New York's 3rd congressional district
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, who has been in office since 2017.
New York's 3rd congressional district | |||
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New York's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 725,746[1] | ||
Median household income | $126,191[2] | ||
Cook PVI | D+1[3] |
The district includes most of the North Shore of Long Island. It expands from northwestern Suffolk County, across northern Nassau County and into far northeastern Queens. Long Island communities in the district include Manhasset, Huntington, Northport, Commack, Dix Hills, Plainview, Bethpage, Hicksville, Syosset, Glen Cove, Roslyn, Port Washington and Great Neck. Queens neighborhoods in the district include Little Neck, Whitestone, Glen Oaks and Floral Park.
From 2003 to 2013, the district included southwestern Suffolk County and the eastern half of Nassau County, with some parts as far west as Island Park and Long Beach. Much of this area is now the 2nd congressional district; in effect, former Democratic U.S. Representative Steve Israel traded district numbers with Republican Peter T. King.
Recent statewide election results
Year | Office | Results |
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1992 | President | Clinton 44–42% |
1996 | President | Clinton 53–38% |
2000 | President | Gore 52–44% |
2004 | President | Bush 52–47% |
2008 | President | Obama 54–46% |
2012 | President | Obama 51–48%[4] |
2016 | President | Clinton 52–45% |
History of the district
This district historically has been centered in northeast Nassau County, but has added other areas from time to time. In the 1960s the district encompassed the northern half of Nassau County and a small corner of Queens. In the 1970s North Hempstead town was added to the 6th District and the 3rd moved into Huntington in Suffolk County and parts of southeast Nassau County. In the 1980s most of eastern Nassau was added to the 4th District, and the 3rd was composed of northwest Nassau, a narrow corridor along LI Sound, and northwest Suffolk. After the 1992 redistricting the North Shore was transferred to the new 5th District and the 3rd consisted of inland areas of northern and eastern Nassau County, and the Nassau County south shore. An even narrower corridor linked the northwest Nassau and northwest Suffolk portion of the 5th District, leaving most of Oyster Bay in the 3rd. The 2002 remap removed some areas of eastern Nassau, but added south shore towns in Suffolk County and the shore areas of northeast Nassau. In 2012, the district moved from the South Shore to the North Shore and re-entered Queens for the first time since the 1960s.
List of members representing the district
1789–1805: one seat
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Egbert Benson |
Pro- Administration |
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
1st 2nd |
Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Retired. |
Philip Van Cortlandt |
Anti- Administration |
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 | |||
Samuel L. Mitchill |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1803 – November 22, 1804 |
8th | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1802. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
Vacant | November 22, 1804 – February 14, 1805 |
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George Clinton Jr. |
Democratic- Republican |
February 14, 1805 – March 3, 1805 |
Elected to finish Mitchell'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 | Cong ress |
Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
9th 10th |
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 Mitchell's term. Re-elected in 1806. |
The districts were separated in 1809.
1809–1823: one seat
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Jonathan Fisk |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
11th | Elected in 1808. [data unknown/missing] |
Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
12th | Elected in 1810. Lost re-election. |
Peter Denoyelles | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Elected in 1812. [data unknown/missing] |
Jonathan Ward | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Elected in 1814. [data unknown/missing] |
Caleb Tompkins |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
15th 16th |
Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | March 4, 1821– December 3, 1821 |
17th | 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.
Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | Seat D | ||||||||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
18th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Churchill C. Cambreleng |
Democratic-Republican | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1822. | 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 | ||||||
19th | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
Jacksonian | Re-elected in 1824. | Jeromus Johnson | Jacksonian | Elected in 1824. | Gulian C. Verplanck |
Jacksonian | Elected in 1824. | ||||||||
20th | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
Re-elected in 1826. | Re-elected in 1826. Retired. |
Re-elected in 1826. | |||||||||||||
21st | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
Re-elected in 1828. | Campbell P. White | Jacksonian | Elected in 1828. | Re-elected in 1828. | |||||||||||
22nd | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Re-elected in 1830. | Re-elected in 1830. | Re-elected in 1830. | |||||||||||||
23rd | March 4, 1833 – May 14, 1834 |
Re-elected in 1832. | Re-elected in 1832. | 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. [data unknown/missing] |
Charles G. Ferris | Jacksonian | Elected to finish Lawrence's term. [data unknown/missing] | |||||||||||
24th | March 4, 1835 – October 2, 1835 |
Re-elected in 1834. | Re-elected in 1834. Resigned. |
Ely Moore |
Jacksonian | Elected in 1834. | 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. | ||||||||||||||
25th | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Democratic | Re-elected in 1836. Lost re-election. |
Edward Curtis | Whig | Elected in 1836. | Democratic | Re-elected in 1836. | Ogden Hoffman |
Whig | Elected in 1836. | ||||||
26th | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
Moses H. Grinnell |
Whig | Elected in 1838. Lost re-election. |
Re-elected in 1838. Retired. |
James Monroe | Whig | Elected in 1838. Lost re-election. |
Re-elected in 1838. [data unknown/missing] | ||||||||
27th | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
Charles G. Ferris | Democratic | Elected in 1840. [data unknown/missing] |
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
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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The single-seat district was restored in 1843 | ||||
Jonas P. Phoenix | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1842. [data unknown/missing] |
William S. Miller | American | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1844. [data unknown/missing] |
Henry Nicoll | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846. [data unknown/missing] |
Jonas P. Phoenix | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1848. [data unknown/missing] |
Emanuel B. Hart |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850. [data unknown/missing] |
Hiram Walbridge |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852. [data unknown/missing] |
Guy R. Pelton |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. [data unknown/missing] |
Daniel Sickles |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. [data unknown/missing] |
Benjamin Wood |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
Moses F. Odell |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1862. .[data unknown/missing] |
James Humphrey |
Republican | March 4, 1865 – June 16, 1866 |
39th | Elected in 1864. Died. |
Vacant | June 16, 1866 – December 4, 1866 |
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John W. Hunter |
Democratic | December 4, 1866 – March 3, 1867 |
Elected to finish Humphrey's term. [data unknown/missing] | |
William E. Robinson |
Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected in 1866. [data unknown/missing] |
Henry Warner Slocum |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
41st 42nd |
Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
Stewart L. Woodford |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – July 1, 1874 |
43rd | Elected in 1872. Resigned. |
Vacant | July 1, 1874 – November 3, 1874 |
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Simeon B. Chittenden |
Independent Republican | November 3, 1874 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th 45th 46th |
Elected to finish Woodford's term. Re-elected in 1874. [data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. [data unknown/missing] | ||
J. Hyatt Smith |
Independent | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880. [data unknown/missing] |
Darwin R. James |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
48th 49th |
Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. [data unknown/missing] |
Stephen V. White |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | Elected in 1886. [data unknown/missing] |
William C. Wallace |
Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
51st | Elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing] |
William J. Coombs |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
Joseph C. Hendrix |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing] |
Francis H. Wilson |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – September 30, 1897 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Resigned to become Postmaster of Brooklyn. |
Vacant | September 30, 1897 – December 6, 1897 |
55th | ||
Edmund H. Driggs |
Democratic | December 6, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
55th 56th |
Elected to finish Wilson's term. Re-elected in 1898. [data unknown/missing] |
Henry Bristow |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | Elected in 1900. [data unknown/missing] |
Charles T. Dunwell |
Republican | March 3, 1903 – June 12, 1908 |
58th 59th 60th |
Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Died. |
Vacant | June 12, 1908 – November 3, 1908 |
60th | ||
Otto G. Foelker |
Republican | November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1911 |
60th 61st |
Elected to finish Dunwell's term. Re-elected in 1908. [data unknown/missing] |
James P. Maher |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
Frank E. Wilson |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1912. . |
Joseph V. Flynn |
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 |
64th 65th |
Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. [data unknown/missing] |
John MacCrate |
Republican | March 4, 1919 – December 30, 1920 |
66th | Elected in 1918. Resigned to become justice of the New York Supreme Court. |
Vacant | December 30, 1920 – March 3, 1921 |
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John Kissel |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | Elected in 1920. Lost re-election. |
George W. Lindsay |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd |
Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Lost renomination. |
Joseph L. Pfeifer |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
Henry J. Latham |
Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
Frank J. Becker |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
Steven Derounian |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
88th | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1962. [data unknown/missing] |
Lester L. Wolff |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 |
89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
Angelo D. Roncallo |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
93rd | Elected in 1972. Lost re-election. |
Jerome A. Ambro Jr. |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
94th 95th 96th |
Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. |
Gregory W. Carman |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
97th | Elected in 1980. Retired. |
Robert J. Mrazek |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to the run for U.S. Senator. |
Peter T. King |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-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. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
Steve Israel |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
113th 114th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. . Retired. |
Thomas Suozzi |
Democratic | January 3, 2017 – Present |
115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Recent election results
In New York State there are numerous parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter T. King | 127,972 | 55.3 | ||
Democratic | Dal LaMagna | 97,518 | 42.1 | ||
Right to Life | John J. O'Shea | 4,129 | 1.8 | ||
Liberal | John A. DePrima | 1,807 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 30,454 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 231,426 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter T. King | 117,258 | 64.3 | +9.0 | |
Democratic | Kevin N. Langberg | 63,628 | 34.9 | −7.2 | |
Liberal | Thomas R. DiLavore | 1,497 | 0.8 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 53,630 | 29.4 | +16.2 | ||
Turnout | 182,383 | 100 | −21.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter T. King | 143,126 | 59.5 | −4.8 | |
Democratic | Dal LaMagna | 95,787 | 39.8 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Selma Olchin | 1,515 | 0.6 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 47,339 | 19.7 | −9.7 | ||
Turnout | 240,428 | 100 | +31.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter T. King | 121,537 | 71.9 | +12.4 | |
Democratic | Stuart L. Finz | 46,022 | 27.2 | −12.6 | |
Liberal | Janeen DePrima | 1,513 | 0.9 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 75,515 | 44.7 | +25.0 | ||
Turnout | 169,072 | 100 | −29.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter T. King | 171,259 | 63.0 | −8.9 | |
Democratic | Blair H. Mathies, Jr. | 100,737 | 37.0 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 70,522 | 25.9 | −18.8 | ||
Turnout | 271,996 | 100 | +60.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter T. King | 101,787 | 56.0 | −7.0 | |
Democratic | Dave Mejias | 79,843 | 44.0 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 21,944 | 12.1 | -13.8 | ||
Turnout | 181,630 | 100 | −33.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter T. King | 135,648 | 64.0 | +8.0 | |
Democratic | Graham Long | 76,918 | 36.0 | −7.0 | |
Turnout | 212,566 | 100 | −33.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter T. King | 126,142 | 72.0 | +8.0 | |
Democratic | Howard Kudler | 48,963 | 28.0 | −8.0 | |
Turnout | 175,105 | 100 | −33.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tom Suozzi | 157,456 | 59.0 | +6.6 | |
Republican | Dan DeBono | 109,514 | 41.0 | −6.6 | |
Turnout | 266,970 | 100 | +13.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas Suozzi | 195,927 | 52.6 | |
Working Families | Thomas Suozzi | 9,193 | 2.5 | |
Independence | Thomas Suozzi | 3,292 | 0.9 | |
Total | Thomas Suozzi (incumbent) | 208,412 | 56.0 | |
Republican | George Santos | 147,437 | 39.6 | |
Conservative | George Santos | 14,470 | 3.9 | |
Total | George Santos | 161,907 | 43.5 | |
Libertarian | Howard Rabin | 2,154 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 372,473 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- "New York congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". United States Census Bureau. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=03
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2010-03-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "November 3, 2020 General Election Certification" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- National atlas congressional maps