Oklahoma's 4th congressional district is located in south-central
Oklahoma
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and covers (in whole or in part) a total of 14 counties. Its principal cities include
Midwest City,
Norman,
Moore,
Ada,
Duncan,
Lawton/Ft. Sill, and
Ardmore. The district also includes much of southern
Oklahoma City
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.
The district is currently represented by
Republican Tom Cole
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.
Geography
The district borders Texas along the Red River to the south. To the north, the district includes a very small square-shaped portion of south-central
Oklahoma County (enough to capture the city of
Midwest City) and then
Cleveland
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,
McClain,
Grady,
Garvin,
Murray,
Pontotoc,
Comanche
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,
Tillman,
Cotton
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,
Stephens,
Jefferson,
Carter, and
Love
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counties.
History
As with the rest of the state, the district gives GOP candidates wide margins -
George W. Bush
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received 61 percent of the vote in 2000, 67% in 2004, and
John McCain
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received 66% of the vote in 2008.
Mitt Romney
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received 67% in 2012, and
Donald Trump
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received 66% and 65% in 2016 and 2020, respectively. The district is 63 percent urban, 5 percent Latino, and 3.5 percent foreign-born.
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Recent election results from statewide races
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:
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Carter County (9)
: All 9 communities
Cleveland County (8)
: All 8 communities
Comanche County (14)
: All 14 communities
Cotton County (4)
: All 4 communities
Garvin County (11)
: All 11 communities
Grady County (13)
: All 13 communities
Jefferson County (8)
: All 8 communities
Love County (3)
: All 3 communities
McClain County (11)
: All 11 communities
Murray County (4)
: All 4 communities
Oklahoma County (4)
: Del City, Midwest City (part; also 5th), Oklahoma City
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(part; also 3rd and 5th; shared with Canadian
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, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties)
Pontotoc County (11)
: All 11 communities
Stephens County (10)
: All 10 communities
Tillman County (8)
: All 8 communities
List of members representing the district
Recent electoral history
* In 2010, no Democrat or independent candidate filed to run in the district. The results printed here are from the Republican primary, where the election was decided.
See also
* Oklahoma's congressional districts
*List of United States congressional districts
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References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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