Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District
Pennsylvania · PA-03
Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Pennsylvania, represented in Congress by Dwight Evans (Democrat). It is home to roughly 752,274 people, with a median age of 34.4. The population is about 52% Black. The median household income is $62,498, and 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+77).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 55 square miles, PA-03 is the 423rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 13,678 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.39 ranks 94th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 88% of PA-03 voters backed Kamala Harris and 11% Donald Trump — a D+77 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+81.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.4 years old; 18.7% of residents are under 18 and 14.6% are 65 or older. About 9.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 13.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $62,498, the district's median household income ranks 369th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $247,434, and the median rent is $1,367 a month. 21% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 33.7-minute commute (20.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).