jpg Bob Stump (Tolleson)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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.
	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| 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)	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003
File:JohnShadegg.jpg John Shadegg (Phoenix)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired.	2003–2013:File:AZ-districts-109-03.png Parts of Metro Phoenix: Maricopa (part)
File:Benjamin Quayle, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.JPG Ben Quayle (Phoenix)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost renomination.
File:Raúl Grijalva, official portrait, 117th Congress (cropped).jpg Raúl Grijalva (Tucson)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.	2013–2023:File:Arizona US Congressional District 3 (since 2013).tif Southern Arizona: Maricopa (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part), Tucson (part), Yuma (part)
File:Ruben Gallego official portrait.jpg Ruben Gallego (Phoenix)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 2022. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	2023–present: File:Arizona's 3rd congressional district in Phoenix (since 2023).svg
File:Rep. Yassamin Ansari official photo, 119th Congress.jpg Yassamin Ansari (Phoenix)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 2025 – present	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2024.

Recent election results