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Profile of Congressional District 3, CT


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2022 population: 723,601

2022 Census data
White:456,477 63.08%
Black:87,98212.16%
Indian:3300.05%
Asian:30,1944.17%
2+ races:21,0272.91%
Hispanic:122,74816.96%
Total non-White:267,12436.92%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 3, CT

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Under 18:
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Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.4
138,473 19.1%
585,128 80.9%
128,823 17.8%
285,831
2.43
177,174 62.0%
125,961 71.1%
18,204 10.3%
108,657 38.0%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 3, CT

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units308,422 
Median Value$306,300 
Occupied285,83192.7%
Vacant22,5917.3%
Owned181,63163.5%
Rented104,20036.5%
Median Rent$1,411 
Single-Family Units188,32661.1%
    Detached167,93354.4%
    Attached20,3936.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units58,84719.1%
Mobile Homes1,7420.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 3, CT

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00013,1954.6%
$10,000 to $14,99910,1813.6%
$15,000 to $19,9998,4343.0%
$20,000 to $24,9999,5263.3%
$25,000 to $29,9998,3972.9%
$30,000 to $34,9999,1593.2%
$35,000 to $39,9999,2403.2%
$40,000 to $44,9999,2123.2%
$45,000 to $49,9998,3242.9%
$50,000 to $59,99916,6595.8%
$60,000 to $74,99924,4448.6%
$75,000 to $99,99935,57712.4%
$100,000 to $124,99928,58610.0%
$125,000 to $149,99923,9808.4%
$150,000 to $199,99931,27310.9%
$200,000 or more39,64413.9%
Median Household Income85,792 
Per Capita Income46,303 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI14,2765.0%
Public Assistance8,0072.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps37,43713.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed288,59873.4%
Unemployed17,1544.4%
In Armed Forces2770.1%
Total Labor Force306,02977.9%
Not in Labor Force86,91022.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector128,579110,60553.8%
Non-Profit19,69634,29936.5%
Self-Employed20,03911,72563.1%
Local Government10,40518,16336.4%
State Government6,1167,24145.8%
Federal Government3,4423,23751.5%
Total Private + Self148,618122,33054.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.39,65962,94038.7%
Total188,277185,27050.4%
Pct. Govt.13.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts61,19416.4%
Sales and Office Occupations73,05619.5%
Professional, Technical107,87328.9%
Service Occupations62,70016.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5610.2%
All others69,02918.5%
White Collar 64.8%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services and health care53,58814.3%
Manufacturing39,68610.6%
Retail trade39,01510.4%
Professional, scientific, management24,9636.7%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation22,8746.1%
Construction22,5046.0%
Finance, insurance and real estate19,7645.3%
Other services16,2714.4%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities13,8313.7%
Public administration13,3873.6%
Information7,3922.0%
Wholesale trade7,0461.9%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining9610.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 3, CT

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican16,8332.33%
Puerto Rican59,6308.24%
Cuban2,8360.39%
Dominican8,3861.16%
Total Central American8,3721.16%
Costa Rican2770.04%
Guatemalan4,3000.59%
Honduran6750.09%
Nicaraguan2890.04%
Panamanian4920.07%
Salvadoran2,3240.32%
Other Central American150.00%
Total South American20,2862.80%
Argentinean1,4690.20%
Bolivian1520.02%
Chilean6740.09%
Colombian5,2290.72%
Ecuadorian8,8401.22%
Paraguayan770.01%
Peruvian2,4610.34%
Uruguayan2960.04%
Venezuelan9970.14%
Other South American910.01%
Other Hispanic6,4050.89%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese8,2001.13%
Indian8,0261.11%
Korean2,9700.41%
Filipino2,4930.34%
Vietnamese2,1200.29%
Bangladeshi5480.08%
Cambodian5470.08%
Taiwanese3700.05%
Japanese3490.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English543,92279.0%
Spanish78,86311.5%
Other Indo-European24,1433.5%
Chinese6,9761.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic6,6821.0%
Other6,2310.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun5,9980.9%
Other Asian5,2030.8%
Arabic4,0020.6%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian150,06120.7%
Irish106,98014.8%
German54,5027.5%
English52,7037.3%
Polish42,3815.9%
American22,6803.1%
French17,4402.4%
Russian10,6661.5%
French Canadian10,1161.4%
Portuguese9,4291.3%
Hungarian8,7691.2%
Scottish8,0431.1%
Jamaican7,6481.1%
Swedish6,9471.0%
European6,0920.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen678,40093.8%
Not a citizen45,2016.2%
Native625,72386.5%
Foreign-born97,87813.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 3, CT

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
19,557 3.8%22,577 4.4%146,657 28.8%119,576 23.5%103,811 20.4%96,216 18.9%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 19,557 3.8%
9-12 Years 22,577 4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 146,657 28.8%
Some College 119,576 23.5%
Bach. Degree 103,811 20.4%
Grad Degree 96,216 18.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 3, CT

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D) 137,924 56.8% Lesley DeNardis (R) 98,704 40.7% 6,023 2.5% 242,651
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D,WF) 203,265 58.7% Margaret Streicker (R,In) 137,596 39.8% 5,240 1.5% 346,101
2018-11-06 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D,WF) 174,572 64.6% Angel Cadena (R) 95,667 35.4% 0 0.0% 270,239
2016-11-08 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D,WF) 207,515 67.1% Angel Cardena (R) 95,786 31.0% 6,078 2.0% 309,379
2014-11-04 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D,WF) 140,485 66.9% James Brown (R) 69,454 33.1% 0 0.0% 209,939
2012-11-06 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D,WF) 217,563 74.7% Wayne Winsley (R) 73,726 25.3% 0 0.0% 291,289
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D,WF) 143,565 65.1% Jerry Labriola, Jr. (R) 74,107 33.6% 2,989 1.4% 220,661
2008-11-04 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D,WF) 230,172 77.4% Bo Itshaky (R) 58,583 19.7% 8,613 2.9% 297,368
2006-11-07 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D) 150,436 76.0% Joseph Vollano (R) 44,386 22.4% 3,089 1.6% 197,911
2004-11-02 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D) 200,638 72.4% Richter Elser (R) 69,160 25.0% 7,182 2.6% 276,980
2002-11-05 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D) 121,557 65.6% Richter Elser (R) 54,757 29.5% 9,050 4.9% 185,364
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D) 156,910 71.9% June Gold (R) 60,037 27.5% 1,258 0.6% 218,205
1998-11-03 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D) 109,726 71.3% Martin Reust (R) 42,090 27.4% 2,035 1.3% 153,851
1996-11-05 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D,ACP) 150,798 71.3% John Coppola (R) 59,335 28.1% 1,219 0.6% 211,352
1994-11-08 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D) 111,261 63.4% Susan Johnson (R,ACP) 64,094 36.6% 0 0.0% 175,355
1992-11-03 CT03Rosa DeLauro* (D,ACP) 162,568 65.7% Tom Scott (R) 84,952 34.3% 11 0.0% 247,531
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 CT03Rosa DeLauro (D) 90,772 52.1% Tom Scott (R) 83,440 47.9% 0 0.0% 174,212
1988-11-08 CT03Bruce Morrison* (D) 147,394 66.5% Gerard Patton (R) 74,275 33.5% 0 0.0% 221,669
1986-11-04 CT03Bruce Morrison* (D) 114,276 69.6% Ernest Diette (R) 49,806 30.4% 5 0.0% 164,087
1984-11-06 CT03Bruce Morrison* (D) 129,230 52.6% Lawrence DeNardis (R) 115,939 47.2% 626 0.3% 245,795
1982-11-02 CT03Bruce Morrison (D) 90,638 49.9% Lawrence DeNardis* (R) 88,951 49.0% 1,869 1.0% 181,458
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 CT03Lawrence DeNardis (R) 117,024 52.3% Joseph Lieberman (D) 103,903 46.5% 2,721 1.2% 223,648
1978-11-07 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 96,830 58.1% John Pucciano (R) 66,663 40.0% 3,094 1.9% 166,587
1976-11-02 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 121,623 54.6% John Pucciano (R) 96,714 43.4% 4,306 1.9% 222,643
1974-11-04 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 114,316 65.1% James Altham (R) 55,177 31.4% 6,014 3.4% 175,507
1972-11-07 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 121,217 53.3% Henry Povinelli (R) 106,313 46.7% 31 0.0% 227,561
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 89,042 54.6% Robert Dunn (R) 69,084 42.3% 5,076 3.1% 163,202
1968-11-05 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 102,636 53.9% Stelio Salmona (R) 80,696 42.4% 7,131 3.7% 190,463
1966-11-08 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 86,029 53.1% Stelio Salmona (R) 67,226 41.5% 8,740 5.4% 161,995
1964-11-03 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 126,353 63.9% Bernard Burns (R) 71,393 36.1% 3 0.0% 197,749
1962-11-06 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 104,728 56.0% Daniel Reinshardsen (R) 82,215 44.0% 0 0.0% 186,943
1960-11-08 CT03Robert Giaimo* (D) 124,547 54.9% Albert Cretella (R) 102,271 45.1% 0 0.0% 226,818
1958-11-04 CT03Robert Giaimo (D) 101,028 56.2% Albert Cretella* (R) 78,665 43.8% 0 0.0% 179,693
1956-11-06 CT03Albert Cretella* (R) 126,850 60.0% Robert Giaimo (D) 84,568 40.0% 5 0.0% 211,423
1954-11-02 CT03Albert Cretella* (R) 94,977 52.7% James Garland (D) 85,369 47.3% 0 0.0% 180,346
1952-11-04 CT03Albert Cretella (R) 111,018 52.8% John McGuire* (D) 99,408 47.2% 0 0.0% 210,426
1950-11-07 CT03John McGuire* (D) 89,391 51.9% Ellsworth Foote (R) 82,304 47.8% 478 0.3% 172,173
1948-11-02 CT03John McGuire (D) 84,449 49.7% Ellsworth Foote* (R) 83,310 49.0% 2,224 1.3% 169,983
1946-11-05 CT03Ellsworth Foote (R) 76,408 58.9% James Geelan* (D) 53,404 41.1% 0 0.0% 129,812
1944-11-07 CT03James Geelan (D) 82,472 51.5% Ranulf Compton* (R) 77,753 48.5% 0 0.0% 160,225
1942-11-03 CT03Ranulf Compton (R) 57,612 51.7% James Shanley* (D) 53,825 48.3% 0 0.0% 111,437
1940-11-05 CT03James Shanley* (D) 84,439 53.6% Ranulf Compton (R,Union) 73,078 46.4% 0 0.0% 157,517
1938-11-08 CT03James Shanley* (D) 55,893 43.4% Ranulf Compton (R,Union) 55,751 43.2% 17,288 13.4% 128,932
1936-11-03 CT03James Shanley* (D) 77,295 54.6% John Lynch (R) 57,243 40.4% 7,009 5.0% 141,547
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 3, CT


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 213,122 59.2% Donald Trump* (R) 142,174 39.5% 4,524 1.3% 359,820 0 -7 19.72%
2020 61% Joe Biden (D) 212,318 59.9% Donald Trump* (R) 137,581 38.8% 4,502 1.3% 354,401 0 -8 19.43%
2016 56% Hillary Clinton (D) 179,832 55.9% Donald Trump (R) 129,968 40.4% 12,037 3.7% 321,837 -1 -6 19.57%
2012 54% Barack Obama* (D) 191,197 62.6% Mitt Romney (R) 110,867 36.3% 3,276 1.1% 305,340 -4 -11 19.59%
2008 59% Barack Obama (D) 201,741 62.5% John McCain (R) 117,114 36.3% 3,953 1.2% 322,808 -2 -9 19.60%
2004 59% John Kerry (D) 174,382 56.4% George W. Bush* (R) 128,960 41.7% 5,980 1.9% 309,322 -2 -9 19.59%
2000 56% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 146,540 60.1% George W. Bush (R) 82,344 33.8% 14,967 6.1% 243,851 -5 -14 16.71%
1996 52% Bill Clinton* (D) 129,756 58.0% Robert Dole (R) 71,009 31.7% 22,916 10.2% 223,681 -3 -9 16.06%
1992 64% Bill Clinton (D) 121,163 44.6% George Bush* (R) 96,085 35.4% 54,147 20.0% 271,395 0 -2 16.79%
1988 59% George Bush (R) 119,329 50.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 117,432 49.6% 0 0.0% 236,761 -2 -3 16.40%
1984 63% Ronald Reagan* (R) 146,171 58.9% Walter Mondale (D) 101,877 41.1% 0 0.0% 248,048 -2 0 16.91%
1980 67% Ronald Reagan (R) 117,043 50.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 90,454 39.2% 23,103 10.0% 230,600 3 0 16.40%
1976 66% Gerald Ford* (R) 121,685 53.5% Jimmy Carter (D) 105,602 46.5% 0 0.0% 227,287 1 6 16.45%
1972 68% Richard Nixon* (R) 142,569 61.9% George McGovern (D) 87,766 38.1% 0 0.0% 230,335 3 1 16.64%
1968 n/a Hubert Humphrey (D) 94,258 47.6% Richard Nixon (R) 88,904 44.9% 15,017 7.6% 198,179 1 1 15.78%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 65.7% Barry Goldwater (R) 34.3% 0.0% 2 -4 n/a
1960 n/a John Kennedy (D) 55.0% Richard Nixon (R) 45.0% 0.0% -1 -5 n/a
1956 79% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 134,096 63.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 78,107 36.8% 33 0.0% 212,236 -1 6 19.00%
1952 86% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 117,457 55.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 92,907 44.2% 0 0.0% 210,364 0 1 19.18%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 3, CT


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 719,381 59.3% 13.5% 0.1% 4.2% 3.8% 18.4%
2020 717,989 60.4% 15.5% 4.2% 3.2% 16.7%
2012 718,549 67.7% 13.1% 0.1% 3.9% 2.0% 13.2%
2010 712,339 69.1% 12.5% 0.2% 3.8% 1.7% 12.7%
2002 681,113 76.1% 11.5% 0.2% 2.5% 1.5% 8.0%
2000 561,576 74.3% 12.8% 0.2% 2.7% 2.0% 8.0%
1992 547,765 81.5% 11.9% 0.2% 1.5% 4.9%
1990 539,736 81.6% 12.0% 1.5% 4.9%
1982 518,677 85.9% 10.4% 0.1% 0.7% 2.9%
1980 513,057 10.0% 1.0% 3.0%
1972 505,293 9.0% 2.0%
1970 462,082 2.0%
1960 461,229
1950 370,356

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 3, CT

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.