New York's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in the State of New York. It is represented by Democrat Tom Suozzi and predominantly features parts of the Long Island towns of North Hempstead, Glen Cove, and Oyster Bay.
NY-03 is the third wealthiest congressional district in New York, and in 2024, was the thirteenth-wealthiest nationally.
The district was one of 13 congressional districts that voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Democrat in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.
Voter registration Voter registration and party enrollment as of February 20, 2025 Party Active voters Inactive voters Total voters Percentage Democratic 209,186 11,892 221,078 39.00% Republican 148,611 7,487 156,098 27.54% Conservative 5,000 246 5,246 0.93% Working Families 1,249 46 1,295 0.23% Other 14,025 871 14,896 2.63% Unaffiliated 159,962 8,300 168,262 29.68% Total 538,033 28,842 566,875 100%
Counties, towns, and cities For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and cities.https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST36/CD119_NY03.pdf
Nassau County (4)
Glen Cove, Hempstead (part; also 4th; includes part of East Meadow, Floral Park, Garden City, Levittown, New Hyde Park, and Salisbury), North Hempstead, Oyster Bay (part; also 2nd; includes Bayville, Bethpage, Brookville, Centre Island, Cove Neck, East Norwich, Farmingdale, Glen Head, Hicksville, Jericho, Lattingtown, Laurel Hollow, Locust Valley, Matinecock, Mill Neck, Muttontown, Old Bethpage, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay (CDP), Oyster Bay Cove, Plainedge, Plainview, Sea Cliff, South Farmingdale, Syosset, Upper Brookville, Woodbury, and part of Glenwood Landing and Greenvale) Queens County (1) New York (part; also 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th; shared with Bronx, Kings, New York, and Richmond counties) Suffolk County (1) Huntington (town) (part; also 1st; includes Cold Spring Harbor, Halesite, Huntington Bay, Huntington Station, Lloyd Harbor, and part of Huntington (CDP) and West Hills)
Queens neighborhoods in the 3rd district include:
Bay Terrace Beechhurst Bellerose Broadway–Flushing Douglaston–Little Neck Glen Oaks Murray Hill Whitestone
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 54% - 45%2012 PresidentObama 54% - 46%2016 PresidentClinton 52% - 44% SenateSchumer 65% - 33%2018 SenateGillibrand 60% - 40% GovernorCuomo 58% - 40% Attorney GeneralJames 57% - 41%2020 PresidentBiden 55% - 44%2022 SenatePinion 50% - 49% GovernorZeldin 54% - 46% Attorney GeneralHenry 53% - 47% ComptrollerRodríguez 51% - 49%2024 PresidentTrump 51% - 47% SenateGillibrand 49.8% - 49.6%
List of members representing the district
1789–1805: one seat Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history District established March 4, 1789 Egbert Benson Pro-Administration March 4, 1789 –March 3, 1793 Elected in 1789.Re-elected in 1790.Retired. Philip Van Cortlandt Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –March 3, 1795 Elected in 1793.Re-elected in 1794.Re-elected in 1796.Re-elected in 1798.Re-elected in 1800.Redistricted to the . Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –March 3, 1803 Samuel L. Mitchill Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –November 22, 1804 Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1802.Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. Vacant November 22, 1804 –February 14, 1805 George Clinton Jr. Democratic-Republican February 14, 1805 –March 3, 1805 Elected to finish Mitchill's term.Also elected in the combined 2nd and 3rd districts, see below.
1805–1809: two seats on general ticket with 2nd district
Gurdon S. Mumford is usually listed as member from the 2nd district, and George Clinton Jr. from the 3rd district, because Clinton was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Mitchill to the U.S. Senate, and Mitchill had been elected previously in the 3rd district. However, in 1804 Mitchill was already re-elected on the 2nd/3rd general ticket, and both Clinton and Mumford were elected in special elections, receiving votes in both districts.
Years Congress Seat A Seat B Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history March 4, 1805 –March 3, 1809 Gurdon S. Mumford Democratic-Republican Daniel D. Tompkins was elected in 1804 but declined the seat when appointed to the New York Supreme Court.Elected to begin Tompkins's term.Re-elected in 1806. George Clinton Jr. Democratic-Republican Samuel L. Mitchill (of the 3rd district) was re-elected in 1804 but resigned November 22, 1804 when elected U.S. Senator.Elected to begin Mitchill's term.Re-elected in 1806.
The districts were separated in 1809.
1809–1823: one seat
Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history Jonathan Fisk Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –March 3, 1811 Elected in 1808. Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –March 3, 1813 Elected in 1810.Lost re-election. Peter Denoyelles Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –March 3, 1815 Elected in 1812. Jonathan Ward Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –March 3, 1817 Elected in 1814. Caleb Tompkins Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1821 Elected in 1816.Re-elected in 1818. Vacant March 4, 1821–December 3, 1821 Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. Jeremiah H. Pierson Democratic-Republican December 3, 1821 –March 3, 1823
1823–1843: three, then four, seats Starting in 1823, three seats were elected at-large district-wide on a general ticket. In 1833, a fourth seat was apportioned to the district, also elected district-wide at-large on the same general ticket. Congress Years Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Churchill C. Cambreleng Democratic-Republican Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Lost re-election. Peter Sharpe Democratic-Republican Elected in 1822.Lost re-election. John J. Morgan Jackson Democratic-Republican Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1822. 4th seat added in 1833 March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1827 Jacksonian Jeromus Johnson Jacksonian Elected in 1824. Gulian C. Verplanck Jacksonian Elected in 1824. March 4, 1827 –March 3, 1829 March 4, 1829 –March 3, 1831 Campbell P. White Jacksonian Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Resigned. March 4, 1831 –March 3, 1833 March 4, 1833 –May 14, 1834 Dudley Selden Jacksonian Elected in 1832.Resigned. Cornelius Lawrence Jacksonian Elected in 1832.Resigned to become Mayor of New York City. May 15, 1834 –July 2, 1834 Vacant July 3, 1834 –December 1, 1834 Vacant December 1, 1834 –March 3, 1835 John J. Morgan Jacksonian Elected to finish Selden's term. Charles G. Ferris Jacksonian Elected to finish Lawrence's term. March 4, 1835 –October 2, 1835 Ely Moore Jacksonian Elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. John McKeon Jacksonian Elected in 1834.Lost re-election. October 3, 1835 –December 6, 1835 Vacant December 7, 1835 –March 3, 1837 Gideon Lee Jacksonian Elected to finish White's term.Retired. March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 Democratic Edward Curtis Whig Elected in 1836. Democratic Ogden Hoffman Whig Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1841 Moses H. Grinnell Whig Elected in 1838.Lost re-election. James Monroe Whig Elected in 1838.Lost re-election. March 4, 1841 –March 3, 1843 Charles G. Ferris Democratic Elected in 1840. Fernando Wood Democratic Elected in 1840.Lost re-election. James I. Roosevelt Democratic Elected in 1840.Retired. John McKeon Democratic Elected in 1840.Lost re-election.
1843–present