U.S. House district for Connecticut
Connecticut's 3rd congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 485 sq mi (1,260 km2 ) Distribution Population (2022) 735,042 Median household income $86,205[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+7[ 2]
Connecticut's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut . Located in the central part of the state, the district includes the city of New Haven and its surrounding suburbs.
Principal cities include: Middletown , New Haven , and Stratford .
The district is currently represented by Democrat Rosa DeLauro .
The 3rd congressional district has existed since 1837, having been organized from the at-large congressional district. It is centered on New Haven and its suburbs. The district comprises four-fifths of New Haven County , a small portion of Middlesex County , including most of Middletown , and most of Stratford and a small section of Shelton in Fairfield County .
New Haven and its surrounding suburbs are largely Democratic, making the district very Democratic in local and federal elections. Among districts statewide, only the 1st congressional district is considered more Democratic. Four Democratic strongholds, New Haven , Hamden , Middletown , and West Haven , comprise 40% of the total district population. Since 2000, Democratic presidential candidates have carried the district by a margin of 26 points. John Kerry , being the exception, still defeated George W. Bush by a comfortable 14 points. On the state level, moderate Republicans John G. Rowland and M. Jodi Rell have also carried the district.
Since 1933, Democrats have held the district for all but six terms (1943–45, 1947–49, 1953–59, 1981–83). Between 1972-1988, every Republican nominee for President carried the district, along with the state itself. In his sole run for a House seat, Joe Lieberman , lost the district to a Republican in 1980.
Towns in the district [ edit ] Fairfield County – Shelton (part) and Stratford .
New Haven County – Ansonia , Beacon Falls , Bethany , Branford , Derby , East Haven , Guilford , Hamden , Milford , Naugatuck , New Haven , North Branford , North Haven , Orange , Prospect , Seymour , Wallingford , Waterbury (part), West Haven , and Woodbridge .
Middlesex County – Durham , Middlefield , and Middletown (part).
Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 30, 2012[ 3] Party Active Voters Inactive Voters Total Voters Percentage Democratic 145,529 10,801 156,330 37.50% Republican 65,324 3,352 68,676 16.47% Minor Parties 873 120 993 0.24% Unaffiliated 178,593 12,340 190,933 45.80% Total 390,319 26,613 416,932 100%
Recent presidential elections [ edit ] List of members representing the district [ edit ] Member(Residence) Party Years of Service Cong ress Electoral history Location District created March 4, 1837 Elisha Haley (Mystic ) Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 25th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1837 .[data missing ] Thomas Wheeler Williams (New London ) Whig March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 26th 27th Elected in 1839 .Re-elected in 1840 . Retired. George S. Catlin (Windham ) Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 28th Elected in 1843 . Retired. John A. Rockwell (Norwich ) Whig March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 29th 30th Elected in 1845 .Re-elected in 1847 . Lost re-election. Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (Hampton ) Democratic March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 31st 32nd Elected in 1849 .Re-elected in 1851 . Retired. Nathan Belcher (New London ) Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 33rd Elected in 1853 . Retired. Sidney Dean (Putnam ) Know Nothing March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 34th 35th Elected in 1855 .Re-elected in 1857 . Retired. Republican March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Alfred A. Burnham (Windham ) Republican March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 36th 37th Elected in 1859 .Re-elected in 1861 . Retired. Augustus Brandegee (New London ) Republican March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 38th 39th Elected in 1863 .Re-elected in 1865 . Henry H. Starkweather (Norwich ) Republican March 4, 1867 – January 28, 1876 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th Elected in 1867 .Re-elected in 1869 .Re-elected in 1871 .Re-elected in 1873 .Re-elected in 1875 . Died. Vacant January 28, 1876 – April 12, 1876 44th John T. Wait (Norwich ) Republican April 12, 1876 – March 3, 1887 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th Elected to finish Starkweather's term .Re-elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 . Retired. Charles Addison Russell (Killingly ) Republican March 4, 1887 – October 23, 1902 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th Elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 . Died. Vacant October 23, 1902 – November 4, 1902 57th Frank B. Brandegee (New London ) Republican November 4, 1902 – May 10, 1905 57th 58th 59th Elected to finish Russell's term .Re-elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 . Resigned when elected to the US Senate Vacant May 10, 1905 – October 2, 1905 59th Edwin W. Higgins (Norwich ) Republican October 2, 1905 – March 3, 1913 59th 60th 61st 62nd Elected to finish Brandegee's term .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 . Retired. Thomas L. Reilly (Meriden ) Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 63rd Elected in 1912 . Lost re-election. John Q. Tilson (New Haven ) Republican March 4, 1915 – December 3, 1932 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd Elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 . Resigned. Vacant December 3, 1932 – March 3, 1933 72nd Francis T. Maloney (Meriden ) Democratic March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 73rd Elected in 1932 . Retired to run for U.S. senator . James A. Shanley (New Haven ) Democratic January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 74th 75th 76th 77th Elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 . Lost re-election. Ranulf Compton (Madison ) Republican January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 78th Elected in 1942 . Lost re-election. James P. Geelan (New Haven ) Democratic January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 79th Elected in 1944 . Lost re-election. Ellsworth Foote (North Branford ) Republican January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 80th Elected in 1946 . Lost re-election. John A. McGuire (Wallingford ) Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 81st 82nd Elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 . Lost re-election. Albert W. Cretella (North Haven ) Republican January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 83rd 84th 85th Elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 . Lost re-election. Robert Giaimo (North Haven ) Democratic January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1981 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th Elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 . Retired. Lawrence J. DeNardis (Hamden ) Republican January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 97th Elected in 1980 . Lost re-election. Bruce Morrison (Hamden ) Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 98th 99th 100th 101st Elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 . Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut . Rosa DeLauro (New Haven ) Democratic January 3, 1991 – present 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th Elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 . 1993–2003 [data missing ] 2003–2013 2013–2023 2023–present
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