New York's 3rd Congressional District
New York · NY-03
New York's 3rd Congressional District is one of 26 U.S. House districts in New York, represented in Congress by Thomas R. Suozzi (Democrat). It is home to roughly 767,472 people, with a median age of 44.6. The population is about 55% White. The median household income is $137,565, and 52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (R+4).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 198 square miles, NY-03 is the 380th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 3,876 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.18 ranks 344th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 47% of NY-03 voters backed Kamala Harris and 51% Donald Trump — a R+4 margin, the 39th-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 15.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+11. Thomas R. Suozzi is one of only 13 House Democrats representing a district Donald Trump carried.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 44.6 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 20.4% of residents are under 18 and 21% are 65 or older. About 28% of residents were born outside the United States, and 37.6% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $137,565, the district's median household income ranks 10th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $733,735, and the median rent is $2,263 a month. 6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 38.5-minute commute (14.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).