Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district
Connecticut's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Rosa DeLauro (D–New Haven)
Area	485 mi2
Distribution	96.6% urban, 3.4% rural
Population (2010)	714,819
Median income	$49,752
Ethnicity	69.0% White, 12.4% Black, 3.9% Asian, 12.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 2.0% other
Cook PVI	D+11

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.

Characteristics

The 3rd congressional district has existed since 1837, having been organized from the At-Large Congressional District. It is centered on the 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 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

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

Presidential elections

• 2000 - Gore - 60.10%, Bush - 33.77%, Third Party - 6.13%
• 2004 - Kerry - 56.38%, Bush - 41.69%, Third Party - 1.93%
• 2008 - Obama - 62.50%, McCain - 36.28%, Third Party - 1.22%
• 2012 - Obama - 62.62%, Romney - 36.31%, Third Party - 1.07%

Average: Democratic (60.4%), Republican (37.01%), Third Party (2.59%)

Recent elections

1990 Election

1992 Election

1994 Election

1996 Election

1998 Election

2000 Election

2002 Election

2004 Election

2006 Election

2008 Election

2010 Election

2012 Election

2014 Election

2016 Election

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years of Service	Hometown	Electoral history
Elisha Haley	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Groton	Redistricted from the at-large seat
Thomas Wheeler Williams	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	New London	Retired
George S. Catlin	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Windham	Retired
John A. Rockwell	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Norwich	Lost re-election
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	Norwich	Retired
Nathan Belcher	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	New London	Retired
Sidney Dean	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Putnam
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859		Retired
Alfred A. Burnham	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Windham	Retired
Augustus Brandegee	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	New London
Henry H. Starkweather	Republican	March 4, 1867 – January 28, 1876	Norwich	Died
Vacant		January 28, 1876 – April 12, 1876
John T. Wait	Republican	April 12, 1876 – March 3, 1887	Norwich	Retired
Charles Addison Russell	Republican	March 4, 1887 – October 23, 1902	Killingly	Died
Vacant		October 23, 1902 – November 4, 1902
Frank B. Brandegee	Republican	November 4, 1902 – May 10, 1905	New London	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		May 10, 1905 – October 2, 1905
Edwin W. Higgins	Republican	October 2, 1905 – March 3, 1913	Norwich	Retired
Thomas L. Reilly	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Meriden	Re-districted from the 2nd District, Lost re-election
John Q. Tilson	Republican	March 4, 1915 – December 3, 1932	New Haven	Resigned
Vacant		December 3, 1932 – March 4, 1933
Francis T. Maloney	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	Meriden	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
James A. Shanley	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	New Haven	Lost re-election
Ranulf Compton	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Madison	Lost re-election
James P. Geelan	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Branford	Lost re-election
Ellsworth Foote	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	North Branford	Lost re-election
John A. McGuire	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	Wallingford	Lost re-election
Albert W. Cretella	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	North Haven	Lost re-election
Robert Giaimo	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1981	North Haven	Retired
Lawrence J. DeNardis	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	Hamden	Lost re-election
Bruce Morrison	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991	Hamden	Retired to run for Governor
Rosa DeLauro	Democratic	January 3, 1991 –	New Haven	First elected in 1990

The district from 2003 to 2013

Living former Members

As of May 2015, there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district who are currently living at this time.

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 41°23′07″N 72°52′39″W / 41.38528°N 72.87750°W / 41.38528; -72.87750