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U.S. House district for Arkansas
Arkansas's 4th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 20,951 sq mi (54,260 km2 ) Distribution Population (2023) 743,985[ 1] Median household income $49,018[ 2] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+20[ 3]
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 .
The district is currently represented by Republican Bruce Westerman . With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+20, it is the second most Republican district in Arkansas, a state with an all-Republican congressional delegation.
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.
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 .
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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 [ edit ]
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Specific
General
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