Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district

Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district covers most of the Driftless Area in southwestern and western Wisconsin. The district includes the cities of Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Stevens Point, as well as many Wisconsin exurbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It borders the states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. Republican Derrick Van Orden has represented the district since 2023.

The political nature of the district is moderate, given its combination of an overall rural and suburban character counterbalanced by two significant urban centers (Eau Claire and La Crosse) and the Twin Cities suburbs. It historically elected moderate Republicans; before Ron Kind's 1996 victory, only two Democrats represented it in the 20th century. Al Gore, John Kerry, and Barack Obama all carried the district at the presidential level; it then narrowly voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and again in 2020 with slightly increased margins, leading the Cook Partisan Voting Index to adjust the district's partisan lean in 2021 from "even" to R+4.

Composition By county CountyPop.ShareLa Crosse120,78416.39%Eau Claire105,71014.35%Portage70,3779.55%Grant51,9387.05%Dunn45,4406.17%Wood43,8205.95%Pierce42,2125.73%Monroe41,5895.65%Chippewa35,1114.77%Trempealeau30,7604.18%Vernon30,7144.17%Juneau20,8062.82%Adams20,6542.80%Jackson19,0882.59%Richland17,3042.35%Crawford16,1132.19%Buffalo13,3171.81%Pepin7,3180.99%Sauk3,6610.50%

By community For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST55/CD118_WI03.pdf

Adams County (20) All 20 towns and municipalities

Buffalo County (23) All 23 towns and municipalities

Chippewa County (7) Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire (shared with Eau Claire County), Hallie, Howard, Lafayette, Lake Hallie, Wheaton

Crawford County (22) All 22 towns and municipalities

Dunn County (30) All 30 towns and municipalities

Eau Claire County (18) All 18 towns and municipalities

Grant County (52) All 52 towns and municipalities

Jackson County (21) Albion, Alma, Alma Center, Black River Falls, Brockway, Curran, Franklin, Garfield, Hixton (town), Hixton (village), Irving, Komensky, Manchester, Melrose (town), Melrose (village), Merrillan (part; also 7th), Millston, North Bend, Northfield, Springfield, Taylor

Juneau County (23) Camp Douglas, Clearfield (part; also 7th), Elroy, Fountain, Germantown (part; also 7th), Hustler, Kildare, Lemonweir, Lindina, Lisbon, Lyndon, Lyndon Station, Marion, Mauston, New Lisbon, Orange, Plymouth, Seven Mile Creek, Summit, Union Center, Wisconsin Dells (part; also 2nd and 6th; shared with Adams, Columbia, and Sauk counties), Wonewoc (town), Wonewoc (village)

La Crosse County (18) All 18 towns and municipalities

Monroe County (29) Adrian, Angelo, Cashton, Clifton, Glendale, Grant, Greenfield, Kendall, Jefferson, Kendall, Lafayette, Leon, Little Falls, Melvina, New Lyme, Norwalk, Oakdale (town), Oakdale (village), Portland, Ridgeville, Sheldon, Sparta (city), Sparta (town), Tomah (city), Tomah (town), Wellington, Wells, Wilton (town), Wilton (village)

Pepin County (11) All 11 towns and municipalities

Pierce County (25) All 25 towns and municipalities

Portage County (28) All 28 towns and municipalities

Richland County (22) All 22 towns and municipalities

Sauk County (5) Ironton (town) (part; also 2nd), Ironton (village), La Valle (town), La Valle (village), Woodland

Trempealeau County (26) All 26 towns and municipalities

Vernon County (33) All 33 towns and municipalities

Wood County (16) Biron, Cranmoor, Grand Rapids, Milladore (town), Milladore (village), Nekoosa, Port Edwards (town), Port Edwards (village), Rudolph (town), Rudolph (village), Saratoga, Seneca, Sherry, Sigel, Vesper, Wisconsin Rapids

List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District District established March 4, 1849 James Duane Doty Democratic March 4, 1849 –March 3, 1851 Elected in 1848.Re-elected in 1850.Retired. Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Sheboygan, Washington, and Winnebago counties (and Door, , Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, and Waushara counties created from this territory during the 1850s) Independent Democratic March 4, 1851 –March 3, 1853 John B. Macy Democratic March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Elected in 1852.Lost re-election. Charles Billinghurst Opposition March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1857 Elected in 1854.Re-elected in 1856.Lost re-election. Republican March 4, 1857 –March 3, 1859 Charles H. Larrabee Democratic March 4, 1859 –March 3, 1861 Elected in 1858.Lost re-election. A. Scott Sloan Republican March 4, 1861 –March 3, 1863 Elected in 1860.Retired. Amasa Cobb Republican March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1871 Elected in 1862.Re-elected in 1864.Re-elected in 1866.Re-elected in 1868.Retired. Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, and Sauk counties J. Allen Barber Republican March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1870.Re-elected in 1872.Retired. Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties Henry S. Magoon Republican March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1874.Lost renomination. George Cochrane Hazelton Republican March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878.Re-elected in 1880.Lost renomination. Burr W. Jones Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1882.Lost re-election. Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, and Lafayette counties Robert M. La Follette Republican March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1891 Elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Lost re-election. Allen R. Bushnell Democratic March 4, 1891 –March 3, 1893 Elected in 1890.Retired. Joseph W. Babcock Republican March 4, 1893 –March 3, 1907 Elected in 1892.Re-elected in 1894.Re-elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Lost re-election. Adams, Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Juneau, Richland, Sauk, and Vernon counties Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Juneau, Richland, Sauk, and Vernon counties James William Murphy Democratic March 4, 1907 –March 3, 1909 Elected in 1906.Lost re-election. Arthur W. Kopp Republican March 4, 1909 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1908.Re-elected in 1910.Retired. John M. Nelson Republican March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1919 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Lost renomination. Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties James G. Monahan Republican March 4, 1919 –March 3, 1921 Elected in 1918.Lost renomination. John M. Nelson Republican March 4, 1921 –March 3, 1933 Elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Lost renomination. Gardner R. Withrow Republican March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1935 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Lost re-election. Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Juneau, , Lafayette, Monroe, Richland, Sauk, and Vernon counties Progressive January 3, 1935 –January 3, 1939 Harry W. Griswold Republican January 3, 1939 –July 4, 1939 Elected in 1938.Died. Vacant July 4, 1939 –January 3, 1941 William H. Stevenson Republican January 3, 1941 –January 3, 1949 Elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Lost renomination. Gardner R. Withrow Republican January 3, 1949 –January 3, 1961 Elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Retired. Vernon Wallace Thomson Republican January 3, 1961 –December 31, 1974 Elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Lost re-election and resigned early. Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Jackson, Juneau, , Lafayette, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Richland, Sauk, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties Barron, Buffalo, Crawford, Dunn, , Grant, Jackson, , Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Richland, , Trempealeau, and Vernon counties & Vacant December 31, 1974 –January 3, 1975 Alvin Baldus Democratic January 3, 1975 –January 3, 1981 Elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Lost re-election. Steve Gunderson Republican January 3, 1981 –January 3, 1997 Elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Retired. Barron, Buffalo, Crawford, Dunn, , Grant, Jackson, , Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Richland, , Trempealeau, and Vernon counties & 1993–2003 Ron Kind Democratic January 3, 1997 –January 3, 2023 Elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Retired. 2003–2013 2013–2023 Derrick Van Orden Republican January 3, 2023 –present Elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–present

Recent election results 2002 district boundaries (2002–2011) Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality 2002 Democratic 131,038 62.82% Rep. 69,955 33.54% 208,581 61,083 Lib. 6,674 3.20% 2004 Democratic 204,856 56.43% Rep. 157,866 43.49% 363,008 46,990 2006 Democratic 163,322 64.79% Rep. 88,523 35.12% 252,087 74,799 2008 Democratic 225,208 63.19% Rep. 122,760 34.44% 356,400 102,448 Lib. 8,236 2.31% 2010 Democratic 126,380 50.28% Rep. 116,838 46.49% 251,340 9,542 Ind. 8,001 3.18%

2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)

Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality 2012 Democratic 217,712 64.08% Rep. 121,713 35.82% 339,764 95,999 2014 Democratic 155,368 56.46% Rep. 119,540 43.44% 275,161 35,828 Ind. 128 0.05% 2016 Democratic 257,401 98.86% Rep. 169 0.06% 260,370 254,601 2018 Democratic 187,888 59.65% Rep. 126,980 40.31% 314,989 60,908 2020 Democratic 199,870 51.30% Rep. 189,524 48.64% 389,618 10,346

2022 district boundaries (2022–2031) Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality 2022 Republican 164,743 51.82% Dem. 152,977 48.12% 317,922 11,7662024Nov. 5Derrick Van Orden Republican212,06451.3%Rebecca Cooke Dem.200,80848.6%413,18111,256

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 59–39%2010 SenateJohnson 50–48% GovernorWalker 51–47% Secretary of StateLa Follette 53–47% Attorney GeneralVan Hollen 56–44% TreasurerSchuller 51–49%2012 PresidentObama 56–44% SenateBaldwin 53–44% Governor (recall)Walker 52–47%2014 GovernorWalker 50–48% Secretary of StateLa Follette 52–44% Attorney GeneralSchimel 50–47% TreasurerSartori 47–46%2016 PresidentTrump 49–44% SenateJohnson 49–47%2018 SenateBaldwin 56–44% GovernorEvers 50–48% Secretary of StateLa Follette 53–47% Attorney GeneralKaul 50–48% TreasurerGodlewski 51–46%2020 PresidentTrump 51–47%2022 SenateJohnson 53–47% GovernorEvers 50–49% Secretary of StateLoudenbeck 50–46% Attorney GeneralToney 50.4–49.5% TreasurerLeiber 51–46%2024 PresidentTrump 53–45% SenateHovde 51–47%

Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district

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