Iowa's 3rd congressional district


Iowa's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its southwestern quadrant, which roughly consists of an area stretching from Des Moines to the borders with Missouri.
From 2013 to 2023, the district covered the southwestern corner of the state, from the Des Moines metropolitan area on the northeastern end to the greater Council Bluffs area on the southwestern end.
The district has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican Zach Nunn since 2023. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+2, it is the least Republican leaning district of Iowa’s four congressional districts, a state currently represented in Congress only by Republicans. It is also the wealthiest congressional district in the state of Iowa.

Composition

The 3rd districts includes the entirety of the following counties:
#CountySeatPopulation
1AdairGreenfield7,389
3AdamsCorning3,544
7AppanooseCenterville12,119
29CassAtlantic13,130
39ClarkeOsceola9,588
49DallasAdel111,092
51DavisBloomfield9,169
53DecaturLeon7,665
73GreeneJefferson8,584
77GuthrieGuthrie Center10,722
117LucasChariton8,747
121MadisonWinterset16,971
135MonroeAlbia7,504
137MontgomeryRed Oak10,139
145PageClarinda15,014
153PolkDes Moines505,255
159RinggoldMount Ayr4,642
173TaylorBedford5,924
175UnionCreston11,906
179WapelloOttumwa35,166
185WayneCorydon6,557

Recent election results

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