Washington's 3rd Congressional District
Washington · WA-03
Washington's 3rd Congressional District is one of 10 U.S. House districts in Washington, represented in Congress by Marie Perez (Democrat). It is home to roughly 777,117 people, with a median age of 40.2. The population is about 76% White. The median household income is $87,597, and 28% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (R+3).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 7,434 square miles, WA-03 is the 103rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 105 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.32 ranks 158th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 47% of WA-03 voters backed Kamala Harris and 50% Donald Trump — a R+3 margin, the 30th-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Democrats from 2020, when the district voted R+4. Marie Perez 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 40.2 years old; 22.5% of residents are under 18 and 18% are 65 or older. About 8.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 13.7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $87,597, the district's median household income ranks 140th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $446,508, and the median rent is $1,503 a month. 9.7% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 27.6-minute commute (14.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).