Arkansas 4th Congressional District (AR) — Elections 1876–2024

Arkansas 4th Congressional District, Arkansas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+37%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+37MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 813,2502024 5-year
Median household income: $53,9062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 69.7%2024 5-year
Black: 18.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+79 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

WESTERMAN, BruceCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: COTTON, Thomas Bryant (Tom) (2013–2015), ROSS, Michael Avery (2011–2013), ROSS, Michael Avery (2009–2011), ROSS, Michael Avery (2007–2009)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

33 counties · 2 D · 31 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−37.1%	94,052	208,402	308,407
2020	R	−33.0%	105,573	213,826	328,509
2016	R	−30.1%	104,632	197,654	308,912
2012	R	−24.1%	114,534	189,690	311,323
2008	R	−21.1%	123,913	192,348	324,311
2004	R	−7.6%	147,790	172,396	323,784
2000	R	−3.2%	139,572	149,044	296,648
1996	D	+21.9%	164,698	100,295	293,581
1992	D	+19.9%	172,870	109,071	320,149
1988	R	−12.0%	122,801	156,820	284,265
1984	R	−20.0%	123,798	186,656	314,463
1980	D	+3.5%	148,059	137,490	298,018
1976	D	+31.4%	181,421	94,665	276,450
1972	R	−39.8%	70,866	165,406	237,265
1968	O	+2.1%	70,179	65,295	232,589
1964	D	+11.2%	117,869	93,898	213,287
1960	D	+14.6%	87,701	63,791	163,890
1956	D	+8.0%	84,300	71,504	158,991
1952	D	+17.6%	91,111	63,707	155,279
1948	D	+47.2%	59,931	16,143	92,778
1944	D	+48.3%	59,368	20,636	80,134
1940	D	+64.0%	64,266	13,978	78,611
1936	D	+69.8%	58,206	10,241	68,676
1932	D	+78.7%	75,326	8,650	84,741
1928	D	+21.9%	47,641	30,475	78,365
1924	D	+34.5%	34,504	15,322	55,579
1920	D	+19.9%	44,045	29,089	75,171
1916	D	+41.7%	47,166	19,414	66,580
1912	D	+35.9%	28,210	10,008	50,740
1908	D	+17.9%	34,581	23,543	61,758
1904	D	+13.3%	25,860	19,489	47,832
1900	D	+26.0%	32,150	18,721	51,613
1896	D	+47.4%	44,946	15,824	61,501
1892	D	+33.1%	36,496	16,600	60,144
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	31.1%	65.7%	901,306
2020	R	0.0%	66.5%	1,193,261
2016	R	36.2%	59.8%	1,107,522
2014	R	39.4%	56.5%	847,505
2010	R	36.9%	57.9%	779,957
2008	D	79.5%	0.0%	1,011,754
2004	D	55.9%	44.1%	1,039,349
2002	D	53.9%	46.1%	804,121
1998	D	55.1%	42.2%	700,831
1996	R	47.3%	52.7%	846,183
1992	D	60.2%	39.8%	920,008
1990	D	99.8%	0.0%	494,735
1986	D	62.3%	37.7%	695,487
1984	D	57.3%	42.7%	875,956
1980	D	59.1%	40.9%	808,812
1978	D	76.5%	16.3%	517,138

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

11.4%

Irish

8.3%

American

8.3%

German

7.6%

Scottish

1.5%

Italian

1.2%

French

1.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.7%

75–84

3.3%

5.4%

65–74

6.1%

6.6%

55–64

6.8%

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

5.8%

35–44

6.1%

25–34

5.9%

4.8%

18–24

4.4%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$53,906

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$53,906

Arkansas$60,773

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

18.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1824.2%

Working age (18–64)16.5%

Seniors (65+)13.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.7%

speak English only

Spanish5.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Other Indo-European0.7%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

31.2%

Other Christian

13.7%

Methodist

7.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

3.7%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Arkansas's 4th covers the southern and western reaches of the state, where Republican presidential candidates have carried the district by margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting a largely rural, small-town electorate with deep conservative alignment.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Arkansas 4th Congressional District peaked at seventy-nine points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of three points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $53,906 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Arkansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Arkansas voted Republican by 37.1 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 308,407 votes cast, 94,052 went Democratic and 208,402 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Arkansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Arkansas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Arkansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Arkansas?

Congressional District 4, Arkansas has a population of 813,250 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Arkansas?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Arkansas is $53,906 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.

What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Arkansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Arkansas 4th Congressional District changed its political identity in living memory.

Key facts

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