Washington 4th Congressional District (WA) — Elections 1876–2024

Washington 4th Congressional District, Washington: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 694,4742024 5-year
Median household income: $77,3192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 58.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 38.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1904MIT Election Lab

NEWHOUSE, Daniel MiltonCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: HASTINGS, Richard Norman (Doc) (2013–2015), HASTINGS, Richard Norman (Doc) (2011–2013), HASTINGS, Richard Norman (Doc) (2009–2011), HASTINGS, Richard Norman (Doc) (2007–2009)

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

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 0 D · 8 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	−20.7%	108,264	167,260	284,803
2020	R	−17.5%	117,843	169,803	296,725
2016	R	−21.7%	81,856	133,992	239,932
2012	R	−20.4%	88,136	135,118	230,632
2008	R	−17.9%	88,955	128,719	221,972
2004	R	−27.7%	73,066	130,396	206,622
2000	R	−28.3%	63,915	117,247	188,507
1996	R	−7.8%	67,081	80,222	167,631
1992	R	−8.1%	56,744	70,093	164,839
1988	R	−17.9%	58,575	84,561	145,248
1984	R	−29.5%	56,501	104,719	163,479
1980	R	−26.0%	49,629	89,403	152,884
1976	R	−13.3%	56,112	74,145	135,081
1972	R	−24.1%	44,054	74,312	125,702
1968	R	−11.6%	46,242	59,838	117,169
1964	D	+16.7%	69,490	49,503	119,384
1960	R	−9.3%	53,854	64,889	119,223
1956	R	−11.0%	51,149	63,774	115,110
1952	R	−20.0%	41,593	62,607	104,859
1948	D	+6.6%	42,728	37,318	81,522
1944	R	−5.1%	31,065	34,427	65,915
1940	D	+2.5%	34,849	33,110	68,422
1936	D	+26.5%	34,934	19,549	57,967
1932	D	+15.7%	26,214	18,620	48,222
1928	R	−41.6%	11,425	27,929	39,696
1924	R	−42.9%	4,603	19,956	35,752
1920	R	−33.9%	8,737	21,160	36,629
1916	D	+2.9%	15,570	14,598	33,075
1912	O	+6.6%	9,192	7,156	30,769
1908	R	−25.2%	5,397	9,580	16,590
1904	R	−49.0%	2,364	7,905	11,301
1900	R	−7.4%	2,935	3,423	6,627
1896	D	+19.8%	3,694	2,463	6,208
1892	R	−14.4%	1,470	2,183	4,936
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	D	59.1%	40.6%	3,812,391
2022	D	57.1%	42.6%	3,047,900
2018	D	58.4%	41.6%	3,086,168
2016	D	59.0%	41.0%	3,243,317
2012	D	60.5%	39.5%	3,069,417
2010	D	52.4%	47.6%	2,511,094
2006	D	56.9%	39.9%	2,083,734
2004	D	55.0%	42.7%	2,818,651
2000	D	48.7%	48.6%	2,461,379
1998	D	58.4%	41.6%	1,888,561
1994	R	44.3%	55.7%	1,700,173
1992	D	54.0%	46.0%	2,218,802
1988	R	48.9%	51.1%	1,848,542
1986	D	50.7%	48.7%	1,337,367
1982	D	69.0%	24.3%	1,368,476
1980	R	45.8%	54.2%	1,728,369
1976	D	71.8%	24.2%	1,491,111

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

12.8%

English

10.3%

Irish

7.4%

American

5.0%

Scottish

2.0%

French

1.9%

Italian

1.8%

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: 35.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

2.1%

75–84

2.5%

4.8%

65–74

4.9%

5.6%

55–64

5.6%

45–54

5.4%

6.5%

35–44

6.1%

6.9%

25–34

6.5%

4.6%

18–24

4.3%

10.4%

5–17

9.9%

3.4%

3.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,319

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$77,319

Washington$98,141

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.5%

Working age (18–64)12.6%

Seniors (65+)12.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

68.3%

speak English only

Spanish28.8%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.5%

Other Christian

18.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.7%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Baptist

1.4%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Methodist

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington's 4th stretches across the arid Columbia Basin and Yakima Valley, where irrigated agriculture and a substantial Latino workforce shape an electorate that has returned Republican presidential margins above 20 points in recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Washington 4th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,319, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 694,474 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Washington vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Washington voted Republican by 20.7 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 284,803 votes cast, 108,264 went Democratic and 167,260 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Washington as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Washington last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Washington voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Washington?

Congressional District 4, Washington has a population of 694,474 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, Washington?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Washington is $77,319 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Washington 4th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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