Alabama's 4th congressional district is a U.S.
congressional district
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in
Alabama
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, which elects a representative to the
United States House of Representatives
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. It encompasses the counties of
Franklin,
Colbert,
Marion,
Lamar,
Fayette,
Walker
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People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
,
Winston,
Cullman,
Marshall
Marshall may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
** Marshall railway station
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Is ...
,
DeKalb, and
Blount counties. It also includes parts of
Lauderdale
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and
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal Plain, Gulf Coastal and Piedmont (United States), Piedm ...
counties, as well as parts of the
Decatur Metropolitan Area and the
Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
It is currently represented by
Republican Robert Aderholt
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. In the
2016 presidential election, the district was the only one in the country to give Republican nominee
Donald Trump
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more than 80% of the vote, making it his strongest district in the country. Trump went on to improve on this performance in
2020
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, winning 81% of the vote. With a
Cook Partisan Voting Index
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rating of R+33, it is the most Republican district in both Alabama and the United States.
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Recent election results from statewide races
Counties and communities within the district
For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the Supreme Court's decision in '' Allen v. Milligan''), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.
Blount County (18)
: All 18 communities
Cullman County (15)
: All 15 communities
Colbert County (6)
: All six communities
DeKalb County (17)
: All 17 communities
Fayette County (6)
: All six communities
Franklin County (7)
: All seven communities
Lamar County (6)
: All six communities
Lauderdale County (5)
: Florence
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Florence ...
, Killen, St. Florian, Underwood-Petersville, Waterloo
Marion County (10)
: All 10 communities
Marshall County (9)
: All nine communities
Tuscaloosa County (4)
: Coker, Holt (part; also 7th), Northport, Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal Plain, Gulf Coastal and Piedmont (United States), Piedm ...
(part; also 7th)
Walker County (11)
: All 11 communities
Winston County (6)
: All six communities
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
These are the results from the previous twelve election cycles in Alabama's 4th district.
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
See also
*Alabama's congressional districts
The U.S. state of Alabama is currently divided into seven congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Since the 1973 redistricting in the United States, redistricting following the 1970 ...
*List of United States congressional districts
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References
;Specific
;General
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
*
External links
Fox News coverage of the 2024 election
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Colbert County, Alabama
Blount County, Alabama
Cullman County, Alabama
DeKalb County, Alabama
Etowah County, Alabama
Fayette County, Alabama
Franklin County, Alabama
Lamar County, Alabama
Marion County, Alabama
Marshall County, Alabama
Morgan County, Alabama
Pickens County, Alabama
Walker County, Alabama
Winston County, Alabama
Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama
Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area
Constituencies established in 1833
1833 establishments in Alabama
Constituencies disestablished in 1841
1841 disestablishments in Alabama
Constituencies established in 1843
1843 establishments in Alabama
Constituencies disestablished in 1861
1861 disestablishments in Alabama
Constituencies established in 1868
1868 establishments in Alabama
Constituencies disestablished in 1963
1963 disestablishments in Alabama
Constituencies established in 1965
1965 establishments in Alabama