Iowa's 3rd congressional district

Iowa's 3rd congressional district
Iowa's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative David Young (R–Van Meter)
Distribution
  • 73.07% urban
  • 26.93% rural
Population (2000) 585,305[1]
Median income 43,176[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+1[2]

Iowa's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers the southwest portion of the state, roughly an area including Des Moines to the Nebraska and Missouri borders.

From 2003 to 2013 it encompassed Des Moines (on the western end) to the western outskirts of the Cedar Falls-Waterloo Metropolitan Area (on the northeastern end) to the western outskirts of the Cedar Rapids area (on the eastern end) and to Lucas and Monroe counties (on the southern end).

The district is represented by Republican David Young.

Redistricting

On June 22, 2001, the Iowa Legislature passed a plan to redistrict the state of Iowa. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th U.S. Congress. The prior redistricting plan was effective from 1992-2001.[3]

Presidential Elections results

Election results from presidential races:

Year Office Results Political parties that won the district
2000 President Al Gore 49 - George W. Bush 48% Democratic Party (United States)
2004 President George W. Bush 50 - John Kerry 50% Republican Party (United States)
2008 President Barack Obama 54 - John McCain 44% Democratic Party (United States)
2012 President Barack Obama 51 - Mitt Romney 47% Democratic Party (United States)
2016 President Donald Trump 49 - Hillary Clinton 45% Republican Party (United States)

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created March 4, 1863 [Data unknown/missing.]
William B. Allison Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1871		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William G. Donnan Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Lucien L. Ainsworth Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Theodore W. Burdick Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas Updegraff Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883		 [Data unknown/missing.]
David B. Henderson Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1903		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin P. Birdsall Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Charles E. Pickett Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Maurice Connolly Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Burton E. Sweet Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1923		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas J. B. Robinson Republican March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Albert C. Willford Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John W. Gwynne Republican January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1949		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Harold R. Gross Republican January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1975		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Chuck Grassley Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1981		 [Data unknown/missing.]
T. Cooper Evans Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1987		 [Data unknown/missing.]
David R. Nagle Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Jim R. Lightfoot Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997		 Redistricted from the 5th district.
Leonard Boswell Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2013		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Tom Latham Republican January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015		 Redistricted from the 4th district.
David Young Republican January 3, 2015 –
Present		 [Data unknown/missing.]

Recent election results

Year[4]

Party Affiliation Winner Number of Votes Party Affiliation Loser Number of Votes Percentage of Votes
1920 Republican Burton E. Sweet 67,859 Farmer-Labor Roy Jacobs 1,974 97% - 3%
1922 Republican Thomas J. B. Robinson 34,518 Democrat Fred P. Hageman 24,304 58% - 41%
1924 Republican Thomas J. B. Robinson 54,921 Democrat Willis N. Birdsall 25,215 69% - 31%
1926 Republican Thomas J. B. Robinson 32,180 Democrat Ellis E. Wilson 13,696 70% - 30%
1928 Republican Thomas J. B. Robinson 60,025 Democrat Leo. F. Tierney 38,469 61% - 39%
1930 Republican Thomas J. B. Robinson 27,098 Democrat W. L. Beecher 15,908 63% - 37%
1932 Democrat Albert C. Willford 48,939 Republican Thomas J. B. Robinson 47,776 51% - 49%
1934 Republican John W. Gwynne 42,063 Democrat Albert C. Willford 35,159 51% - 43%
1936 Republican John W. Gwynne 53,928 Democrat Albert C. Willford 47,391 52% - 46%
1938 Republican John W. Gwynne 45,541 Democrat W. F. Hayes 30,158 60% - 40%
1940 Republican John W. Gwynne 65,425 Democrat Ernest J. Seemann 43,709 60% - 40%
1942 Republican John W. Gwynne 54,124 Democrat William D. Kearney 35,065 61% - 39%
1944 Republican John W. Gwynne 74,901 Democrat William D. Kearney 56,985 58% - 42%
1946 Republican John W. Gwynne 48,346 Democrat Dan J. P. Ryan 29,661 62% - 38%
1948 Republican H. R. Gross 78,838 Democrat Dan J. P. Ryan 56,002 58% - 41%
1950 Republican H. R. Gross 73,490 Democrat James O. Babcock 40,786 64% - 36%
1952 Republican H. R. Gross 109,992 Democrat George R. Laub 56,871 66% - 34%
1954 Republican H. R. Gross 68,307 Democrat George R. Laub 41,622 62% - 38%
1956 Republican H. R. Gross 97,590 Democrat Michael Micich 69,076 59% - 41%
1958 Republican H. R. Gross 61,920 Democrat Michael Micich 53,467 54% - 46%
1960 Republican H. R. Gross 99,046 Democrat Edward J. Gallagher, Jr. 76,837 56% - 44%
1962 Republican H. R. Gross 66,337 Democrat Neel F. Hill 50,580 57% - 43%
1964 Republican H. R. Gross 83,455 Democrat Stephen M. Peterson 83,036 50.1% - 49.9%
1966 Republican H. R. Gross 79,343 Democrat L. A. Pat Touchae 48,530 62% - 38%
1968 Republican H. R. Gross 101,839 Democrat John E. Van Eschen 57,164 64% - 36%
1970 Republican H. R. Gross 66,087 Democrat Lyle D. Taylor 45,958 59% - 41%
1972 Republican H. R. Gross 109,113 Democrat Lyle D. Taylor 86,848 56% - 44%
1974 Republican Charles E. Grassley 77,468 Democrat Stephen J. Rapp 74,859 51% - 49%
1976 Republican Charles E. Grassley 117,957 Democrat Stephen J. Rapp 90,981 56% - 44%
1978 Republican Charles E. Grassley 103,659 Democrat John Knudson 34,880 75% - 25%
1980 Republican Cooper Evans 107,869 Democrat Lynn G. Cutler 101,735 51% - 48%
1982 Republican Cooper Evans 104,072 Democrat Lynn G. Cutler 83,581 55% - 45%
1984 Republican Cooper Evans 133,737 Democrat Joe Johnston 86,574 61% - 39%
1986 Democrat David R. Nagle 83,504 Republican John McIntee 69,386 55% - 45%
1988 Democrat David R. Nagle 129,204 Republican Donald B. Redfern 74,682 63% - 37%
1990 Democrat David R. Nagle 100,947 N/A No Opponent 833 99% - 1%
1992 Republican Jim Ross Lightfoot 125,931 Democrat Elaine Baxter 121,063 49% - 47%
1994 Republican Jim Ross Lightfoot 111,862 Democrat Elaine Baxter 79,310 58% - 41%
1996 Democrat Leonard L. Boswell 115,914 Republican Mike Mahaffey 111,895 49% - 48%
1998 Democrat Leonard L. Boswell 107,947 Republican Larry McKibben 78,063 57% - 41%
2000 Democrat Leonard L. Boswell 156,327 Republican Jay Marcus 83,810 63% - 34%
2002 Democrat Leonard L. Boswell 115,367 Republican Stan Thompson 97,285 53% - 45%
2004 Democrat Leonard L. Boswell 168,007 Republican Stan Thompson 136,099 55% - 45%
2006 Democrat Leonard L. Boswell 114,689 Republican Jeff Lamberti 103,182 52% - 47%
2008 Democrat Leonard L. Boswell 175,423 Republican Kim Schmett 131,524 56% - 42%
2010 Democrat Leonard L. Boswell 122,147 Republican Brad Zaun 111,925 50% - 46%
2012 Republican Tom Latham 202,000 Democrat Leonard L. Boswell 168,632 51% - 42%
2014 Republican David Young 148,814 Democrat Staci Appel 119,109 52% - 42%
2016 Republican David Young 208,598 Democrat Jim Mowrer 155,002 53% - 40%

Recent election results

2002

Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leonard Boswell* 115,367 53.41
Republican Stan Thompson 97,285 45.04
Libertarian Jeffrey J. Smith 2,689 1.25
Socialist Workers Edwin B. Fruit 569 0.26
No party Others 75 0.04%
Total votes 215,985 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2004

Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leonard Boswell* 168,007 55.21
Republican Stan Thompson 136,009 44.72
No party Others 213 0.07%
Total votes 304,229 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2006

Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leonard Boswell* 115,769 51.85
Republican Jeff Lamberti 103,722 46.45
Socialist Workers Helen Meyers 3,591 1.61
No party Others 205 0.09%
Total votes 223,287 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008

Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leonard Boswell* 176,904 56.31
Republican Kim Schmett 132,136 42.06
Socialist Workers Frank Forrestal 4,599 1.46
No party Others 521 0.17%
Total votes 314,160 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010

Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leonard Boswell* 122,147 50.73
Republican Brad Zaun 111,925 46.49
Socialist Workers Rebecca Williamson 6,258 2.60
No party Others 426 0.18%
Total votes 240,756 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012

Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Latham* 202,000 50.56
Democratic Leonard Boswell* 168,632 42.20
Independent Scott G. Batcher 9,352 2.34
Socialist Workers David Rosenfeld 6,286 1.57
No party Others 572 0.14%
Total votes 399,561 100.00
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

2014

Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Young 148,814 52.8
Democratic Staci Appel 119,109 42.2
Libertarian Edward Wright 9,054 3.2
No party preference Bryan Jack Holder 4,360 1.5
Write-ins 729 0.3
Total votes 282,066 100
Republican hold

2016

Map showing the results of the 2016 election in Iowa's Third congressional district by County
Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Election (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Young* 208,598 53.45
Democratic Jim Mowrer 155,002 39.71
Libertarian Bryan Jack Holder 15,372 3.94
Nominated by Petition Claudia Addy 6,348 1.63
Nominated by Petition Joe Grandanette 4,518 1.16
Write-ins 449 0.12
Total votes 390,287 100.00
Republican hold

Living former members of the House from the district

As of August 2018, there are four living former members of the House from the district.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and current age)
Chuck Grassley 1975–1981 September 17, 1933
David R. Nagle 1987-1993 April 15, 1943
Jim Ross Lightfoot 1993–1997 September 27, 1938
Tom Latham 2013–2015 July 14, 1948

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Washington Post page on the 3rd District of Iowa Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2001 Iowa Redistricting Plan,". 2001.
  4. ↑ "Election Statistics,". 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-07-25.
  • 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
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Maine's 1st congressional district		 Home district of the Speaker of the House
December 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903		 Succeeded by
Illinois's 18th congressional district

Coordinates: 41°12′34″N 94°38′25″W / 41.20944°N 94.64028°W / 41.20944; -94.64028

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