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Washington's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for Washington

Washington's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for Washington

FieldValue
stateWashington
district number4
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id3Q844033type3=pointmarker3=2title3=Kennewick
id4Q844016type4=pointmarker4=3title4=Pasco
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image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023. Points indicate major cities in the district: (1) Yakima, (2-4) the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland), and (5) Moses Lake.
representativeDan Newhouse
partyRepublican
residenceSunnyside
population794,949
population year2024
median income$78,605
percent white51.1
percent black0.8
percent asian1.7
percent native american2.2
percent hispanic39.8
percent more than one race3.8
percent other race0.6
cpviR+10

|percent more than one race = 3.8 Washington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area of central Washington, covering the counties of Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, Yakima, Benton, and Klickitat; and parts of Adams and Franklin counties. The district is dominated by the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+10, it is the most Republican district in Washington.

Its Republican dominance is long-established. Apart from Klickitat County, which was won six times by Democrats between 1968 and 2008 — though never with more than 51 percent of the ballots — no Democratic presidential candidate has carried any county in the district since Bill Clinton in 1992 carried Okanogan County. None of the other counties in the district have backed a Democrat for President since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, while Adams County has not voted Democratic since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

John McCain won the district in 2008 with 58% of the vote. Mitt Romney won the district with 60% in 2012, while Donald Trump won this district all three times he ran, with 57% in both 2016 and 2020, and 59% in 2024. This district was the most Republican congressional district in the state in all five of those presidential elections.

Only three Democrats have ever represented the district in Congress. The last Democrat to represent the district was Jay Inslee, who held the seat during the 103rd Congress. Doc Hastings, Inslee's Republican opponent in 1992, defeated Inslee in a 1994 rematch and served in Congress until he retired in 2014. After losing to Hastings in 1994, Inslee later moved to Bainbridge Island and was sent back to Congress representing the first district in the central Puget Sound area. Inslee was elected the state's governor in 2012, and took office in January 2013. In the 2008 election, Hastings easily defeated challenger George Fearing. The 4th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Dan Newhouse since 2015, a Republican from Sunnyside.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 58% - 40%
2010SenateRossi 65% - 35%
2012PresidentRomney 60% - 40%
2016PresidentTrump 57% - 36%
SenateVance 55% - 45%
GovernorBryant 60% - 40%
Lt. GovernorMcClendon 64% - 36%
Secretary of StateWyman 69% - 31%
AuditorMiloscia 61% - 39%
2018SenateHutchison 61% - 39%
2020PresidentTrump 57% - 40%
GovernorCulp 62% - 38%
Secretary of StateWyman 67% - 33%
TreasurerDavidson 63% - 37%
AuditorLeyba 59% - 41%
Attorney GeneralLarkin 60% - 40%
2022SenateSmiley 66% - 34%
Secretary of State (Spec.)Anderson 59% - 32%
2024PresidentTrump 59% - 38%
SenateGarcia 58% - 41%
GovernorReichert 63% - 37%
Lt. GovernorMatthews 64% - 36%
Secretary of StateWhitaker 60% - 40%
TreasurerHanek 61% - 39%
AuditorHawkins 61% - 39%
Attorney GeneralSerrano 64% - 36%
Commissioner of Public LandsHerrera Beutler 66% - 34%

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:

Adams County (1)

: Othello Benton County (6) : All 6 communities Douglas County (6) : All 6 communities Franklin County (2) : Pasco, West Pasco Grant County (25) : All 25 communities Klickitat County (13) : All 13 communities

Okanogan County (19)

: All 19 communities

Yakima County (28)

: All 28 communities

List of members representing the district

Member
(District Home)PartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District established March 4, 1915
[[File:LaFOLLETTE, WILLIAM L. HONORABLE LCCN2016858173 (cropped).jpg100px]]
William La Follette
(Pullman)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost renomination.
[[File:JohnWSummers.jpg100px]]
John W. Summers
(Walla Walla)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933Elected 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.
Lost re-election.
[[File:KnuteHill.jpg100px]]
Knute Hill
(Prosser)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Hal Holmes.jpg100px]]
Hal Holmes
(Ellensburg)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1959Elected 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.
Retired.
[[File:Catherine dean may.jpg100px]]
Catherine Dean May
(Yakima)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1971Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Senator Mike McCormack, 1967.jpg100px]]
Mike McCormack
(Richland)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1981Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Sid Morrison 102nd Congress.jpg100px]]
Sid Morrison
(Zillah)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1993Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired to run for governor.
[[File:Jay Inslee Official Potrait 1993.jpg100px]]
Jay Inslee
(Selah)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995Elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Congressman Doc Hastings.jpg100px]]
Doc Hastings
(Pasco)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2015Elected 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.
Retired.
2003–2013
[[File:WA04 109.png300px]]
2013–2023
[[File:Washington US Congressional District 4 (since 2013).tif300px]]
[[File:Dan Newhouse official congressional photo.jpg100px]]
Dan Newhouse
(Sunnyside)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015 –
presentElected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
Retiring at end of term.
2023–present
[[File:Washington's 4th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]

Recent election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

The district from 2003 to 2013
The district from 2013 to 2023

References

References

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. "DRA 2020".
  4. "2022Gen Results by Congressional District".
  5. "2024Gen Results by Congressional District".
  6. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA04.pdf]
  7. "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State.
  8. (November 4, 2014). "Federal - All Results". Washington Secretary of State.
  9. "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State.
  10. Johnson, Cheryl L.. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
  11. "Official Canvass of the Returns". [[Secretary of State of Washington]].
  12. "Official Canvass of the Returns". [[Secretary of State of Washington]].
  13. "Official Canvass of the Returns". [[Secretary of State of Washington]].
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