Washington 3rd Congressional District (WA) — Elections 1876–2024

Washington 3rd Congressional District, Washington: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 869,2122024 5-year
Median household income: $91,3772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.9%2024 5-year
Black: 1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1904MIT Election Lab

PEREZ, Marie GluesenkampCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: HERRERA BEUTLER, Jaime (2021–2023), HERRERA BEUTLER, Jaime (2019–2021), HERRERA BEUTLER, Jaime (2017–2019), HERRERA BEUTLER, Jaime (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 2 D · 5 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+0.8%	228,005	224,303	468,448
2020	R	−0.2%	226,657	227,511	469,262
2016	R	−3.5%	154,155	166,733	361,066
2012	D	+1.5%	166,349	161,189	338,547
2008	D	+6.6%	172,454	150,613	329,585
2004	R	−3.9%	144,633	156,648	306,153
2000	R	−3.3%	116,526	125,059	255,266
1996	D	+8.3%	105,686	87,198	221,803
1992	D	+6.5%	86,823	72,803	215,108
1988	D	+2.8%	85,337	80,693	168,439
1984	R	−8.9%	75,607	90,602	168,940
1980	R	−7.4%	63,753	75,413	157,188
1976	D	+4.2%	69,797	63,972	139,233
1972	R	−8.5%	57,889	69,208	133,619
1968	D	+7.5%	56,121	47,803	111,145
1964	D	+38.8%	73,687	32,384	106,482
1960	R	−1.8%	51,682	53,539	105,509
1956	R	−4.4%	49,559	54,169	103,881
1952	R	−8.6%	45,906	54,644	101,180
1948	D	+13.0%	46,445	35,384	85,386
1944	D	+15.4%	46,458	33,987	81,195
1940	D	+18.0%	44,696	30,958	76,474
1936	D	+38.4%	43,883	18,609	65,887
1932	D	+22.7%	30,162	17,550	55,497
1928	R	−35.6%	14,162	30,115	44,860
1924	R	−40.5%	5,630	21,111	38,195
1920	R	−32.2%	7,759	18,271	32,684
1916	R	−12.1%	12,666	16,610	32,470
1912	O	−3.9%	7,910	9,064	29,870
1908	R	−35.2%	4,421	10,183	16,388
1904	R	−55.1%	2,402	10,053	13,893
1900	R	−21.8%	4,201	6,697	11,435
1896	D	+0.9%	5,923	5,817	11,913
1892	R	−8.6%	3,737	4,662	10,760
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	59.1%	40.6%	3,812,391
2022	D	57.1%	42.6%	3,047,900
2018	D	58.4%	41.6%	3,086,168
2016	D	59.0%	41.0%	3,243,317
2012	D	60.5%	39.5%	3,069,417
2010	D	52.4%	47.6%	2,511,094
2006	D	56.9%	39.9%	2,083,734
2004	D	55.0%	42.7%	2,818,651
2000	D	48.7%	48.6%	2,461,379
1998	D	58.4%	41.6%	1,888,561
1994	R	44.3%	55.7%	1,700,173
1992	D	54.0%	46.0%	2,218,802
1988	R	48.9%	51.1%	1,848,542
1986	D	50.7%	48.7%	1,337,367
1982	D	69.0%	24.3%	1,368,476
1980	R	45.8%	54.2%	1,728,369
1976	D	71.8%	24.2%	1,491,111

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

16.3%

English

13.3%

Irish

10.5%

American

5.4%

Italian

2.9%

Scottish

2.7%

French

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.5%

75–84

2.8%

5.3%

65–74

5.9%

6.3%

55–64

6.5%

6.2%

45–54

6.1%

6.7%

35–44

6.7%

25–34

6.6%

3.9%

18–24

3.7%

8.4%

5–17

8.1%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$91,377

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$91,377

Washington$98,141

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.4%

Working age (18–64)8.9%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.4%

speak English only

Spanish6.3%

Other Indo-European3.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

23.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Baptist

1.0%

Methodist

0.6%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Vancouver and stretching into rural timber country, WA-03 has swung between parties in consecutive cycles, with its 2024 presidential margin landing at R+2.8 — a seat neither side can take for granted.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-nine points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-five points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 869,212, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $91,377 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Washington voted Democratic by 0.8 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 468,448 votes cast, 228,005 went Democratic and 224,303 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Washington's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Washington as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 3, Washington last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Washington voted Republican was 2020.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Washington?

Congressional District 3, Washington has a population of 869,212 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Washington?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, Washington is $91,377 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Washington?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Washington 3rd Congressional District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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