| 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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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.
The district is 63 percent urban, 5 percent Latino, and 3.5 percent foreign-born.[1]
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 66% - 34% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 67% - 33% |
| 2000 | President | Bush 61% - 39% |
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | District Residence | Notes |
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| 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 |
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