Florida's 4th congressional district

Florida's 4th congressional district
Florida's 4th congressional district
	Florida's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2017.
Representative
	John Rutherford; R–Jacksonville
Area	1,962 sq mi (5,080 km2)
Distribution	87.4% urban; 12.6% rural;
Population (2019)	836,235
Median household; income	$77,026
Ethnicity	76.1% White; 9.0% Black; 7.5% Hispanic; 4.3% Asian; 2.6% Two or more races; 0.5% other;
Cook PVI	R+14

Florida's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district takes in most of Jacksonville, along with parts of that city's northern and western suburbs and the city of St. Augustine. The district includes all of Nassau County, most of Duval County, and part of St. Johns County.

The district is currently represented by Republican John Rutherford who was elected after the retirement of fellow Republican Ander Crenshaw following the 2016 election.

History[]

Before 1993, most of the territory now in the 4th district was the 3rd district, represented by Democrat Charles Edward Bennett. He had held the seat and its predecessors since 1949, and was facing a stiff reelection contest against Republican Tillie K. Fowler in the 1992. Bennett retired after his wife fell ill, and Fowler easily defeated an underfunded replacement candidate. She became the first Republican woman to represent the district.

From 1967 to 1993, the 4th district stretched from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to the northern Orlando suburbs. Much of this area became the 7th District after redistricting, and is now the 6th District.

Voting[]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Bush 53 - 30%
1996	President	Dole 56 - 37%
2000	President	Bush 63 - 35%
2004	President	Bush 69 - 31%
2008	President	McCain 61 - 38%
2012	President	Romney 64 - 36%
2016	President	Trump 62.1 - 34.1%
2020	President	Trump 59.9 - 38.9%

Voter registration[]

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 3, 2012
Party		Voters	Percentage
	Republican	199,541	44.27%
	Democratic	166,230	36.88%
	No Party Affiliation	68,744	15.25%

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1915
William J. Sears	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	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. [data unknown/missing]
Ruth Bryan Owen	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. [data unknown/missing]
J. Mark Wilcox	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. [data unknown/missing]
Pat Cannon	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	76th 77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944 [data unknown/missing]
George Smathers	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	80th 81st	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. [data unknown/missing]
Bill Lantaff	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955	82nd 83rd	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. [data unknown/missing]
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 12th district.
Syd Herlong	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969	90th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1966. [data unknown/missing]
Bill Chappell	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. [data unknown/missing]
Craig James	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993	101st 102nd	Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. [data unknown/missing]
Tillie Fowler	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001	103rd 104th 105th 106th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. [data unknown/missing]
Ander Crenshaw	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th	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. Re-elected in 2014. Retired.
John Rutherford	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.

Election results[]

2002[]

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw (incumbent)	171,152	99.70
	No party	Others	509	0.30
Total votes			171,661	100.00
	Republican hold

2004[]

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	256,157	99.55
	No party	Richard Grayson	1,170	0.45
Total votes			257,327	100.00
	Republican hold

2006[]

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	*Ander Crenshaw (incumbent)**	141,759	69.67
	Democratic	Robert Harms	61,704	30.33
Total votes			203,463	100.00
	Republican hold

2008[]

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	224,112	65.26
	Democratic	Jay McGovern	119,330	34.74
Total votes			343,442	100.00
	Republican hold

2010[]

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	178,238	77.21
	Independent	Troy Dwayne Stanley	52,540	22.76
	No party	Others	67	0.03
Total votes			230,845	100.00
	Republican hold

2012[]

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	239,988	76.07
	Independent	James Klauder	75,236	23.85
	Independent	Gary Koniz	246	0.08
Total votes			315,470	100.00
	Republican hold

2014[]

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ander Crenshaw*	177,887	78.28
	Independent	Paula Moser-Bartlett	35,663	15.69
	Independent	Gary Koniz	13,690	6.02
	No party	Deborah Katz Pueschel	13	0.01
Total votes			227,253	100.00
	Republican hold

2016[]

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rutherford	287,509	70.18
	Democratic	David Bruderly	113,088	27.61
	Independent	Gary Koniz	9,054	2.21
	No party	Others	11	0.00
Total votes			409,662	100.00
	Republican hold

2018[]

Florida's 4th Congressional District Election (2018)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rutherford (incumbent)	248,420	65.16
	Democratic	Ges Selmont	123,351	32.35
	Independent	Joceline Berrios	7,155	1.88
	Independent	Jason Bulger	2,321	0.61
	Write-in		2	<0.01
Total votes			381,249	100.00
	Republican hold

2020[]

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rutherford (incumbent)	308,497	61.10%
	Democratic	Donna Deegan	196,423	38.90%
	Independent	Gary Koniz (write-in)	20	0.00%
Total votes			504,940	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries[]

2013 - 2017
2003 - 2013

References[]

^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links[]

Rep. Ander Crenshaw's official House of Representatives website

Coordinates: 30°25′35″N 81°51′51″W / 30.42639°N 81.86417°W / 30.42639; -81.86417

[1] "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[2] Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.

[3] Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[4] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-5] "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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