Minnesota's 3rd congressional district explained

State:Minnesota
District Number:3
Image Caption:Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023, with Hennepin County highlighted in red
Representative:Dean Phillips
Party:Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Residence:Plymouth
English Area:468[1]
Metric Area:1212
Distribution Ref:[2]
Percent Urban:95.57
Percent Rural:4.43
Population:700,754[3]
Population Year:2022
Median Income:$100,867[4]
Percent White:71.4
Percent Hispanic:5.2
Percent Black:9.5
Percent Asian:8.7
Percent More Than One Race:4.4
Percent Other Race:0.8
Cpvi:D+8[5]

Minnesota's 3rd congressional district encompasses the suburbs of Hennepin and Anoka counties to the west, south, and north of Minneapolis. The district, which is mostly suburban in character, includes a few farming communities on its far western edge and also inner-ring suburban areas on its eastern edge. The district includes the blue collar cities of Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids to the north-east, middle-income Bloomington to the south, and higher-income Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Minnetonka, and Wayzata to the west. Democrat Dean Phillips currently represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, after defeating incumbent Republican Erik Paulsen in the 2018 midterm elections.

The 3rd congressional district has the highest median household income out of Minnesota's congressional districts, with a median household income of $100,867, compared to the state average of $74,593. 12 percent of residents of the 3rd congressional district are immigrants; the largest countries of origin being India, Mexico, Laos, Liberia, and Vietnam. The largest immigrant populations in the district are concentrated in Brooklyn Park, one of the most culturally diverse cities in Minnesota, as well as in Eden Prairie and Bloomington.[6]

Recent statewide election results

YearOfficeResultsParty
2000PresidentBush 50 - 46%Republican
2004PresidentBush 51 - 48%Republican
2008PresidentObama 52 - 46%Democratic
2012PresidentObama 49.6 - 48.8%Democratic
2016PresidentClinton 50.8 - 41.4%Democratic
2018SenateKlobuchar 62.3 - 34.7%Democratic
2020PresidentBiden 58.7 - 39.2%Democratic
2022GovernorTim Walz 59.2 - 38.13%Democratic

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historywidth=350 District location
District created March 4, 1873
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John T. Averill
Republicannowrap March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872.
Retired.
1873–1883
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William S. King
Republicannowrap March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
Elected in 1874.
Retired.
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Jacob H. Stewart
Republicannowrap March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
Elected in 1876.
Retired.
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William D. Washburn
Republicannowrap March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the .
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Horace B. Strait
Republicannowrap March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
1883–1893
Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Rice, Scott, and Swift
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John L. MacDonald
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
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Darwin Hall
Republicannowrap March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.

Osee M. Hall
DemocraticMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895
Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
1893–1903
Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Rice, Scott, and Sibley
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Joel Heatwole
Republicannowrap March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Retired.

Charles Russell Davis
RepublicanMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1925
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost renomination.
1903–1915
1915–1933
Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, and Washington
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August H. Andresen
Republicannowrap March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
District inactivenowrap March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
All representatives elected at-large
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Ernest Lundeen
Farmer–Labornowrap January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1934.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
1935–1963
Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, and Washington; parts of Hennepin
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Henry Teigan
Farmer–Labornowrap January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
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John G. Alexander
Republicannowrap January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
Elected in 1938.
Lost renomination.
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Richard Pillsbury Gale
Republicannowrap January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1945
Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
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William Gallagher
nowrap January 3, 1945 –
August 13, 1946
Elected in 1944.
Died.
Vacantnowrap August 13, 1946 –
January 3, 1947
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George MacKinnon
Republicannowrap January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
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Roy Wier
nowrap January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1961
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Lost re-election.

Clark MacGregor
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1971
Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
1963–1973
Anoka; parts of Hennepin

Bill Frenzel
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1991
Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired.
1973–1983
1983–1993
Parts of Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, and Scott

Jim Ramstad
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2009
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.
Retired.
1993–1995
Parts of Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, and Washington
1995–2003
Parts of Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, and Wright
2003–2013

Parts of Anoka and Hennepin

Erik Paulsen
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2019
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Lost re-election.
2013–2023

Parts of Anoka, Carver, and Hennepin

Dean Phillips
January 3, 2019 –
present
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Retired to run for U.S. President.
2023–present

Parts of Anoka and Hennepin

Recent election results

2022

See main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections.

2020

See main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections.

2018

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2018.

2016

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2016.

2014

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2014.

2012

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2012.

2010

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2010.

2008

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2008.

2006

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2006.

2004

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2004.

2002

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2002.

2000

See main article: U.S. House elections, 2000.

Historical district boundaries

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area. US Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-04-02.
  2. Web site: Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based). US Census Bureau Geography. www.census.gov. 7 April 2018.
  3. Web site: My Congressional District. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. www.census.gov. 5 October 2023.
  4. Web site: My Congressional District.
  5. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. en.
  6. Web site: The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas . 2024-03-14 . statisticalatlas.com.