Texas 4th Congressional District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 4th Congressional District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 678,9402024 5-year
Median household income: $96,0252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.4%2024 5-year
Black: 9.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 16.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+86 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 2012MIT Election Lab

FALLON, PatCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: RATCLIFFE, John (2019–2021), RATCLIFFE, John (2017–2019), RATCLIFFE, John (2015–2017), HALL, Ralph Moody (2013–2015)

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

2024 results by constituent county

12 counties · 0 D · 12 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	−40.2%	90,247	214,999	310,314
2020	R	−35.4%	90,722	192,374	287,440
2016	R	−42.5%	59,745	155,524	225,232
2012	R	−45.0%	53,430	143,323	199,678
2008	R	−37.1%	62,205	136,616	200,623
2004	R	−41.6%	52,498	128,079	181,503
2000	R	−35.2%	46,861	99,069	148,485
1996	R	−11.9%	48,841	63,799	125,211
1992	R	−5.1%	42,655	49,458	133,836
1988	R	−15.0%	48,844	66,193	115,480
1984	R	−32.0%	37,382	72,669	110,317
1980	R	−4.8%	44,894	49,546	96,478
1976	D	+21.1%	51,245	33,316	84,955
1972	R	−41.4%	19,527	47,278	67,052
1968	D	+12.6%	29,182	20,770	66,908
1964	D	+44.7%	42,149	16,077	58,286
1960	D	+20.4%	31,641	20,890	52,708
1956	D	+13.4%	28,932	22,077	51,185
1952	D	+21.9%	35,624	22,809	58,488
1948	D	+66.4%	36,254	5,542	46,254
1944	D	+71.9%	37,366	4,460	45,745
1940	D	+79.9%	44,601	4,954	49,595
1936	D	+85.7%	32,457	2,464	34,981
1932	D	+83.9%	35,391	3,035	38,545
1928	R	−0.7%	16,438	16,681	33,163
1924	D	+66.1%	25,358	4,560	31,467
1920	D	+47.4%	20,669	6,438	30,001
1916	D	+71.7%	20,133	2,681	24,356
1912	D	+69.6%	14,972	1,446	19,422
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	44.6%	53.1%	11,291,854
2020	R	43.9%	53.5%	11,144,040
2018	R	48.3%	50.9%	8,371,655
2014	R	34.4%	61.6%	4,648,358
2012	R	40.6%	56.5%	7,864,822
2008	R	42.8%	54.8%	7,912,075
2006	R	36.0%	61.7%	4,314,663
2002	R	43.3%	55.3%	4,514,012
2000	R	32.3%	65.1%	6,267,964
1996	R	43.9%	54.8%	5,527,441
1994	R	38.3%	60.8%	4,279,940
1990	R	37.4%	60.2%	3,822,157
1988	D	59.2%	40.0%	5,323,606
1984	R	41.4%	58.5%	5,314,178
1982	D	58.6%	40.5%	3,103,167
1978	R	49.3%	49.8%	2,312,540
1976	D	56.8%	42.2%	3,874,230

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

English

11.6%

German

10.0%

Irish

8.8%

American

7.8%

Italian

2.1%

Scottish

2.0%

French

1.6%

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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.3%

65–74

4.9%

6.0%

55–64

6.2%

6.7%

45–54

6.5%

6.9%

35–44

7.0%

6.4%

25–34

6.3%

4.3%

18–24

4.0%

9.5%

5–17

9.0%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$96,025

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$96,025

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.0%

Working age (18–64)8.4%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

81.7%

speak English only

Spanish10.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%

Other Indo-European3.4%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

23.9%

Other Christian

10.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.8%

Methodist

4.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Non-Christian

2.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Texas's 4th district recorded an R+53.5 presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most lopsided congressional districts in the country. Its electorate is shaped by rural East Texas communities where Republican alignment has deepened steadily over two decades.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 4th Congressional District peaked at eighty-six points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $96,025 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Texas voted Republican by 40.2 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 310,314 votes cast, 90,247 went Democratic and 214,999 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Texas?

Congressional District 4, Texas has a population of 678,940 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, Texas?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Texas is $96,025 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

For sixty-four years, Texas 4th Congressional District voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

Key facts

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Demographics

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