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Washington 3rd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+3.82012R+1.62016R+7.62020R+4.22024R+3.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+3.3
2024
median income$90,428U.S. $80,734 · WA $98,141
median age40.5U.S. 39.1 · WA 38.5
poverty rate9.3%U.S. 12.5% · WA 9.9%
bachelor’s+ (25+)30.5%U.S. 35.6% · WA 39.3%
non-english13.6%U.S. 22.3% · WA 21.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German17.1%
English13.9%
Irish11.0%
Mexican8.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Spaniard0.4%
Samoan0.7%
Chinese0.7%
Vietnamese0.6%
Filipino0.6%
African American†1.1%
African0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Clark County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Washington 3rd Congressional District

Akashic
2024 presidential electionWashington 3rd Congressional DistrictTrumpR+3.3
Washington 3rd Congressional District premium atlas map: Trump R+3.3, 631 precincts, 5 city labels.
2024
631 precincts by 2024 margin · 5 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −3.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−3.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+3.8%
2012−1.6%
2016−7.6%
2020−4.2%
2024−3.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DMarie Gluesenkamp PerezU.S. House · WA-03-0.10
DMaria CantwellU.S. Senate-0.31
DPatty MurrayU.S. Senate-0.36

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20243D
51.7%215,177
47.9%199,054
415,904
20223D
50.1%160,314
49.3%157,685
319,759
20203R
43.4%181,347
56.4%235,579
417,903
20183R
47.3%145,407
52.7%161,819
307,226
20163R
38.2%119,820
61.8%193,457
313,277
20143R
38.5%78,018
61.5%124,796
202,814
20123R
39.6%116,438
60.4%177,446
293,884
20103R
47.0%135,654
53.0%152,799
288,453
20083D
64.0%216,701
36.0%121,828
338,529
20063D
63.1%147,065
36.9%85,915
232,980
20043D
61.9%193,626
38.1%119,027
312,653
20023D
61.7%119,264
38.3%74,065
193,329
20003D
56.4%159,428
40.6%114,861
282,664
19983D
54.7%120,364
45.3%99,855
220,219
19963R
49.8%122,230
50.2%123,117
245,347
19943R
44.6%85,826
52.0%100,188
192,634
19923D
56.0%138,043
44.0%108,583
246,626
19903D
53.8%95,645
46.2%82,269
177,914
19883D
50.1%109,412
49.9%108,794
218,206
19863D
73.6%114,775
26.4%41,275
156,050
19843D
71.1%150,432
28.9%61,219
211,651
19823D
60.1%97,323
36.8%59,686
162,058
19803D
62.7%155,906
37.3%92,872
248,778
19783D
58.6%82,616
41.4%58,270
140,886
19763D
70.8%145,198
28.0%57,517
205,072

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
59.1%2,252,577
40.6%1,549,187
3,812,391
2022D
57.1%1,741,827
42.6%1,299,322
3,047,900
2018D
58.4%1,803,364
41.6%1,282,804
3,086,168
2016D
59.0%1,913,979
41.0%1,329,338
3,243,317
2012D
60.5%1,855,493
39.5%1,213,924
3,069,417
2010D
52.4%1,314,930
47.6%1,196,164
2,511,094
2006D
56.9%1,184,659
39.9%832,106
2,083,734
2004D
55.0%1,549,708
42.7%1,204,584
2,818,651
2000D
48.7%1,199,437
48.6%1,197,208
2,461,379
1998D
58.4%1,103,184
41.6%785,377
1,888,561
1994R
44.3%752,352
55.7%947,821
1,700,173
1992D
54.0%1,197,973
46.0%1,020,829
2,218,802
1988R
48.9%904,183
51.1%944,359
1,848,542
1986D
50.7%677,471
48.7%650,931
1,337,367
1982D
69.0%943,655
24.3%332,273
1,368,476
1980R
45.8%792,052
54.2%936,317
1,728,369
1976D
71.8%1,071,219
24.2%361,546
1,491,111

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 7.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.3 points.

A population of 769,915, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,428 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 6.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 5
Washington
89.4twin score
% Catholicelasticity% Black
Congressional District 6
Washington
75.1twin score
% unaffiliated% Catholicelasticity
Congressional District 5
Oregon
73.5twin score
elasticity% unaffiliated% Black≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

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Places within Washington 3rd Congressional District

counties it covers7
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Frequently asked questions

How did Washington 3rd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington 3rd Congressional District voted Republican by 3.3 points (R+3.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 423,893 votes cast, 197,906 went Democratic and 211,686 went Republican.
When did Washington 3rd Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington 3rd Congressional District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Washington 3rd Congressional District?
Washington 3rd Congressional District has a population of 769,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington 3rd Congressional District?
Median household income in Washington 3rd Congressional District is $90,428 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Washington 3rd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Washington 3rd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.