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Texas's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for Texas

Texas's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for Texas

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stateTexas
district number4
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image captionInteractive map of district boundaries
representativePat Fallon
partyRepublican
residenceFrisco
distribution ref
percent urban48.85
percent rural51.15
population874,662
population year2024
median income$99,301
percent white59.5
percent black8.8
percent asian11.7
percent native american0.7
percent more than one race4.6
percent other race0.4
percent hispanic14.3
cpviR+16

| |From 2023 to 2027, starting with the 2022 elections | |From 2027, starting with the 2026 elections | percent more than one race = 4.6 Texas's 4th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area of Northeast Texas, that includes some counties along the Red River northeast of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, as well as some outer eastern suburbs of the Metroplex. Austin College in Sherman, Texas is located within the district. As of 2017, the 4th district represents 747,188 people who are predominantly white (80.8%) and middle-class (median family income is US$56,062, compared to $50,046 nationwide). It is currently represented by Pat Fallon.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:

Bowie County (2)

: Hooks, Leary

Collin County (6)

: Celina (part; also 3rd and 26th), Dallas (part; also 3rd, 5th, 6th, 24th, 30th, 32nd, and 33rd; shared with Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties), Frisco (part; also 3rd and 26th; shared with Denton County), Hebron (part; also 26th; shared with Denton County), Plano (part; also 3rd, 26th, and 32nd; shared with Denton County), Prosper (part; also 3rd and 26th, shared with Denton County), McKinney (part; also 3rd),

Delta County (2)

: Cooper, Pecan Gap (shared with Fannin County)

Denton County (1)

: Frisco (part; also 3rd and 26th; shared with Collin County)

Fannin County (13)

: All 13 communities

Grayson County (19)

: All 19 communities

Hopkins County (4)

: All 4 communities

Hunt County (3)

: Hawk Cove, Quinlan (part; also 3rd), West Tawakoni

Lamar County (10)

: All 10 communities

Rains County (4)

: All 4 communities

Red River County (0)

: No incorporated or census-recognized communities

Rockwall County (10)

: All 10 communities

History

Texas has had at least four congressional districts since the State's senators and representatives were re-seated in Congress after the Civil War. The district's current configuration is dated from 1903. It has traditionally given its congressmen very long tenures in Washington; only six men have represented it since then.

Once a reliably Democratic district, the district swung rapidly into the Republican column at the federal level as Dallas' suburbs spilled into the western portion of the district. In fact, it has not supported a Democrat for president since 1964. However, as late as 1996, Bill Clinton carried ten of the sixteen counties that are currently in this district; many of those counties were in the 1st district at the time. Additionally, conservative Democrats continued to hold most of the district's local offices well into the 2000s.

For many years, it was based in Tyler, but a controversial 2003 redistricting orchestrated by then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay drew it and neighboring Longview out of the 4th district and into neighboring 1st, which made it significantly more Republican. In the process, the 4th district was pushed slightly to the north, picking up Texarkana from the 1st district.

Ralph Hall, the one-time dean of the Texas congressional delegation, represented the district from 1981 to 2015. Originally a Democrat, he became a Republican in 2004. Hall's voting record had been very conservative—even by Texas Democratic standards—which served him well as the district abandoned its Democratic roots. By the turn of the century, he was the only elected Democrat above the county level in much of the district. He had been rumored as a party switcher for some time, and many experts believed he would almost certainly be succeeded by a Republican once he retired.

In 2014, Hall was defeated in the Republican primary by John Ratcliffe, who had served as the former United States Attorney for much of the 4th's territory, and was additionally the former mayor of Heath—a city coincidentally located near Hall's hometown of Rockwall. No Democrat even filed, though by this time, the district had become so heavily Republican that any Democratic candidate would have faced nearly impossible odds in any event. Underlining just how Republican this district was, the Democrats have only managed as much as 30% of the vote once since Hall's party switch.

In January 2015, Ratcliffe took office, and became only the fifth person to hold the seat. He ran unopposed for reelection in 2016, and defeated a nominal Democratic challenger in 2018.

In May 2020, Ratcliffe resigned his seat ahead of his swearing-in to become the 6th Director of National Intelligence.

The district's best-known congressman was Sam Rayburn, the longtime Speaker of the House.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in the fourth district.

After the 2012 redistricting process, a large portion of Collin County had been removed, and replaced with the portion of Cass County that had been in Texas's 1st congressional district, all of Marion County, and a large portion of Upshur County.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 66% - 33%
2012PresidentRomney 71% - 29%
2014SenateCornyn 75% - 25%
GovernorAbbott 71% - 29%
2016PresidentTrump 65% - 30%
2018SenateCruz 63% - 37%
GovernorAbbott 68% - 31%
Lt. GovernorPatrick 63% - 35%
Attorney GeneralPaxton 62% - 36%
Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 65% - 32%
2020PresidentTrump 62% - 36%
SenateCornyn 64% - 34%
2022GovernorAbbott 66% - 33%
Lt. GovernorPatrick 64% - 34%
Attorney GeneralPaxton 64% - 33%
Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 68% - 31%
2024PresidentTrump 65% - 33%
SenateCruz 63% - 35%

2027–2033 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 65% - 35%
2012PresidentRomney 69% - 31%
2014SenateCornyn 74% - 26%
GovernorAbbott 70% - 30%
2016PresidentTrump 61% - 34%
2018SenateCruz 59% - 40%
GovernorAbbott 64% - 34%
Lt. GovernorPatrick 59% - 39%
Attorney GeneralPaxton 59% - 39%
Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 62% - 35%
2020PresidentTrump 58% - 40%
SenateCornyn 61% - 37%
2022GovernorAbbott 61% - 37%
Lt. GovernorPatrick 60% - 38%
Attorney GeneralPaxton 60% - 37%
Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 64% - 34%
2024PresidentTrump 61% - 37%
SenateCruz 59% - 39%

List of members representing the district

NamePartyYearsCong–
ressElectoral history
District established March 4, 1863
District inactivenowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 31, 1870Civil War and Reconstruction
[[File:Edward Degener.jpg100px]]
Edward Degener
(San Antonio)RepublicannowrapMarch 31, 1870 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1870.
Lost renomination.
[[File:John Hancock Texas politician - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
John Hancock
(Austin)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Roger Q. Mills - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Roger Q. Mills
(Corsicana)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1883Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:D.B. Culberson.jpg100px]]
David B. Culberson
(Jefferson)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1897Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.
[[File:John W. Cranford (Texas Congressman) 2.jpg100px]]
John W. Cranford
(Sulphur Springs)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1896.
Retired, then died on the last day of the term.
[[File:John Levi Sheppard.jpg100px]]
John Levi Sheppard
(Texarkana)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1899 –
October 11, 1902Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Died.
VacantnowrapOctober 11, 1902 –
November 15, 1902
[[File:Sheppard morris.jpg100px]]
Morris Sheppard
(Texarkana)DemocraticnowrapNovember 15, 1902 –
March 3, 1903Elected to finish Sheppard's term.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Choice B. Randell.jpg100px]]
Choice B. Randell
(Sherman)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:Rayburn-Sam-LOC.jpg100px]]
Sam Rayburn
(Bonham)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
November 16, 1961Elected 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.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Died.
VacantnowrapNovember 16, 1961 –
January 30, 1962
[[File:Ray Roberts 1979 congressional photo.jpg100px]]
Ray Roberts
(McKinney)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 30, 1962 –
January 3, 1981Elected to finish Rayburn's term.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired.
[[File:Ralph Hall, official photo portrait, color (cropped).jpg100px]]
Ralph Hall
(Rockwall)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1981 –
January 5, 2004Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Lost renomination.
RepublicannowrapJanuary 5, 2004 –
January 3, 2015
[[File:Congressman John Lee Ratcliffe.jpg100px]]
John Ratcliffe
(Heath)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2015 –
May 22, 2020Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Resigned to become Director of National Intelligence.
VacantnowrapMay 22, 2020 –
January 3, 2021
[[File:PatFallon118th.jpg100px]]
Pat Fallon
(Frisco)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021 –
presentElected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Recent elections

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

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References

References

  1. "TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA".
  2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP). "My Congressional District".
  3. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  4. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX04.pdf]
  5. (December 1868). "Texas v, White Et. Al. 74 U.S. 700, 19 L.Ed. 227, 7 Wall. 700".
  6. (May 22, 2020). "Divided Senate confirms Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence".
  7. "2020 Election Districts".
  8. "Dra 2020".
  9. "DRA 2020".
  10. Office of the Secretary of State. (November 2, 2004). "Race Summary Report". Texas Secretary of State.
  11. Office of the Secretary of State. (November 7, 2006). "Race Summary Report". Texas Secretary of State.
  12. Office of the Secretary of State. (November 4, 2008). "Race Summary Report". Texas Secretary of State.
  13. Office of the Secretary of State. (November 2, 2010). "Race Summary Report". Texas Secretary of State.
  14. Office of the Secretary of State. (November 6, 2012). "Race Summary Report". Texas Secretary of State.
  15. Office of the Secretary of State. (November 4, 2014). "Race Summary Report". Texas Secretary of State.
  16. Office of the Secretary of State. (November 8, 2016). "Race Summary Report". Texas Secretary of State.
  17. Office of the Secretary of State. (November 6, 2018). "Race Summary Report". Texas Secretary of State.
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