California's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in

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. It includes the northern

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and northeastern suburbs of

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, stretching south to

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. It encompasses Alpine, Inyo, Mono,

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, Placer (where the majority of the district’s population lives), Plumas, and Sierra counties, as well as parts of

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, and Yuba counties. It includes the Sacramento suburbs of Roseville (the district's largest city),

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, Orangevale, Rocklin, Auburn, and Lincoln, along with the mountain towns of Quincy, South Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Mammoth Lakes, and

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. The district is represented in the

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by Republican Kevin Kiley. Prior to redistricting in 2020, the 3rd district encompassed most of the

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north and west of

. It covered all of Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, most of Glenn,

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, Solano and Yolo counties and a portion of

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. The district was represented by John Garamendi, a Democrat.

Recent election results from statewide races

Recent history

The 3rd district once extended up the

from Sacramento to take in rural territory up to Tehama County. Once a Democratic bastion, the district was pushed into more rural and Republican-leaning territory after the 1990 census, and finally elected a Republican in 1998. The 2001 reapportionment made the district more compact and Republican than its predecessor, though it was far less Republican than the neighboring 4th district. Although there was some movement in registration in favor of the Democrats, it still had a strong GOP flavor as most of the Sacramento area's Democratic voters lived in the neighboring 5th district.

Presidential performance

While

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carried the district in

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with 58.2% of the vote, the district swung rapidly in the Democratic column in

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with

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narrowly winning a plurality with 49.28% of the vote over

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's 48.81%. However, despite Obama's win, in the congressional election held on the same day the Republicans retained the seat.

Reapportionment

After redistricting, this district essentially became the 7th district, while a new 3rd was created with lines similar to what the old 3rd had in the 1990s. This version of the 3rd was considered a swing district, though the bulk of its population lives in Democratic-leaning areas in the outer Bay Area and in the closer-in suburbs of Sacramento.
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Election results from statewide races before 2012

Composition

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 3rd congressional district is located in the

region, encompassing Alpine, Inyo, Mono,

, Placer, Plumas, and Sierra Counties, as well as parts of

, and Yuba Counties. The area in El Dorado County includes the city of South Lake Tahoe; and the census-designated places Auburn Lake Trails, Camino, Georgetown, Grizzly Flats, Meyers, and Pollock Pines. The area in Sacramento County includes the city of

and the census-designated place Orangevale. The area in Yuba County includes the census-designated places Challenge-Brownsville, Comptonville, Dobbins, Loma Rica, and Smartsville.

Geography

El Dorado County is split between this district and the 5th district. They are partitioned by Scott Creek, Perry Creek, Perry Creek Rd, Rocky Bar Rd, Grizzly Flat Rd, Happy Valley Rd, Canon Creek, E16 Highway, Pleasant Valley Rd, Cedar Ravine Rd, Woodland Dr, Weber Creek, Highway 50, Chili Bar Reservoir, South Fork American River, Marshall Rd, Hastings Creek, Highway 49, Pilot Creek, North Fork American River, and the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. Sacramento County is split between this district and both the 6th district and 7th district. The 6th and 3rd districts are partitioned by Latrobe Rd, Scott Rd, Deer Creek, Carson Creek, Nimbus Rd, E3 Highway, Illinois Ave, Madison Ave, Kenneth Ave, Wachtel Way, and Old Auburn Rd. Yuba County is split between this district and the 1st district. They are partitioned by State Highway 70, Ellis Rd, and Union Pacific.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

* Roseville – 147,773 *

– 80,454 * Rocklin – 71,601 * Lincoln – 49,757 * Orangevale – 35,569 * Fair Oaks – 32,514 * South Lake Tahoe – 21,330 * Granite Bay – 21,247 * Truckee – 16,729 * Grass Valley – 14,016 * Auburn – 13,776 * North Auburn – 13,452

2,500 – 10,000 people

* Alta Sierra – 7,204 * Mammoth Lakes – 7,191 * Pollock Pines – 7,112 * Loomis – 6,836 * Lake Wildwood – 5,158 * Lake of the Pines – 4,301 *

– 3,819 * Kings Beach – 3,563 * Auburn Lake Trails – 3,388 * Meadow Vista – 3,263 * Nevada City – 3,152 * Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek – 2,780 * West Bishop – 2,754

List of members representing the district

Election results

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Historical district boundaries

References

External links

*GovTrack.us
California's 3rd congressional district
(out of date)
California Voter Foundation map – CD03
(out of date) *California Citizens Redistricting Commission, final district

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