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Congressional District 4·Texas

Texas 4th Congressional District moved 6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of the nation's widest presidential margins, anchored in deep-East Texas

2008 — 2024·5 elections
TX
LatestR+33in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population678,9402024 ACS

Texas 4th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+41 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+33MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic 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 Republican margin
R+41 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
FALLON, PatCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.72 sits at approximately the 86th percentile.00.72−1 liberal+1 conservative
FALLON scores 0.72 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most 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 presidential election
Congressional District 4
TrumpR+33
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 4, TXA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 4, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Hopkins County, TX · R+65Rains County, TX · R+73Lamar County, TX · R+61Delta County, TX · R+70Bowie County, TX · R+49Grayson County, TX · R+54Red River County, TX · R+62Fannin County, TX · R+67Hunt County, TX · R+55Collin County, TX · R+11Rockwall County, TX · R+41Denton County, TX · R+13
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.4%238,741
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.8%119,922
OtherAll other candidates1.8%6,578
D+60
R+60
12 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −32.5% in 2024.−32.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−32.6%
2012−41.1%
2016−34.3%
2020−26.0%
2024−32.5%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−32.5%
119,922238,741365,241
R
−26.0%
125,256214,679343,482
R
−34.3%
80,797171,768265,074
R
−41.1%
66,646159,817226,463
R
−32.6%
76,801151,925230,633
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R44.6%53.1%11,291,854
2020R43.9%53.5%11,144,040
2018R48.3%50.9%8,371,655
2014R34.4%61.6%4,648,358
2012R40.6%56.5%7,864,822
2008R42.8%54.8%7,912,075
2006R36.0%61.7%4,314,663
2002R43.3%55.3%4,514,012
2000R32.3%65.1%6,267,964
1996R43.9%54.8%5,527,441
1994R38.3%60.8%4,279,940
1990R37.4%60.2%3,822,157
1988D59.2%40.0%5,323,606
1984R41.4%58.5%5,314,178
1982D58.6%40.5%3,103,167
1978R49.3%49.8%2,312,540
1976D56.8%42.2%3,874,230

Demographics

2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of forty-one points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points.

A population of 678,940, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,025 describe the district.

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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 32.5 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 365,241 votes cast, 119,922 went Democratic and 238,741 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 4, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 4, Texas in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
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 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Texas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.