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Arizona's 3rd congressional district is a
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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
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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
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rating of D+22, it is the most Democratic district in Arizona.


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
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(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
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Reservation on the other side of the state. This was a product of longstanding disputes between the Hopi and
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. Since tribal boundary disputes are a federal matter, it was long believed inappropriate to include both tribes' reservations in the same congressional district. 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
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. 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
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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.
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received 58% of the vote in this district in
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.
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took in 56.47% of the vote in the district in
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while
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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
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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. 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:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST04/CD118_AZ03.pdf ; Maricopa County (4) : Glendale (part; also
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and 9th), Guadalupe, Phoenix (part; also
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, 4th, and
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), Tempe (part; also 4th)


Recent election results from statewide races


List of members representing the district

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


Recent election results


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2016


2018


2020


2022


2024


See also

* Arizona's congressional districts *
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References

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Demographic data from census.gov



2002 Election data from CBSNews.com

2000 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
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