Arizona State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
az-hd-003
State
Arizona
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
1,476.5 sq mi
Water Area
13 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arizona State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Maricopa County1476.48 sq mi100.0%16.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Scottsdale city146.43 sq mi9.9%79.6%
New River CDP56.12 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Phoenix city45.27 sq mi3.1%8.7%
Cave Creek town37.71 sq mi2.6%100.0%
Fountain Hills town20.28 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Carefree town8.81 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Anthem CDP7.90 sq mi0.5%99.8%
Rio Verde CDP4.33 sq mi0.3%100.0%

Showing all 8 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
AZ District 1175,73774.2%22.1%90.2%
AZ District 861,21825.8%7.7%9.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
199,251
Active Voters
179,992 (90.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic37,97219.1%
Republican95,39147.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties10,0615.0%
No party recorded55,82728.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024161,870 (81.2%)24,016 (12.1%)58,475 (29.3%)
2021–2022128,923 (64.7%)22,306 (11.2%)53,868 (27.0%)
2019–2020139,189 (69.9%)266 (0.1%)515 (0.3%)
2017–201898,764 (49.6%)12,099 (6.1%)30,605 (15.4%)
2015–201698,407 (49.4%)6,999 (3.5%)24,209 (12.2%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
240,816 (± 4,285)
Median Age
52.3
Median Household Income
$132,332 (± $3,450)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
57.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1842,81217.8%
18 to 64129,73853.9%
65 and over68,26628.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,6727.3%
White, not Hispanic196,53381.6%
Black, not Hispanic3,1251.3%
Asian, not Hispanic10,7434.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,0120.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1370.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4700.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,1244.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
232,960
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
190,721

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic216,42292.9%
Hispanic16,5407.1%
White196,29884.3%
Black3,3911.5%
Asian8,2393.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0430.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander920.0%
Two or More Races8910.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic179,94194.3%
Hispanic10,7795.7%
White166,10587.1%
Black3,6061.9%
Asian7,5404.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,1531.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander910.0%
Two or More Races4890.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).