| 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]
| Year | Office | Results | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Bush 50 - 46% | Republican | |
| 2004 | President | Bush 51 - 48% | Republican | |
| 2008 | President | Obama 52 - 46% | Democratic | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 49.6 - 48.8% | Democratic | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 50.8 - 41.4% | Democratic | |
| 2018 | Senate | Klobuchar 62.3 - 34.7% | Democratic | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 58.7 - 39.2% | Democratic | |
| 2022 | Governor | Tim Walz 59.2 - 38.13% | Democratic |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | width=350 | District location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1873 | ||||||||
| align=left | John T. Averill | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872. Retired. | 1873–1883 | ||
| align=left | William S. King | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Jacob H. Stewart | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1876. Retired. | |||
| align=left | William D. Washburn | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Horace B. Strait | Republican | nowrap | 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 | ||
| align=left | John L. MacDonald | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1886. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Darwin Hall | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1888. Lost re-election. | |||
Osee M. Hall | Democratic | March 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 | ||||||||
| align=left | Joel Heatwole | Republican | nowrap | 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 | Republican | March 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 | ||||||||
| align=left | August H. Andresen | Republican | nowrap | 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 inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | All representatives elected at-large | |||||
| align=left | Ernest Lundeen | Farmer–Labor | nowrap | 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 | ||
| align=left | Henry Teigan | Farmer–Labor | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | John G. Alexander | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | Elected in 1938. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Richard Pillsbury Gale | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | William Gallagher | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – August 13, 1946 | Elected in 1944. Died. | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 13, 1946 – January 3, 1947 | ||||||
| align=left | George MacKinnon | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | 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 | Republican | January 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 | Republican | January 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 | Republican | January 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 | Republican | January 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 | ||||||||
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