U.S. House district for Connecticut
Connecticut's 3rd congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 485 sq mi (1,260 km2 ) Distribution Population (2023) 726,058 Median household $81,637[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+7[ 2]
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 .
The 3rd congressional district has existed since 1837, having been organized from the at-large congressional district. It is centered on 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 most of 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.
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census ), Connecticut's 3rd district contains portions of four planning regions and 25 municipalities.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (1)
Stratford (including Lordship , Oronoque , and Stratford Downtown )Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (3)
Durham (including Durham CDP ), Middlefield , Middletown (part; also 1st )Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (8)
Ansonia , Beacon Falls , Derby , Naugatuck , Prospect , Seymour , Shelton (part; also 4th ), Waterbury (part; also 5th )South Central Connecticut Planning Region (13)
Bethany , Branford (including Branford Center ), East Haven , Guilford (including Guilford Center ), Hamden (including Quinnipiac University ), Milford (including Woodmont ), North Branford (including Northford ), New Haven , North Haven , Orange , Wallingford (including Wallingford Center ), West Haven , Woodbridge
Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 30, 2012[ 3]
Party
Active Voters
Inactive Voters
Total Voters
Percentage
Democratic
145,529
10,801
156,330
37.50%
Republican
65,324
3,352
68,676
16.47%
Minor Parties
873
120
993
0.24%
Unaffiliated
178,593
12,340
190,933
45.80%
Total
390,319
26,613
416,932
100%
Recent presidential elections [ edit ] List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Member(Residence)
Party
Years of Service
Cong
Electoral history
Location
District created March 4, 1837
Elisha Haley (Mystic )
Democratic
March 4, 1837 –
25th
Redistricted from the at-large district re-elected in 1837 .[data missing
Thomas Wheeler Williams (New London )
Whig
March 4, 1839 –
26th 27th
Elected in 1839 .Re-elected in 1840 .
George S. Catlin (Windham )
Democratic
March 4, 1843 –
28th
Elected in 1843 .
John A. Rockwell (Norwich )
Whig
March 4, 1845 –
29th 30th
Elected in 1845 .Re-elected in 1847 .
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (Hampton )
Democratic
March 4, 1849 –
31st 32nd
Elected in 1849 .Re-elected in 1851 .
Nathan Belcher (New London )
Democratic
March 4, 1853 –
33rd
Elected in 1853 .
Sidney Dean (Putnam )
Know Nothing
March 4, 1855 –
34th 35th
Elected in 1855 .Re-elected in 1857 .
Republican
March 4, 1857 –
Alfred A. Burnham (Windham )
Republican
March 4, 1859 –
36th 37th
Elected in 1859 .Re-elected in 1861 .
Augustus Brandegee (New London )
Republican
March 4, 1863 –
38th 39th
Elected in 1863 .Re-elected in 1865 .
Henry H. Starkweather (Norwich )
Republican
March 4, 1867 –
40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th
Elected in 1867 .Re-elected in 1869 .Re-elected in 1871 .Re-elected in 1873 .Re-elected in 1875 .
Vacant
January 28, 1876 –
44th
John T. Wait (Norwich )
Republican
April 12, 1876 –
44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th
Elected to finish Starkweather's term .Re-elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 .
Charles Addison Russell (Killingly )
Republican
March 4, 1887 –
50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th
Elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 .
Vacant
October 23, 1902 –
57th
Frank B. Brandegee (New London )
Republican
November 4, 1902 –
57th 58th 59th
Elected to finish Russell's term .Re-elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .US Senate
Vacant
May 10, 1905 –
59th
Edwin W. Higgins (Norwich )
Republican
October 2, 1905 –
59th 60th 61st 62nd
Elected to finish Brandegee's term .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .
Thomas L. Reilly (Meriden )
Democratic
March 4, 1913 –
63rd
Elected in 1912 .
John Q. Tilson (New Haven )
Republican
March 4, 1915 –
64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .
Vacant
December 3, 1932 –
72nd
Francis T. Maloney (Meriden )
Democratic
March 4, 1933 –
73rd
Elected in 1932 .run for U.S. senator .
James A. Shanley (New Haven )
Democratic
January 3, 1935 –
74th 75th 76th 77th
Elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .
Ranulf Compton (Madison )
Republican
January 3, 1943 –
78th
Elected in 1942 .
James P. Geelan (New Haven )
Democratic
January 3, 1945 –
79th
Elected in 1944 .
Ellsworth Foote (North Branford )
Republican
January 3, 1947 –
80th
Elected in 1946 .
John A. McGuire (Wallingford )
Democratic
January 3, 1949 –
81st 82nd
Elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .
Albert W. Cretella (North Haven )
Republican
January 3, 1953 –
83rd 84th 85th
Elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .
Robert Giaimo (North Haven )
Democratic
January 3, 1959 –
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th
Elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .
Lawrence J. DeNardis (Hamden )
Republican
January 3, 1981 –
97th
Elected in 1980 .
Bruce Morrison (Hamden )
Democratic
January 3, 1983 –
98th 99th 100th 101st
Elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .run for Governor of Connecticut .
Rosa DeLauro (New Haven )
Democratic
January 3, 1991 –
102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
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 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
1993–2003 [data missing
2003–2013
2013–2023
2023–present
41°23′07″N 72°52′39″W / 41.38528°N 72.87750°W / 41.38528; -72.87750
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