Indiana's 3rd congressional district
Indiana's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in [Fort Wayne Township, Randolph County, Indiana|Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne], the district takes in the northeastern part of the state. This district includes all of Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties, as well as northern Jay and northeast Kosciusko counties.
The district is currently represented by Republican Marlin Stutzman, who succeeded fellow Republican Jim Banks after the latter retired to run for Senate in 2024. Stutzman previously held in the same district from 2010 to 2017.
The district and its predecessors have typically been strongly Republican. It occasionally elected Democrats in the past, but the Democrats have not come close to winning it since 1994. Pockets of Democratic influence exist in Fort Wayne itself, which frequently elects Democratic mayors and occasionally sends Democrats to the state legislature. However, this is nowhere near enough to overcome the overwhelming Republican lean of the rest of the district.
Composition
The 3rd district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Kosciusko, which it shares with [Indiana's Indiana's 2nd congressional district|2nd congressional district|2nd], and Randolph, which it shares with the 6th. Kosciusko County townships in the district include [Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko County, Indiana|Turkey Creek], Tippecanoe, Washington, and a small section of Wayne, while Randolph County townships include [Green Township, Randolph County, Indiana|Randolph County, Indiana|Green], Franklin, Jackson, Monroe, Ward, and parts of Wayne and White River.| # | County | Seat | Population |
| 1 | Adams | Decatur | 36,068 |
| 3 | Allen | Fort Wayne | 391,449 |
| 9 | Blackford | Hartford City | 11,919 |
| 33 | DeKalb | Auburn | 43,731 |
| 69 | Huntington | Huntington | 36,834 |
| 75 | Jay | Portland | 20,198 |
| 85 | Kosciusko | Warsaw | 80,826 |
| 87 | LaGrange | LaGrange | 40,866 |
| 113 | Noble | Albion | 47,367 |
| 135 | Randolph | Winchester | 24,437 |
| 151 | Steuben | Angola | 34,725 |
| 179 | Wells | Bluffton | 28,335 |
| 183 | Whitley | Columbia City | 34,627 |
Cities of 10,000 or more people
- Fort Wayne – 265,974
- Huntington – 17,022
- New Haven – 15,583
- Auburn – 13,412
- Bluffton – 10,308
- Kendallville – 10,271
2,500 – 10,000 people
- Decatur – 9,913
- Columbia City – 9,892
- Angola – 9,340
- Huntertown – 9,141
- Garrett – 6,542
- Portland – 6,320
- Hartford City – 6,086
- Winchester – 4,843
- Ligonier – 4,568
- Berne – 4,173
- Leo-Cedarville – 3,624
- Union City – 3,454
- Ossian – 3,266
- Syracuse – 3,079
- LaGrange – 2,715
- Butler – 2,684
History
2010 map
5 Blackford County exists in both the 3rd and 5th congressional districts. One city, Montpelier, exists in the 3rd congressional district; and one city, Hartford City, exists in the 5th congressional district. One township, [Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana|Blackford County, Indiana|Harrison], exists in the 3rd congressional district; and three townships, Washington, Licking, and Jackson, exist in the 5th congressional district.64 Kosciusko County exists in both the 2nd and 3rd congressional districts. Half of one city, Warsaw, exists in the 2nd and 3rd congressional districts; twelve townships, Clay, Etna, Franklin, Harrison, Jefferson, Lake, Plain, Prairie, Scott, Seward, Turkey Creek, Van Buren exist in the 2nd congressional district; and three townships, Jackson, Washington, and Wayne, exist in the 3rd congressional district. They are partitioned by Indiana S 1000 W35, North 200W and West 700N.Cities of 10,000 or more people
- Fort Wayne – 253,691
- New Haven – 15,709
- Huntington – 17,391
- Wabash – 10,666
- Warsaw – 13,559
- Auburn – 13,086
2,500 – 10,000 people
- Berne – 3,999
- Decatur – 9,405
- Huntertown – 4,810
- Leo-Cedarville – 3,603
- Hartford City – 6,220
- Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana – 2,684
- Garett, DeKalb County, Indiana – 6,286
- [Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana|DeKalb County, Indiana|Grant Township] – 3,245
- Jackson Township – 3,064
- Portland – 6,161
- LaGrange – 2,625
- Kendallville – 9,862
- Ligonier – 4,405
- Angola – 8,612
- Bluffton – 9,897
- Ossian – 3,289
- Columbia City – 8,750