Florida's 4th Congressional District
Florida's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in northeastern Florida, encompassing Nassau and Clay counties and Duval County west of the St. Johns River, including Downtown Jacksonville. The district is currently represented by Aaron Bean of the Republican Party.
As part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was redrawn to include Clay County and exclude St. Johns County. Rutherford was redistricted into the 5th district, and Republican state senator Aaron Bean was elected to be the district's representative in the 2022 election.
Before 1993, most of the territory now in the 4th district was the 3rd district, represented by Charles Edward Bennett, a Democrat. He had held the seat and its predecessors since 1949 and was facing a stiff reelection contest against Republican Tillie Fowler in the 1992 election. 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 February 20, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Voters | Percentage | |
| Republican | 209,858 | 40.70% | |
| Democratic | 186,958 | 36.26% | |
| No Party Affiliation | 105,509 | 20.46% | |
Composition
| # | County | Seat | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Clay | Green Cove Springs | 232,439 |
| 31 | Duval | Jacksonville | 1,030,822 |
| 89 | Nassau | Fernandina Beach | 101,501 |
Cities with 10,000 or more people
- Jacksonville – 990,931
- Lakeside – 31,275
- Oakleaf Plantation – 31,034
- Fleming Island – 29,142
- Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace – 14,482
- Yulee – 14,195
- Fernandina Beach – 13,052
- Middleburg – 12,881
- Lake Asbury – 11,036
2,500-10,000 people
- Green Cove Springs – 9,786
- Orange Park – 9,089
- Nassau Village-Ratliff – 5,561
- Hilliard – 2,967
List of members representing the district
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Election results
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Aaron Bean | 165,696 | 60.45% | ||
| Democratic | LaShonda Holloway | 108,402 | 39.55% | ||
| Independent | Gary Koniz (write-in) | 5 | <0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 274,103 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Historical district boundaries
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2017–2023
References
- Specific
- ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography.
- ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Bookclosing Reports - General/Primary Elections - Division of Elections - Florida Department of State". dos.fl.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- General
- 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