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"AR 4" redirects here. For the state highway, see Arkansas Highway 4.

Arkansas's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Notable towns in the district include Camden, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana.

Arkansas's 4th congressional district

Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative

Bruce Westerman
R–Hot Springs

Area20,951 sq mi (54,260 km2)
Distribution
  • 66.2% urban
  • 33.8% rural
    • Population (2022)751,385[1]
    Median household
    income    		$48,035[2]
    Ethnicity
  • 19.5% Black
  • 7.5% Hispanic
  • 4.4% Two or more races
  • 0.8% Asian
  • 0.6% Native American
  • 0.3% other
    • Cook PVIR+20[3]

    The district is currently represented by Republican Bruce Westerman.

    Historically, the district has supported conservative Democrats such as Mike Ross and David Pryor, and was reckoned as a classic Yellow Dog Democrat district. However, the growing Republican trend in the state has overtaken the district since the start of the 21st century with the district supporting George W. Bush with 51% in 2004 and support grew as John McCain won the district in 2008 with 58% of the vote.

    Composition

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    The 4th congressional district consists of the entirety of the following counties, with the exception of Pulaski County, which it shares with the 1st and 2nd districts. Pulaski County municipalities within the 4th district include portions of Little Rock (shared with the 2nd district) and the entirety of Hensley, Landmark, Sweet Home, Woodson, and Wrightsville.

    # County Seat Population
    3 Ashley Hamburg 16,307
    11 Bradley Warren 10,104
    13 Calhoun Hampton 4.641
    19 Clark Arkadelphia 21,274
    25 Cleveland Rison 7,378
    27 Columbia Magnolia 22,150
    39 Dallas Fordyce 6,185
    43 Drew Monticello 16,945
    47 Franklin Ozark, Charleston 17,468
    51 Garland Hot Springs 99,784
    53 Grant Sheridan 18,383
    57 Hempstead Hope 19,343
    59 Hot Spring Malvern 33,258
    61 Howard Nashville 12,533
    69 Jefferson Pine Bluff 63,661
    71 Johnson Clarksville 26,129
    73 Lafayette Lewisville 6,095
    81 Little River Ashdown 11,805
    83 Logan Booneville, Paris 21,400
    91 Miller Texarkana 42,415
    97 Montgomery Mount Ida 8,620
    99 Nevada Prescott 8,120
    101 Newton Jasper 7,071
    103 Ouachita Camden 21,793
    109 Pike Murfreesboro 10,208
    113 Polk Mena 19,436
    115 Pope Russellville 64,593
    119 Pulaski Little Rock 400,009
    127 Scott Waldron 9,851
    133 Sevier De Queen 15,632
    139 Union El Dorado 37,397
    149 Yell Dardanelle, Danville 20,044

    Recent statewide election results

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    Year Office Results
    2000 President Bush 51 - 48%
    2004 President Bush 51 - 48%
    2008 President McCain 58 - 39%
    2012 President Romney 62 - 36%
    2016 President Trump 64 - 31%
    2020 President Trump 68 - 30%

    List of members representing the district

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    Member Party Years Cong
    ress     		Electoral history Location
    District created on March 4, 1875
     
    Thomas M. Gunter
    (Fayetteville)     		Democratic March 4, 1875 –
    March 3, 1883     		44th
    45th
    46th
    47th     		Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1874.
    Re-elected in 1876.
    Re-elected in 1878.
    Re-elected in 1880.
    Retired.
     
    Samuel W. Peel
    (Bentonville)     		Democratic March 4, 1883 –
    March 3, 1885     		48th Elected in 1882.
    Redistricted to the 5th district.
     
    John Henry Rogers
    (Fort Smith)     		Democratic March 4, 1885 –
    March 3, 1891     		49th
    50th
    51st     		Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1884.
    Re-elected in 1886.
    Re-elected in 1888.
    Retired.
    William L. Terry
    (Little Rock)     		Democratic March 4, 1891 –
    March 3, 1901     		52nd
    53rd
    54th
    55th
    56th     		Elected in 1890.
    Re-elected in 1892.
    Re-elected in 1894.
    Re-elected in 1896.
    Re-elected in 1898.
    Lost renomination.
     
    Charles C. Reid
    (Morrilton)     		Democratic March 4, 1901 –
    March 3, 1903     		57th Elected in 1900.
    Redistricted to the 5th district.
     
    John Sebastian Little
    (Greenwood)     		Democratic March 4, 1903 –
    January 14, 1907     		58th
    59th     		Redistricted from the 2nd district and Re-elected in 1902.
    Re-elected in 1904.
    Resigned when elected Governor of Arkansas
    Vacant January 14, 1907 –
    March 3, 1907     		59th
     
    William B. Cravens
    (Fort Smith)     		Democratic March 4, 1907 –
    March 3, 1913     		60th
    61st
    62nd     		Elected in 1906.
    Re-elected in 1908.
    Re-elected in 1910.
    Retired.
     
    Otis Wingo
    (De Queen)     		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
    October 21, 1930     		63rd
    64th
    65th
    66th
    67th
    68th
    69th
    70th
    71st     		Elected in 1912.
    Re-elected in 1914.
    Re-elected in 1916.
    Re-elected in 1918.
    Re-elected in 1920.
    Re-elected in 1922.
    Re-elected in 1924.
    Re-elected in 1926.
    Re-elected in 1928.
    Died.
    Vacant October 21, 1930 –
    November 4, 1930     		71st
     
    Effiegene Locke Wingo
    (De Queen)     		Democratic November 4, 1930 –
    March 3, 1933     		71st
    72nd     		Elected to finish her husband's term.
    Retired.
     
    William B. Cravens
    (Fort Smith)     		Democratic March 4, 1933 –
    January 13, 1939     		73rd
    74th
    75th
    76th     		Elected in 1932.
    Re-elected in 1934.
    Re-elected in 1936.
    Died.
    Vacant January 13, 1939 –
    September 12, 1939     		76th
    William Fadjo Cravens
    (Fort Smith)     		Democratic September 12, 1939 –
    January 3, 1949     		76th
    77th
    78th
    79th
    80th     		Elected to finish his father's term.
    Re-elected in 1940.
    Re-elected in 1942.
    Re-elected in 1944.
    Re-elected in 1946.
    Retired.[4]
    Boyd Anderson Tackett
    (Nashville)     		Democratic January 3, 1949 –
    January 3, 1953     		81st
    82nd     		Elected in 1948.
    Re-elected in 1950.
    Retired to run for governor.
     
    Oren Harris
    (El Dorado)     		Democratic January 3, 1953 –
    February 2, 1966     		83rd
    84th
    85th
    86th
    87th
    88th
    89th     		Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1952.
    Re-elected in 1954.
    Re-elected in 1956.
    Re-elected in 1958.
    Re-elected in 1960.
    Re-elected in 1962.
    Re-elected in 1964.
    Re-elected in 1966.
    Resigned to become US District judge for the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas.
    Vacant February 2, 1966 –
    November 8, 1966     		89th
     
    David Pryor
    (Camden)     		Democratic November 8, 1966 –
    January 3, 1973     		89th
    90th
    91st
    92nd     		Elected to finish Harris's term and begin own.
    Re-elected in 1968.
    Re-elected in 1970.
    Retired to run for U.S. senator.
     
    Ray Thornton
    (Sheridan)     		Democratic January 3, 1973 –
    January 3, 1979     		93rd
    94th
    95th     		Elected in 1972.
    Re-elected in 1974.
    Re-elected in 1976.
    Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
     
    Beryl Anthony Jr.
    (El Dorado)     		Democratic January 3, 1979 –
    January 3, 1993     		96th
    97th
    98th
    99th
    100th
    101st
    102nd     		Elected in 1978.
    Re-elected in 1980.
    Re-elected in 1982.
    Re-elected in 1984.
    Re-elected in 1986.
    Re-elected in 1988.
    Re-elected in 1990.
    Lost renomination.
     
    Jay Dickey
    (Pine Bluff)     		Republican January 3, 1993 –
    January 3, 2001     		103rd
    104th
    105th
    106th     		Elected in 1992.
    Re-elected in 1994.
    Re-elected in 1996.
    Re-elected in 1998.
    Lost re-election.     		1993–2003
    [data missing]
     
    Mike Ross
    (Prescott)     		Democratic January 3, 2001 –
    January 3, 2013     		107th
    108th
    109th
    110th
    111th
    112th     		Elected in 2000.
    Re-elected in 2002.
    Re-elected in 2004.
    Re-elected in 2006.
    Re-elected in 2008.
    Re-elected in 2010.
    Retired to run for Governor of Arkansas.
    2003–2013
     
     
    Tom Cotton
    (Little Rock)     		Republican January 3, 2013 –
    January 3, 2015     		113th Elected in 2012.
    Retired to run for U.S. Senator.     		2013–2023
     
     
    Bruce Westerman
    (Hot Springs)     		Republican January 3, 2015 –
    present     		114th
    115th
    116th
    117th
    118th     		Elected in 2014.
    Re-elected in 2016.
    Re-elected in 2018.
    Re-elected in 2020.
    Re-elected in 2022
    2023–present
     

    Recent US House election results

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    2002

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    Main article: U.S. House election, 2002
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2002
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Michael Avery Ross* 119,633 60.56%
    Republican Jay Dickey 77,904 39.44%
    Majority 41,729 21.12%
    Total votes 197,537 100.00
    Democratic hold

    2004

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    Main article: U.S. House election, 2004
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2004
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Michael Avery Ross* 243,003 100.00%
    Majority 243,003 100.00%
    Total votes 100.00
    Democratic hold

    2006

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    Main article: U.S. House election, 2006
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2006
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Michael Avery Ross* 128,236 74.73%
    Republican Joe Ross 43,360 25.27%
    Majority 84,876 49.46%
    Total votes 171,596 100.00
    Democratic hold

    2008

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    Main article: U.S. House election, 2008
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2008
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Michael Avery Ross* 203,178 86.17%
    Green J. Joshua Drake 32,603 13.83%
    Majority 170,575 72.34%
    Total votes 235,781 100.00
    Democratic hold

    2010

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    Main article: U.S. House election, 2010
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2010
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Michael Avery Ross* 102,479 57.53%
    Republican Beth Anne Rankin 71,526 40.15%
    Green J. Joshua Drake 4,129 2.32%
    Majority 30,953 17.38%
    Total votes 178,134 100.00
    Democratic hold

    2012

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    Main article: U.S. House election, 2012
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2012
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Tom Cotton 154,149 59.53%
    Democratic Gene Jeffress 95,013 36.69%
    Libertarian Bobby Tullis 4,984 1.92%
    Green J. Joshua Drake 4,807 1.86%
    Majority 59,136 22.84%
    Total votes 258,953 100.00
    Republican gain from Democratic

    2014

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    Main article: U.S. House election, 2014
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2014
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 110,789 54%
    Democratic James Lee Witt 87,742 43%
    Libertarian Ken Hamilton 7,598 3%
    Majority 23,047 11%
    Total votes 206,131 100.00%
    Republican hold

    2016

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    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2016
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 182,885 75%
    Libertarian Ken Hamilton 61,274 25%
    Majority 121,611 50%
    Total votes 244,159 100.00%
    Republican hold

    2018

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    Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2018
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2018[5]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 136,740 66.74%
    Democratic Hayden Shamel 63,984 31.23%
    Libertarian Tom Canada 3,952 1.93%
    Write-in 216 0.11%
    Total votes 204,892 100%
    Republican hold

    2020

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    Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2020
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 191,617 69.7
    Democratic William Hanson 75,750 27.5
    Libertarian Frank Gilbert 7,668 2.8
    Total votes 275,035 100.0
    Republican hold

    2022

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    Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
    Arkansas's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2022[6]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Bruce Westerman (incumbent) 153,850 71.00
    Democratic John White 56,745 26.19
    Libertarian Gregory Maxwell 6,101 2.82
    Total votes 216,696 100.0
    Republican hold

    References

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    Specific
    1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  • ^ "My Congressional District".
  • ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  • ^ Pruden III, William. "William Fadjo Cravens (1899–1974)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  • ^ "2018 Arkansas general election results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  • ^ "U.S. CONGRESS DISTRICT 04". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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