- Missouri's 4th congressional district
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Missouri's 4th congressional district District map as of 2006
Current Representative Vicky Hartzler (R–Harrisonville) Area 14,825 mi² Distribution 39.9% urban, 60.1% rural Population (2010) 679,375 Median income $34,541 Ethnicity 92.4% White, 3.2% Black, 0.6% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% other Occupation 31.9% blue collar, 51.4% white collar, 16.7% gray collar Cook PVI R+14 Missouri's 4th Congressional District consists of west central Missouri. The district includes much of the state capital of Jefferson City in Cole County as well as the eastern Kansas City suburbs. The district is predominantly rural and relatively conservative; George W. Bush defeated John Kerry 64% to 35% in Election 2004 and John McCain defeated Barack Obama 61% to 38% in Election 2008. The district is currently represented by Vicky Hartzler, a Republican.
This district has historically been a Democratic Party stronghold. Antipathy to the Republican Party had its origins in the American Civil War and the infamous General Order 11. While Republicans found some success in this area after the Civil War, until 2010 only one Republican had been elected here since the Great Depression and only for one term. However, several demographic trends have converged to erode the Democratic base in this district. First, as the New York Times election maps show, the predominantly rural counties lining the Missouri River have sharply trended Republican between the 2000 Senate election and the 2006 election[1]. Secondly, population losses in the Kansas City based 5th district drew most of the district's share of heavily Democratic Jackson County out of the 4th district. To compensate for this, large portions of heavily Republican Southwest Missouri were moved in from the neighboring 7th district. [2]. In the 2010 general election, Hartzler defeated 34-year Democratic incumbent Ike Skelton.
Contents
List of representatives
Representative Party Years District home Notes District created March 4, 1847 Willard P. Hall Democratic March 4, 1847 - March 4, 1853 Mordecai Oliver Whig March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1855 Opposition March 4, 1855 - March 4, 1857 James Craig Democratic March 4, 1857 - March 4, 1861 Elijah H. Norton Democratic March 4, 1861 - March 4, 1863 Sempronius H. Boyd Unconditional Unionist March 4, 1863 - March 4, 1865 John R. Kelso Independent Republican March 4, 1865 - March 4, 1867 Joseph J. Gravely Republican March 4, 1867 - March 4, 1869 Sempronius H. Boyd Republican March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1871 Harrison E. Havens Republican March 4, 1871 - March 4, 1873 Redistricted to the 6th district Robert A. Hatcher Democratic March 4, 1873 - March 4, 1879 Lowndes H. Davis Democratic March 4, 1879 - March 4, 1883 Redistricted to the 14th district James N. Burnes Democratic March 4, 1883 - January 23, 1889 Died Vacant January 23, 1889 - February 19, 1889 Charles F. Booher Democratic February 19, 1889 - March 4, 1889 Vacant March 4, 1889 - December 2, 1889 Robert P. C. Wilson Democratic December 2, 1889 - March 4, 1893 elected in special election after Rep-elect James N. Burnes died before commencement of congress Daniel D. Burnes Democratic March 4, 1893 - March 4, 1895 George C. Crowther Republican March 4, 1895 - March 4, 1897 Charles F. Cochran Democratic March 4, 1897 - March 4, 1905 Frank B. Fulkerson Republican March 4, 1905 - March 4, 1907 Charles F. Booher Democratic March 4, 1907 - January 21, 1921 Died Vacant January 21, 1921 - March 4, 1921 Charles L. Faust Republican March 4, 1921 - December 17, 1928 Died Vacant December 17, 1928 - February 5, 1929 David W. Hopkins Republican February 5, 1929 - March 4, 1933 March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket C. Jasper Bell Democratic January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1949 Leonard Irving Democratic January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1953 Jeffrey P. Hillelson Republican January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1955 George H. Christopher Democratic January 3, 1955 - January 23, 1959 Died Vacant January 23, 1959 - March 3, 1959 William J. Randall Democratic March 3, 1959 - January 3, 1977 Ike Skelton Democratic January 3, 1977 - January 3, 2011 Vicky Hartzler Republican January 3, 2011 - Present Incumbent Counties
There is a total of 24 counties included in MO-04.
2008 Presidential Election Results by County
The table below shows how individual counties in MO-04 voted in the 2008 presidential election. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) won every single county in MO-04 and swept the district with 60.58 percent of the vote while U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) received 37.87 percent, a 22.71-percent margin of victory for the GOP.
County John McCain Barack Obama Difference Barton 74.21 24.46 R + 49.75 Dade 69.65 28.79 R + 40.86 Moniteau 67.02 31.27 R + 35.75 Laclede 66.62 31.97 R + 34.65 Cedar 66.01 32.42 R + 33.59 Polk 65.39 33.24 R + 32.15 Dallas 63.71 34.57 R + 29.14 Webster 63.77 34.76 R + 29.01 Pulaski 63.68 34.99 R + 28.69 Camden 63.59 35.12 R + 28.47 Cole 62.94 36.03 R + 26.91 Pettis 60.51 38.07 R + 22.44 Benton 60.20 37.93 R + 22.27 Vernon 60.08 38.08 R + 22.00 St. Clair 59.76 37.81 R + 21.95 Morgan 59.58 38.97 R + 20.61 Cass 59.18 39.55 R + 19.63 Bates 58.35 39.49 R + 18.86 Lafayette 56.88 41.58 R + 15.30 Hickory 55.72 42.44 R + 13.28 Johnson 55.18 42.93 R + 12.25 Henry 54.62 43.63 R + 10.99 Ray 50.60 47.42 R + 3.18 Saline 50.39 47.85 R + 2.54 2008 Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary Election Results by County
The table below shows how individual counties in MO-04 voted in the 2008 Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary. Former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) swept the district by a convincing margin over U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois). Clinton won every county in the district with the exception of Cole County, home of the State Capitol.
County Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Difference Benton 68.77 26.95 C + 41.82 St. Clair 67.52 26.12 C + 41.40 Hickory 67.95 27.86 C + 40.09 Ray 65.29 30.31 C + 34.98 Bates 63.51 30.08 C + 33.43 Dallas 63.75 32.01 C + 31.74 Henry 63.18 32.10 C + 31.08 Barton 63.43 32.85 C + 30.58 Polk 63.81 33.28 C + 30.53 Vernon 61.55 31.42 C + 30.13 Dade 62.22 33.12 C + 29.10 Laclede 62.48 33.77 C + 28.71 Morgan 62.05 33.58 C + 28.47 Cedar 60.30 33.00 C + 27.30 Webster 61.20 34.46 C + 26.74 Lafayette 60.75 35.40 C + 25.35 Moniteau 60.38 36.38 C + 24.00 Cass 59.76 36.73 C + 23.03 Saline 57.46 37.85 C + 19.61 Camden 57.99 38.75 C + 19.24 Pulaski 56.07 39.35 C + 16.72 Pettis 54.76 41.38 C + 13.38 Johnson 53.22 43.07 C + 10.15 Cole 45.07 51.16 O + 6.09 References
- 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
Missouri's congressional districts All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
The At-large and 10th-16th districts are obsolete
See also: Missouri's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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