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Profile of Congressional District 3, WA


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2022 population: 770,201

2022 Census data
White:595,607 77.33%
Black:11,5611.50%
Indian:4,6040.60%
Asian:30,8664.01%
2+ races:42,6795.54%
Hispanic:81,49610.58%
Total non-White:174,59422.67%




    

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

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Under 18:
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Over 65:
Households:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
40.1
173,276 22.5%
596,925 77.5%
136,882 17.8%
293,042
2.60
197,265 67.3%
151,658 76.9%
16,483 8.4%
95,777 32.7%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 3, WA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units314,986 
Median Value$409,400 
Occupied293,04293.0%
Vacant21,9447.0%
Owned201,96168.9%
Rented91,08131.1%
Median Rent$1,418 
Single-Family Units230,75373.3%
    Detached217,73069.1%
    Attached13,0234.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units42,09413.4%
Mobile Homes23,7127.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 3, WA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,4423.6%
$10,000 to $14,9998,0412.7%
$15,000 to $19,9998,4162.9%
$20,000 to $24,9999,2743.2%
$25,000 to $29,9998,9853.1%
$30,000 to $34,9999,5323.3%
$35,000 to $39,9999,8453.4%
$40,000 to $44,9999,0733.1%
$45,000 to $49,99910,4363.6%
$50,000 to $59,99920,8347.1%
$60,000 to $74,99927,5049.4%
$75,000 to $99,99943,13814.7%
$100,000 to $124,99933,54911.4%
$125,000 to $149,99924,5878.4%
$150,000 to $199,99930,15110.3%
$200,000 or more29,23510.0%
Median Household Income82,569 
Per Capita Income40,887 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,7375.7%
Public Assistance10,8583.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps42,52714.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed300,16669.7%
Unemployed17,1214.0%
In Armed Forces8210.2%
Total Labor Force318,10873.8%
Not in Labor Force112,64426.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector140,06297,70958.9%
Non-Profit8,99918,46132.8%
Self-Employed20,78214,89758.2%
Local Government10,38815,47140.2%
State Government6,15010,99735.9%
Federal Government5,7014,14257.9%
Total Private + Self160,844112,60658.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.31,23849,07138.9%
Total192,082161,67754.3%
Pct. Govt.14.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts56,87716.0%
Sales and Office Occupations71,86820.3%
Professional, Technical72,85420.5%
Service Occupations59,06016.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3,3751.0%
All others93,91826.5%
White Collar 56.9%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade40,78511.5%
Manufacturing40,62211.5%
Construction31,8399.0%
Educational services and health care24,7797.0%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities23,8276.7%
Professional, scientific, management22,9526.5%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation22,5726.4%
Public administration18,9595.3%
Other services15,4444.4%
Finance, insurance and real estate12,3233.5%
Wholesale trade9,7472.7%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining6,5151.8%
Information4,4521.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican62,5028.12%
Puerto Rican2,7380.36%
Cuban1,1690.15%
Dominican2370.03%
Total Central American5,7150.74%
Costa Rican1750.02%
Guatemalan2,6190.34%
Honduran2820.04%
Nicaraguan3950.05%
Panamanian3010.04%
Salvadoran1,9310.25%
Other Central American120.00%
Total South American2,8310.37%
Argentinean2010.03%
Bolivian160.00%
Chilean4320.06%
Colombian1,1260.15%
Ecuadorian1770.02%
Paraguayan90.00%
Peruvian4630.06%
Uruguayan1240.02%
Venezuelan2830.04%
Other Hispanic6,3040.82%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese5,7400.75%
Vietnamese4,4730.58%
Filipino3,8470.50%
Indian2,8370.37%
Korean2,5400.33%
Japanese1,8420.24%
Cambodian9760.13%
Hmong6130.08%
Taiwanese5970.08%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English631,48486.9%
Spanish44,8186.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic17,1532.4%
Other Indo-European7,1881.0%
Other Asian6,2230.9%
Chinese4,4480.6%
Vietnamese3,6720.5%
German, other Germanic2,8600.4%
Tagalog1,9980.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German131,78417.1%
English96,29712.5%
Irish84,61011.0%
American37,2364.8%
Norwegian34,3594.5%
European23,0743.0%
Italian22,5912.9%
Swedish22,2242.9%
French21,3192.8%
Scottish20,0512.6%
Dutch13,9981.8%
Finnish12,8281.7%
Polish10,8981.4%
Russian9,8381.3%
Ukrainian9,4521.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen739,20296.0%
Not a citizen30,9994.0%
Native702,58991.2%
Foreign-born67,6128.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 3, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
14,181 2.6%28,594 5.3%145,092 27.1%200,076 37.3%95,378 17.8%52,480 9.8%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 14,181 2.6%
9-12 Years 28,594 5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 145,092 27.1%
Some College 200,076 37.3%
Bach. Degree 95,378 17.8%
Grad Degree 52,480 9.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

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, WA

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 WA03Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (D) 160,314 50.1% Joe Kent (R) 157,685 49.3% 1,760 0.6% 319,759
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 WA03Jaime Herrera Beutler* (R) 235,579 56.4% Carolyn Long (D) 181,347 43.4% 977 0.2% 417,903
2018-11-06 WA03Jaime Herrera Beutler* (R) 161,819 52.7% Carolyn Long (D) 145,407 47.3% 0 0.0% 307,226
2016-11-08 WA03Jaime Herrera Beutler* (R) 193,457 61.8% Jim Moeller (D) 119,820 38.2% 0 0.0% 313,277
2014-11-04 WA03Jaime Herrera Beutler* (R) 124,796 61.5% Bob Dingethal (D) 78,018 38.5% 0 0.0% 202,814
2012-11-06 WA03Jaime Herrera Beutler* (R) 177,446 60.4% Jon Haugen (D) 116,438 39.6% 0 0.0% 293,884
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 WA03Jaime Herrera (R) 152,799 53.0% Denny Heck (D) 135,654 47.0% 0 0.0% 288,453
2008-11-04 WA03Brian Baird* (D) 216,701 64.0% Michael Delavar (R) 121,828 36.0% 0 0.0% 338,529
2006-11-07 WA03Brian Baird* (D) 147,065 63.1% Michael Messmore (R) 85,915 36.9% 0 0.0% 232,980
2004-11-02 WA03Brian Baird* (D) 193,626 61.9% Thomas Crowson (R) 119,027 38.1% 0 0.0% 312,653
2002-11-05 WA03Brian Baird* (D) 119,264 61.7% Joseph Zarelli (R) 74,065 38.3% 0 0.0% 193,329
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 WA03Brian Baird* (D) 159,428 56.4% Trent Matson (R) 114,861 40.6% 8,375 3.0% 282,664
1998-11-03 WA03Brian Baird (D) 120,364 54.7% Don Benton (R) 99,855 45.3% 0 0.0% 220,219
1996-11-05 WA03Linda Smith* (R) 123,117 50.2% Brian Baird (D) 122,230 49.8% 0 0.0% 245,347
1994-11-08 WA03Linda Smith (R) 100,188 52.0% Jolene Unsoeld* (D) 85,826 44.6% 6,620 3.4% 192,634
1992-11-03 WA03Jolene Unsoeld* (D) 138,043 56.0% Pat Fiske (R) 108,583 44.0% 18 0.0% 246,644
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 WA03Jolene Unsoeld* (D) 95,645 53.8% Bob Williams (R) 82,269 46.2% 0 0.0% 177,914
1988-11-08 WA03Jolene Unsoeld (D) 109,412 50.1% Bill Wight (R) 108,794 49.9% 0 0.0% 218,206
1986-11-04 WA03Don Bonker* (D) 114,775 73.6% Joe Illing (R) 41,275 26.4% 0 0.0% 156,050
1984-11-06 WA03Don Bonker* (D) 150,432 71.1% Herb Elder (R) 61,219 28.9% 0 0.0% 211,651
1982-11-02 WA03Don Bonker* (D) 97,323 60.1% J.T. Quigg (R) 59,686 36.8% 5,049 3.1% 162,058
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 WA03Don Bonker* (D) 155,906 62.7% Rod Culp (R) 92,872 37.3% 0 0.0% 248,778
1978-11-07 WA03Don Bonker* (D) 82,616 58.6% Rick Bennett (R) 58,270 41.4% 0 0.0% 140,886
1976-11-02 WA03Don Bonker* (D) 145,198 70.8% Chuck Elhart (R) 57,517 28.0% 2,357 1.1% 205,072
1974-11-04 WA03Don Bonker (D) 93,980 60.9% Lud Kramer (R) 58,774 38.1% 1,516 1.0% 154,270
1972-11-07 WA03Julia Butler Hansen* (D) 122,933 66.3% Skip McConkey (R) 62,564 33.7% 0 0.0% 185,497
1970-11-03 WA03Julia Butler Hansen* (D) 81,892 59.1% Skip McConkey (R) 56,566 40.9% 0 0.0% 138,458
1968-11-05 WA03Julia Butler Hansen* (D) 89,777 57.5% Wayne Adams (R) 66,387 42.5% 0 0.0% 156,164
1966-11-08 WA03Julia Butler Hansen* (D) 78,601 65.7% Keith Kisor (R) 40,946 34.3% 0 0.0% 119,547
1964-11-03 WA03Julia Butler Hansen* (D) 102,080 70.2% Harold Anderson (R) 43,415 29.8% 0 0.0% 145,495
1962-11-06 WA03Julia Butler Hansen* (D) 69,045 65.3% Edwin Alexander (R) 36,629 34.7% 0 0.0% 105,674
1960-11-08 WA03Julia Butler Hansen* (D) 76,930 53.4% Dale Nordquist (R) 67,060 46.6% 0 0.0% 143,990
1960-11-08 sp WA03Julia Butler Hansen (D) 71,416 53.1% Dale Nordquist (R) 63,058 46.9% 0 0.0% 134,474
1958-11-04 WA03Russell Mack* (R) 69,745 60.9% Victor Meyers (D) 44,515 38.9% 304 0.3% 114,564
1956-11-06 WA03Russell Mack* (R) 80,520 56.5% Al McCoy (D) 61,962 43.5% 0 0.0% 142,482
1954-11-02 WA03Russell Mack* (R) 70,844 64.9% Clyde Tisdale (D) 38,344 35.1% 0 0.0% 109,188
1952-11-04 WA03Russell Mack* (R) 75,165 53.3% Gordon Quarnstrom (D) 65,715 46.6% 146 0.1% 141,026
1950-11-07 WA03Russell Mack* (R) 55,056 52.9% Gordon Quarnstrom (D) 48,623 46.8% 320 0.3% 103,999
1948-11-02 WA03Russell Mack* (R) 61,856 52.1% Charles Savage (D) 56,947 47.9% 0 0.0% 118,803
1947-06-07 sp WA03Russell Mack (R) 34,197 51.4% Charles Savage (D) 32,274 48.6% 0 0.0% 66,471
1946-11-05 WA03Fred Norman (R) 47,875 53.9% Charles Savage* (D) 40,980 46.1% 0 0.0% 88,855
1944-11-07 WA03Charles Savage (D) 57,942 52.0% Fred Norman* (R) 53,503 48.0% 0 0.0% 111,445
1942-11-03 WA03Fred Norman (R) 34,462 57.1% Martin Smith* (D) 25,894 42.9% 0 0.0% 60,356
1940-11-05 WA03Martin Smith* (D) 60,529 55.3% Russell Mack (R) 48,700 44.5% 230 0.2% 109,459
1938-11-08 WA03Martin Smith* (D) 52,305 60.3% Walter Talbott (R) 34,394 39.7% 0 0.0% 86,699
1936-11-03 WA03Martin Smith* (D) 67,159 72.0% Herbert Sieler (R) 25,717 27.6% 429 0.5% 93,305
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 3, WA


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 213,902 50.8% Joe Biden (D) 196,218 46.6% 10,697 2.5% 420,817 12 4 10.29%
2020 72% Donald Trump* (R) 214,391 50.6% Joe Biden (D) 198,429 46.9% 10,642 2.5% 423,462 12 4 10.36%
2016 57% Donald Trump (R) 157,359 49.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 134,009 42.5% 23,782 7.5% 315,150 13 4 9.50%
2012 59% Mitt Romney (R) 150,409 49.6% Barack Obama* (D) 145,442 47.9% 7,632 2.5% 303,483 9 2 9.65%
2008 62% Barack Obama (D) 188,888 53.7% John McCain (R) 155,774 44.3% 6,898 2.0% 351,560 4 -1 11.51%
2004 65% George W. Bush* (R) 164,643 50.1% John Kerry (D) 158,503 48.3% 5,301 1.6% 328,447 5 -1 11.48%
2000 58% George W. Bush (R) 139,179 47.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 136,691 46.8% 16,500 5.6% 292,370 3 0 11.75%
1996 53% Bill Clinton* (D) 124,864 50.5% Robert Dole (R) 97,985 39.6% 24,407 9.9% 247,256 2 -1 10.97%
1992 63% Bill Clinton (D) 104,682 42.1% George Bush* (R) 82,648 33.2% 61,609 24.7% 248,939 1 -4 10.88%
1988 52% Michael Dukakis (D) 113,785 52.1% George Bush (R) 104,641 47.9% 0 0.0% 218,426 -1 -5 11.71%
1984 57% Ronald Reagan* (R) 117,626 54.1% Walter Mondale (D) 99,899 45.9% 0 0.0% 217,525 -2 -5 11.55%
1980 58% Ronald Reagan (R) 133,405 50.9% Jimmy Carter* (D) 101,699 38.8% 26,864 10.3% 261,968 1 0 15.03%
1976 51% Jimmy Carter (D) 113,587 51.9% Gerald Ford* (R) 105,441 48.1% 0 0.0% 219,028 -2 0 14.08%
1972 57% Richard Nixon* (R) 112,130 57.5% George McGovern (D) 82,747 42.5% 0 0.0% 194,877 1 -3 13.25%
1968 n/a Hubert Humphrey (D) 84,962 51.5% Richard Nixon (R) 69,025 41.8% 10,985 6.7% 164,972 -3 -2 12.65%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 69.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 30.2% 0.0% -7 -8 n/a
1960 75% John Kennedy (D) 76,841 50.1% Richard Nixon (R) 75,938 49.5% 511 0.3% 153,290 -1 0 12.35%
1956 n/a Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 78,530 52.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 72,392 48.0% 0 0.0% 150,922 -2 -5 13.11%
1952 n/a Dwight Eisenhower (R) 79,258 53.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 68,105 45.9% 978 0.7% 148,341 -1 -2 13.45%
* 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, WA


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

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 782,709 75.7% 1.6% 0.6% 4.2% 6.1% 10.9%
2020 756,675 79.2% 1.6% 3.2% 5.8% 10.2%
2012 680,915 81.9% 1.4% 1.0% 3.4% 4.3% 8.0%
2010 779,348 83.3% 1.5% 0.9% 3.7% 3.2% 7.4%
2002 654,898 87.7% 1.2% 1.0% 2.9% 2.5% 4.6%
2000 698,038 86.8% 1.3% 1.2% 3.0% 3.0% 4.7%
1992 540,745 93.2% 0.9% 1.3% 2.1% 2.5%
1990 603,588 92.8% 1.0% 1.4% 2.3% 2.5%
1982 516,468 95.2% 0.6% 1.1% 1.5% 1.6%
1980 695,204 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
1972 522,755 1.0% 2.0%
1970 435,137
1960 342,540
1950 321,162

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 3, WA

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.