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Oklahoma's 4th congressional district 
Current Representative Tom Cole (R–Moore) Distribution 63.29% urban, 36.71% rural Population (2000) 690,131 Median income $35,510 Ethnicity 79.7% White, 6.7% Black, 1.7% Asian, 4.8% Hispanic, 5.7% Native American, 0.4% other Cook PVI R+18 Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District is located in south-central Oklahoma and covers (in whole or in part) a total of 15 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.
As of 2011[update], the district is represented by Republican Tom Cole.
As with the rest of the state, the district gives G.O.P. candidates wide margins - George W. Bush received 61 percent of the vote in 2000, 67% in 2004 and John McCain received 66% of the vote in 2008.
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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, McClain, Grady, Garvin, Pontotoc, Comanche, Tillman, Cotton, Stephens, Jefferson, Carter, Love, and Marshall counties.
Demographics
The district is 63 percent urban, 5 percent Latino, and 3.5 percent foreign-born.[1]
Voting
Election results from presidential races Year Office Results 2008 President McCain 66% - 34% 2004 President Bush 67% - 33% 2000 President Bush 61% - 39% List of representatives
Name Took Office Left Office Party District Residence Notes District created November 16, 1907 Charles D. Carter November 16, 1907 March 4, 1915 Democratic Redistricted to the 3rd district William H. Murray March 4, 1915 March 4, 1917 Democratic Redistricted from the At-large district Tom D. McKeown March 4, 1917 March 4, 1921 Democratic Joseph C. Pringey March 4, 1921 March 4, 1923 Republican Tom D. McKeown March 4, 1923 January 3, 1935 Democratic Percy Lee Gassaway January 3, 1935 January 3, 1937 Democratic Lyle Boren January 3, 1937 January 3, 1947 Democratic Glen D. Johnson January 3, 1947 January 3, 1949 Democratic Tom Steed January 3, 1949 January 3, 1981 Democratic Dave McCurdy January 3, 1981 January 3, 1995 Democratic J. C. Watts January 3, 1995 January 3, 2003 Republican Norman Tom Cole January 3, 2003 present Republican Moore Incumbent References
- ^ District Demographics, That's My Congress (accessed June 1, 2010).
- 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
Oklahoma's congressional districts All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The 6th-8th and at-large districts are obsolete
See also: Oklahoma's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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